Mark 5
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And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.
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And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a
man with an unclean spirit,
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who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with
a chain;
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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.
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And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and
cutting himself with stones.
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And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped him;
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and crying out with a loud voice, he says, What have I to do with you, Jesus, you
Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, torment me not.
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For he said to him, Come forth, you unclean spirit, out of the man.
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And he asked him, What is your name? And he says to him, 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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Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding.
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And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
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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.
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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.
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And they come to Jesus, and behold him whom was possessed with demons sitting, clothed
and in his right mind, [even] him whom had the legion: and they were afraid.
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And they that saw it declared to them how it befell him whom was possessed with demons,
and concerning the swine.
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And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders.
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And as he was entering into the boat, he who had been possessed with demons besought
him whom he might be with him.
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And he suffered him not, but says to him, Go to your house to your friends, and tell
them how great things the Lord has done for you, and [how] he had mercy on you.
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And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had
done for him: and all men marveled.
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And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a great multitude
was gathered to him; and he was by the sea.
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And there comes one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him,
he falls at his feet,
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and beseeches him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: [I pray
you], that you come and lay your hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live.
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And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.
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And a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years,
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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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having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his
garment.
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For she said, If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole.
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And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that
she was healed of her plague.
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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?
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And his disciples said to him, You see the multitude thronging you, and say you, Who
touched me?
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And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
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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.
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And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you whole; go in peace, and be whole
of your plague.
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While he yet spoke, they come from the ruler of the synagogue`s [house] saying, Your
daughter is dead: why trouble you the Teacher any further?
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But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, says to the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not,
only believe.
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And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother
of James.
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And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he beholds a tumult,
and [many] weeping and wailing greatly.
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And when he was entered in, he says to them, Why make you a tumult, and weep? the
child is not dead, but sleeps.
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And they laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, takes the father
of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goes in where the child
was.
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And taking the child by the hand, he says to her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted,
Damsel, I say to you, Arise.
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And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And
they were amazed straightway with a great amazement.
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And he charged them much that no man should know this: and he commanded that [something]
should be given her to eat.