Even as the boy was coming, the demon threw him into a fit, and he fell to the ground. But Jesus ordered the evil spirit to leave the boy. He healed him and gave him back to his father.
When Jesus stepped on shore, a man from the town came out to meet him. This man was controlled by demons. For a long time he hadn’t worn clothes or lived in a house; instead, he lived among the tombs.
Jesus began to teach again by the Sea of Galilee. A very large crowd gathered around him, so he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake while all the people stayed along the shore at the water’s edge.