Mark 5

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

1 Ref And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.

2 Ref And when he had got out of the boat, straight away there came to him from the place of the dead a man with an unclean spirit.

3 Ref He was living in the place of the dead: and no man was able to keep him down, no, not with a chain;

4 Ref Because he had frequently been prisoned in chains and iron bands, and the chains had been parted and the bands broken by him: and no man was strong enough to make him quiet.

5 Ref And all the time, by day and by night, in the place of the dead, and in the mountains, he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.

6 Ref And when he saw Jesus from far off, he went quickly to him and gave him worship;

7 Ref And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.

8 Ref For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

9 Ref And Jesus said, What is your name? And he made answer, My name is Legion, because there are a great number of us.

10 Ref And he made strong prayers to him not to send them away out of the country.

11 Ref Now on the mountain side there was a great herd of pigs getting their food.

12 Ref And they said to him, Send us into the pigs, so that we may go into them.

13 Ref And he let them do it. And the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they came to their death in the sea.

14 Ref And their keepers went running and gave an account of it in the town and in the country. And people came to see what had taken place.

15 Ref And they came to Jesus, and saw the man in whom had been the evil spirits seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, and they were full of fear.

16 And those who had seen it gave them an account of what had been done to him who had the evil spirits, and of the fate of the pigs.

17 Ref And they made a request to him to go out of their country.

18 Ref And when he was getting into the boat, the man in whom had been the evil spirits had a great desire to come with him.

19 Ref And he would not let him, but said to him, Go to your house, to your friends, and give them news of the great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.

20 Ref And he went on his way, and made public in the country of Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all men were full of wonder.

21 Ref And when Jesus had gone over again in the boat to the other side, a great number of people came to him: and he was by the sea.

22 Ref And one of the rulers of the Synagogue, Jairus by name, came, and seeing him, went down at his feet,

23 Ref And made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life.

24 Ref And he went with him; and a great number of people went after him, and came round him.

25 Ref And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years,

26 Ref And had undergone much at the hands of a number of medical men, and had given all she had, and was no better, but even worse,

27 Ref When she had news of the things which Jesus did, went among the people coming after him, and put her hand on his robe.

28 For she said, If I may only put my hand on his robe, I will be made well.

29 Ref And straight away the fountain of her blood was stopped, and she had a feeling in her body that her disease had gone and she was well.

30 Ref And straight away Jesus was conscious that power had gone out of him; and, turning to the people, he said, Who was touching my robe?

31 Ref And his disciples said to him, You see the people round you on every side, and you say, Who was touching me?

32 And on his looking round to see her who had done this thing,

33 Ref The woman, shaking with fear, conscious of what had been done to her, came and, falling on her face before him, gave him a true account of everything.

34 Ref And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be free from your disease.

35 Ref And while he was still talking, they came from the ruler of the Synagogue's house, saying, Your daughter is dead: why are you still troubling the Master?

36 Ref But Jesus, giving no attention to their words, said to the ruler of the Synagogue, Have no fear, only have faith.

37 Ref And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

38 Ref And they came to the house of the ruler of the Synagogue; and he saw people running this way and that, and weeping and crying loudly.

39 Ref And when he had gone in, he said to them, Why are you making such a noise and weeping? The child is not dead, but sleeping.

40 Ref And they were laughing at him. But he, having sent them all out, took the father of the child and her mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was.

41 Ref And taking her by the hand, he said to her, Talitha cumi, which is, My child, I say to you, Get up.

42 Ref And the young girl got up straight away, and was walking about; she being twelve years old. And they were overcome with wonder.

43 Ref And he gave them special orders that they were not to say anything of this; and he said that some food was to be given to her.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref And they came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gadarenes,

2 Ref and he having come forth out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

3 Ref who had his dwelling in the tombs, and not even with chains was any one able to bind him,

4 Ref because that he many times with fetters and chains had been bound, and pulled in pieces by him had been the chains, and the fetters broken in pieces, and none was able to tame him,

5 Ref and always, night and day, in the mountains, and in the tombs he was, crying and cutting himself with stones.

6 Ref And, having seen Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed before him,

7 Ref and having called with a loud voice, he said, `What -- to me and to thee, Jesus, Son of God the Most High? I adjure thee by God, mayest thou not afflict me!'

8 Ref (for he said to him, `Come forth, spirit unclean, out of the man,')

9 Ref and he was questioning him, `What `is' thy name?' and he answered, saying, `Legion `is' my name, because we are many;'

10 Ref and he was calling on him much, that he may not send them out of the region.

11 Ref And there was there, near the mountains, a great herd of swine feeding,

12 Ref and all the demons did call upon him, saying, `Send us to the swine, that into them we may enter;'

13 Ref and immediately Jesus gave them leave, and having come forth, the unclean spirits did enter into the swine, and the herd did rush down the steep place to the sea -- and they were about two thousand -- and they were choked in the sea.

14 Ref And those feeding the swine did flee, and told in the city, and in the fields, and they came forth to see what it is that hath been done;

15 Ref and they come unto Jesus, and see the demoniac, sitting, and clothed, and right-minded -- him having had the legion -- and they were afraid;

16 and those having seen `it', declared to them how it had come to pass to the demoniac, and about the swine;

17 Ref and they began to call upon him to go away from their borders.

18 Ref And he having gone into the boat, the demoniac was calling on him that he may be with him,

19 Ref and Jesus did not suffer him, but saith to him, `Go away to thy house, unto thine own `friends', and tell them how great things the Lord did to thee, and dealt kindly with thee;

20 Ref and he went away, and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how great things Jesus did to him, and all were wondering.

21 Ref And Jesus having passed over in the boat again to the other side, there was gathered a great multitude to him, and he was near the sea,

22 Ref and lo, there doth come one of the chiefs of the synagogue, by name Jairus, and having seen him, he doth fall at his feet,

23 Ref and he was calling upon him much, saying -- `My little daughter is at the last extremity -- that having come, thou mayest lay on her `thy' hands, so that she may be saved, and she shall live;'

24 Ref and he went away with him. And there was following him a great multitude, and they were thronging him,

25 Ref and a certain woman, having an issue of blood twelve years,

26 Ref and many things having suffered under many physicians, and having spent all that she had, and having profited nothing, but rather having come to the worse,

27 Ref having heard about Jesus, having come in the multitude behind, she touched his garment,

28 for she said -- `If even his garments I may touch, I shall be saved;'

29 Ref and immediately was the fountain of her blood dried up, and she knew in the body that she hath been healed of the plague.

30 Ref And immediately Jesus having known in himself that out of him power had gone forth, having turned about in the multitude, said, `Who did touch my garments?'

31 Ref and his disciples said to him, `Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and thou sayest, `Who did touch me!'

32 And he was looking round to see her who did this,

33 Ref and the woman, having been afraid, and trembling, knowing what was done on her, came, and fell down before him, and told him all the truth,

34 Ref and he said to her, `Daughter, thy faith hath saved thee; go away in peace, and be whole from thy plague.'

35 Ref As he is yet speaking, there come from the chief of the synagogue's `house, certain', saying -- `Thy daughter did die, why still dost thou harass the Teacher?'

36 Ref And Jesus immediately, having heard the word that is spoken, saith to the chief of the synagogue, `Be not afraid, only believe.'

37 Ref And he did not suffer any one to follow with him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James;

38 Ref and he cometh to the house of the chief of the synagogue, and seeth a tumult, much weeping and wailing;

39 Ref and having gone in he saith to them, `Why do ye make a tumult, and weep? the child did not die, but doth sleep;

40 Ref and they were laughing at him. And he, having put all forth, doth take the father of the child, and the mother, and those with him, and goeth in where the child is lying,

41 Ref and, having taken the hand of the child, he saith to her, `Talitha cumi;' which is, being interpreted, `Damsel (I say to thee), arise.'

42 Ref And immediately the damsel arose, and was walking, for she was twelve years `old'; and they were amazed with a great amazement,

43 Ref and he charged them much, that no one may know this thing, and he said that there be given to her to eat.

King James Version (KJV)

1 Ref And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

2 Ref And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

3 Ref Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:

4 Ref Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.

5 Ref And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

6 Ref But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,

7 Ref And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

8 Ref For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.

9 Ref And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.

10 Ref And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

11 Ref Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.

12 Ref And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

13 Ref And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.

14 Ref And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.

15 Ref And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.

17 Ref And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.

18 Ref And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.

19 Ref Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

20 Ref And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

21 Ref And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.

22 Ref And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,

23 Ref And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.

24 Ref And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.

25 Ref And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,

26 Ref And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

27 Ref When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.

28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

29 Ref And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

30 Ref And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

31 Ref And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

33 Ref But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

34 Ref And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

35 Ref While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?

36 Ref As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.

37 Ref And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

38 Ref And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.

39 Ref And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

40 Ref And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.

41 Ref And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.

42 Ref And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.

43 Ref And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

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