They came to the other side of the lake, to the territory of the
Gerasenes. Immediately Jesus had disembarked from the boat, there met
him from the tombs a man in the grip of an unclean spirit. This man
lived amongst the tombs. No one had ever been able to bind him with a
chain, because he had often... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BANISHING OF THE DEMONS (Mark 5:1-13)... [ Continue Reading ]
The men who were feeding the pigs fled, and brought news of what had
happened to the town and to the farms. They came to see what it was
that had happened. They came to Jesus, and they saw the
demon-possessed man--the man who had had the legion of demons--sitting
fully clothed and in his senses, and... [ Continue Reading ]
As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been
demon-possessed kept begging him that he might be allowed to stay with
him. He did not allow him, but said to him, "Go back to your home and
your own people, and tell them all that the Lord has done for you."
And he went away and began to proc... [ Continue Reading ]
When Jesus had crossed over in the boat back again to the other side,
a great crowd gathered together to him; and he was by the lakeside.
One of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, came to him; and,
when he saw Jesus, he threw himself at his feet. He pled with him, "My
little daughter is ly... [ Continue Reading ]
Now there was a woman who was suffering from a haemorrhage which had
lasted for twelve years. She had gone through many things at the hands
of many doctors; she had spent everything she had; and it had not
helped her at all. Indeed she rather got worse and worse. When she
heard the stories about Jes... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus was well aware in himself that the power which issued from him
had gone out of him; and immediately, in the middle of the crowd, he
turned and said: "Who touched my clothes?" The disciples said to him:
"Look at the crowd that are crushing you on every side--what's the
point of saying, 'Who tou... [ Continue Reading ]
While he was still speaking, messages came from the household of the
ruler of the synagogue. "Your daughter, they said, "has died. Why
trouble the teacher any more?" Jesus overheard this message being
given. He said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Don't be afraid! Only
keep on believing!" He allowed... [ Continue Reading ]
But he put them all out, and he took with him the father of the little
girl, and the mother and his own friends, and went into the room where
the little girl was. He took the little girl by the hand, and he said
to her, "Maid! I say to you, Arise!" Immediately the maid arose and
walked around, for s... [ Continue Reading ]