Mark 5:10. He besought send them away. The singular and plural here used confirm the explanation just given.

Out of the country, i.e., the Gerasene district. Luke says: ‘into the deep; ‘comp. Matthew 8:29, This request seems to have been a preparation for the subsequent one (Mark 5:12). It was less definite than the first adjuration, but still uttered in the spirit of resistance. Their desire to remain in that district was probably connected with its lawless character, though it may have been merely the wish to stay where they were, in the man.

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