²⁸And when he was come on the other side of the water, into the country of the Gerasens, there met him two that were possessed with devils, coming out of the sepulchres, exceeding fierce, so that none could pass by that way.

²⁹And behold they cried out, saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

³⁰And there was, not far from them, a herd of many swine feeding.

³¹And the devils besought him, saying: If thou cast us out hence, send us into the herd of swine.

³²And he said to them: Go. But they going out went into the swine, and behold the whole herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea: and they perished in the waters.

³³And they that kept them fled: and coming into the city, told every thing, and concerning them that had been possessed by the devils.

³⁴And behold the whole city went out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their coast.

Chapter 9

And entering into a boat, he passed over the water and came into his own city.

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