The spirits inside the man begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of that area.
And the teachers of the law from Jerusalem said, “Satan is living inside him! He uses power from the ruler of demons to force demons out of people.”
So Jesus allowed them to do this. The evil spirits left the man and went into the pigs. Then the herd of pigs ran down the hill and into the lake. They were all drowned. There were about 2000 pigs in that herd.
Then Jesus asked the man, “What is your name?” The man answered, “My name is Legion, because there are many spirits inside me.”
A large herd of pigs was eating on a hill near there.