Mark 5

1 And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.2 And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,3 who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain;4 because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and no man had strength to tame him.5 And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones.6 And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him;7 and crying out with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, torment me not.8 For he said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the man.9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith unto him, 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 on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding.12 And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.13 And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand; and they were drowned in the sea.14 And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass.15 And they come to Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with demons sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion: and they were afraid.16 And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell him that was possessed with demons, and concerning the swine.17 And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders.18 And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him.19 And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee.20 And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men marvelled.21 And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him; and he was by the sea.22 And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he falleth at his feet,23 and beseecheth him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: I pray thee, that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live.24 And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.25 And a woman, who 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 having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment.28 For she said, If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole.29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her plague.30 And straightway Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my garments?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 had been done to 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, they come from the ruler of the synagogue’s house saying, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Teacher any further?36 But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only believe.37 And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.38 And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he beholdeth a tumult, and many weeping and wailing greatly.39 And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth.40 And they laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where the child was.41 And taking the child by the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise.42 And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great amazement.43 And he charged them much that no man should know this: and he commanded that something should be given her to eat.

Mark 5

Jesus Heals a Man with Evil Spirits

(Mt 8.28–34; Lk 8.26–39)

1 Jesus and his disciples arrived on the other side of Lake Galilee, in the territory of Gerasa. 2 As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, he was met by a man who came out of the burial caves there. This man had an evil spirit in him 3 and lived among the tombs. Nobody could keep him chained up any more; 4 many times his feet and hands had been chained, but every time he broke the chains and smashed the irons on his feet. He was too strong for anyone to control him.

5 Day and night he wandered among the tombs and through the hills, screaming and cutting himself with stones.
6 He was some distance away when he saw Jesus; so he ran, fell on his knees before him, 7 and screamed in a loud voice, “Jesus, Son of the Most High God! What do you want with me? For God's sake, I beg you, don't punish me!”

8 (He said this because Jesus was saying, “Evil spirit, come out of this man!”)

9 So Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”
The man answered, “My name is ‘Mob’ — there are so many of us!”

10 And he kept begging Jesus not to send the evil spirits out of that region.
11 There was a large herd of pigs near by, feeding on a hillside. 12 So the spirits begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, and let us go into them.”

13 He let them go, and the evil spirits went out of the man and entered the pigs. The whole herd — about 2,000 pigs in all — rushed down the side of the cliff into the lake and was drowned.
14 The men who had been taking care of the pigs ran away and spread the news in the town and among the farms. People went out to see what had happened, 15 and when they came to Jesus, they saw the man who used to have the mob of demons in him. He was sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were all afraid.

16 Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the man with the demons, and about the pigs.

17 So they asked Jesus to leave their territory.

18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had had the demons begged him, “Let me go with you!”

19 But Jesus would not let him. Instead, he told him, “Go back home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how kind he has been to you.”

20 So the man left and went all through the Ten Towns, telling what Jesus had done for him. And all who heard it were amazed.

Jairus' Daughter and the Woman who Touched Jesus' Cloak

(Mt 9.18–26; Lk 8.40–56)

23 and begged him earnestly, “My little daughter is very ill. Please come and place your hands on her, so that she will get well and live!”

24 Then Jesus started off with him. So many people were going along with Jesus that they were crowding him from every side.
25 There was a woman who had suffered terribly from severe bleeding for twelve years, 26 even though she had been treated by many doctors. She had spent all her money, but instead of getting better she got worse all the time. 27 She had heard about Jesus, so she came in the crowd behind him,

28 saying to herself, “If I just touch his clothes, I will get well.”
29 She touched his cloak, and her bleeding stopped at once; and she had the feeling inside herself that she was healed of her trouble.

30 At once Jesus knew that power had gone out of him, so he turned round in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”

31 His disciples answered, “You see how the people are crowding you; why do you ask who touched you?”
32 But Jesus kept looking round to see who had done it. 33 The woman realized what had happened to her, so she came, trembling with fear, knelt at his feet, and told him the whole truth.

34 Jesus said to her, “My daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your trouble.”

35 While Jesus was saying this, some messengers came from Jairus' house and told him, “Your daughter has died. Why bother the Teacher any longer?”
36 Jesus paid no attention tot what they said, but told him, “Don't be afraid, only believe.” 37 Then he did not let anyone else go on with him except Peter and James and his brother John. 38 They arrived at Jairus' house, where Jesus saw the confusion and heard all the loud crying and wailing.

39 He went in and said to them, “Why all this confusion? Why are you crying? The child is not dead — she is only sleeping!”
40 They laughed at him, so he put them all out, took the child's father and mother and his three disciples, and went into the room where the child was lying.

41 He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha, koum,” which means, “Little girl, I tell you to get up!”
42 She got up at once and started walking around. (She was twelve years old.) When this happened, they were completely amazed. 43 But Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone, and he said, “Give her something to eat.”