31. The demons begged Jesus not to send them into eternal darkness.
32. On the hill there was a large herd of pigs eating. The demons begged Jesus to allow them to go into the pigs. So Jesus allowed them to do this.
33. Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs. The herd of pigs ran down the hill and into the lake. All the pigs drowned.
34. The men who took care of the pigs ran away. They told about this in the town and the countryside.
35. And people went to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man sitting there at Jesus’ feet. The man was clothed and in his right mind because the demons were gone. But the people were frightened.
36. The men who saw these things happen told the others all about how Jesus had made the man well.
37. All the people of the Gerasene country asked Jesus to go away. They were all very afraid. So Jesus got into the boat and went back across the lake.
38. The man that Jesus had healed begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,
39. “Go back home and tell people what God did for you.” So the man went all over town telling how much Jesus had done for him.
40. When Jesus got back to the other side of the lake, a crowd welcomed him. Everyone was waiting for him.
41. A man named Jairus came to Jesus. Jairus was a ruler of the synagogue. He bowed down at Jesus’ feet and begged him to come to his house.