What is your name?
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Luke 8:26-39New Jerusalem Bible |
| 26 They came to land in the territory of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 He was stepping ashore when a man from the city who was possessed by devils came towards him; for a long time the man had been living with no clothes on, not in a house, but in the tombs. 28 Catching sight of Jesus he gave a shout, fell at his feet and cried out at the top of his voice, ‘What do you want with me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? I implore you, do not torture me.’ 29 For Jesus had been telling the unclean spirit to come out of the man. It had seized on him a great many times, and then they used to secure him with chains and fetters to restrain him, but he would always break the fastenings, and the devil would drive him out into the wilds. 30 Jesus asked him, ‘What is your name?’ He said, ‘Legion’ — because many devils had gone into him. 31 And these begged him not to order them to depart into the Abyss. 32 Now there was a large herd of pigs feeding there on the mountain, and the devils begged him to let them go into these. So he gave them leave. 33 The devils came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd charged down the cliff into the lake and was drowned. 34 When the swineherds saw what had happened they ran off and told their story in the city and in the country round about; 35 and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus they found the man from whom the devils had gone out sitting at the feet of Jesus, wearing clothes and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 36 Those who had witnessed it told them how the man who had been possessed came to be saved. 37 The entire population of the Gerasene territory was in great fear and asked Jesus to leave them. So he got into the boat and went back. 38 The man from whom the devils had gone out asked to be allowed to stay with him, but he sent him away saying, 39 ‘Go back home and report all that God has done for you.’ So the man went off and proclaimed throughout the city all that Jesus had done for him. |
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