¹They came to the other side of the sea , into the country of the Gadarenes.

²When he had come out of the boat , immediately a man with an unclean spirit met him out of the tombs .

³He lived in the tombs . Nobody could bind him any more , not even with chains ,

⁴because he had been often bound with fetters and chains , and the chains had been torn apart by him , and the fetters broken in pieces . Nobody had the strength to tame him .

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

⁶When he saw Jesus from afar , he ran and bowed down to him ,

⁷and crying out with a loud voice , he said , “What have I to do with you , Jesus , you Son of the Most High God ? I adjure you by God , don’t torment me .”

⁸For he said to him , “ Come out of the man, you unclean spirit !”

⁹He asked him , “ What is your name ?”

He said to him , “My name is Legion , for we are many .”

¹⁰He begged him much that he would not send them away out of the country .

¹¹Now on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding .

¹²All the demons begged him , saying , “Send us into the pigs , that we may enter into them .”

¹³At once Jesus gave them permission . The unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs . The herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea , and they were drowned in the sea .

¹⁴Those who fed the pigs fled , and told it in the city and in the country.

The people came to see what it was that had happened .

¹⁵They came to Jesus , and saw him who had been possessed by demons sitting , clothed , and in his right mind , even him who had the legion ; and they were afraid .

¹⁶Those who saw it declared to them what happened to him who was possessed by demons, and about the pigs .

¹⁷They began to beg him to depart from their region .

¹⁸As he was entering into the boat , he who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him .

¹⁹He didn’t allow him , but said to him , “ Go to your house , to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you and how he had mercy on you .”

²⁰He went his way , and began to proclaim in Decapolis how Jesus had done great things for him , and everyone marvelled .

²¹When Jesus had crossed back over in the boat to the other side , a great multitude was gathered to him ; and he was by the sea .

²²Behold , one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name , came ; and seeing him , he fell at his feet

²³and begged him much , saying , “My little daughter is at the point of death . Please come and lay your hands on her , that she may be made healthy, and live .”

²⁴He went with him , and a great multitude followed him , and they pressed upon him on all sides.

²⁵A certain woman who had a discharge of blood for twelve years ,

²⁶and had suffered many things by many physicians , and had spent all that she had , and was no better , but rather grew worse ,

²⁷having heard the things concerning Jesus , came up behind him in the crowd and touched his clothes .

²⁸For she said , “If I just touch his clothes , I will be made well .”

²⁹Immediately the flow of her blood was dried up , and she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction .

³⁰Immediately Jesus , perceiving in himself that the power had gone out from him , turned around in the crowd and asked , “ Who touched my clothes ?”

³¹His disciples said to him , “You see the multitude pressing against you , and you say , ‘Who touched me ?’”

³²He looked around to see her who had done this thing .

³³But the woman , fearing and trembling , knowing what had been done to her , came and fell down before him , and told him all the truth.

³⁴He said to her , “ Daughter , your faith has made you well . Go in peace , and be cured of your disease .”

³⁵While he was still speaking , people came from the synagogue ruler’s house, saying , “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more ?”

³⁶But Jesus , when he heard the message spoken , immediately said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Don’ t be afraid , only believe .”

³⁷He allowed no one to follow him except Peter , James , and John the brother of James .

³⁸He came to the synagogue ruler’s house , and he saw an uproar , weeping , and great wailing .

³⁹When he had entered in , he said to them , “ Why do you make an uproar and weep ? The child is not dead, but is asleep .”

⁴⁰They ridiculed him . But he , having put them all out , took the father of the child , her mother , and those who were with him , and went in where the child was lying.

⁴¹Taking the child by the hand , he said to her , “ Talitha cumi !” which means , being interpreted , “ Girl , I tell you , get up !”

⁴²Immediately the girl rose up and walked , for she was twelve years old . They were amazed with great amazement .

⁴³He strictly ordered them that no one should know this , and commanded that something should be given to her to eat .