| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. | 1So they came to the other side of the lake, to the region of the Gerasenes. |
| 2When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him. | 2Just as Jesus was getting out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came from the tombs and met him. |
| 3This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. | 3He lived among the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. |
| 4For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him. | 4For his hands and feet had often been bound with chains and shackles, but he had torn the chains apart and broken the shackles in pieces. No one was strong enough to subdue him. |
| 5Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones. | 5Each night and every day among the tombs and in the mountains, he would cry out and cut himself with stones. |
| 6When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. | 6When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed down before him. |
| 7He shouted at the top of his voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name don't torture me!" | 7Then he cried out with a loud voice, "Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I implore you by God--do not torment me!" |
| 8For Jesus had said to him, "Come out of this man, you impure spirit!" | 8(For Jesus had said to him, "Come out of that man, you unclean spirit!") |
| 9Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "My name is Legion," he replied, "for we are many." | 9Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "My name is Legion, for we are many." |
| 10And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area. | 10He begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of the region. |
| 11A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. | 11There on the hillside, a great herd of pigs was feeding. |
| 12The demons begged Jesus, "Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them." | 12And the demonic spirits begged him, "Send us into the pigs. Let us enter them." |
| 13He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. | 13Jesus gave them permission. So the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake, and about two thousand were drowned in the lake. |
| 14Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. | 14Now the herdsmen ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. |
| 15When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. | 15They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind--the one who had the "Legion"--and they were afraid. |
| 16Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man--and told about the pigs as well. | 16Those who had seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man reported it, and they also told about the pigs. |
| 17Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region. | 17Then they asked Jesus to leave their region. |
| 18As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. | 18As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed asked if he could go with him. |
| 19Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." | 19But Jesus did not permit him to do so. Instead, he said to him, "Go to your home and to your people and tell them what the Lord has done for you, that he had mercy on you." |
| 20So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed. | 20So he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him, and all were amazed. |
| 21When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. | 21When Jesus had crossed again in a boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he was by the sea. |
| 22Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. | 22Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came up, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. |
| 23He pleaded earnestly with him, "My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live." | 23He asked him urgently, "My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live." |
| 24So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed around him. | 24Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around him. |
| 25And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. | 25Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years. |
| 26She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. | 26She had endured a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet instead of getting better, she grew worse. |
| 27When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, | 27When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, |
| 28because she thought, "If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed." | 28for she kept saying, "If only I touch his clothes, I will be healed." |
| 29Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. | 29At once the bleeding stopped, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. |
| 30At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?" | 30Jesus knew at once that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?" |
| 31"You see the people crowding against you," his disciples answered, "and yet you can ask, 'Who touched me?' " | 31His disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing against you and you say, 'Who touched me?'" |
| 32But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. | 32But he looked around to see who had done it. |
| 33Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. | 33Then the woman, with fear and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. |
| 34He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering." | 34He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your disease." |
| 35While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. "Your daughter is dead," they said. "Why bother the teacher anymore?" | 35While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler's house saying, "Your daughter has died. Why trouble the teacher any longer?" |
| 36Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, "Don't be afraid; just believe." | 36But Jesus, paying no attention to what was said, told the synagogue ruler, "Do not be afraid; just believe." |
| 37He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. | 37He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. |
| 38When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. | 38They came to the house of the synagogue ruler where he saw noisy confusion and people weeping and wailing loudly. |
| 39He went in and said to them, "Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep." | 39When he entered he said to them, "Why are you distressed and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep." |
| 40But they laughed at him. After he put them all out, he took the child's father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. | 40And they began making fun of him. But he put them all outside and he took the child's father and mother and his own companions and went into the room where the child was. |
| 41He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum!" (which means "Little girl, I say to you, get up!"). | 41Then, gently taking the child by the hand, he said to her, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, I say to you, get up." |
| 42Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. | 42The girl got up at once and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). They were completely astonished at this. |
| 43He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat. | 43He strictly ordered that no one should know about this, and told them to give her something to eat. |
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