5Mark 5

Jesus Heals a Man with Evil Spirits

1Jesus and his disciples arrived on the other side of Lake Galilee, in the territory of Gerasa.Select Mark 5:1

2As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, he was met by a man who came out of the burial caves there. This man had an evil spirit in himSelect Mark 5:2

3and lived among the tombs. Nobody could keep him tied with chains any more;Select Mark 5:3

4many times his feet and his hands had been tied, but every time he broke the chains and smashed the irons on his feet. He was too strong for anyone to control him.Select Mark 5:4

5Day and night he wandered among the tombs and through the hills, screaming and cutting himself with stones.Select Mark 5:5

6He was some distance away when he saw Jesus; so he ran, fell on his knees before him,Select Mark 5:6

7and screamed in a loud voice, “Jesus, Son of the Most High God! What do you want with me? For God's sake, I beg you, don't punish me!” (Select Mark 5:7

8He said this because Jesus was saying, “Evil spirit, come out of this man!”)Select Mark 5:8

9So Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” The man answered, “My name is ‘Mob’—there are so many of us!”Select Mark 5:9

10And he kept begging Jesus not to send the evil spirits out of that region.Select Mark 5:10

11There was a large herd of pigs near by, feeding on a hillside.Select Mark 5:11

12So the spirits begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, and let us go into them.”Select Mark 5:12

13He let them go, and the evil spirits went out of the man and entered the pigs. The whole herd—about two thousand pigs in all—rushed down the side of the cliff into the lake and was drowned.Select Mark 5:13

14The men who had been taking care of the pigs ran away and spread the news in the town and among the farms. People went out to see what had happened,Select Mark 5:14

15and when they came to Jesus, they saw the man who used to have the mob of demons in him. He was sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were all afraid.Select Mark 5:15

16Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the man with the demons, and about the pigs.Select Mark 5:16

17So they asked Jesus to leave their territory.Select Mark 5:17

18As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had had the demons begged him, “Let me go with you!”Select Mark 5:18

19But Jesus would not let him. Instead, he told him, “Go back home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how kind he has been to you.”Select Mark 5:19

20So the man left and went all through the Ten Towns, telling what Jesus had done for him. And all who heard it were amazed.Select Mark 5:20

Jairus' Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Cloak

21Jesus went back across to the other side of the lake. There at the lakeside a large crowd gathered around him.Select Mark 5:21

22Jairus, an official of the local synagogue, arrived, and when he saw Jesus, he threw himself down at his feetSelect Mark 5:22

23and begged him earnestly, “My little daughter is very sick. Please come and place your hands on her, so that she will get well and live!”Select Mark 5:23

24Then Jesus started off with him. So many people were going along with Jesus that they were crowding him from every side.Select Mark 5:24

25There was a woman who had suffered terribly from severe bleeding for twelve years,Select Mark 5:25

26even though she had been treated by many doctors. She had spent all her money, but instead of getting better she got worse all the time.Select Mark 5:26

27She had heard about Jesus, so she came in the crowd behind him,Select Mark 5:27

28saying to herself, “If I just touch his clothes, I will get well.”Select Mark 5:28

29She touched his cloak, and her bleeding stopped at once; and she had the feeling inside herself that she was healed of her trouble.Select Mark 5:29

30At once Jesus knew that power had gone out of him, so he turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”Select Mark 5:30

31His disciples answered, “You see how the people are crowding you; why do you ask who touched you?”Select Mark 5:31

32But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it.Select Mark 5:32

33The woman realized what had happened to her, so she came, trembling with fear, knelt at his feet, and told him the whole truth.Select Mark 5:33

34Jesus said to her, “My daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your trouble.”Select Mark 5:34

35While Jesus was saying this, some messengers came from Jairus' house and told him, “Your daughter has died. Why bother the Teacher any longer?”Select Mark 5:35

36Jesus paid no attention to what they said, but told him, “Don't be afraid, only believe.”Select Mark 5:36

37Then he did not let anyone else go on with him except Peter and James and his brother John.Select Mark 5:37

38They arrived at Jairus' house, where Jesus saw the confusion and heard all the loud crying and wailing.Select Mark 5:38

39He went in and said to them, “Why all this confusion? Why are you crying? The child is not dead—she is only sleeping!”Select Mark 5:39

40They started making fun of him, so he put them all out, took the child's father and mother and his three disciples, and went into the room where the child was lying.Select Mark 5:40

41He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha, koum,” which means, “Little girl, I tell you to get up!”Select Mark 5:41

42She got up at once and started walking around. (She was twelve years old.) When this happened, they were completely amazed.Select Mark 5:42

43But Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone, and he said, “Give her something to eat.”Select Mark 5:43