Mark 5–6

And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the ^aGadarenes. ²And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs ^ba man with an unclean spirit, ³who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: ⁴because 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. ⁵And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. ⁶But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and ^cworshipped him, ⁷and cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of ^dthe most high God? I ^eadjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. ⁸For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. ⁹And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is ^fLegion: for we are many. ¹⁰And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. ¹¹Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. ¹²And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. ¹³And 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. ¹⁴And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And ^ffthey went out to see what it was that was done. ¹⁵And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the ^flegion, sitting, and ^gclothed, and ^hin his right mind: and they were afraid. ¹⁶And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. ¹⁷And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. ¹⁸And when he was come into the ship, ⁱhe that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. ¹⁹Howbeit 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. ²⁰And he departed, and began to publish in ^kDecapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

^21lAnd when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea. ^22mAnd behold, there cometh one of ⁿthe rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, ²³and besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and ⁿⁿlay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. ²⁴And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him. ²⁵And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, ²⁶And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, ²⁷When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. ²⁸For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. ²⁹And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that ^oplague. ³⁰And Jesus immediately knowing in himself that ^pvirtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? ³¹And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? ³²And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. ³³But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. ³⁴And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy ^oplague. ³⁵While he yet spake, there came from ⁿthe ruler of the synagogue’s ^qhouse certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further? ³⁶As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto ⁿthe ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, ^rronly believe. ³⁷And he suffered no man to follow him, save ^sPeter, and James, and ^tJohn the brother of James. ³⁸And he cometh to the house of ⁿthe ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. ³⁹And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. ⁴⁰And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and ^uthem that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying. ⁴¹And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, ^xTalitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel (^yI say unto thee) arise. ⁴²And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were ^yyastonished with a great astonishment. ⁴³And ^zhe charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

VI.And ^ahe went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. ²And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? ³Is not this ^bthe carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. ⁴But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. ⁵And ^che could there do no mighty work, save that he ^cclaid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. ⁶And he ^dmarvelled because of their unbelief. ^eAnd he went round about the villages, teaching.

^7fAnd he calleth unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth ^ffby two and two; and gave them power ^fover unclean spirits; ⁸and commanded them that ^gthey should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: ⁹But be ^hshod with sandals; ⁱand not put on two coats. ¹⁰And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart from that place. ¹¹And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet ^kfor a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. ¹²And they went out, and ^lpreached that men should repent. ¹³And they cast out many devils, and ^manointed with oil many that were sick, and ^lhealed them.

¹⁴ⁿAnd ^oking Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. ^15pOthers said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. ¹⁶But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. ¹⁷For Herod himself had sent forth and ^qlaid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her. ¹⁸For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife. ¹⁹Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not: ²⁰for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and a holy, and ^robserved him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him ^sgladly. ²¹And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday ^tmade a supper to his lords, ^uhigh captains, and ^xchief estates of ^yGalilee; ²²and when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, ^othe king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. ²³And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, ^zunto the half of my kingdom. ²⁴And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. ²⁵And she came in straightway ^awith haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me ^bby and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist. ²⁶And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oaths’ sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not ^bbreject her. ²⁷And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, ²⁸and brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother. ²⁹And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his ^ccorpse, and laid it in a tomb.

^30dAnd ^dethe apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. ³¹And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and ^fthey had no leisure so much as to eat.

^32gAnd they departed into a desert place ^hby ship privately. ³³And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him. ³⁴ⁱAnd Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, ^jbecause they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and ^khe began to teach them many things. ³⁵And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed: ³⁶send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat. ³⁷He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And ^lthey say unto him, ^mShall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?…