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617 B
617 B
cut himself with sharp stones
Often times when a person is possessed by a demon, the demon will cause the person to do self-destructive things, such as cutting himself.
When he saw Jesus from a distance
When the man first saw Jesus, Jesus would have been getting out of the boat. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
bowed down
This means that he knelt down before Jesus out of reverence and respect, not out of worship.