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Chapter 5
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And they came over unto the other side of the sea,
into the country of the Gadarenes. |
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And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there
met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, |
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Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could
bind him, no, not with chains: |
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Because that he had been often bound with fetters and
chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him,
and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man
tame him. |
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And always, night and day, he was in the mountains,
and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. |
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But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped
him, |
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And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I
to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God?
I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. |
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For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean
spirit. |
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And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered,
saying, 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 nigh unto the mountains a great
herd of swine feeding. |
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And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into
the swine, that we may enter into them. |
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And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean
spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the
herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they
were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea. |
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And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the
city, and in the country. And they went out to see what
it was that was done. |
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And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed
with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed,
and in his right mind: and they were afraid. |
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And they that saw it told them how it befell to him
that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning
the swine. |
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And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. |
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And when he was come into the ship, he that had been
possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be
with him. |
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Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him,
Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things
the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion
on thee. |
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And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis
how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men
did marvel. |
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And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the
other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was
nigh unto the sea. |
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And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the
synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell
at his feet, |
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And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter
lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay
thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall
live. |
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And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him,
and thronged him. |
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And a certain woman, which 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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When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind,
and touched his garment. |
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For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall
be 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 that
plague. |
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And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue
had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and
said, Who touched my clothes? |
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And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude
thronging thee, and sayest thou, 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 was
done in her, came and fell down before him, and told
him all the truth. |
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And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made
thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. |
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While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the
synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is
dead: why troublest thou the Master any further? |
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As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he
saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid,
only believe. |
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And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and
James, and John the brother of James. |
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And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue,
and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. |
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And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make
ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. |
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And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put
them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of
the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth
in where the damsel was lying. |
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And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her,
Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I
say unto thee, arise. |
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And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she
was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished
with a great astonishment. |
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And he charged them straitly that no man should know
it; and commanded that something should be given her
to eat. |
