29. He said this because Jesus had already commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had taken possession of him, so he would be bound with leg irons and chains and placed under guard. But he would break his restraints, and the demon would force him into the wilderness.
30. Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he replied, because many demons had entered him.
31. They pleaded with him not to order them to go back into the abyss.
32. A large herd of pigs was feeding on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs. Jesus gave them permission,
33. and the demons left the man and entered the pigs. The herd rushed down the cliff into the lake and drowned.
34. When those who tended the pigs saw what happened, they ran away and told the story in the city and in the countryside.