Reference

Mark 5:8

For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
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But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,

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And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

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For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.

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And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.

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And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Dietary Laws Still Binding

The verse refers to an "unclean spirit," which is a spiritual entity, not a food item. The concept of "unclean" in this context relates to defilement or impurity in a spiritual or moral sense, not to dietary laws. There is no linguistic or contextual connection to food distinctions.