[1] They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the
Gadarenes. [2] When he had come out of the boat, immediately there met him
out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, [3] who had his dwelling in
the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, not even with chains, [4]
because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had
been torn apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces. Nobody had the
strength to tame him. [5] Always, night and day, in the tombs and in the
mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones. [6] When he
saw Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed down to him, [7] and crying out with
a loud voice, he said, "What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the
Most High God? I adjure you by God, don`t torment me." [8] For he said to
him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!" [9] He asked him, "What is
your name?" He said to him, "My name is Legion, for we are many." [10]
He begged him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
[11] Now there was there on the mountainside a great herd of pigs feeding.
[12] All the demons begged him, saying, "Send us into the pigs, that we may
enter into them." [13] At once Jesus gave them permission. The unclean
spirits came out, and entered into the pigs. The herd of about two thousand
rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and they were drowned in the sea.
[14] Those who fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country.
The people came to see what it was that had happened. [15] They came to
Jesus, and saw him who was possessed by demons sitting, clothed and in his
right mind, even him who had the legion; and they were afraid. [16] Those
who saw it declared to them how it happened to him who was possessed by
demons, and about the pigs. [17] They began to beg him to depart from their
borders. [18] As he was entering into the boat, he who had been possessed
by demons begged him that he might be with him. [19] He didn`t allow him,
but said to him, "Go to your house, to your friends, and tell them how the
Lord has done great things for you, and how he had mercy on you." [20] He
went his way, and began to proclaim in Decapolis how Jesus had done great
things for him, and everyone marveled. [21] When Jesus had crossed back
over in the boat to the other side, a great multitude was gathered to him;
and he was by the sea. [22] Behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue,
Jairus by name, came; and seeing him, he fell at his feet, [23] and begged
him much, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Please come
and lay your hands on her, that she may be made healthy, and live." [24] He
went with him, and a great multitude followed him, and they pressed upon
him on all sides. [25] A certain woman, who had an issue of blood for
twelve years, [26] and had suffered many things by many physicians, and had
spent all that she had, and was no better, but rather grew worse, [27]
having heard the things concerning Jesus, came up behind him in the crowd,
and touched his clothes. [28] For she said, "If I just touch his clothes, I
will be made well." [29] Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried
up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her plague. [30]
Immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power had gone forth from
him, turned around in the crowd, and asked, "Who touched my clothes?" [31]
His disciples said to him, "You see the multitude pressing against you, and
you say, `Who touched me?`" [32] He looked around to see her who had done
this thing. [33] 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. [34] He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in
peace, and be cured of your disease." [35] While he was still speaking,
they came from the synagogue ruler`s house saying, "Your daughter is dead.
Why bother the Teacher any more?" [36] But Jesus, not heeding the word
spoken, immediately said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Don`t be afraid,
only believe." [37] He allowed no one to follow him, except Peter, James,
and John, the brother of James. [38] He came to the synagogue ruler`s
house, and he saw an uproar, weeping, and great wailing. [39] When he had
entered in, he said to them, "Why do you make an uproar and weep? The child
is not dead, but is asleep." [40] They laughed him to scorn. But he, having
put them all out, took the father of the child and her mother and those who
were with him, and went in where the child was lying. [41] Taking the child
by the hand, he said to her, "Talitha cumi;" which means, being
interpreted, "Young lady, I tell you, get up." [42] Immediately the young
lady rose up, and walked, for she was twelve years old. They were amazed
with great amazement. [43] He charged them much that no one should know
this. He commanded that something should be given to her to eat.
