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Mark 5

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And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.
On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.
And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.
who had his dwelling in the tombs : and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain;
This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained , even with chains.
because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains , and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and no man had strength to tame him.
Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.
And always, night and day , in the tombs and in the mountains , he was crying out , and cutting himself with stones.
Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.
And when he saw Jesus from afar , he ran and worshipped him ;
When the man saw Jesus from a distance , he ran and fell on his knees before Him .
and crying out with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with thee , Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God , torment me not .
And he shouted in a loud voice, What do You want with me , Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
For he said unto him , Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the man .
For Jesus had already declared , Come out of this man , you unclean spirit!”
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion ; for we are many.
What is your name? Jesus asked. My name is Legion ,” he replied, for we are many.
And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country .
And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region .
Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding.
There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
And they besought him, saying , Send us into the swine , that we may enter into them.
So the demons begged Jesus , Send us to the pigs , so that we may enter them.
And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out , and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea , `in number' about two thousand; and they were drowned in the sea .
He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water .
And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city , and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass .
Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside , and the people went out to see what had happened .
And they come to Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with demons sitting, clothed and in his right mind , `even' him that had the legion: and they were afraid.
When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there , clothed and in his right mind ; and they were afraid.
And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell him that was possessed with demons, and concerning the swine .
Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon- possessed man and also to the pigs .
And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders .
And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region .
And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him.
As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.
And he suffered him not, but saith unto him , Go to thy house unto thy friends , and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee , and `how' he had mercy on thee .
But Jesus would not allow him . Go home to your own people , He said, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you , and what mercy He has shown you .
And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him : and all men marvelled .
So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him . And everyone was amazed .
And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him ; and he was by the sea.
When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.
And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue , Jairus by name; and seeing him , he falleth at his feet ,
A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus , he fell at His feet
and beseecheth him much, saying , My little daughter is at the point of death : `I pray thee', that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live.
and pleaded with Him urgently , My little daughter is near death . Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.
And he went with him ; and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.
So Jesus went with him , and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.
And a woman , who had an issue of blood twelve years ,
And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years .
and had suffered many things of many physicians , and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse ,
She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead , her condition had only grown worse.
having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind , and touched his garment .
When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak .
For she said , If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole .
For she kept saying , If only I touch His garments, I will be healed .
And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her plague .
Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction .
And straightway Jesus , perceiving in himself that the power `proceeding' from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said , Who touched my garments?
At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him . Turning to the crowd, He asked , Who touched My garments?
And his disciples said unto him , Thou seest the multitude thronging thee , and sayest thou , Who touched me?
His disciples answered , “You can see the crowd pressing in on You , and yet You ask , Who touched Me? ’”
And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing .
But He kept looking around to see who had done this.
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.
Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear , and she told Him the whole truth.
And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace , and be whole of thy plague .
Daughter, said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction .
While he yet spake , they come from the ruler of the synagogue's ` house ' saying , Thy daughter is dead : why troublest thou the Teacher any further ?
While He was still speaking , messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said , “Your daughter is dead ; why bother the Teacher anymore ?
But Jesus , not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue , Fear not , only believe.
But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus , “Do not be afraid; just believe.
And he suffered no man to follow with him , save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue ; and he beholdeth a tumult , and `many' weeping and wailing greatly .
When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader , Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly .
And when he was entered in, he saith unto them , Why make ye a tumult, and weep ? the child is not dead, but sleepeth .
He went inside and asked , Why all this commotion and weeping ? The child is not dead, but asleep .
And they laughed him to scorn . But he , having put them all forth , taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him , and goeth in where the child was .
And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside , He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions , and went in to see the child.
And taking the child by the hand, he saith unto her , Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted , Damsel , I say unto thee , Arise.
Taking her by the hand, Jesus said , Talitha koum!” which means , “Little girl , I say to you , get up!”
And straightway the damsel rose up , and walked; for she was twelve years old . And they were amazed straightway with a great amazement .
Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around. She was twelve years old , and at once they were utterly astounded .
And he charged them much that no man should know this : and he commanded that `something' should be given her to eat.
Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this , and He told them to give her something to eat.

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