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Whom did Jesus meet when he arrived where the Gerasene people lived?

He met a man there who was demon possessed.

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Why were people unable to restrain the demon-possessed man?

The demon made him so strong that he would break the chains they used to bind him.

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How did the man act?

He lived among the tombs, screaming all day and night, not wearing clothes, and cutting himself with stones.

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What was the demon’s name?

His name was Legion.

What did the name Legion mean?

A ‘legion’ was a group of several thousand soldiers in the Roman army. This name meant that there were many demons in the man.

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Where did the demons beg Jesus to send them when they left the man?

They asked Jesus to send them into a herd of pigs.

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What happened to the pigs when the demons entered them?

They ran down a steep bank into the lake and drowned.

How many pigs drowned when the demons sent them into the lake?

There were 2,000 pigs in the herd that drowned.

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How did the man behave after the demons left him?

He sat calmly, wore clothes, and acted like a normal person.

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How did the people react when they saw the man who was healed and the dead pigs?

They were afraid and asked Jesus to leave them.

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What did Jesus tell the healed man to do instead of going with Jesus?

Jesus told him to go home and tell his friends and family what God had done for him and how God had mercy on him.

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Why did the woman with the bleeding problem come to Jesus?

She thought that if she touched Jesus’ clothes, she would be healed.

What happened as soon as the woman touched Jesus’ clothes?

Her bleeding stopped.

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How did Jesus know someone had touched him?

He realized that power had gone out from him.

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What did Jesus say to the woman when she fell down before him?

He told her, “Your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”