Mark.5

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

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They arrived on the other side of the sea in the country of the Gerasenes.

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They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.

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Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes.

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So they arrived at the other side of the lake, in the land of the Gerasenes.

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

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As Jesus got out of the boat, a madman from the cemetery came up to him.

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When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him.

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And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

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Just as Jesus was climbing from the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit ran out from a cemetery to meet him.

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

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He lived there among the tombs and graves. No one could restrain him--he couldn't be chained, couldn't be tied down.

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This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him any more, not even with a chain.

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who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains,

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This man lived among the tombs and could not be restrained, even with a chain.

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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.

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He had been tied up many times with chains and ropes, but he broke the chains, snapped the ropes. No one was strong enough to tame him.

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For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him.

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because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him.

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Whenever he was put into chains and shackles--as he often was--he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to control him.

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

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Night and day he roamed through the graves and the hills, screaming out and slashing himself with sharp stones.

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Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.

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

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All day long and throughout the night, he would wander among the tombs and in the hills, screaming and hitting himself with stones.

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

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When he saw Jesus a long way off, he ran and bowed in worship before him--

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When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him.

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When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him.

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When Jesus was still some distance away, the man saw him. He ran to meet Jesus and fell down before him.

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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.

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then bellowed in protest, "What business do you have, Jesus, Son of the High God, messing with me? I swear to God, don't give me a hard time!"

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He shouted at the top of his voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won't torture me!"

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And he cried out with a loud voice and said, "What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me."

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He gave a terrible scream, shrieking, "Why are you bothering me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? For God's sake, don't torture me!"

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

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(Jesus had just commanded the tormenting evil spirit, "Out! Get out of the man!")

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For Jesus had said to him, "Come out of this man, you evil spirit!"

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For He said to him, "Come out of the man, unclean spirit!"

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For Jesus had already said to the spirit, "Come out of the man, you evil spirit."

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

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Jesus asked him, "Tell me your name." He replied, "My name is Mob. I'm a rioting mob."

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Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?"

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Then He asked him, "What is your name?" And he answered, saying, "My name is Legion; for we are many."

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Then Jesus asked, "What is your name?" And the spirit replied, "Legion, because there are many of us here inside this man."

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

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Then he desperately begged Jesus not to banish them from the country.

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"My name is Legion," he replied, "for we are many." And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.

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Also he begged Him earnestly that He would not send them out of the country.

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Then the spirits begged him again and again not to send them to some distant place.

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

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A large herd of pigs was browsing and rooting on a nearby hill.

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A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside.

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Now a large herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains.

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There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby.

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

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The demons begged him, "Send us to the pigs so we can live in them."

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The demons begged Jesus, "Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them."

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So all the demons begged Him, saying, "Send us to the swine, that we may enter them."

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"Send us into those pigs," the evil spirits begged.

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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.

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Jesus gave the order. But it was even worse for the pigs than for the man. Crazed, they stampeded over a cliff into the sea and drowned.

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He gave them permission, and the evil spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.

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And at once Jesus gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea.

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Jesus gave them permission. So the evil spirits came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd of two thousand pigs plunged down the steep hillside into the lake, where they drowned.

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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.

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Those tending the pigs, scared to death, bolted and told their story in town and country. Everyone wanted to see what had happened.

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Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.

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So those who fed the swine fled, and they told it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had happened.

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The herdsmen fled to the nearby city and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. Everyone rushed out to see for themselves.

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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.

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They came up to Jesus and saw the madman sitting there wearing decent clothes and making sense, no longer a walking madhouse of a man.

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When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

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Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.

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A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, but they were frightened when they saw the man who had been demon possessed, for he was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane.

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

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Those who had seen it told the others what had happened to the demon-possessed man and the pigs.

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Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man--and told about the pigs as well.

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And those who saw it told them how it happened to him who had been demon-possessed, and about the swine.

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Those who had seen what happened to the man and to the pigs told everyone about it,

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

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At first they were in awe--and then they were upset, upset over the drowned pigs. They demanded that Jesus leave and not come back.

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Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.

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Then they began to plead with Him to depart from their region.

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and the crowd began pleading with Jesus to go away and leave them alone.

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

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As Jesus was getting into the boat, the demon-delivered man begged to go along,

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As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him.

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And when He got into the boat, he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him.

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When Jesus got back into the boat, the man who had been demon possessed begged to go, too.

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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.

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but he wouldn't let him. Jesus said, "Go home to your own people. Tell them your story--what the Master did, how he had mercy on you."

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Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you."

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However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, "Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you."

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But Jesus said, "No, go home to your friends, and tell them what wonderful things the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been."

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

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The man went back and began to preach in the Ten Towns area about what Jesus had done for him. He was the talk of the town.

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So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.

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And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all marveled.

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So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns of that region and began to tell everyone about the great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed at what he told them.

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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.

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After Jesus crossed over by boat, a large crowd met him at the seaside.

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When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake.

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Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea.

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When Jesus went back across to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him on the shore.

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

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One of the meeting-place leaders named Jairus came. When he saw Jesus, he fell to his knees,

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Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet

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And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet

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A leader of the local synagogue, whose name was Jairus, came and fell down before him,

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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.

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beside himself as he begged, "My dear daughter is at death's door. Come and lay hands on her so she will get well and live."

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and pleaded earnestly with him, "My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live."

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and begged Him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live."

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pleading with him to heal his little daughter. "She is about to die," he said in desperation. "Please come and place your hands on her; heal her so she can live."

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

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Jesus went with him, the whole crowd tagging along, pushing and jostling him.

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So Jesus went with him.

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So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him.

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Jesus went with him, and the crowd thronged behind.

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

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A woman who had suffered a condition of hemorrhaging for twelve years--

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A large crowd followed and pressed around him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years.

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Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years,

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And there was a woman in the crowd who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years.

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

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a long succession of physicians had treated her, and treated her badly, taking all her money and leaving her worse off than before--

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She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse.

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and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse.

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She had suffered a great deal from many doctors through the years and had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she was worse.

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

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had heard about Jesus. She slipped in from behind and touched his robe.

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When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,

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When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment.

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She had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him through the crowd and touched the fringe of his robe.

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

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She was thinking to herself, "If I can put a finger on his robe, I can get well."

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because she thought, "If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed."

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For she said, "If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well."

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For she thought to herself, "If I can just touch his clothing, I will be healed."

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

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The moment she did it, the flow of blood dried up. She could feel the change and knew her plague was over and done with.

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Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.

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Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction.

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Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel that she had been healed!

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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?

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At the same moment, Jesus felt energy discharging from him. He turned around to the crowd and asked, "Who touched my robe?"

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At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"

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And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched My clothes?"

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Jesus realized at once that healing power had gone out from him, so he turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"

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

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His disciples said, "What are you talking about? With this crowd pushing and jostling you, you're asking, "Who touched me?' Dozens have touched you!"

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"You see the people crowding against you," his disciples answered, "and yet you can ask, 'Who touched me?'"

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But His disciples said to Him, "You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, "Who touched Me?"'

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His disciples said to him, "All this crowd is pressing around you. How can you ask, 'Who touched me?'"

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

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But he went on asking, looking around to see who had done it.

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But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it.

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And He looked around to see her who had done this thing.

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But he kept on looking around to see who had done it.

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

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The woman, knowing what had happened, knowing she was the one, stepped up in fear and trembling, knelt before him, and gave him the whole story.

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Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth.

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But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth.

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Then the frightened woman, trembling at the realization of what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and told him what she had done.

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

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Jesus said to her, "Daughter, you took a risk of faith, and now you're healed and whole. Live well, live blessed! Be healed of your plague." [JC]

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He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering."

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And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction."

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And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. You have been healed."

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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?

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While he was still talking, some people came from the leader's house and told him, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?"

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While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. "Your daughter is dead," they said. "Why bother the teacher any more?"

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While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue's house who said, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?"

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While he was still speaking to her, messengers arrived from Jairus's home with the message, "Your daughter is dead. There's no use troubling the Teacher now."

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

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Jesus overheard what they were talking about and said to the leader, "Don't listen to them; just trust me."

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Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, "Don't be afraid; just believe."

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As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid; only believe."

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But Jesus ignored their comments and said to Jairus, "Don't be afraid. Just trust me."

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

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He permitted no one to go in with him except Peter, James, and John.

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He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James.

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And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

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Then Jesus stopped the crowd and wouldn't let anyone go with him except Peter and James and John.

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

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They entered the leader's house and pushed their way through the gossips looking for a story and neighbors bringing in casseroles.

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When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly.

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Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw a tumult and those who wept and wailed loudly.

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When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the weeping and wailing.

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

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Jesus was abrupt: "Why all this busybody grief and gossip? This child isn't dead; she's sleeping."

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He went in and said to them, "Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep."

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When He came in, He said to them, "Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeping."

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He went inside and spoke to the people. "Why all this weeping and commotion?" he asked. "The child isn't dead; she is only asleep."

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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.

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Provoked to sarcasm, they told him he didn't know what he was talking about. But when he had sent them all out, he took the child's father and mother, along with his companions, and entered the child's room.

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But they laughed at him.

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And they ridiculed Him. But when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying.

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The crowd laughed at him, but he told them all to go outside. Then he took the girl's father and mother and his three disciples into the room where the girl was lying.

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

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He clasped the girl's hand and said, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, get up."

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After he put them all out, he took the child's father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum!" (which means, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!" ).

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Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, "Talitha, cumi," which is translated, "Little girl, I say to you, arise."

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Holding her hand, he said to her, "Get up, little girl!"

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

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At that, she was up and walking around! This girl was twelve years of age. They, of course, were all beside themselves with joy.

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Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished.

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Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age. And they were overcome with great amazement.

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And the girl, who was twelve years old, immediately stood up and walked around! Her parents were absolutely overwhelmed.

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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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He gave them strict orders that no one was to know what had taken place in that room. Then he said, "Give her something to eat."

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He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.

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But He commanded them strictly that no one should know it, and said that something should be given her to eat.

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Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone what had happened, and he told them to give her something to eat.

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