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-# Connecting Statement:
-
-After Jesus calms the great storm, he heals a man who has many demons, but the local people in Gerasa are not glad about his healing, and they beg Jesus to leave.
-
 # They came
 
 The word "They" refers to Jesus and his disciples.
@@ -12,5 +8,5 @@ This refers to the Sea of Galilee.
 
 # Gerasenes
 
-This name refers to the people who live in Gerasa. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
+This name refers to the people who live in Gerasa.