But the manfrom whomthe demonshad goneout was beggingHim that he might accompanyHim; but He sent him away,saying,
Whatshall I renderto the LORDFor allHis benefitstowardme?
OLORD,surelyI am Your servant,I am Your servant,the sonof Your handmaid,You have loosedmy bonds.
OnethingI have askedfrom the LORD,that I shall seek:That I may dwellin the houseof the LORDallthe daysof my life,To beholdthe beautyof the LORDAnd to meditatein His temple.
You are my hidingplace;You preserveme from trouble;You surroundme with songsof deliverance.Selah.
The newsabout Him spreadthroughoutallSyria;and they broughtto Him allwho were ill,those sufferingwith variousdiseasesand pains,demoniacs,epileptics,paralytics;and He healedthem.
SeeingJesus,he criedout and fell beforeHim, and saidin a loudvoice,"Whatbusiness do we have with each other, Jesus,Sonof the Most HighGod?I begYou, do not tormentme."
And allthe peopleof the countryof the Gerasenesand the surrounding districtaskedHim to leavethem, for they were grippedwith greatfear;and He gotinto a boatand returned.
"Returnto your houseand describewhatgreat thingsGodhas donefor you." Sohe went away,proclaimingthroughoutthe wholecitywhat great thingsJesushad donefor him.
But I am hard-pressedfrom both[directions], havingthe desireto departand be with Christ,for [that] is very muchbetter;