1 ARST Then Jesus and his apprentices arrived on the other side of the Sea of Galilee, in the region where the Gerasene people lived. BSB BSB: On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.
2 ARST As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, a man whom a demon controlled came up to him. This man had come from the burial caves. BSB BSB: As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.
3 ARST In fact, he lived in the burial caves. The people who lived nearby could not tie him up, not even with{ metal} chains. BSB BSB: This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.
4 ARST In the past, they had frequently tied him up with{ metal} chains and bonds. However, he always snapped the{ metal} chains and broke apart the bonds. He was so strong that nobody could overpower him. BSB BSB: Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.
5 ARST All day long, this man would yell and hurt himself with rocks while he wandered around among the burial caves and the hills. BSB BSB: Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.
6 ARST { After Jesus arrived,} this man saw him from far away. He ran to where Jesus was and knelt before him. BSB BSB: When the man saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees before Him.
7 ARST Then Jesus said,“You demon, leave this man!” Then the demon shouted loudly. It said,“Jesus, Son of the greatest God, leave me alone! I want you to have God guarantee that you will not make me suffer.” BSB BSB: And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
9 ARST Then Jesus asked the man,“What do people call you?” He replied,“People call me‘Thousands.’{ They call me that} because there are many of us demons in this man.” BSB BSB: “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
10 ARST Then the demon repeatedly urged Jesus not to make the many demons leave that area. BSB BSB: And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.
11 ARST While all that was happening, a large herd of pigs was grazing nearby on a hillside. BSB BSB: There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
12 ARST The demons urged Jesus,“{ When you force us out of this man,} please allow us to go to those pigs. That way, we can control them.” BSB BSB: So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”
13 ARST Jesus allowed them to do that. So, the demons left the man and began to control the pigs. Then, the herd of pigs rushed down the steep bank into the Sea of Galilee! There were about 2, 000 of them, and they drowned there in the sea. BSB BSB: He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.
14 ARST Then those who were taking care of the pigs ran away. They told all the people who lived around them{ about what they had seen}. Those people went to see what had happened. BSB BSB: Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
15 ARST When they arrived where Jesus was, they saw the man whom the thousands of demons had controlled. He was sitting down, he had clothes on, and he was thinking normally. So,{ they realized how powerful Jesus must be, and} they became afraid. BSB BSB: When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
16 ARST The people who had seen what Jesus did explained everything to the people who had just arrived. They told them about what Jesus did for the man whom the demons had controlled. They also told them what happened to the pigs. BSB BSB: Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon-possessed man and also to the pigs.
17 ARST Then the people who were there started to urge Jesus to leave their area. BSB BSB: And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
18 ARST While Jesus was entering the boat{ to leave}, the man whom the demons had controlled urged Jesus to allow him to go with Jesus as his apprentice. BSB BSB: As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.
19 ARST However, Jesus did not allow the man{ to go with him}. Instead, he told him,“Go home to your friends and family. Tell them about everything that the Lord{ God} has done for you and how he has helped you.” BSB BSB: But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”
20 ARST So, the man traveled around the region of the Ten Towns. He told people how much Jesus had done for him.{ What the man said} impressed all the people{ who heard it}. BSB BSB: So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.
21 ARST Meanwhile, Jesus{ and his apprentices} sailed in a boat back to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus stayed next to the Sea of Galilee, and a large group of people assembled near him. BSB BSB: When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.
22 ARST Then, a certain man arrived. He was a leader of the Jewish meeting place there. His name was Jairus. When he saw Jesus, Jairus knelt before him. BSB BSB: A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet
23 ARST He urged Jesus repeatedly,“My young daughter is about to die. Please come{ with me} and touch her. That way, you will rescue her, and she will stay alive.” BSB BSB: and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”
24 ARST So Jesus{ and his apprentices} left with Jairus{ to go to his house}. A large group of people went with them, and they were almost crushing Jesus. BSB BSB: So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.
25 ARST Now there was a woman{ in the crowd} who had been suffering for 12 years from a disease that caused continual bleeding. BSB BSB: And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years.
26 ARST { During those 12 years,} she had spent all the money that she had to pay for doctors. However, these doctors only hurt her more. So, she did not get any better. Instead, she actually became more sick. BSB BSB: She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.
29 ARST As soon as{ she did that,} her bleeding stopped. She could feel inside herself that she was no longer sick. BSB BSB: Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
30 ARST As soon as{ she touched his robe}, Jesus recognized that someone had benefited from how powerful he was. So, in the middle of the large group of people, he spun around and asked,“Which of you touched my clothing?” BSB BSB: At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”
31 ARST His apprentices replied,“Look at the large group of people that is almost crushing you!{ Probably many people have touched you.} So, it does not make sense to ask who touched you.” BSB BSB: His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”
32 ARST However, Jesus kept trying to see the person who had touched his clothes. BSB BSB: But He kept looking around to see who had done this.
33 ARST Then the woman came up to Jesus. She realized what had happened, and she shook because she was afraid. She knelt before Jesus and told him exactly what had happened. BSB BSB: Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she told Him the whole truth.
34 ARST Jesus replied,“Young woman, because you believed{ that I could heal you}, you are now well. Now go on your way, and may God make you peaceful. You will not be sick in that way again.” BSB BSB: “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
35 ARST While Jesus was still talking{ with that woman}, some messengers arrived from the house of Jairus, the leader of the Jewish meeting place. They told Jairus,“Your daughter is dead. You should not continue to ask the instructor to help.” BSB BSB: While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”
36 ARST Jesus listened to what the messengers said. Then, he told Jairus,“You should stop being afraid! You just need to trust{ that I can help your daughter}.” BSB BSB: But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”
37 ARST Then Jesus took only Peter, James, and James’{ younger} brother John with him. He did not allow anyone else to come with them. BSB BSB: And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
38 ARST Then they arrived at the house of Jairus, the leader of the Jewish meeting place. Jesus noticed that the people there were making a lot of noise. They were crying very sorrowfully. BSB BSB: When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.
39 ARST Then Jesus went into the house. He told the people there,“You should not be making much noise and crying sorrowfully! The young woman is not dead! She is only sleeping.” BSB BSB: He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”
40 ARST The people made fun of him{ for saying that}. However, Jesus made all of them leave{ the house}. Then, he went to where the young woman was. He took with him the young woman’ s father and mother as well as Peter, James, and John. BSB BSB: And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
42 ARST As soon as{ Jesus said that}, the young woman{ became alive again,} stood up, and walked around(in fact, she was 12 years old). That greatly impressed everyone who was there. BSB BSB: Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). And at once they were utterly astounded.
43 ARST Jesus ordered them firmly,“Do not tell anyone about what I have done here!” Also, he told them to serve the young woman some food to eat. BSB BSB: Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.