Then Jesus asked him, "What is thy name?" And he saith to Him, "My name is Legion; because we are many," for many demons had entered into him. And he besought Him much that He would not send them away out of the country. And they entreated Him that He would not command them to depart into the abyss. Now there was at a distance from them on the mountain side, a great herd of many swine feeding. And the demons besought Him, saying, "If Thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine, that we may enter into them."
And He gave them leave, and said to them, "Go." Then the demons, going out from the man, entered into the swine; and behold, the whole herd, about two thousand, rushed down the steep hillside into the lake and perished in the waters.
Then Jesus asked him, "What is thy name?" And he saith to Him, "My name is Legion; because we are many," for many demons had entered into him. And he besought Him much that He would not send them away out of the country. And they entreated Him that He would not command them to depart into the abyss. Now there was at a distance from them on the mountain side, a great herd of many swine feeding. And the demons besought Him, saying, "If Thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine, that we may enter into them."
And He gave them leave, and said to them, "Go." Then the demons, going out from the man, entered into the swine; and behold, the whole herd, about two thousand, rushed down the steep hillside into the lake and perished in the waters.