17. And they began to beg [Jesus] to leave their neighborhood.
18. And when He had stepped into the boat, the man who had been controlled by the unclean spirits kept begging Him that he might be with Him.
19. But Jesus refused to permit him, but said to him, Go home to your own [family and relatives and friends] and bring back word to them of how much the Lord has done for you, and [how He has] had sympathy for you and mercy on you.
20. And he departed and began to publicly proclaim in Decapolis [the region of the ten cities] how much Jesus had done for him, and all the people were astonished and marveled. [Matt. 4:25.]
21. And when Jesus had recrossed in the boat to the other side, a great throng gathered about Him, and He was at the lakeshore.
22. Then one of the rulers of the synagogue came up, Jairus by name; and seeing Him, he prostrated himself at His feet