16 And those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man, and about the pigs.
17 And they began to urge him to depart from their region.
18 And as he was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed began to implore him that he could go with him.
19 And he did not permit him, but said to him, “Go to your home to your people and tell them all that the Lord has done for you, and that he has had mercy on you.”
20 And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him, and they were all astonished.
21 And after Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered to him, and he was beside the sea.
22 And one of the rulers of the synagogue came—Jairus by name—and when he saw him, he fell down at his feet.