12 The demons[a] begged him, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.” 13 So he gave them permission, and the unclean(A) spirits(B) came out and entered the pigs. The herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned there.

14 The men who tended them ran off(C) and reported it in the town and the countryside, and people went to see what had happened.

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  1. 5:12 Other mss read All the demons

12 The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.” 13 He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.

14 Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.

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