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1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes.
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And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.
2 And when he had stepped out of the boat, immediately a man out of the tombs with an unclean spirit met him.
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And when he had got out of the boat, straight away there came to him from the place of the dead a man with an unclean spirit.
3 He lived among the tombs; and no one could restrain him any more, even with a chain;
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He was living in the place of the dead: and no man was able to keep him down, no, not with a chain;
4 for he had often been restrained with shackles and chains, but the chains he wrenched apart, and the shackles he broke in pieces; and no one had the strength to subdue him.
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Because he had frequently been prisoned in chains and iron bands, and the chains had been parted and the bands broken by him: and no man was strong enough to make him quiet.
5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always howling and bruising himself with stones.
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And all the time, by day and by night, in the place of the dead, and in the mountains, he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.
6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed down before him;
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And when he saw Jesus from far off, he went quickly to him and gave him worship;
7 and he shouted at the top of his voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me."
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And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.
8 For he had said to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!"
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For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.
9 Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He replied, "My name is Legion; for we are many."
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And Jesus said, What is your name? And he made answer, My name is Legion, because there are a great number of us.
10 He begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country.
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And he made strong prayers to him not to send them away out of the country.
11 Now there on the hillside a great herd of swine was feeding;
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Now on the mountain side there was a great herd of pigs getting their food.
12 and the unclean spirits begged him, "Send us into the swine; let us enter them."
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And they said to him, Send us into the pigs, so that we may go into them.
13 So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the swine; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned in the sea.
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And he let them do it. And the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they came to their death in the sea.
14 The swineherds ran off and told it in the city and in the country. Then people came to see what it was that had happened.
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And their keepers went running and gave an account of it in the town and in the country. And people came to see what had taken place.
15 They came to Jesus and saw the demoniac sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the legion; and they were afraid.
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And they came to Jesus, and saw the man in whom had been the evil spirits seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, and they were full of fear.
16 Those who had seen what had happened to the demoniac and to the swine reported it.
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And those who had seen it gave them an account of what had been done to him who had the evil spirits, and of the fate of the pigs.
17 Then they began to beg Jesus to leave their neighborhood.
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And they made a request to him to go out of their country.
18 As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him.
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And when he was getting into the boat, the man in whom had been the evil spirits had a great desire to come with him.
19 But Jesus refused, and said to him, "Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy he has shown you."
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And he would not let him, but said to him, Go to your house, to your friends, and give them news of the great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.
20 And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed.
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And he went on his way, and made public in the country of Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all men were full of wonder.
21 When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea.
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And when Jesus had gone over again in the boat to the other side, a great number of people came to him: and he was by the sea.
22 Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet
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And one of the rulers of the Synagogue, Jairus by name, came, and seeing him, went down at his feet,
23 and begged him repeatedly, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live."
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And made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life.
24 So he went with him. And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him.
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And he went with him; and a great number of people went after him, and came round him.
25 Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years.
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And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years,
26 She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse.
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And had undergone much at the hands of a number of medical men, and had given all she had, and was no better, but even worse,
27 She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,
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When she had news of the things which Jesus did, went among the people coming after him, and put her hand on his robe.
28 for she said, "If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well."
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For she said, If I may only put my hand on his robe, I will be made well.
29 Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.
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And straight away the fountain of her blood was stopped, and she had a feeling in her body that her disease had gone and she was well.
30 Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?"
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And straight away Jesus was conscious that power had gone out of him; and, turning to the people, he said, Who was touching my robe?
31 And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, "Who touched me?' "
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And his disciples said to him, You see the people round you on every side, and you say, Who was touching me?
32 He looked all around to see who had done it.
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And on his looking round to see her who had done this thing,
33 But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth.
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The woman, shaking with fear, conscious of what had been done to her, came and, falling on her face before him, gave him a true account of everything.
34 He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease."
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And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be free from your disease.
35 While he was still speaking, some people came from the leader's house to say, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?"
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And while he was still talking, they came from the ruler of the Synagogue's house, saying, Your daughter is dead: why are you still troubling the Master?
36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, "Do not fear, only believe."
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But Jesus, giving no attention to their words, said to the ruler of the Synagogue, Have no fear, only have faith.
37 He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
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And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.
38 When they came to the house of the leader of the synagogue, he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly.
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And they came to the house of the ruler of the Synagogue; and he saw people running this way and that, and weeping and crying loudly.
39 When he had entered, he said to them, "Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping."
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And when he had gone in, he said to them, Why are you making such a noise and weeping? The child is not dead, but sleeping.
40 And they laughed at him. Then he put them all outside, and took the child's father and mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was.
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And they were laughing at him. But he, having sent them all out, took the father of the child and her mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was.
41 He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha cum," which means, "Little girl, get up!"
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And taking her by the hand, he said to her, Talitha cumi, which is, My child, I say to you, Get up.
42 And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amazement.
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And the young girl got up straight away, and was walking about; she being twelve years old. And they were overcome with wonder.
43 He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.
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And he gave them special orders that they were not to say anything of this; and he said that some food was to be given to her.
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