NET Bible
"As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed asked if he could go with him."
— Mark 5:18, NET Bible
“And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.”
“And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him. ”
“As he was entering into the boat, he who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him.”
“And when he went up into the ship, he that had been troubled with the devil, began to beseech him that he might be with him.”
“And when he was getting into the boat, the man in whom had been the evil spirits had a great desire to come with him.”
“And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.”
They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind– the one who had the“Legion”– and they were afraid.
Those who had seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man reported it, and they also told about the pigs.
Then they began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed asked if he could go with him.
But Jesus did not permit him to do so. Instead, he said to him,“Go to your home and to your people and tell them what the Lord has done for you, that he had mercy on you.”
So he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him, and all were amazed.
Restoration and Healing When Jesus had crossed again in a boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he was by the sea.