Matthew 8:33
The herdsmen ran off, went into the town, and told everything that had happened to the demon-possessed men.
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- Mark 5:14-16 : 14 Now the herdsmen ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. 15 They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind– the one who had the“Legion”– and they were afraid. 16 Those who had seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man reported it, and they also told about the pigs.
- Luke 8:34-36 : 34 When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside. 35 So the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. They found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. 36 Those who had seen it told them how the man who had been demon-possessed had been healed.
- Acts 19:15-17 : 15 But the evil spirit replied to them,“I know about Jesus and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?” 16 Then the man who was possessed by the evil spirit jumped on them and beat them all into submission. He prevailed against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded. 17 This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks; fear came over them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised.
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- Luke 8:26-3914 verses91%
26 Healing of a Demoniac So they sailed over to the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.
27 As Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man from the town met him who was possessed by demons. For a long time this man had worn no clothes and had not lived in a house, but among the tombs.
28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and shouted with a loud voice,“Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I beg you, do not torment me!”
29 For Jesus had started commanding the evil spirit to come out of the man.(For it had seized him many times, so he would be bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard. But he would break the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.)
30 Jesus then asked him,“What is your name?” He said,“Legion,” because many demons had entered him.
31 And they began to beg him not to order them to depart into the abyss.
32 Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and the demonic spirits begged Jesus to let them go into them. He gave them permission.
33 So the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd of pigs rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned.
34 When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside.
35 So the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. They found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.
36 Those who had seen it told them how the man who had been demon-possessed had been healed.
37 Then all the people of the Gerasenes and the surrounding region asked Jesus to leave them alone, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and left.
38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,
39 “Return to your home, and declare what God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole town what Jesus had done for him.
- Mark 5:10-2011 verses88%
10 He begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of the region.
11 There on the hillside, a great herd of pigs was feeding.
12 And the demonic spirits begged him,“Send us into the pigs. Let us enter them.”
13 Jesus gave them permission. So the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake, and about two thousand were drowned in the lake.
14 Now the herdsmen ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
15 They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind– the one who had the“Legion”– and they were afraid.
16 Those who had seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man reported it, and they also told about the pigs.
17 Then they began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
18 As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed asked if he could go with him.
19 But Jesus did not permit him to do so. Instead, he said to him,“Go to your home and to your people and tell them what the Lord has done for you, that he had mercy on you.”
20 So he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him, and all were amazed.
- Matt 8:28-325 verses85%
28 Healing the Gadarene Demoniacs When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by that way.
29 They cried out,“Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
30 A large herd of pigs was feeding some distance from them.
31 Then the demons begged him,“If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
32 And he said,“Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned in the water.
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34 Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
- Matt 9:31-322 verses74%
31 But they went out and spread the news about him throughout that entire region.
32 As they were going away, a man who was demon-possessed and unable to speak was brought to him.
- Mark 5:1-33 verses74%
1 Healing of a Demoniac So they came to the other side of the lake, to the region of the Gerasenes.
2 Just as Jesus was getting out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came from the tombs and met him.
3 He lived among the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.
- Mark 1:32-343 verses74%
32 When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick and demon-possessed.
33 The whole town gathered by the door.
34 So he healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.
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23 Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
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16 Then the man who was possessed by the evil spirit jumped on them and beat them all into submission. He prevailed against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded.
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33 But many saw them leaving and recognized them, and they hurried on foot from all the towns and arrived there ahead of them.
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33 Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
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26 After throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.
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7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud shrieks, were coming out of many who were possessed, and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.
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11 The Guards’ Report While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.
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22 The experts in the law who came down from Jerusalem said,“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and,“By the ruler of demons he casts out demons!”
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36 They were all amazed and began to say to one another,“What’s happening here? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
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35 When the people there recognized him, they sent word into all the surrounding area, and they brought all their sick to him.
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8 (For Jesus had said to him,“Come out of that man, you unclean spirit!”)