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Mark 5:14

12 So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”

13 He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.

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

15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

16 Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon-possessed man and also to the pigs.

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BSB
Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
KJV
And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
WEB
Those who fed the pigs fled, and told it in the city and in the country. The people came to see what it was that had happened.
ASV
And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass.
DARBY
And those that were feeding them fled and reported it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had taken place.
BLB
And those feeding them fled and reported [it] to the city and to the fields. And they went to see what it is that has happened.
ÅB
Og de som gjætte dem, tok flukten, og fortalte det i byen og i bygden. Og folk kom ut for å se hva som hadde hendt.
OTB
De som gjette grisene, løp av sted og fortalte dette i byen og på landet, og folket kom for å se hva som hadde skjedd.
B1930
Og de som gjætte dem, tok flukten, og fortalte det i byen og i bygden. Og folk kom ut for å se hvad som hadde hendt.

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  • Luke 8:34

    When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.

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  • Matthew 8:33

    Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.

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