The men who had been taking care of the pigs ran away and went into the town, where they told the whole story and what had happened to the men with the demons.

While the women went on their way, some of the soldiers guarding the tomb went back to the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.

The men who had been taking care of the pigs ran away and spread the news in the town and among the farms. People went out to see what had happened,

The man who had the evil spirit in him attacked them with such violence that he overpowered them all. They ran away from his house, wounded and with their clothes torn off.

All the Jews and Gentiles who lived in Ephesus heard about this; they were all filled with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was given greater honor.