Mark Chapter 5
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Christ casts out a legion of devils: he heals the issue of blood, and raises the daughter of Jairus to life.
5:1. And they came over the strait of the sea, into the country of the Gerasens.
5:2. And as he went out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the monuments a man with an unclean spirit,
5:3. Who had his dwelling in the tombs, and no man now could bind him, not even with chains.
5:4. For having been often bound with fetters and chains, he had burst the chains, and broken the fetters in pieces, and no one could tame him.
5:5. And he was always day and night in the monuments and in the mountains, crying and cutting himself with stones.
5:6. And seeing Jesus afar off, he ran and adored him.
5:7. And crying with a loud voice, he said: What have I to do with thee, Jesus the Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God that thou torment me not.
5:8. For he said unto him: Go out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
5:9. And he asked him: What is thy name? And he saith to him: My name is Legion, for we are many.
5:10. And he besought him much, that he would not drive him away out of the country.
5:11. And there was there near the mountain a great herd of swine, feeding.
5:12. And the spirits besought him, saying: Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
5:13. And Jesus immediately gave them leave. And the unclean spirits going out, entered into the swine: and the herd with great violence was carried headlong into the sea, being about two thousand, and were stifled in the sea.
5:14. And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city and in the fields. And they went out to see what was done:
5:15. And they came to Jesus, and they see him that was troubled with the devil, sitting, clothed, and well in his wits, and they were afraid.
5:16. And they that had seen it, told them, in what manner he had been dealt with who had the devil; and concerning the swine.
5:17. And they began to pray him that he would depart from their coasts.
5:18. And when he went up into the ship, he that had been troubled with the devil, began to beseech him that he might be with him.
5:19. And he admitted him not, but saith to him: Go into thy house to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had mercy on thee.
5:20. And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men wondered.
5:21. And when Jesus had passed again in the ship over the strait, a great multitude assembled together unto him, and he was nigh unto the sea.
5:22. And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue named Jairus: and seeing him, falleth down at his feet.
5:23. And he besought him much, saying: My daughter is at the point of death, come, lay thy hand upon her, that she may be safe, and may live.
5:24. And he went with him, and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.
5:25. And a woman who was under an issue of blood twelve years,
5:26. And had suffered many things from many physicians; and had spent all that she had, and was nothing the better, but rather worse,
5:27. When she had heard of Jesus, came in the crowd behind him, and touched his garment.
5:28. For she said: If I shall touch but his garment, I shall be whole.
5:29. And forthwith the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the evil.
5:30. And immediately Jesus knowing in himself the virtue that had proceeded from him, turning to the multitude, said: Who hath touched my garments?
5:31. And his disciples said to him: Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou who hath touched me?
5:32. And he looked about to see her who had done this.
5:33. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
5:34. And he said to her: Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole: go in peace, and be thou whole of thy disease.
5:35. While he was yet speaking, some come from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying: Thy daughter is dead: why dost thou trouble the master any further?
5:36. But Jesus having heard the word that was spoken, saith to the ruler of the synagogue: Fear not, only believe.
5:37. And he admitted not any man to follow him, but Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
5:38. And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he seeth a tumult, and people weeping and wailing much.
5:39. And going in, he saith to them Why make you this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.