1 ¶ And they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes.

2 And as soon as Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs to meet him,

3 This man lived in the tombs; and no one could bind him, no, not even with chains:

4 For he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but the chains had been broken by him, and the shackles torn to pieces: and no one could tame him.

5 And he was always in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones, night and day.

6 But when he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and prostrated himself before him,

7 And cried with a loud voice, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I implore you by God, do not torment me.

8 For he said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

9 And he asked him, What is your name? And he answered, My name is Legion: for we are many.

10 And he earnestly pleaded with Jesus, begging him not to send them out of that region.

11 Now there was a large herd of pigs feeding on a nearby mountain side.

12 And all the devils begged Jesus, saying, Send us into the swine, so that we may go into them.

13 And Jesus gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out, and went into the pigs: and the herd ran violently down a steep bank into the sea, (there were about two thousand;) and were drowned in the sea.

14 And those who fed the swine fled, and reported it in the town, and to the farms. And they came to see what it was that had happened.

15 And when they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of devils, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

16 And those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon possessed man, and also what happened to the pigs.

17 And the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their area.

18 And when Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him.

19 However Jesus did not let him, but told him, Go home to your people, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how he has had compassion on you.

20 And he left, and began to tell in Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all who heard marveled.

21 ¶ And when Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side, many people gathered around him: and he was near the sea.

22 And, behold, one of the leaders of the synagogue came, named Jairus; and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet,

23 And earnestly pleaded with him, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: I beg you, come and lay your hands on her, so she will be healed; and live.

24 And Jesus went with him; and many people followed him, and pressed around him.

25 And a certain woman, who had a problem with bleeding for twelve years,

26 And had suffered many things at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better, but rather grew worse,

27 Having heard of Jesus, came in the crowd behind him, and touched his garment.

28 For she said, If I can only touch his clothes, I will be healed.

29 And immediately her bleeding stopped; and she felt in her body that she had been healed of that scourge.

30 And Jesus, knowing at once that power had gone out of him, turned around in the crowd, and said, Who touched my clothes?

31 And his disciples said to him, You see the crowd pressing around you on all sides, and you ask, Who touched me?

32 And he looked around to see the woman who had done this.

33 But the woman becoming afraid and trembling, since she knew what had happened to her, came and fell down in front of him, and told him the whole truth.

34 And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has saved you; go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.

35 ¶ While he yet spoke, certain people came from of the leader of the synagogue’s house saying, Your daughter is dead: why trouble the Master any further?

36 As soon as Jesus heard what was spoken, he said to the leader of the synagogue, Do not be afraid, just believe.

37 And he did not allow any man to follow him, except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

38 And they arrived at the home of the leader of the synagogue, and he saw the commotion, and people crying and wailing loudly.

39 And when he had gone in, he said to them, Why are you making this fuss, and crying? the girl is not dead, but sleeps.

40 But they laughed at him. However after he had put them all out, he took the father and mother of the girl, and those who were with him, and went in where the child was lying.

41 And he took the girl by the hand, and said to her, Talitha cumi; which translated means, Little girl, I say to you, arise.

42 And the girl immediately got up, and started to walk; for she was twelve years old. And they were completely amazed and astonished.

43 And he gave them strict instructions not to tell anyone; and told them to give her something to eat.