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Out of the boat (ek tou ploiou). Straightway (euthus) Mark says, using the genitive absolute (exelthontos autou) and then repeating autōi associative instrumental after apēntēsen. The demoniac greeted Jesus at once. Mark and Luk 9:27 mention only one man while Matthew notes two demoniacs, perhaps one more violent than the other. Each of the Gospels has a different phrase. Mark has “a man with an unclean spirit” (en pneumati akathartōi), Mat 8:28 “two possessed with demons” (duo daimonizomenoi), Luk 8:27 “one having demons” (tis echōn daimonia). Mark has many touches about this miracle not retained in Matthew and Luke. See notes on Mat 8:28.