And they
came over unto the other side of the sea, into
the country of the Gadarenes.
02 And when he was come out of the ship,
immediately there met him out of the tombs a man
with an unclean spirit,
03 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no
man could bind him, no, not with chains:
04 Because that he had been often bound with
fetters and chains, and the chains had been
plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in
pieces: neither could any man tame him.
05 And always, night and day, he was in the
mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting
himself with stones.
06 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and
worshipped him,
07 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.
08 For he said unto him, Come out
of the man, thou unclean spirit.
09 And he asked him, What is
thy name? And he answered, saying, My name
is Legion: for we are many.
10 And he besought him much that he would not
send them away out of the country.
11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a
great herd of swine feeding.
12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send
us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the
unclean spirits went out, and entered into the
swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep
place into the sea, (they were about two
thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it
in the city, and in the country. And they went
out to see what it was that was done.
15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was
possessed with the devil, and had the legion,
sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and
they were afraid.
16 And they that saw it told them how it befell
to him that was possessed with the devil, and
also concerning the swine.
17 And they began to pray him to depart out of
their coasts.
18 And when he was come into the ship, he that
had been possessed with the devil prayed him that
he might be with him.
19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto
him, Go home to thy friends, and tell
them how great things the Lord hath done for
thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
20 And he departed, and began to
publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had
done for him: and all men did marvel.
21 And when Jesus was passed over again by ship
unto the other side, much people gathered unto
him: and he was nigh unto the sea.
22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of
the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw
him, he fell at his feet,
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23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little
daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray
thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may
be healed; and she shall live.
24 And Jesus went with him; and much people
followed him, and thronged him.
25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of
blood twelve years,
26 And had suffered many things of many
physicians, and had spent all that she had, and
was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press
behind, and touched his garment.
28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes,
I shall be whole.
29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was
dried up; and she felt in her body that she was
healed of that plague.
30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that
virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in
the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
31 And his disciples said unto
him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and
sayest thou, Who touched me?
32 And he looked round about to see her that had
done this thing.
33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing
what was done in her, came and fell down before
him, and told him all the truth.
34 And he said unto her,
Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in
peace, and be whole of thy plague.
35 While he yet spake, there came
from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain
which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest
thou the Master any further?
36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was
spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not
afraid, only believe.
37 And he suffered no man to
follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the
brother of James.
38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the
synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that
wept and wailed greatly.
39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make
ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead,
but sleepeth.
40 And they laughed him to scorn.
But when he had put them all out, he taketh the
father and the mother of the damsel, and them
that were with him, and entereth in where the
damsel was lying.
41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said
unto her, Tal-i-tha cu-mi; which
is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee,
arise.
42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked;
for she was of the age of twelve years. And they
were astonished with a great astonishment.
43 And he charged them straitly that no man
should know it; and commanded that something
should be given her to eat.
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