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1 They
came to the
other side of
the sea, into
the country of
the Gadarenes.
2 When
he had come
out of the
boat, immediately
a man with
an unclean spirit
met him out
of the tombs.
3 He
lived in the
tombs. Nobody
could bind him
any more, not
even with chains,
4 because
he had been
often bound with
fetters and chains,
and the chains
had been torn
apart by him,
and the fetters
broken in pieces.
Nobody had the
strength to tame
him.
5 Always,
night and day,
in the tombs
and in the
mountains, he was
crying out, and
cutting himself
with stones.
6 When
he saw Jesus
from afar, he
ran and bowed
down to him,
7 and
crying out with
a loud voice,
he said, “What
have I to
do with you,
Jesus, you Son
of the Most
High God? I
adjure you by
God, don’t torment
me.”
8 For
he said to
him,
“Come out of
the man, you unclean
spirit!”
9 He
asked him,
“What is your
name?”
He said to
him, “My name
is Legion, for
we are many.”
10 He
begged him much
that he would
not send them away
out of the
country.
11 Now
on the mountainside
there was a
great herd of pigs
feeding.
12 All
the demons begged
him, saying, “Send
us into the
pigs, that we
may enter into
them.”
13 At once
Jesus gave them
permission. The unclean
spirits came out
and entered into
the pigs. The herd
of about two
thousand rushed
down the steep
bank into the
sea, and they
were drowned in
the sea.
14 Those
who fed the pigs
fled, and told it
in the city
and in the country.
The people came
to see what
it was that
had happened.
15 They
came to Jesus,
and saw him
who had been
possessed by demons
sitting, clothed,
and in his
right mind, even
him who had
the legion; and
they were afraid.
16 Those
who saw it
declared to them
what happened to
him who
was possessed by demons,
and about the
pigs.
17 They began
to beg him
to depart from
their region.
18 As
he was entering
into the boat,
he who had
been possessed by demons
begged him that
he might be
with him.
19 He didn’t
allow him, but
said to him,
“Go to your
house, to
your friends, and
tell them what
great things the
Lord has done
for you and
how he had
mercy on
you.”
20 He
went his way,
and began to
proclaim in
Decapolis how
Jesus had done
great things for
him, and everyone
marveled.
21 When
Jesus had crossed
back over in
the boat to
the other side,
a great multitude
was gathered to
him; and he
was by the
sea.
22 Behold,
one of the rulers
of the synagogue,
Jairus by name,
came; and seeing
him, he fell
at his feet
23 and
begged him much,
saying, “My little
daughter is at
the point of
death. Please come
and lay your
hands on her,
that she may
be made healthy,
and live.”
24 He
went with him,
and a great
multitude followed him,
and they pressed
upon him on
all sides.
25 A
certain woman who
had a discharge
of blood for
twelve years,
26 and
had suffered many
things by many
physicians, and
had spent all
that she had,
and was no
better, but rather
grew worse,
27 having heard
the things
concerning Jesus,
came up behind
him in the
crowd and touched
his clothes.
28 For
she said, “If
I just touch his
clothes, I will
be made well.”
29 Immediately
the flow of
her blood was
dried up, and
she felt in
her body that
she was healed
of her affliction.
30 Immediately
Jesus, perceiving
in himself that
the power had
gone out from
him, turned around
in the crowd
and asked,
“Who touched my
clothes?”
31 His
disciples said to
him, “You see the
multitude pressing against
you, and you
say, ‘Who touched
me?’ ”
32 He
looked around to
see her who
had done this
thing.
33 But
the woman, fearing
and trembling,
knowing what had
been done to
her, came and
fell down before
him, and told
him all the truth.
34 He
said to her,
“Daughter, your
faith has made
you well. Go
in peace, and
be cured of
your disease.”
35 While
he was still
speaking, people
came from
the synagogue ruler’s house, saying,
“Your daughter
is dead. Why bother
the Teacher any
more?”
36 But
Jesus, when
he heard the
message spoken, immediately
said to the ruler
of the synagogue,
“Don’t be
afraid, only
believe.”
37 He allowed
no one to
follow him except
Peter, James, and
John the brother
of James.
38 He
came to
the synagogue ruler’s house,
and he saw
an uproar, weeping,
and great wailing.
39 When
he had entered
in, he said
to them,
“Why do you
make an uproar
and weep? The
child is
not dead, but is
asleep.”
40 They ridiculed him.
But he, having
put them all
out, took the
father of the
child, her mother,
and those who
were with him,
and went in
where the child
was lying.
41 Taking
the child by
the hand, he
said to her,
“Talitha cumi!”
which means, being
interpreted,
“Girl, I tell
you, get up!”
42 Immediately
the girl rose
up and walked,
for she was
twelve years old.
They were amazed
with great
amazement.
43 He
strictly ordered
them that no
one should know
this, and
commanded that
something should
be given to
her to eat.