Context 5:16 Those who had seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man reported it, and they also told about the pigs.
5:17 Then1 they asked Jesus2 to leave their region.
[5:17]1tnGrk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
[5:17]2tnGrk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.