Jesus Expels Demons into Swine

DEMONS and SWINE
41	Matt 8	120	Mark 5	120	Luke 8
28	<And> when he came	1	<And> they came	26	<And> they arrived
	to the other side,		to the other side of the sea,
	to the country		to the country		at the country
	of the Gadarenes,		of the Gerasenes.		of the Gerasenes,
					which is opposite Galilee.
		2	And when he <came> out	27	<Now> as he <came> out
			<from> the boat,		on land,
	two demoniacs met him,		there met him		there met [him]
	coming out of the tombs,		out of the tombs
	so fierce
	that no one could pass
	that way.
			a <person>		a man from the city
			with an unclean spirit,		who had demons;
					for a long time
					he had worn no clothes,
					and he lived not in a house
		3	who lived among the tombs;		but among the tombs.
			and no one could bind him
			any more,
			even with a chain;
		4	for he had often been bound
			with fetters and chains,*		[see Luke 8:29 below]
			but the chains
			he wrenched apart,
			and the fetters
			he <shattered>;
			and no one had the strength
			to subdue him.
		5	Night and day
			among the tombs
			and on the mountains
			he was always crying out,
			and bruising himself
			with stones.
		6	And when he saw Jesus	28	When he saw Jesus,
			from afar,
			he ran		he cried out
			and worshiped him;		and fell down before him,
29	And behold,
	they cried out,	7	and crying out		and said
			with a loud voice,		with a loud voice,
			he <says>,
	"What have you to do		"What have you to do		"What have you to do
	with us,		with me,		with me,
			Jesus,		Jesus,
	O Son of God?		Son of the Most High God?		Son of the Most High God?
			I adjure you by God,		I beseech you,
	Have you come here
	to torment us		do not torment me."		do not torment me."
	before the time?"
		8	For he <was saying> to him,	29	For he had commanded
			"Come out of the man,*		the unclean spirit*
			you unclean spirit!"*		to come out of the man.*
					(For many a time
					it had seized him;
					he was kept under guard,
			[see Mark 5:4 above]		and bound
					with chains and fetters,*
					but he broke the bonds
					and was driven
					by the demon
					into the desert.)
		9	And Jesus asked him,	30	Jesus then asked him,
			"What is your name?"		"What is your name?"
			He replied,		And he said,
			"My name is Legion;		"Legion";
			for we are many."		for many demons
					had entered him.
		10	And he begged him eagerly	31	And they begged him
			not to send them		not to command them
			out of the country.		to depart into the abyss.
30	Now a herd	11	Now a great herd	32	Now a large herd
	of many swine		of swine		of swine
	was feeding		was feeding there		was feeding there
	at some distance		on the hillside;		on the hillside;
	from them.
31	And the demons begged him,	12	and they begged him,		and they begged him
	"If you cast us out,
	send us away		"Send us
	into the herd of swine."		to the swine,
			let us enter them."		to let them enter these.
32	And he said to them,
	"Go."
	So	13	So he gave them leave.		So he gave them leave.
	they		And the unclean spirits	33	Then the demons
	came out		came out,		came out of the man
	and went into the swine;		and entered the swine;		and entered the swine,
	and behold, the whole herd		and the herd, numbering		and the herd
			about two thousand,
	rushed		rushed		rushed
	down the steep bank		down the steep bank		down the steep bank
	into the sea,		into the sea,		into the lake
	and perished		and were drowned		and were drowned.
	in the waters.		in the sea.
33	The herdsmen	14	<And> the herdsmen	34	When the herdsmen saw
					what had happened,
	fled,		fled,		they fled,
	and going into the city		and told* it in the city		and told* it in the city
	they told* <all the things>
	<about> the demoniacs.
			and in the country.		and in the country.
34	And behold, all the city		And [people]	35	Then [people]
	came out		came to see		went out to see
			what* it was		what
			that had happened.*		had happened,*
	to meet Jesus;	15	And they came to Jesus,		and they came to Jesus,
	and when they saw him,		and saw the demoniac		and found the man
					from whom
					the demons had gone,
			sitting there,		sitting at the feet of Jesus,
			clothed		clothed
			and in his right mind,		and in his right mind;
			the man
			who had had the legion;
			and they were afraid.		and they were afraid.
		16	And those who had seen it	36	And those who had seen it
			told		told them how he
			what had happened		who had been possessed
			to the demoniac		with demons was healed.
			and to the swine.
		17	And they began	37	Then all the people
					of the surrounding country
					of the Gerasenes
	they begged him		to beg Jesus		asked him
	to leave		to depart		to depart
	their neighborhood.		from their neighborhood.		from them;
					for they were seized
					with great fear;
		18	And as he was getting		so he got
			into the boat,		into the boat
					and returned.
			the man	38	The man
			who had been possessed		from whom
			with demons		the demons had gone
			begged him		begged
			that he might be with him.		that he might be with him;
		19	But he refused,		but he sent him away,
			and said to him,		saying,
			"Go home to your friends,	39	"Return to your home,
			and tell them how much		and declare how much
			the Lord has done for you,		God has done for you."
			and how he has had mercy
			on you."
		20	And he went away	40	And he went away,
			and began to proclaim		proclaiming
			in the Decapolis		throughout the whole city
			how much Jesus had done		how much Jesus had done
			for him;		for him.
			and all men marveled.

Canonical gospel selection in the Revised Standard Version
Copyright © 1973 by National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA

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Black	Words unique to a particular text.
	No parallel element in this gospel.
*	Same wording, different order.
<and>	RSV wording altered to reflect Greek
[him]	RSV word not in the Greek
41	Sequence in synoptic outlines