A large herd of pigs was feeding some distance from them.

There on the hillside, a great herd of pigs was feeding.

And the demonic spirits begged him, “Send us into the pigs. Let us enter them.”

Those who had seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man reported it, and they also told about the pigs.

He was longing to eat the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

Then the demons begged him, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”

Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and the demonic spirits begged Jesus to let them go into them. He gave them permission.

So the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd of pigs rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned.

So he went and worked for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.

Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and turn around and tear you to pieces.

And he said, “Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned in the water.

Jesus gave them permission. So the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake, and about two thousand were drowned in the lake.