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The Book of Luke, Chapter 8, Verse 21

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And it was told him [by certain] which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
King James Version
And he answered and said unto them, ‹My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.›
American Standard Version
But he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God, and do it.
New English Translation
For Jesus had started commanding the evil spirit to come out of the man.(For it had seized him many times, so he would be bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard. But he would break the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.)
World English Bible
But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are these who 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.
25
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.
27
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.
28
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.
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And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.