| 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: |
| 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
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, 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. |
