[The demons] imploredHim, saying,"Sendus into the swinesothat we may enterthem."
"However,putforthYour handnow,and touchhis boneand his flesh;he will curseYou to Your face."
The newsabout Him spreadthroughoutallSyria;and they broughtto Him allwho were ill,those sufferingwith variousdiseasesand pains,demoniacs,epileptics,paralytics;and He healedthem.
"Do not givewhatis holyto dogs,and do not throwyour pearlsbeforeswine,orthey will trample them undertheir feet,and turnand tear you to pieces.
Nowthere was a largeherdof swinefeedingnearbyon the mountain.
Jesus gave them permission.And comingout, the uncleanspiritsenteredthe swine;and the herdrusheddownthe steep bankinto the sea,abouttwo thousand[of them]; and they were drownedin the sea.
sothat noadvantage would be takenof us by Satan,for we are not ignorantof his schemes.
Be of sober[spirit], be on the alert.Your adversary,the devil,prowls aroundlikea roaringlion,seekingsomeoneto devour.
