Demons Cast into Pigs
1 They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 2 When he had come out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit met him out of the tombs. 3 He lived among the tombs. He could no longer be bound by any man, not even with chains, 4 because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and he had torn the chains apart and shattered the shackles. Nobody had the strength to subdue him. 5 Night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was continually crying out and cutting himself with stones.
6 When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed down to 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? I beg of you, by God, do not torment me.” 8 For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of the man, unclean spirit!”
9 He asked him, “What is your name?”
He said to him, “My name is Legion, for we are many.” 10 And he begged Jesus repeatedly, that he would not send them out of the region. 11 Now on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding. 12 All the demons begged Jesus, saying, “Send us into the pigs, that we may enter into them.”
13 At once Jesus gave them permission. The unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs. The herd of about 2,000 rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and they were drowned in the sea.
14 Those tending the pigs fled and told it in the city and in the country. And the people came to see what had happened. 15 They came to Jesus and saw the man who had been possessed by demons sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, the same man who had the legion; and they were afraid. 16 Those who had witnessed it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and about the pigs. 17 They began to implore Jesus to depart from their region.
18 As Jesus was entering into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged him that he might be with him. 19 However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, “Go home to your own people and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you and how he had compassion on you.”
20 He went his way and began to proclaim in Decapolis how Jesus had done great things for him, and everyone marveled.
The Healing Touch of Jesus
21 When Jesus had crossed back over in the boat to the other side, a great multitude was gathered to him, and he was by the sea. 22 One of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, came, and seeing him, he fell at his feet 23 and implored him, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Please come and lay your hands on her, that she may be made healthy, and live.” 24 He went with him, and a great crowd followed him, and they pressed upon him on all sides.
25 A certain woman, who had a discharge of blood for twelve years 26 and had suffered many things by many physicians and had spent all that she had, and was no better, but rather grew worse, 27 having heard the things concerning Jesus, came up behind him in the crowd and touched his clothes. 28 For she said, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be made well.” 29 Immediately the flow of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
30 Immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd, and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”
31 His disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing against you, and you say, ‘Who touched me?’ ”
32 He looked around to see the woman who had done this. 33 But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth.
34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace and be cured of your disease.”
35 While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler’s house saying, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?”
36 But Jesus, when he heard the message spoken, immediately said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid. Only believe.” 37 He allowed no one to follow him, except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. 38 He came to the synagogue ruler’s house, and he saw an uproar, weeping, and great wailing. 39 When he had entered in, he said to them, “Why are you making such a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but is asleep.”
40 They ridiculed him. But he, having put them all out, took the father of the child, her mother, and those who were with him and went in where the child was lying. 41 Taking the child by the hand, he said to her, “Talitha cumi!” which means, being interpreted, “Girl, I tell you, get up!” 42 Immediately the girl rose up and walked, for she was twelve years old. They were overcome with amazement at this. 43 He strictly ordered them that no one should know this and commanded that something should be given to her to eat.