1And
they came
over unto
the other
side of the
sea, into
the country
of the
Gadarenes.
2And
when he was
come out of
the ship,
immediately
there met
him out of
the tombs a
man with an
unclean
spirit,
3Who
had his dwelling
among the
tombs; and
no man could
bind him,
no, not with
chains:
4Because
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.
5And
always,
night and
day, he was
in the
mountains,
and in the
tombs,
crying, and
cutting
himself with
stones.
6But
when he saw
Jesus afar
off, he ran
and
worshipped
him,
7And
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.
8For
he said unto
him, Come
out of the
man, thou unclean
spirit.
9And
he asked
him, What is thy
name? And
he answered,
saying, My
name is Legion:
for we are
many.
10And
he besought
him much
that he
would not
send them
away out of
the country.
11Now
there was
there nigh
unto the
mountains a
great herd
of swine
feeding.
12And
all the
devils
besought
him, saying,
Send us into
the swine,
that we may
enter into
them.
13And
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.
14And
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.
15And
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.
16And
they that
saw it told
them how it
befell to
him that was
possessed
with the
devil, and also concerning
the swine.
17And
they began
to pray him
to depart
out of their
coasts.
18And
when he was
come into
the ship, he
that had
been
possessed
with the
devil prayed
him that he
might be
with him.
19Howbeit
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.
20And
he departed,
and began to
publish in
Decapolis
how great
things Jesus
had done for
him: and
all men did
marvel.
21And
when Jesus
was passed
over again
by ship unto
the other
side, much
people
gathered
unto him:
and he was
nigh unto
the sea.
22And,
behold,
there cometh
one of the
rulers of
the
synagogue,
Jairus by
name; and
when he saw
him, he fell
at his feet,
23And
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.
24And Jesus went
with him;
and much
people
followed
him, and
thronged
him.
25And
a certain
woman, which
had an issue
of blood
twelve
years,
26And
had suffered
many things
of many
physicians,
and had
spent all
that she
had, and was
nothing
bettered,
but rather
grew worse,
27When
she had
heard of
Jesus, came
in the press
behind, and
touched his
garment.
28For
she said, If
I may touch
but his
clothes, I
shall be
whole.
29And
straightway
the fountain
of her blood
was dried
up; and she
felt in her body
that she was
healed of
that plague.
30And
Jesus,
immediately
knowing in
himself that
virtue had
gone out of
him, turned
him about in
the press,
and said, Who
touched my
clothes?
31And
his
disciples
said unto
him, Thou
seest the
multitude
thronging
thee, and
sayest thou,
Who touched
me?
32And
he looked
round about
to see her
that had
done this
thing.
33But
the woman
fearing and
trembling,
knowing what
was done in
her, came
and fell
down before
him, and
told him all
the truth.
34And
he said unto
her, Daughter,
thy faith
hath made
thee whole;
go in peace,
and be whole
of thy
plague.
35While
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?
36As
soon as
Jesus heard
the word
that was
spoken, he
saith unto
the ruler of
the
synagogue, Be
not afraid,
only
believe.
37And
he suffered
no man to
follow him,
save Peter,
and James,
and John the
brother of
James.
38And
he cometh to
the house of
the ruler of
the
synagogue,
and seeth
the tumult,
and them
that wept
and wailed
greatly.
39And
when he was
come in, he
saith unto
them, Why
make ye this
ado, and
weep? the
damsel is
not dead,
but sleepeth.
40And
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.
41And
he took the
damsel by
the hand,
and said
unto her, Talitha
cumi; which
is, being
interpreted,
Damsel, I
say unto
thee, arise.
42And
straightway
the damsel
arose, and
walked; for
she was of
the age of
twelve
years. And
they were
astonished
with a great
astonishment.
43And
he charged
them
straitly
that no man
should know
it; and
commanded
that
something
should be
given her to
eat.
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