The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, ▼

▼Or Jesus Christ. Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean Anointed One.

the Son of God, ▼

▼Some manuscripts do not have the Son of God.

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, ^cthe Son of God. ▼

▼Some manuscripts omit  the Son of God

as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

‘I will send my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way’ ▼

▼Mal. 3:1

–

^fAs it is written in Isaiah the prophet, ▼

▼Some manuscripts  in the prophets

^h“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way,

‘a voice of one calling in the wilderness,
“Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.”’ ▼

▼Isaiah 40:3

^jthe voice of one crying in the wilderness:
^k‘Prepare ▼

▼Or  crying: Prepare in the wilderness

the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”

And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

^mJohn appeared, baptizing in ⁿthe wilderness and proclaiming ^oa baptism of ^prepentance ^qfor the forgiveness of sins.

The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptised by him in the River Jordan.

And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, ^rconfessing their sins.

John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt round his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

Now John was ^sclothed with camel’s hair and ^twore a leather belt around his waist and ate ^ulocusts and ^vwild honey.

And this was his message: ‘After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

And he preached, saying, ^w“After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

I baptise you with ▼

▼Or in

water, but he will baptise you with ▼

▼Or in

the Holy Spirit.’

^zI have baptized you with water, but ^aahe will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptised by John in the Jordan.

^abIn those days Jesus ^accame from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

And when he came up out of the water, immediately he ^adsaw ^aethe heavens being torn open ^afand the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

And a voice came from heaven: ‘You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.’

And ^aga voice came from heaven, ^ah“You are my beloved Son; ▼

▼Or  my Son, my (or the) Beloved

with you I am well pleased.”

At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness,

^ajThe Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.

and he was in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted ▼

▼The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.

by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.

^alAnd he was in the wilderness forty days, being ^amtempted by ^anSatan. And he was with the wild animals, and ^aothe angels were ministering to him.

After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.

^apNow after John was arrested, Jesus ^aqcame into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God,

‘The time has come,’ he said. ‘The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!’

and saying, ^ar“The time is fulfilled, and ^asthe kingdom of God is at hand; ^atrepent and believe in the gospel.”

As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.

^auPassing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will send you out to fish for people.’

And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become ^avfishers of men.” ▼

▼The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women

At once they left their nets and followed him.

And immediately they left their nets and followed him.

When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets.

And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets.

Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him.

They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.

^axAnd they went into Capernaum, and immediately ^ayon the Sabbath ^azhe entered the synagogue and was teaching.

The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law.

And ^bathey were astonished at his teaching, ^bbfor he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out,

And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,

‘What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are – the Holy One of God!’

^bc“What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? ^bdI know who you are— ^bethe Holy One of God.”

‘Be quiet!’ said Jesus sternly. ‘Come out of him!’

But Jesus ^bfrebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!”

The impure spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek.

And the unclean spirit, ^bgconvulsing him and ^bhcrying out with a loud voice, came out of him.

The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, ‘What is this? A new teaching – and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.’

And they were all ^biamazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? ^bjA new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”

News about him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee.

And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee.

As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.

^bkAnd immediately he ▼

▼Some manuscripts they

^bmleft the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her.

Now ^bnSimon’s mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.

So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.

And he came and ^botook her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.

That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all who were ill and demon-possessed.

That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or ^bpoppressed by demons.

The whole town gathered at the door,

And the whole city was gathered together at the door.

and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.

^bqAnd he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And ^brhe would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.

^bsAnd rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and ^btthere he prayed.

Simon and his companions went to look for him,

And Simon and those who were with him searched for him,

and when they found him, they exclaimed: ‘Everyone is looking for you!’

and they found him and said to him, ^bu“Everyone is looking for you.”

Jesus replied, ‘Let us go somewhere else – to the nearby villages – so that I can preach there also. That is why I have come.’

And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for ^bvthat is why I came out.”

So he travelled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

^bwAnd ^bxhe went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

A man with leprosy ▼

▼The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

came to him and begged him on his knees, ‘If you are willing, you can make me clean.’

^bzAnd a leper ▼

▼Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13

came to him, imploring him, and ^cbkneeling said to him, ^cc“If you will, you can make me clean.”

Jesus was indignant. ▼

▼Many manuscripts Jesus was filled with compassion

He reached out his hand and touched the man. ‘I am willing,’ he said. ‘Be clean!’

Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be clean.”

Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.

And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.

Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning:

And ^ceJesus ▼

▼Greek he; also verse 45

sternly charged him and sent him away at once,

and said to him, ^cg“See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, ^chshow yourself to the priest and ^cioffer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, ^cjfor a proof to them.”

Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere.

^ckBut he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter ^cla town, but was out in ^cmdesolate places, and ^cnpeople were coming to him from every quarter.

A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home.

And when he returned to ^coCapernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home.

They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them.

And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them.

Some men came, bringing to him a paralysed man, carried by four of them.

^cpAnd they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men.

Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on.

And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, ^cqthey removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay.

When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralysed man, ‘Son, your sins are forgiven.’

And when Jesus ^crsaw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, ^csyour sins are forgiven.”

Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves,

Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts,

‘Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?’

“Why does this man speak like that? ^ctHe is blaspheming! ^cuWho can forgive sins but God alone?”

Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, ‘Why are you thinking these things?

And immediately Jesus, ^cvperceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you question these things in your hearts?

But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.’ So he said to the man,

But that you may know that ^cwthe Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic—

He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, ‘We have never seen anything like this!’

And he rose and immediately picked up his bed and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and ^cxglorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them.

He went out again beside the sea, and ^cyall the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them.

As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me,’ Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.

^czAnd as he passed by, he saw ^daLevi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.

While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.

And as he reclined at table in his house, many ^dbtax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.

When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: ‘Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?’

And ^dcthe scribes of ▼

▼Some manuscripts and

the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, ^de“Why does he eat ▼

▼Some manuscripts add and drink

with tax collectors and sinners?”

On hearing this, Jesus said to them, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but those who are ill. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.’

And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. ^dgI came not to call the righteous, ^dhbut sinners.”

Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, ‘How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?’

Now ^diJohn’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, ^dj“Why do John’s disciples and ^dkthe disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”

Jesus answered, ‘How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them.

And Jesus said to them, ^dl“Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

‘No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse.

And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.’

And no one puts new wine into old ^dowineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins—and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.” ▼

▼Some manuscripts omit  But new wine is for fresh wineskins

One Sabbath Jesus was going through the cornfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some ears of corn.

^dqOne Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples ^drbegan to pluck heads of grain.

The Pharisees said to him, ‘Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?’

And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, ^dswhy are they doing ^dtwhat is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

He answered, ‘Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

And he said to them, ^du“Have you never read ^dvwhat David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him:

Then he said to them, ‘The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

And he said to them, ^dz“The Sabbath was made for man, ^eanot man for the Sabbath.

So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.’

So ^ebthe Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”

Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shrivelled hand was there.

^ecAgain ^edhe entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand.

Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.

And ^eethey watched Jesus, ▼

▼Greek him

to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him.

Jesus said to the man with the shrivelled hand, ‘Stand up in front of everyone.’

And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.”

Then Jesus asked them, ‘Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?’ But they remained silent.

And he said to them, ^eg“Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.

He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.

And he ^ehlooked around at them with anger, grieved at ^eitheir hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” ^ejHe stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

^ekThe Pharisees went out and immediately ^elheld counsel with ^emthe Herodians against him, how to destroy him.

Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.

^enJesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and ^eoa great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea

When they heard all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon.

and Jerusalem and ^epIdumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around ^eqTyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him.

Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him.

And he told his disciples to ^erhave a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they ^escrush him,

For he had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him.

for ^ethe had healed many, so that all who had ^eudiseases pressed around him ^evto touch him.

Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, ‘You are the Son of God.’

^ewAnd whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they ^exfell down before him and cried out, “You are ^eythe Son of God.”

But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.

And ^ezhe strictly ordered them not to make him known.

Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.

^faAnd he went up on the mountain and called to him those ^fbwhom he desired, and they came to him.

He appointed twelve ▼

▼Some manuscripts twelve – designating them apostles –

that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach

^fdAnd he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach

and to have authority to drive out demons.

^feand have authority to cast out demons.

These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);

He appointed the twelve: ^ffSimon (to whom ^fghe gave the name Peter);

James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means ‘sons of thunder’),

^fhJames the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);

Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot

Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and ^fiMatthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot, ▼

▼Greek kananaios, meaning zealot

and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.

Then he went ^fkhome, and the crowd gathered again, ^flso that they could not even eat.

When his family ▼

▼Or his associates

heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, ‘He is out of his mind.’

^fnAnd when ^fohis family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He ^fpis out of his mind.”

And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, ‘He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.’

And ^fqthe scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, ^fr“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.”

So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: ‘How can Satan drive out Satan?

^fsAnd he called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?

But ^ftno one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. ^fuThen indeed he may plunder his house.

but whoever ^fwblasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”—

He said this because they were saying, ‘He has an impure spirit.’

for they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him.

^fxAnd his mother and his ^fybrothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him.

A crowd was sitting round him, and they told him, ‘Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.’

And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers ▼

▼Other early manuscripts add and your sisters

are outside, seeking you.”

‘Who are my mother and my brothers?’ he asked.

And he answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”

Then he looked at those seated in a circle round him and said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers!

And ^galooking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!

Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.’

^gbFor whoever ^gcdoes the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.”

Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered round him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge.

Again ^gdhe began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, ^geso that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.

He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said:

And ^gfhe was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:

Then Jesus said, ‘Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.’

And he said, ^gl“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables.

And ^gmwhen he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

He told them, ‘The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables

And he said to them, ^gn“To you has been given ^gothe secret of the kingdom of God, but for ^gpthose outside everything is in parables,

so that,

‘ “they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!” ▼

▼Isaiah 6:9,10

’

^grso that

“'they ^gsmay indeed see but not perceive,
and may indeed hear but not understand,
lest they ^gtshould turn and be forgiven.'”

Then Jesus said to them, ‘Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?

^guAnd he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop – some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.’

But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and ^hebear fruit, ^hfthirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.”

He said to them, ‘Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?

^hgAnd he said to them, ^hh“Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand?

‘Consider carefully what you hear,’ he continued. ‘With the measure you use, it will be measured to you – and even more.

And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: ^hkwith the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you.

Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.’

^hlFor to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”

He also said, ‘This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.

And he said, ^hm“The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.

As soon as the corn is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.’

But when the grain is ripe, at once ^hohe puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

Again he said, ‘What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?

^hpAnd he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?

yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”

With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.

^hrWith many such parables he spoke ^hsthe word to them, ^htas they were able to hear it.

He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.

He did not speak to them ^huwithout a parable, but ^hvprivately to his own disciples he ^hwexplained everything.

That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, ‘Let us go over to the other side.’

^hxOn that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.”

Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him.

And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him.

A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.

And a great windstorm arose, and the waves ^hywere breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.

Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, ‘Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?’

But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”

He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, ‘Quiet! Be still!’ Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

And he awoke and ^hzrebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and ^iathere was a great calm.

He said to his disciples, ‘Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?’

He said to them, “Why are you ^ibso afraid? Have you still no faith?”

They were terrified and asked each other, ‘Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!’

And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, ^ic“Who then is this, that even ^idthe wind and the sea obey him?”

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

▼Some manuscripts Gadarenes; other manuscripts Gergesenes

^ifThey came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. ▼

▼Some manuscripts Gergesenes; some Gadarenes

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

And when Jesus ▼

▼Greek he; also verse 9

had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit.

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

ⁱⁱHe lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain,

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.

for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him.

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

Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones.

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

And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and ^ijfell down before him.

He shouted at the top of his voice, ‘What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!’

And ^ikcrying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, ^ilSon of ^imthe Most High God? ⁱⁿI adjure you by God, do not torment me.”

For Jesus had said to him, ‘Come out of this man, you impure spirit!’

For he was saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”

Then Jesus asked him, ‘What is your name?’

‘My name is Legion,’ he replied, ‘for we are many.’

And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is ^ioLegion, for we are many.”

And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.

And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country.

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

Now a great herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside,

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

and they begged him, saying, “Send us to the pigs; let us enter them.”

He gave them permission, and the impure 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.

So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea.

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

The herdsmen fled and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened.

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.

And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed ▼

▼Greek daimonizomai; also verses 16, 18; elsewhere rendered oppressed by demons

man, the one who had had ^iqthe legion, sitting there, ^irclothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

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

And those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and to the pigs.

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

And ^isthey began to beg Jesus ▼

▼Greek him

to depart from their region.

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

As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him.

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

And he did not permit him but said to him, “Go home to your friends and ^iutell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.”

So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis ▼

▼That is, the Ten Cities

how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.

And he went away and began to proclaim in ^iwthe Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.

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

And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea.

Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet.

^ixThen came one of ^iythe rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet

He 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.’

and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and ^izlay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.”

So Jesus went with him.

A large crowd followed and pressed round him.

And he went with him.

And a great crowd followed him and ^jathronged about him.

And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years.

And there was a woman ^jbwho had had a discharge of blood for twelve years,

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.

and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse.

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

She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment.

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

For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.”

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

^jcAnd immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her ^jddisease.

At once Jesus realised that power had gone out from him. He turned round in the crowd and asked, ‘Who touched my clothes?’

And Jesus, perceiving in himself that ^jepower had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?”

‘You see the people crowding against you,’ his disciples answered, ‘and yet you can ask, “Who touched me?”’

And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’”

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

And he looked around to see who had done it.

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

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

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

And he said to her, “Daughter, ^jfyour faith has made you well; ^jggo in peace, and be healed of your ^jhdisease.”

While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. ‘Your daughter is dead,’ they said. ‘Why bother the teacher anymore?’

While he was still speaking, there came from ^jithe ruler’s house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why ^jjtrouble ^jkthe Teacher any further?”

Overhearing ▼

▼Or Ignoring

what they said, Jesus told him, ‘Don’t be afraid; just believe.’

But overhearing ▼

▼Or ignoring; some manuscripts hearing

what they said, Jesus said to ^jnthe ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.”

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

And he allowed no one to follow him except ^joPeter and James and ^jpJohn the brother of James.

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

They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus ▼

▼Greek he

saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly.

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

And when he had entered, he said to them, ^jr“Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but ^jssleeping.”

But they laughed at him.

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.

And they laughed at him. But he ^jtput them all outside and took the child’s father and mother and those 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!’ ).

^juTaking her by the hand he said to her, “Talitha cumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, ^jvarise.”

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

And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement.

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

And ^jwhe strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.