1. And they came over unto the other side
of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
2. And when he was come out of the ship,
immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean
spirit,
3. Who had his dwelling among the tombs;
and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
4. 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.
5. And always, night and day, he was in the
mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
6. But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran
and worshipped him,
7. 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.
8. For he said unto him,
Come
out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
9. 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.
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 and 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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