said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the man. And he asked him, What is 9 thy name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many. And he besought 10 him much that he would not send them away out of the country. Now there was there on 11 the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding. And they besought him, saying, Send us 12 into the swine, that we may enter into them. And he gave them leave. And the unclean 13 spirits came out, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand; and they were choked in the sea. And they that fed 14 them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass. And they come to 15 Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with devils sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion: and they were afraid. And they that saw it declared 16. unto them how it befell 1him that was possessed with devils, and concerning the swine. And 17 they began to beseech him to depart from their borders. And as he was entering into the 18 Gr. demons. boat, he that had been possessed with 2devils besought him that he might be with him. And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, 19 Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee. And he went 20 his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

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And when Jesus had crossed over again in the 21 boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him: and he was by the sea. And 22 there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue,

Jaïrus by name; and seeing him, he falleth at 23 his feet, and beseecheth him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: I pray

thee, that thou come and lay thy hands on her, 24 that she may be 'made whole, and live. And 1Or, saved he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.

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And a woman, which had an issue of blood 26 twelve years, and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew 27 worse, having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched 28 his garment. For she said, If I touch but 29 his garments, I shall be made whole. And

straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she 30 was healed of her 2plague. And straightway Gr. scourge. Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched 31 my garments? And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and 32 sayest thou, Who touched me? And he looked round about to see her that had done this 33 thing. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the 34 truth. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and Or, saved thee be whole of thy 2 plague.

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While he yet spake, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the 36 Master any further? But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the 37 synagogue, Fear not, only believe. And he suffered no man to follow with him, save

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Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. And they come to the house of the 38 ruler of the synagogue; and he beholdeth a tumult, and many weeping and wailing greatly. And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, 39 Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him 40 to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where the child was. And taking the child 41 by the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise. And straightway the damsel rose 42 up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great amazement. And he charged them much that 43 no man should know this: and he commanded that something should be given her to eat.

And he went out from thence; and he 16 cometh into his own country; and his disciples follow him. And when the sabbath was come, 2 'Some ancient he began to teach in the synagogue: and 'many hearing him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and what mean such mighty works wrought by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of 3 Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him. And 4 Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. And he 5 could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their 6 unbelief.

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And he went round about the villages teaching.

And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and he gave them authority over the unclean 8 spirits; and he charged them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only;

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no bread, no wallet, no 1money in their 2purse; 1Gr. brass. 9 but to go shod with sandals: and, said he, put 2 Gr. girdle. Io not on two coats. And he said unto them,

Wheresoever ye enter into a house, there abide 11 till ye depart thence. And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony unto them. 12 And they went out, and preached that men 13 should repent. And they cast out many 3devils, and anointed with oil many that were Gr. demons. sick, and healed them.

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14 And king Herod heard thereof; for his name had become known: and he said, John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore do 15 these powers work in him. But others said, It Gr. the Bap is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, 16 even as one of the prophets. But Herod, when he heard thereof, said, John, whom I beheaded, 17 he is risen. For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother 18 Philip's wife: for he had married her. For

John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee 19 to have thy brother's wife.. And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; 20 and she could not; for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous man and a holy, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed; and he heard him 21 gladly. And when a convenient day was come,

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1 Or, military his lords, and the 'high captains, and the chief Gr. chiliarchs, men of Galilee; and when the daughter of He- 22 2 Some ancient rodias herself came in and danced, she pleased

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Herod and them that sat at meat with him; and the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt 23 ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. And she went out, and said 24 unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she Gr. the Bap said, The head of John the Baptist. And she 25

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came in straightway with haste unto the king,
and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith
give me in a charger the head of John the
Baptist. And the king was exceeding sorry; 26
but for the sake of his oaths, and of them
that sat at meat, he would not reject her.
And straightway the king sent forth a soldier 27
of his guard, and commanded to bring his
head and he went and beheaded him in the
prison, and brought his head in a charger, and 28
gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it
to her mother. And when his disciples heard 29
thereof, they came and took up his corpse, and
laid it in a tomb.

And the apostles gather themselves together 30 unto Jesus; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught. And he saith unto them, Come 31 ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. And they went away in the boat to a 32 desert place apart. And the people saw them 33 going, and many knew them, and they ran there Or, by land together on foot from all the cities, and outwent them. And he came forth and saw a 34