¹⁸While Jesus was saying this, a ruler came. He got down on his knees in front of Jesus. He said, “My daughter has just died. But come and place your hand on her. Then she will live again.”

¹⁹Jesus got up and went with him. So did his disciples.

²⁰Just then a woman came up behind Jesus. She had a sickness that made her bleed. It had lasted for 12 years. She touched the edge of his clothes. ²¹She thought, “I only need to touch his clothes. Then I will be healed.”

²²Jesus turned and saw her. “Dear woman, don’t give up hope,” he said. “Your faith has healed you.” The woman was healed at that very moment.

²³When Jesus entered the ruler’s house, he saw the flute players there. And he saw the noisy crowd. ²⁴He said, “Go away. The girl is not dead. She is sleeping.” But they laughed at him.

²⁵After the crowd had been sent outside, Jesus went in. He took the girl by the hand, and she got up. ²⁶News about what Jesus had done spread all over that area.

Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

²⁷As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him. They called out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

²⁸When Jesus went indoors, the blind men came to him. He asked them, “Do you believe that I can do this?”

“Yes, Lord,” they replied.

²⁹Then he touched their eyes. He said, “It will happen to you just as you believed.” ³⁰They could now see again. Jesus strongly warned them, “Be sure that no one knows about this.” ³¹But they went out and spread the news. They talked about him all over that area.

³²While they were going out, another man was brought to Jesus. A demon controlled him, and he could not speak. ³³When the demon was driven out, the man spoke.

The crowd was amazed. They said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.” ³⁴But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the power of the prince of demons.”

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