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Mark 5:8-10
New Catholic Bible
Mark 5:8-10
New Catholic Bible
8 For Jesus had said to him, “Unclean spirit, come out of the man!” 9 Then he asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is Legion, for there are many of us.”[a] 10 And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country.
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- Mark 5:9 My name is Legion . . . there are many of us: a Roman legion was made up of 6000 men. The word “legion” gives the idea that the man was possessed by many demons and also provides an inkling of the numerous powers opposed to Jesus, who incorporates the divine power.
