Mark 5

Demons Driven Out by the Master

5Then ^wthey came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes. ^x2As soon as He got out of the boat, a man with an unclean ^yspirit ^zcame out of the tombs ^aand met Him. ³He lived in the tombs. ^bNo one was able to restrain him anymore—even with chains ^c— ⁴because he often had been bound with shackles and chains, but had snapped off the chains and smashed ^dthe shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue ^ehim. ⁵And always, night ^fand day, he was crying out among the tombs ^gand in the mountains ^hand cutting himself with stones.

⁶When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and knelt down before Him. ⁷And he cried out with a loud voice, “What do You have to do with me, ⁱJesus, Son ^jof the Most High God? ^kI beg ^lYou before God, don’t torment ^mme!” ⁸For He had told him, “Come out of the man, you unclean ⁿspirit!” ^o

⁹“What is your name?” He asked him.

“My name is Legion,” ^pqhe answered Him, “because we are many.” ¹⁰And he kept begging Him not to send them out of the region.

¹¹Now a large herd of pigs ^rwas there, feeding ^son the hillside. ¹²The demons ^tbegged Him, “Send us to the pigs, so we may enter them.” ¹³And He gave them permission. Then the unclean ^uspirits ^vcame out and entered the pigs, and the herd of about 2,000 rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned there. ¹⁴The men who tended them ^wran off ^xand reported it in the town and the countryside, and people went to see what had happened. ¹⁵They came to Jesus and saw the man who had been demon-possessed ^yby the legion, ^zsitting there, dressed and in his right mind; ^aand they were afraid. ^b16The eyewitnesses described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed ^cman and told about the pigs. ¹⁷Then they began to beg Him to leave their region.

¹⁸As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed kept begging Him to be with Him. ¹⁹But He would not let him; instead, He told him, “Go back home to your own people, and report to them how much the Lord ^dhas done ^efor you and how He has had mercy on you.” ²⁰So he went out and began to proclaim ^fin the Decapolis ^ghow much Jesus had done for him, and they were all amazed. ^h

A Girl Restored and a Woman Healed

²¹When ⁱJesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a large crowd ^jgathered around Him while He was by the sea. ²²One of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, ^kcame, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at His feet ^l23and kept begging Him, “My little daughter is at death’s door. ^mCome and lay Your hands on ⁿher so she can get well ^oand live.”

²⁴So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd was following and pressing against Him. ²⁵A woman suffering from bleeding ^pfor 12 years ²⁶had endured ^qmuch under many doctors. ^rShe had spent everything she had and was not helped at all. On the contrary, she became worse. ²⁷Having heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched ^sHis robe. ^t28For she said, “If I can just touch His robes, I’ll be made well!” ^u29Instantly her flow of blood ceased, and she sensed in her body that she was cured ^vof her affliction.

³⁰At once Jesus realized in Himself that power ^whad gone out from Him. He turned around in the crowd ^xand said, “Who touched My robes?” ^y

³¹His disciples said to Him, “You see the crowd pressing against You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”

³²So He was looking around to see who had done this. ³³Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came with fear and trembling, fell down ^zbefore Him, and told Him the whole truth. ^a34“Daughter,” He said to her, “your faith ^bhas made you well. ^cdGo in peace and be free ^effrom your affliction.” ^g

³⁵While He was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader’s house and said, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher ^hanymore?”

³⁶But when Jesus overheard what was said, He told the synagogue leader, “Don’t be afraid. ⁱOnly believe.” ³⁷He did not let anyone accompany Him except Peter, ^jJames, ^kand John, ^lJames’s brother. ³⁸They came to the leader’s house, and He saw a commotion—people weeping and wailing loudly. ³⁹He went in and said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? ^mThe child ⁿis not dead but asleep.” ^o

⁴⁰They started laughing at Him, but He put them all outside. He took the child’s father, ^pmother, and those who were with Him, and entered the place where the child was. ⁴¹Then He took the child ^qby the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” ^r(which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!” ^s). ⁴²Immediately the girl got up ^tand began to walk. ^u(She was 12 years old.) At this they were utterly astounded. ^v43Then He gave them strict orders that no one should know about this ^wand said that she should be given something to eat.