KJV ORIGINAL
Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The entire crowd from the area around Gadara basically begged Jesus to leave because they were absolutely terrified of what they'd just witnessed. So he got back in the boat and left them alone.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes people are so scared of God's power that they'd rather he just leave them alone.
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