And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their region.
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Theophylact of Ochrid
AD 1107
The inhabitants of the city begged Jesus to leave because they were grieved and thought that they would suffer something worse thereafter. You, O reader, learn that where there is swinish life, it is not Christ Who dwells there, but demons.