Mark 4:40 / 1134
wind died down and it was com plete ly
calm.
40 He said to his dis ci ples, “Why are you
so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
41 They were ter ri fied and asked each
oth er, “Who is this? Even the wind and
the waves obey him!”
JESUS RESTORES A DEMON-POSSESSED
MAN
5
They
went across the lake to the region
of the Ger a senes. a 2 When Jesus
got out of the boat, a man with an
im pure spir it came from the tombs to
meet him. 3 This man lived in the tombs,
and no one could bind him any more, not
even with a chain. 4 For he had of ten been
chained hand and foot, but he tore the
chains apart and broke the irons on his
feet. No one was strong enough to sub due
him. 5 Night and day among the tombs
and in the hills he would cry out and cut
himself with stones.
GROSSOLOGY
The man from the region of the
Gerasenes knew dead people better
than his own family. He lived with the
dead, slept in the tombs, and spent
every day there. Good morning, bones
and decomposing bodies!
MARK 5:3
6 When he saw Jesus from a dis tance,
he ran and fell on his knees in front of
him. 7 He shout ed 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 tor ture me!” 8 For Jesus had said to
him, “Come out of this man, you im pure
spir it!”
9 Then Jesus asked him, “What is your
name?”
“My name is Le gion,” he re plied, “for
we are many.” 10 And he begged Jesus
again and again not to send them out
of the area.
11 A large herd of pigs was feed ing on
the nearby hillside. 12 The demons begged
Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; al low us to
go into them.” 13 He gave them per mis sion,
and the im pure spir its came out and went
into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand
in num ber, rushed down the steep
bank into the lake and were drowned.
14 Those tend ing the pigs ran off and report
ed this in the town and coun try side,
and the peo ple went out to see what had
hap pened. 15 When they came to Jesus,
they saw the man who had been possessed
by the le gion of de mons, sit ting
there, dressed and in his right mind; and
they were afraid. 16 Those who had seen
it told the peo ple what had hap pened to
the de mon-pos sessed man — and told
about the pigs as well. 17 Then the peo ple
began to plead with Jesus to leave their
region.
18 As Jesus was get ting into the boat,
the man who had been de mon-pos sessed
begged to go with him. 19 Jesus did not
let him, but said, “Go home to your own
peo ple and tell them how much the Lord
has done for you, and how he has had
mercy on you.” 20 So the man went away
and be gan to tell in the De cap o lis b how
much Jesus had done for him. And all the
people were amazed.
JESUS RAISES A DEAD GIRL AND HEALS
A SICK WOMAN
21 When Jesus had again crossed over by
boat to the oth er side of the lake, a large
crowd gathered around him while he was
by the lake. 22 Then one of the syn a gogue
leaders, named Jairus, came, and when
he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 23 He pleaded
ear nest ly with him, “My lit tle daugh ter
is dy ing. Please come and put your hands
on her so that she will be healed and live.”
24 So Jesus went with him.
A large crowd fol lowed and pressed
around him. 25 And a woman was there
who had been sub ject to bleed ing for
twelve years. 26 She had suf fered a great
deal un der the care of many doc tors and
had spent all she had, yet in stead of getting
bet ter she grew worse. 27 When she
heard about Jesus, she came up be hind
him in the crowd and touched his cloak,
a
1 Some manuscripts Gadarenes; other
manuscripts Gergesenes
b
20 That is, the
Ten Cities