Bible Reading Plan

Mark 5

Chapter 5

Demons Driven Out by the Master

¹ Then^(a) they came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes.^{[a] 2} As soon as He got out of the boat, a man with an unclean^(b) spirit^(c) came out of the tombs^(d) and met Him. ³ He lived in the tombs.^(e) No one was able to restrain him anymore—even with chains^(f)— ⁴ because he often had been bound with shackles and chains, but had snapped off the chains and smashed^(g) the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue^(h) him. ⁵ And always, night⁽ⁱ⁾ and day, he was crying out among the tombs^(j) and in the mountains^(k) and cutting himself with stones.

⁶ When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and knelt down before Him. ⁷ And he cried out with a loud voice, "What do You have to do with me,^[b] Jesus, Son^(l) of the Most High God?^(m) I beg^[c] You before God, don't torment⁽ⁿ⁾ me!" ⁸ For He had told him, "Come out of the man, you unclean^(o) spirit!" ^(p)

⁹ "What is your name?" He asked him.

"My name is Legion,"^[d](q) he answered Him, "because we are many." ¹⁰ And he kept begging Him not to send them out of the region.

¹¹ Now a large herd of pigs^(r) was there, feeding^(s) on the hillside. ¹² The demons^[e] begged Him, "Send us to the pigs, so we may enter them." ¹³ And He gave them permission. Then the unclean^(t) spirits^(u) came out and entered the pigs, and the herd of about 2,000 rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned there. ¹⁴ The men who tended them^[f] ran off^(v) and reported it in the town and the countryside, and people went to see what had happened. ¹⁵ They came to Jesus and saw the man who had been demon-possessed^(w) by the legion,^(x) sitting there, dressed and in his right mind;^(y) and they were afraid.^{(z) 16} The eyewitnesses described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed^(aa) man and told about the pigs. ¹⁷ Then they began to beg Him to leave their region.

¹⁸ As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed kept begging Him to be with Him. ¹⁹ But He would not let him; instead, He told him, "Go back home to your own people, and report to them how much the Lord^(ab) has done^(ac) for you and how He has had mercy on you." ²⁰ So he went out and began to proclaim^(ad) in the Decapolis^(ae) how much Jesus had done for him, and they were all amazed.^(af)

A Girl Restored and a Woman Healed

²¹ When^(ag) Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a large crowd^(ah) gathered around Him while He was by the sea. ²² One of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus,^(ai) came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at His feet^{(aj) 23} and kept begging Him, "My little daughter is at death's door.^[g] Come and lay Your hands on^(ak) her so she can get well^(al) and live."

²⁴ So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd was following and pressing against Him. ²⁵ A woman suffering from bleeding^(am) for 12 years ²⁶ had endured^(an) much under many doctors.^(ao) She had spent everything she had and was not helped at all. On the contrary, she became worse. ²⁷ Having heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched^(ap) His robe.^{(aq) 28} For she said, "If I can just touch His robes, I'll be made well!"^{(ar) 29} Instantly her flow of blood ceased, and she sensed in her body that she was cured^(as) of her affliction.

³⁰ At once Jesus realized in Himself that power^(at) had gone out from Him. He turned around in the crowd^(au) and said, "Who touched My robes?" ^(av)

³¹ His disciples said to Him, "You see the crowd pressing against You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?' "

³² So He was looking around to see who had done this. ³³ Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came with fear and trembling, fell down^(aw) before Him, and told Him the whole truth.^{(ax) 34} "Daughter," He said to her, "your faith^(ay) has made you well. ^[h](az) Go in peace and be free ^[i](ba) from your affliction." ^(bb)

³⁵ While He was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader's house and said, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher^(bc) anymore?"

³⁶ But when Jesus overheard what was said, He told the synagogue leader, "Don't be afraid.^(bd) Only believe." ³⁷ He did not let anyone accompany Him except Peter,^(be) James,^(bf) and John,^(bg) James's brother. ³⁸ They came to the leader's house, and He saw a commotion—people weeping and wailing loudly. ³⁹ He went in and said to them, "Why are you making a commotion and weeping?^(bh) The child^(bi) is not dead but asleep." ^(bj)

⁴⁰ They started laughing at Him, but He put them all outside. He took the child's father,^(bk) mother, and those who were with Him, and entered the place where the child was. ⁴¹ Then He took the child^(bl) by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum!" ^[j] (which is translated, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!" ^(bm)). ⁴² Immediately the girl got up^(bn) and began to walk.^(bo) (She was 12 years old.) At this they were utterly astounded.^{(bp) 43} Then He gave them strict orders that no one should know about this^(bq) and said that she should be given something to eat.