10. And he kept begging Jesus not to send the evil spirits out of that region.
11. There was a large herd of pigs near by, feeding on a hillside.
12. So the spirits begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, and let us go into them.”
13. He let them go, and the evil spirits went out of the man and entered the pigs. The whole herd — about 2,000 pigs in all — rushed down the side of the cliff into the lake and was drowned.
14. The men who had been taking care of the pigs ran away and spread the news in the town and among the farms. People went out to see what had happened,