8:26 So 1 they sailed over to the region of the Gerasenes, 2 which is opposite 3 Galilee. 8:27 As 4 Jesus 5 stepped ashore, 6 a certain man from the town 7 met him who was possessed by demons. 8 For a long time this man 9 had worn no clothes and had not lived in a house, but among 10 the tombs. 8:28 When he saw 11 Jesus, he cried out, fell 12 down before him, and shouted with a loud voice, “Leave me alone, 13 Jesus, Son of the Most High 14 God! I beg you, do not torment 15 me!” 8:29 For Jesus 16 had started commanding 17 the evil 18 spirit to come out of the man. (For it had seized him many times, so 19 he would be bound with chains and shackles 20 and kept under guard. But 21 he would break the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted 22 places.) 23