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Chapter 5 |
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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: |
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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.
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| 5 | And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs,
crying, and cutting himself with stones. |
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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. |
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And he besought him much that he would not send them away out
of the country. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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20 | And he departed, and began to publish
in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did
marvel. |
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| 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.
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| 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. |
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And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and
thronged him. |
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25 | And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood
twelve years, |
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26 | And had suffered many things of many physicians,
and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew
worse, |
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| When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind,
and touched his garment. |
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28 | For she said, If I may touch but his
clothes, I shall be whole. |
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29 | And straightway the fountain of her
blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that
plague. |
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| 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? |
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| 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. |
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34 | And he said unto her,
Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy
plague. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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41 | And he took the damsel by the hand,
and said unto her, Talitha cumi; 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. |
