2 As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit came out of the tombs.
3 This man lived among the tombs, and no one was ever strong enough to restrain him, even with a chain.
4 He had been secured many times with leg irons and chains, but he broke the chains and smashed the leg irons. No one was tough enough to control him.
5 Night and day in the tombs and the hills, he would howl and cut himself with stones.
6 When he saw Jesus from far away, he ran and knelt before him,
7 shouting, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won’t torture me!"
8 He said this because Jesus had already commanded him, "Unclean spirit, come out of the man!"