Mark 5

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(Matthew 8:28–34; Luke 8:26–39)

OnG1519 theG3588 other sideG4008 of theG3588 seaG2281, they arrivedG2064 inG1519 theG3588 regionG5561 of theG3588 GerasenesG1086.1 2As soon asG2532G2112 Jesus gotG1831 out ofG1537 theG3588 boatG4143, He was met byG5221G846 a manG444 withG1722 an uncleanG169 spiritG4151, who was coming fromG1537 theG3588 tombsG3419. 3This man hadG2192 been livingG2731 inG1722 theG3588 tombsG3418 andG2532 couldG1410 no longerG3765 be restrainedG1210, even with chainsG254. 4Though heG846 was oftenG4178 boundG1210 with chainsG254 andG2532 shacklesG3976, he had brokenG1288G5259G846 theG3588 chainsG254 andG2532 shatteredG4937 theG3588 shacklesG3976. NowG2532 there was no oneG3762 with the strengthG2480 to subdueG1150 himG846. 5NightG2532G3956G3571 andG2532 dayG2250 inG1722 theG3588 tombsG3418 andG2532 inG1722 theG3588 mountainsG3735 heG1510 keptG1223 crying outG2896 andG2532 cuttingG2629 himselfG1438 with stonesG3037.

6WhenG2532 the man sawG3708 JesusG2424 fromG575 a distanceG3113, he ranG5143 andG2532 fell on his kneesG4352 before HimG846. 7AndG2532 he shoutedG2896 in a loud voiceG3173G5456, “WhatG5101 do YouG4771 want with meG1473, JesusG2424, SonG5207 ofG3588 theG3588 Most HighG5310 GodG2316? I begG3726 YouG4771 before GodG2316 notG3361 to tortureG928 meG1473!” 8ForG1063 Jesus had already declaredG2036G846, “ComeG1831 out ofG1537 this manG444, you uncleanG169 spiritG4151!”

9“WhatG5101 is yourG4771 nameG3686?” Jesus askedG1905G846.

“MyG1473 nameG3686 is LegionG3003,” he repliedG3004G846, “forG3754 we areG1510 manyG4183.” 10AndG2532 he beggedG3870 Jesus repeatedlyG4183 not to sendG2443G3361G649 themG846 out ofG1854 that regionG5561.

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ThereG1563 on theG3588 nearbyG4314 hillsideG3735 a largeG3173 herdG34 of pigsG5519 wasG1510 feedingG1006. 12So the demons beggedG3870 Jesus, “SendG3992 usG1473 toG1519 theG3588 pigsG5519, so thatG2443 we may enterG1525G1519 themG846.”

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He gave them permissionG2010G846, andG2532 theG3588 uncleanG169 spiritsG4151 came outG1831 and wentG1525 intoG1519 theG3588 pigsG5519, andG2532 theG3588 herdG34 of aboutG5613 two thousandG1367 rushedG3729 downG2596 theG3588 steep bankG2911 intoG1519 theG3588 seaG2281 andG2532 drownedG4155 inG1722 theG3588 water.2

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ThoseG3588 tendingG1006 the pigs ran offG5343 andG2532 reportedG518 this inG1519 theG3588 townG4172 andG2532 countrysideG68, andG2532 the people went outG2064 to seeG3708 whatG5101 had happenedG1510G3588G1096. 15WhenG2532 they cameG2064 toG4314 JesusG2424, they sawG2334 the man whoG3588 had been possessedG1139 by theG3588 legion of demonsG3003 sittingG2521 there, clothedG2439 andG2532 in his right mindG4993; andG2532 they were afraidG5399.

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ThoseG3588 who had seenG3708 it describedG1334G846 whatG4459 had happenedG1096 to theG3588 demon-possessed manG1139 andG2532 also to theG3588 pigsG5519. 17AndG2532 the people beganG756 to begG3870 Jesus to leaveG565G575 theirG846 regionG3725.

18AsG2532 HeG846 was gettingG1684 intoG1519 theG3588 boatG4143, theG3588 man who had been possessed by the demonsG1139 beggedG3870 toG2443 goG1510 withG3326 HimG846. 19ButG2532 Jesus would not allowG3756G863 himG846. “GoG5217 homeG1519G3588G3624G4771 toG4314 your ownG4674 people,” He saidG3004, “andG2532 tellG518 themG846 how muchG3745 theG3588 LordG2962 has doneG4160 for youG4771, andG2532 what mercy He has shownG1653 youG4771.”

20So the man went awayG565 andG2532 beganG756 to proclaimG2784 throughoutG1722 theG3588 DecapolisG11793 how muchG3745 JesusG2424 had doneG4160 for himG846. AndG2532 everyoneG3956 was amazedG2296.

The Healing Touch of Jesus

(Matthew 9:18–26; Luke 8:40–56)

21WhenG2532 JesusG2424 had again crossedG1276G3825 byG1722 boatG4143 toG1519 theG3588 other sideG4008, a largeG4183 crowdG3793 gatheredG4863 aroundG1909 HimG846 besideG3844 theG3588 seaG2281. 22AG1520 synagogue leaderG752 namedG3686 JairusG2383 arrivedG2064, andG2532 seeingG3708 Jesus, he fellG4098 atG4314 HisG846 feetG4228 23andG2532 pleaded withG3870 HimG846 urgentlyG4183, “MyG1473 little daughterG2365 isG2192 near deathG2079. Please comeG2064 and placeG2007 Your handsG5495 on herG846, so thatG2443 she will be healedG4982 andG2532 liveG2198.”

24SoG2532 Jesus wentG565 withG3326 himG846, andG2532 a largeG4183 crowdG3793 followedG190 andG2532 pressed aroundG4918 HimG846. 25AndG2532 a womanG1135 was there who had sufferedG1510 from bleedingG1722G4511G129 for twelveG1427 yearsG2094. 26She had borneG3958 much agonyG4183 under the care ofG5259 manyG4183 physiciansG2395 andG2532 had spentG1159 allG3956 she hadG3844G846, butG2532 to noG3367 availG5623. InsteadG235G3123, her condition had only grownG2064 worseG1519G3588G5501.

27When the woman heardG191 aboutG4012 JesusG2424, she came upG2064 throughG1722 theG3588 crowdG3793 behindG3693 Him and touchedG680 HisG846 cloakG2440. 28ForG1063 she kept sayingG2036, “If onlyG1437 I touchG680G2579 HisG846 garmentsG2440, I will be healedG4982.” 29ImmediatelyG2532G2112 herG846 bleedingG4077G3588G129 stoppedG3583, andG2532 she sensedG1097 inG3588 her bodyG4983 thatG3754 she was healedG2390 ofG575 her afflictionG3148.

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At onceG2112 JesusG2424 was awareG1921G1722G1438 that powerG1411 had goneG1831 out fromG1537 HimG846. TurningG1994 toG1722 theG3588 crowdG3793, He askedG2036, “WhoG5101 touchedG680 MyG1473 garmentsG2440?”

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HisG846 disciplesG3101 answeredG2036, “You can seeG991 theG3588 crowdG3793 pressing in onG4918 YouG4771, and yetG2532 You askG3004, ‘WhoG5101 touchedG680 MeG1473?’”

32ButG2532 He kept looking aroundG4017 to seeG3708 whoG3588 had doneG4160 thisG3778. 33ThenG1161 theG3588 womanG1135, knowingG1492 whatG3739 had happenedG1096 to herG846, cameG2064 andG2532 fell down beforeG4363 HimG846 tremblingG5141 in fearG5399, andG2532 she toldG2036 HimG846 theG3588 wholeG3956 truthG225.

34“DaughterG2364,” saidG2036 Jesus, “yourG4771 faithG4102 has healedG4982 youG4771. GoG5217 inG1519 peaceG1515 andG2532 beG1510 freeG5199 ofG575 yourG4771 afflictionG3148.”

35While He was still speakingG2089G846G2980, messengers fromG575 the house of Jairus arrivedG2064 and saidG3004, “YourG4771 daughterG2364 is deadG599; whyG5101 botherG4660 theG3588 TeacherG1320 anymoreG2089?”

36ButG1161 JesusG2424 overheardG38784 their conversationG3588G3056G2980 and saidG3004 toG3588 Jairus, “Do notG3361 be afraidG5399; justG3440 believeG4100.” 37AndG2532 He did not allowG3756G863 anyoneG3762 to accompanyG4870G3326 HimG846 exceptG1487G3361 PeterG4074, JamesG2385, andG2532 JohnG2491 theG3588 brotherG80 of JamesG2385.

38WhenG2532 they arrivedG2064 atG1519 theG3588 houseG3624 ofG3588 the synagogue leaderG752, Jesus sawG2334 the commotionG2351 andG2532 the people weepingG2799 andG2532 wailingG214 loudlyG4183. 39He went insideG1525 and askedG3004, “WhyG5101 all this commotionG2350 andG2532 weepingG2799? TheG3588 childG3813 is not deadG3756G599, butG235 asleepG2518.” 40AndG2532 they laughed atG2606 HimG846.

After HeG846 had put them all outsideG1544, He tookG3880 theG3588 child’sG3813 fatherG3962 andG2532 motherG3384 andG2532 His own companionsG3588G3326G846, andG2532 went inG1531 to see theG3588 childG3813. 41TakingG2902 her by theG3588 handG5495, Jesus saidG3004, “TalithaG5008 koumG2891!” whichG3739 meansG1510G3177, “Little girlG2877, I sayG3004 to youG4771, get upG1453!” 42ImmediatelyG2112 theG3588 girlG2877 got upG450 andG2532 began to walk aroundG4043 (she wasG1510 twelveG1427 years oldG2094). AndG2532 at onceG2112 they were utterly astoundedG1839G1611G3173. 43ThenG2532 Jesus gave strict ordersG1291G4183G846 thatG2443 no oneG3367 should know aboutG1097 thisG3778, andG2532 He toldG2036 them to giveG1325 herG846 something to eatG5315.