Mark 5
1 And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.
On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.
2 And when he had got out of the boat, straight away there came to him from the place of the dead a man with an unclean spirit.
As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.
3 He was living in the place of the dead: and no man was able to keep him down, no, not with a chain;
This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.
4 Because he had frequently been prisoned in chains and iron bands, and the chains had been parted and the bands broken by him: and no man was strong enough to make him quiet.
Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.
5 And all the time, by day and by night, in the place of the dead, and in the mountains, he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.
Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.
6 And when he saw Jesus from far off, he went quickly to him and gave him worship;
When the man saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees before Him.
7 And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.
And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
8 For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.
For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”
9 And Jesus said, What is your name? And he made answer, My name is Legion, because there are a great number of us.
“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
10 And he made strong prayers to him not to send them away out of the country.
And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.
11 Now on the mountain side there was a great herd of pigs getting their food.
There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
12 And they said to him, Send us into the pigs, so that we may go into them.
So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”
13 And he let them do it. And the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they came to their death in the sea.
He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.
14 And their keepers went running and gave an account of it in the town and in the country. And people came to see what had taken place.
Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
15 And they came to Jesus, and saw the man in whom had been the evil spirits seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, and they were full of fear.
When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
16 And those who had seen it gave them an account of what had been done to him who had the evil spirits, and of the fate of the pigs.
Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon-possessed man and also to the pigs.
17 And they made a request to him to go out of their country.
And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
18 And when he was getting into the boat, the man in whom had been the evil spirits had a great desire to come with him.
As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.
19 And he would not let him, but said to him, Go to your house, to your friends, and give them news of the great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.
But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”
20 And he went on his way, and made public in the country of Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all men were full of wonder.
So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.
21 And when Jesus had gone over again in the boat to the other side, a great number of people came to him: and he was by the sea.
When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.
22 And one of the rulers of the Synagogue, Jairus by name, came, and seeing him, went down at his feet,
A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet
23 And made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life.
and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”
24 And he went with him; and a great number of people went after him, and came round him.
So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.
25 And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years,
And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years.
26 And had undergone much at the hands of a number of medical men, and had given all she had, and was no better, but even worse,
She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.
27 When she had news of the things which Jesus did, went among the people coming after him, and put her hand on his robe.
When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.
28 For she said, If I may only put my hand on his robe, I will be made well.
For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.”
29 And straight away the fountain of her blood was stopped, and she had a feeling in her body that her disease had gone and she was well.
Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
30 And straight away Jesus was conscious that power had gone out of him; and, turning to the people, he said, Who was touching my robe?
At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”
31 And his disciples said to him, You see the people round you on every side, and you say, Who was touching me?
His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”
32 And on his looking round to see her who had done this thing,
But He kept looking around to see who had done this.
33 The woman, shaking with fear, conscious of what had been done to her, came and, falling on her face before him, gave him a true account of everything.
Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she told Him the whole truth.
34 And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be free from your disease.
“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
35 And while he was still talking, they came from the ruler of the Synagogue's house, saying, Your daughter is dead: why are you still troubling the Master?
While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”
36 But Jesus, giving no attention to their words, said to the ruler of the Synagogue, Have no fear, only have faith.
But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”
37 And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.
And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
38 And they came to the house of the ruler of the Synagogue; and he saw people running this way and that, and weeping and crying loudly.
When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.
39 And when he had gone in, he said to them, Why are you making such a noise and weeping? The child is not dead, but sleeping.
He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”
40 And they were laughing at him. But he, having sent 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.
And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
41 And taking her by the hand, he said to her, Talitha cumi, which is, My child, I say to you, Get up.
Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”
42 And the young girl got up straight away, and was walking about; she being twelve years old. And they were overcome with wonder.
Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around. She was twelve years old, and at once they were utterly astounded.
43 And he gave them special orders that they were not to say anything of this; and he said that some food was to be given to her.
Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.
