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Luke 8:27-37

27 When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs.

28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torture me!”

29 For Jesus had commanded the evil spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places.

30 Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”
“Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.

31 And they begged him repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss.

32 A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into them, and he gave them permission.

33 When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

34 When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside,

35 and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

36 Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been cured.

37 Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and left.

Cross References for Luke 8:27-37

Luke 8:35 - and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man f... Click to read the verse Luke 8:35 Click to read the verse Luke 8:35

Isaiah 65:4 - who sit among the graves and spend their nights keeping secret vigil; who eat the flesh of pigs... Click to read the verse Isaiah 65:4 Click to read the verse Isaiah 65:4

Numbers 19:16 - “Anyone out in the open who touches someone who has been killed with a sword or someone who has... Click to read the verse Numbers 19:16 Click to read the verse Numbers 19:16

Luke 8:43 - And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal ... Click to read the verse Luke 8:43 Click to read the verse Luke 8:43

1 Samuel 19:24 - He stripped off his robes and also prophesied in Samuel’s presence. He lay that way all that da... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 19:24 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 19:24

2 Chronicles 28:15 - The men designated by name took the prisoners, and from the plunder they clothed all who were n... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 28:15 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 28:15

Mark 5:2-5 - When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him. Click to read the verse Mark 5:2-5 Click to read the verse Mark 5:2-5

Mark 5:2 - When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him. Click to read the verse Mark 5:2 Click to read the verse Mark 5:2

Mark 5:15 - When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitti... Click to read the verse Mark 5:15 Click to read the verse Mark 5:15

Luke 13:11 - and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over a... Click to read the verse Luke 13:11 Click to read the verse Luke 13:11