New Revised Standard NRS
Common English Bible CEB
1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes.
1
Jesus and his disciples came to the other side of the lake, to the region 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.
2
As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit came out of the tombs.
3 He lived among the tombs; and no one could restrain him any more, even with a chain;
3
This man lived among the tombs, and no one was ever strong enough to restrain him, even 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.
4
He had been secured many times with leg irons and chains, but he broke the chains and smashed the leg irons. No one was tough enough to control him.
5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always howling and bruising himself with stones.
5
Night and day in the tombs and the hills, he would howl and cut himself with stones.
6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed down before him;
6
When he saw Jesus from far away, he ran and knelt before him,
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."
7
shouting, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won't torture me!"
8 For he had said to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!"
8
He said this because Jesus had already commanded him, "Unclean spirit, come out of the man!"
9 Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He replied, "My name is Legion; for we are many."
9
Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He responded, "Legion is my name, because we are many."
10 He begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country.
10
They pleaded with Jesus not to send them out of that region.
11 Now there on the hillside a great herd of swine was feeding;
11
A large herd of pigs was feeding on the hillside.
12 and the unclean spirits begged him, "Send us into the swine; let us enter them."
12
"Send us into the pigs!" they begged. "Let us go into the pigs!"
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.
13
Jesus gave them permission, so the unclean spirits left the man and went into the pigs. Then the herd of about two thousand pigs rushed down the cliff into the lake and drowned.
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.
14
Those who tended the pigs ran away and told the story in the city and in the countryside. People came to see what had happened.
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.
15
They came to Jesus and saw the man who used to be demon-possessed. They saw the very man who had been filled with many demons sitting there fully dressed and completely sane, and they were filled with awe.
16 Those who had seen what had happened to the demoniac and to the swine reported it.
16
Those who had actually seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man told the others about the pigs.
17 Then they began to beg Jesus to leave their neighborhood.
17
Then they pleaded with Jesus to leave their region.
18 As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him.
18
While he was climbing into the boat, the one who had been demon-possessed pleaded with Jesus to let him come along as one of his disciples.
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."
19
But Jesus wouldn't allow it. "Go home to your own people," Jesus said, "and tell them what the Lord has done for you and how he has shown you mercy."
20 And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed.
20
The man went away and began to proclaim in the Ten Cities all that Jesus had done for him, and everyone was amazed.
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.
21
Jesus crossed the lake again, and on the other side a large crowd gathered around him on the shore.
22 Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet
22
Jairus, one of the synagogue leaders, came forward. When he saw Jesus, he fell 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."
23
and pleaded with him, "My daughter is about to die. Please, come and place your hands on her so that she can be healed and live."
24 So he went with him. And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him.
24
So Jesus went with him. A swarm of people were following Jesus, crowding in on him.
25 Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years.
25
A woman was there who had been bleeding 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.
26
She had suffered a lot under the care of many doctors, and had spent everything she had without getting any better. In fact, she had gotten worse.
27 She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,
27
Because she had heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his clothes.
28 for she said, "If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well."
28
She was thinking, If I can just touch his clothes, I'll be healed.
29 Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.
29
Her bleeding stopped immediately, and she sensed in her body that her illness had been healed.
30 Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?"
30
At that very moment, Jesus recognized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?"
31 And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, "Who touched me?' "
31
His disciples said to him, "Don't you see the crowd pressing against you? Yet you ask, ‘Who touched me?'"
32 He looked all around to see who had done it.
32
But Jesus looked around carefully to see who had done it.
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.
33
The woman, full of fear and trembling, came forward. Knowing what had happened to her, she fell down in front of Jesus and told him the whole truth.
34 He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease."
34
He responded, "Daughter, your faith has healed you; go in peace, healed 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?"
35
While Jesus was still speaking with her, messengers came from the synagogue leader's house, saying to Jairus, "Your daughter has died. Why bother the teacher any longer?"
36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, "Do not fear, only believe."
36
But Jesus overheard their report and said to the synagogue leader, "Don't be afraid; just keep trusting."
37 He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
37
He didn't allow anyone to follow him except Peter, James, and John, James' brother.
38 When they came to the house of the leader of the synagogue, he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly.
38
They came to the synagogue leader's house, and he saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing 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."
39
He went in and said to them, "What's all this commotion and crying about? The child isn't dead. She's only 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.
40
They laughed at him, but he threw them all out. Then, taking the child's parents and his disciples with him, he went to the room where the child was.
41 He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha cum," which means, "Little girl, get up!"
41
Taking her hand, he said to her, "Talitha koum," which means, "Young woman, 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.
42
Suddenly the young woman got up and began to walk around. She was 12 years old. They were shocked!
43 He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.
43
He gave them strict orders that no one should know what had happened. Then he told them to give her something to eat.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Common English Bible