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Luke 8:55:
Jesus frees a demon-possessed man went throughout the city proclaiming what
26 Jesus and his disciples sailed to the Jesus had done for him. Gerasenes' land, which is across the lake from Galilee. 27 As soon as Jesus got out of Jesus heals two women the boat, a certain man met him. The man 40When Jesus returned, the crowd welwas from the city and was possessed by de- comed him, for they had been waiting for mons. For a long time, he had lived among him. 41A man named Jairus, who was a synthe tombs, naked and homeless. 28 When he agogue leader, came and fell at Jesus' feet. saw Jesus, he shrieked and fell down before He pleaded with Jesus to come to his house him. Then he shouted, “What have you to 42 because his only daughter, a twelve-yeardo with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High old, was dying. God? I beg you, don't torture me!" ?' He said As Jesus moved forward, he faced this because Jesus had already commanded smothering crowds. 43A woman was there the unclean spirit to come out of the man who had been bleeding for twelve years. Many times it had taken possession of She had spent her entire livelihood on dochim, so he would be bound with leg irons tors, but no one could heal her. 44She came and chains and placed under guard. But he up behind him and touched the hem of his would break his restraints, and the demon clothes, and at once her bleeding stopped. would force him into the wilderness.
45“Who touched me?" Jesus asked. 30 Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” When everyone denied it, Peter said,
“Legion," he replied, because many de- “Master, the crowds are surrounding you mons had entered him. 3'They pleaded with and pressing in on you!" him not to order them to go back into the 46But Jesus said, "Someone touched me. abyss. 32A large herd of pigs was feeding on I know that power has gone out from me." the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to 47When the woman saw that she couldn't let them go into the pigs. Jesus gave them escape notice, she came trembling and fell permission, and the demons left the man before Jesus. In front of everyone, she exand entered the pigs. The herd rushed down plained why she had touched him and how the cliff into the lake and drowned.
she had been immediately healed. 34When those who tended the pigs saw 48“Daughter, your faith has healed you," what happened, they ran away and told Jesus said. “Go in peace.” the story in the city and in the country- 49While Jesus was still speaking, someside. 35 People came to see what had hap- one came from the synagogue leader's pened. They came to Jesus and found the house, saying to Jairus, “Your daughter has man from whom the demons had gone. He died. Don't bother the teacher any longer." was sitting at Jesus' feet, fully dressed and soWhen Jesus heard this, he responded, completely sane. They were filled with awe. “Don't be afraid; just keep trusting, and she 36 Those people who had actually seen what will be healed.” had happened told them how the demon- When he came to the house, he didn't possessed man had been delivered. 37Then allow anyone to enter with him except Peter, everyone gathered from the region of the John, and James, and the child's father and Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave their area mother. 52They were all crying and mournbecause they were overcome with fear. So ing for her, but Jesus said, “Don't cry. She he got into the boat and returned across isn't dead. She's only sleeping." the lake. 38 The man from whom the de- 53 They laughed at him because they mons had gone begged to come along with knew she was dead. Jesus as one of his disciples. Jesus sent him S 4 Taking her hand, Jesus called out, away, saying, 39"Return home and tell the “Child, get up." SS Her life returned and she : story of what God has done for you.” So he got up at once. He directed them to give
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