A man lived in the mountains by the Sea of Galilee. He had an evil spirit in him. The evil spirit made him act wild. The people tried to stop him. They tied him with ropes and chains. But he broke the ropes and chains.

Mark 5:1–4

The man spent all night and all day in the mountains and the caves. He cried all the time and cut himself with stones.

Mark 5:5

One day Jesus and his disciples crossed the Sea of Galilee in a boat. When Jesus came out of the boat, the man ran to him.

Mark 5:1–2, 6

Jesus told the evil spirit to come out of the man. The evil spirit knew who Jesus was. He called Jesus the Son of God. He asked Jesus not to hurt him.

Mark 5:7–8

Jesus asked the evil spirit what his name was. The evil spirit said, “My name is Legion.” Legion means many. There were many evil spirits in the man. The evil spirits asked Jesus not to send them away. They saw some pigs. The evil spirits asked Jesus to send them into the pigs.

Mark 5:9–12

Jesus told them to leave the man and go into the pigs. There were two thousand pigs. The evil spirits left the man and went into the pigs. The pigs ran down the hill into the sea and drowned.

Mark 5:13

The men who took care of the pigs ran to the city. They told many people what happened. The people came to see. They saw Jesus. They saw the wild man. But he was not wild anymore.

Mark 5:14–15

The people could not understand. Other people told them what happened. The people were afraid of Jesus. They asked him to go away. Jesus went back into the boat.

Mark 5:15–18

The man who was healed wanted to go with Jesus. Jesus told him not to come. He told the man to tell his friends what Jesus had done for him.

Mark 5:18–19

The man went to his friends. He told them what Jesus had done. They knew Jesus had great power.

Mark 5:20