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Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes.
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And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
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who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains,
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because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him.
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And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones.
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When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him.
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And he cried out with a loud voice and said, "What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me."
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For He said to him, "Come out of the man, unclean spirit!"