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The Book of Luke, Chapter 8, Verse 20

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Then came to him [his] mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.
King James Version
And it was told him [by certain] which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
American Standard Version
And it was told him, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
New English Translation
When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and shouted with a loud voice,“Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I beg you, do not torment me!”
World English Bible
It was told him by some saying, "Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you."
21
And he answered and said unto them, ‹My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.›
22
Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, ‹Let us go over unto the other side of the lake.› And they launched forth.
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But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled [with water], and were in jeopardy.
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And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
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And he said unto them, ‹Where is your faith?› And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
26
And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
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And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in [any] house, but in the tombs.
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When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
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(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
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And Jesus asked him, saying, ‹What is thy name?› And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.