# 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.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tomb]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/cry]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bow]]