aThey came to the other
side
of the sea
, into the country
of the Gerasenes
.
When He got out of athe boat
, immediately
a man
from the tombs
bwith 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
;
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.
Constantly, night
and day
, he was screaming
among
the tombs
and in the mountains
, and gashing
himself
with stones
.
Seeing Jesus
from a distance
, he ran
up and bowed
down
before
Him;
and shouting with a loud
voice
, he *said
, " 1 aWhat
business do we have with each other, Jesus
, bSon
of cthe Most
High
God
? I implore
You by God
, do not torment
me!"
For He had been 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 aLegion
; for we are many
."
And he began to implore Him earnestly
not to send
them out of the country
.
Now there was a large
herd
of swine
feeding
1nearby
on the mountain
.
The demons implored Him, saying
, "Send
us into the swine
so
that we may 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
.
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
.
They *came to Jesus
and *observed
the man who had been ademon-possessed
sitting
down
, bclothed
and cin his right
mind
, the very man who had had
the " dlegion
"; and they became frightened
.
Those who had seen
it described
to them how
it had happened
to the ademon-possessed
man, and all about
the swine
.
And they began to aimplore
Him to leave
their region
.
aAs He was getting into the boat
, the man who had been bdemon-possessed
was imploring
Him that he might 1accompany
Him.
And He did not let him, but He *said
to him, " aGo
home
to your people
and report
to them 1what
great
things
the Lord
has done
for you, and how He had
mercy
on you."
And he went away
and began
to aproclaim
in bDecapolis
1what
great
things
Jesus
had done
for him; and everyone
was amazed
.
aWhen Jesus had crossed
over
again
in bthe boat
to the other
side
, a large
crowd
gathered
around
Him; and so He 1stayed
cby the seashore
.
aOne of bthe synagogue
1officials
named
Jairus
*came
up, and on seeing
Him, *fell
at His feet
and *implored Him earnestly
, saying
, "My little
daughter
is at the point
of death
; please come
and alay
Your hands
on her, so
that she will 1get
well
and live
."
And He went off
with him; and a large
crowd
was following
Him and pressing
in on Him.
A woman who had had
a hemorrhage
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
--
after hearing about
Jesus
, she came
up in the crowd
behind
Him and touched
His 1cloak
.
For she 1thought, "If
I just
touch
His garments
, I will 2get
well."
Immediately the flow
of her blood
was dried
up; and she felt
in her body
that she was healed
of her aaffliction
.
Immediately Jesus
, perceiving
in Himself
that athe power
proceeding from Him had gone
forth
, turned
around
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 He looked around
to see
the woman who had done
this
.
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
.
And He said to her, "Daughter
, ayour faith
has 1made
you well
; bgo
in peace
and be healed
of your caffliction
."
While He was still speaking
, they *came
from the house of the asynagogue
official
, saying
, "Your daughter
has died
; why
trouble
the Teacher
anymore
?"
But Jesus, overhearing
what
was being spoken
, *said
to the asynagogue
official
, " bDo not be afraid
any longer, only
1believe
."
And He allowed no
one
to accompany
Him, except
aPeter
and 1James
and John
the brother
of 1James
.
They *came to the house
of the asynagogue
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
."
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.
Taking the child
by the hand
, He *said
to her, "Talitha
kum
!" (which
translated
means
, "Little
girl
, aI say
to you, get
up!").
Immediately the girl
got
up and began to walk
, for she was twelve
years
old. And immediately
they were completely
astounded
.
And He agave them strict
orders
that no
one
should know
about this
, and He said
that something should be given
her to eat
.