Mark 5–6

Demons are Cast into Swine

Matt. 8:28–34; Luke 8:26–39

5Then ^athey came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the ¹Gadarenes. ²And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an ^bunclean spirit, ³who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind ²him, not even with chains, ⁴because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him. ⁵And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones.

⁶When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him. ⁷And he cried out with a loud voice and said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I ^cimplore ³You by God that You do not torment me.”

⁸For He said to him, ^d “Come out of the man, unclean spirit!” ⁹Then He asked him, “What is your name?”

And he answered, saying, “My name is Legion; for we are many.” ¹⁰Also he begged Him earnestly that He would not send them out of the country.

¹¹Now a large herd of ^eswine was feeding there near the mountains. ¹²So all the demons begged Him, saying, “Send us to the swine, that we may enter them.” ¹³And ⁴at once Jesus gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea.

¹⁴So those who fed the swine fled, and they told it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had happened. ¹⁵Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been ^fdemon-possessed and had the legion, ^gsitting and ^hclothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. ¹⁶And those who saw it told them how it happened to him who had been demon-possessed, and about the swine. ¹⁷Then ⁱthey began to plead with Him to depart from their region.

¹⁸And when He got into the boat, ^jhe who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him. ¹⁹However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.” ²⁰And he departed and began to ^kproclaim in ⁵Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all ^lmarveled.

Jairus Pleads for His Daughter

Matt. 9:18, 19; Luke 8:41, 42

^21mNow when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea. ²²ⁿAnd behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet ²³and begged Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and ^olay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live.” ²⁴So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him.

A Woman with Issue is Healed

Matt. 9:20–22; Luke 8:43–48

²⁵Now a certain woman ^phad a flow of blood for twelve years, ²⁶and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. ²⁷When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and ^qtouched His garment. ²⁸For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.”

²⁹Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the ⁶affliction. ³⁰And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that ^rpower had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My clothes?”

³¹But His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”

³²And He looked around to see her who had done this thing. ³³But the woman, ^sfearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. ³⁴And He said to her, “Daughter, ^tyour faith has made you well. ^uGo in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”

Jairus’s Daughter is Healed

Matt. 9:23–26; Luke 8:49–56

^35vWhile He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?”

³⁶As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only ^wbelieve.” ³⁷And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. ³⁸Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw ⁷a tumult and those who ^xwept and wailed loudly. ³⁹When He came in, He said to them, “Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but ^ysleeping.”

⁴⁰And they ridiculed Him. ^zBut when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying. ⁴¹Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, “Talitha, cumi,” which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” ⁴²Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age. And they were ^aovercome with great amazement. ⁴³But ^bHe commanded them strictly that no one should know it, and said that something should be given her to eat.

Jesus is Rejected at Nazareth

Mk. 6:1–6

6Then ^aHe went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him. ²And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were ^bastonished, saying, ^c“Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands! ³Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and ^dbrother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” So they ^ewere offended at Him.

⁴But Jesus said to them, ^f“A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.” ^5gNow He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. ⁶And ^hHe marveled because of their unbelief. ⁱThen He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching.

Twelve are Sent to Serve

Matt. 10:1–42; Luke 9:1–6

^7jAnd He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out ^ktwo by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits. ⁸He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts—⁹but ^lto wear sandals, and not to put on two tunics.

^10mAlso He said to them, “In whatever place you enter a house, stay there till you depart from that place. ¹¹ⁿAnd ¹whoever will not receive you nor hear you, when you depart from there, ^oshake off the dust under your feet as a testimony against them. ²Assuredly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!”

¹²So they went out and preached that people should repent. ¹³And they cast out many demons, ^pand anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them.

John the Baptist is Murdered

Matt. 14:1–12; Luke 9:7–9

^14qNow King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. And he said, “John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore ^rthese powers are at work in him.”

^15sOthers said, “It is Elijah.”

And others said, “It is ³the Prophet, ^tor like one of the prophets.”

^16uBut when Herod heard, he said, “This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!” ¹⁷For Herod himself had sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her. ¹⁸Because John had said to Herod, ^v“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

¹⁹Therefore Herodias ⁴held it against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not; ²⁰for Herod ^wfeared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he ⁵did many things, and heard him gladly.

^21xThen an opportune day came when Herod ^yon his birthday gave a feast for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee. ²²And when Herodias’ daughter herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.” ²³He also swore to her, ^z“Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”

²⁴So she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?”

And she said, “The head of John the Baptist!”

²⁵Immediately she came in with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”

^26aAnd the king was exceedingly sorry; yet, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to refuse her. ²⁷Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in prison, ²⁸brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. ²⁹When his disciples heard of it, they came and ^btook away his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

Twelve Return

Luke 9:10

^30cThen the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught. ^31dAnd He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For ^ethere were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

Five Thousand are Fed

Matt. 14:13–21; Luke 9:11–17; John 6:1–14

^32fSo they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves.

³³But ⁶the multitudes saw them departing, and many ^gknew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to Him. ^34hAnd Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like ⁱsheep not having a shepherd. So ^jHe began to teach them many things. ^35kWhen the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him and said, “This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late. ³⁶Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves ⁷bread; for they have nothing to eat.”

³⁷But He answered and said to…