New Century Version NCV
New Living Translation NLT
1 Jesus and his followers went to the other side of the lake to the area of the Gerasene people.
1
So they arrived at the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gerasenes.
2 When Jesus got out of the boat, instantly a man with an evil spirit came to him from the burial caves.
2
When Jesus climbed out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit came out from a cemetery to meet him.
3 This man lived in the caves, and no one could tie him up, not even with a chain.
3
This man lived among the burial caves and could no longer be restrained, even with a chain.
4 Many times people had used chains to tie the man's hands and feet, but he always broke them off. No one was strong enough to control him.
4
Whenever he was put into chains and shackles—as he often was—he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him.
5 Day and night he would wander around the burial caves and on the hills, screaming and cutting himself with stones.
5
Day and night he wandered among the burial caves and in the hills, howling and cutting himself with sharp stones.
6 While Jesus was still far away, the man saw him, ran to him, and fell down before him.
6
When Jesus was still some distance away, the man saw him, ran to meet him, and bowed low before him.
7 The man shouted in a loud voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I command you in God's name not to torture me!"
7
With a shriek, he screamed, “Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In the name of God, I beg you, don’t torture me!”
8 He said this because Jesus was saying to him, "You evil spirit, come out of the man."
8
For Jesus had already said to the spirit, “Come out of the man, you evil spirit.”
9 Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He answered, "My name is Legion, because we are many spirits."
9
Then Jesus demanded, “What is your name?” And he replied, “My name is Legion, because there are many of us inside this man.”
10 He begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of that area.
10
Then the evil spirits begged him again and again not to send them to some distant place.
11 A large herd of pigs was feeding on a hill near there.
11
There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby.
12 The demons begged Jesus, "Send us into the pigs; let us go into them."
12
“Send us into those pigs,” the spirits begged. “Let us enter them.”
13 So Jesus allowed them to do this. The evil spirits left the man and went into the pigs. Then the herd of pigs -- about two thousand of them -- rushed down the hill into the lake and were drowned.
13
So Jesus gave them permission. The evil spirits came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd of about 2,000 pigs plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.
14 The herdsmen ran away and went to the town and to the countryside, telling everyone about this. So people went out to see what had happened.
14
The herdsmen fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. People rushed out to see what had happened.
15 They came to Jesus and saw the man who used to have the many evil spirits, sitting, clothed, and in his right mind. And they were frightened.
15
A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid.
16 The people who saw this told the others what had happened to the man who had the demons living in him, and they told about the pigs.
16
Then those who had seen what happened told the others about the demon-possessed man and the pigs.
17 Then the people began to beg Jesus to leave their area.
17
And the crowd began pleading with Jesus to go away and leave them alone.
18 As Jesus was getting back into the boat, the man who was freed from the demons begged to go with him.
18
As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon possessed begged to go with him.
19 But Jesus would not let him. He said, "Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how he has had mercy on you."
19
But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.”
20 So the man left and began to tell the people in the Ten Townsn about what Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.
20
So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns of that region and began to proclaim the great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed at what he told them.
21 When Jesus went in the boat back to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him there.
21
Jesus got into the boat again and went back to the other side of the lake, where a large crowd gathered around him on the shore.
22 A leader of the synagogue, named Jairus, came there, saw Jesus, and fell at his feet.
22
Then a leader of the local synagogue, whose name was Jairus, arrived. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet,
23 He begged Jesus, saying again and again, "My daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so she will be healed and will live."
23
pleading fervently with him. “My little daughter is dying,” he said. “Please come and lay your hands on her; heal her so she can live.”
24 So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed Jesus and pushed very close around him.
24
Jesus went with him, and all the people followed, crowding around him.
25 Among them was a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years.
25
A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding.
26 She had suffered very much from many doctors and had spent all the money she had, but instead of improving, she was getting worse.
26
She had suffered a great deal from many doctors, and over the years she had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she had gotten worse.
27 When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his coat.
27
She had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him through the crowd and touched his robe.
28 She thought, "If I can just touch his clothes, I will be healed."
28
For she thought to herself, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed.”
29 Instantly her bleeding stopped, and she felt in her body that she was healed from her disease.
29
Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of her terrible condition.
30 At once Jesus felt power go out from him. So he turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"
30
Jesus realized at once that healing power had gone out from him, so he turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my robe?”
31 His followers said, "Look at how many people are pushing against you! And you ask, 'Who touched me?'"
31
His disciples said to him, “Look at this crowd pressing around you. How can you ask, ‘Who touched me?’”
32 But Jesus continued looking around to see who had touched him.
32
But he kept on looking around to see who had done it.
33 The woman, knowing that she was healed, came and fell at Jesus' feet. Shaking with fear, she told him the whole truth.
33
Then the frightened woman, trembling at the realization of what had happened to her, came and fell to her knees in front of him and told him what she had done.
34 Jesus said to her, "Dear woman, you are made well because you believed. Go in peace; be healed of your disease."
34
And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over.”
35 While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of the synagogue leader. They said, "Your daughter is dead. There is no need to bother the teacher anymore."
35
While he was still speaking to her, messengers arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. They told him, “Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now.”
36 But Jesus paid no attention to what they said. He told the synagogue leader, "Don't be afraid; just believe."
36
But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith.”
37 Jesus let only Peter, James, and John the brother of James go with him.
37
Then Jesus stopped the crowd and wouldn’t let anyone go with him except Peter, James, and John (the brother of James).
38 When they came to the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus found many people there making lots of noise and crying loudly.
38
When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw much commotion and weeping and wailing.
39 Jesus entered the house and said to them, "Why are you crying and making so much noise? The child is not dead, only asleep."
39
He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.”
40 But they laughed at him. So, after throwing them out of the house, Jesus took the child's father and mother and his three followers into the room where the child was.
40
The crowd laughed at him. But he made them all leave, and he took the girl’s father and mother and his three disciples into the room where the girl was lying.
41 Taking hold of the girl's hand, he said to her, "Talitha, koum!" (This means, "Young girl, I tell you to stand up!")
41
Holding her hand, he said to her, which means “Little girl, get up!”
42 At once the girl stood right up and began walking. (She was twelve years old.) Everyone was completely amazed.
42
And the girl, who was twelve years old, immediately stood up and walked around! They were overwhelmed and totally amazed.
43 Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell people about this. Then he told them to give the girl something to eat.
43
Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone what had happened, and then he told them to give her something to eat.
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013 by
Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.