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There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus' feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.

"Return home and tell how much God has done for you." So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.

So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.

As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, "Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here."

They did so, and everyone was seated.

A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.

But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

So He said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.

So Jesus told them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

So I tell you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!"

And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a lampstand, so those who enter can see the light.

So if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you."

As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

So you are witnesses who consent to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.