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The Gerasene Demoniac
They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.
They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.
When He got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him,
and he had his dwelling among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him anymore, even with a chain;
He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain,
because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles broken in pieces, and no one was strong enough to subdue him.
for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him.
Constantly, night and day, he was screaming among the tombs and in the mountains, and gashing himself with stones.
Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones.
Seeing Jesus from a distance, he ran up and bowed down before Him;
And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and fell down before him.
and shouting with a loud voice, he said, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God, do not torment me!”
And crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me.”
For He had been saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”
For he was saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”
And He was asking him, “What is your name?” And he said to Him, “My name is Legion; for we are many.”
And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is Legion, for we are many.”
And he began to implore Him earnestly not to send them out of the country.
And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country.
Now there was a large herd of swine feeding nearby on the mountain.
Now a great herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside,
The demons implored Him, saying, “Send us into the swine so that we may enter them.”
and they begged him, saying, “Send us to the pigs; let us enter them.”
Jesus gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they were drowned in the sea.
So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea.
Their herdsmen ran away and reported it in the city and in the country. And the people came to see what it was that had happened.
The herdsmen fled and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened.
They came to Jesus and observed the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the “legion”; and they became frightened.
Those who had seen it described to them how it had happened to the demon-possessed man, and all about the swine.
And those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and to the pigs.
And they began to implore Him to leave their region.
As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed was imploring Him that he might accompany Him.
As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him.
And He did not let him, but He said to him, “Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you.”
And he did not permit him but said to him, “Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.”
And he went away and began to proclaim in Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed.
And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
Miracles and Healing
When Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him; and so He stayed by the seashore.
Jesus Heals a Woman and Jairus’s Daughter
And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea.
And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea.
One of the synagogue officials named Jairus came up, and on seeing Him, fell at His feet
Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet
and implored Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death; please come and lay Your hands on her, so that she will get well and live.”
and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.”
And He went off with him; and a large crowd was following Him and pressing in on Him.
And he went with him.
And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him.
And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him.
A woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years,
And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years,
and had endured much at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but rather had grown worse —
and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse.
after hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.
She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment.
For she thought, “If I just touch His garments, I will get well.”
For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.”
Immediately the flow of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.
Immediately Jesus, perceiving in Himself that the power proceeding from Him had gone forth, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My garments?”
And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?”
And His disciples said to Him, “You see the crowd pressing in on You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’”
And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’”
And He looked around to see the woman who had done this.
And he looked around to see who had done it.
But the woman fearing and trembling, aware of what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth.
But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth.
And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace and be healed of your affliction.”
And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
While He was still speaking, they came from the house of the synagogue official, saying, “Your daughter has died; why trouble the Teacher anymore?”
While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler’s house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?”
But Jesus, overhearing what was being spoken, said to the synagogue official, “Do not be afraid any longer, only believe.”
And He allowed no one to accompany Him, except Peter and James and John the brother of James.
And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.
They came to the house of the synagogue official; and He saw a commotion, and people loudly weeping and wailing.
And entering in, He said to them, “Why make a commotion and weep? The child has not died, but is asleep.”
And when he had entered, he said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but sleeping.”
They began laughing at Him. But putting them all out, He took along the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and entered the room where the child was.
And they laughed at him. But he put them all outside and took the child’s father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was.
Taking the child by the hand, He said to her, “Talitha kum!” (which translated means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”).
Taking her by the hand he said to her, “Talitha cumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.”
Immediately the girl got up and began to walk, for she was twelve years old. And immediately they were completely astounded.
And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement.