1    ^noteAnd they came beyond the straite of the sea into the countrie of the Gerasens.

2   And as he vvent out of the boate, immediatly there mette him out of the sepulchres a man in an vncleane spirit,

3   that had his dvvelling in the sepulchres. and neither vvith chaines09Q0610 could any man novv binde him:

4   for being often bound vvith fetters and chaines, he had burst the chaines, and broken the fetters. and no body could tame him.

5   and he vvas alvvaies day and night in the sepulchres and in the mountaines, crying and cutting him self vvith stones.

6   And seeing Iesvs a farre of, he ranne and adored him:

7   and crying vvith a great voice, said, what to me and thee Iesvs the sonne of God most high? I adiure thee by God that thou torment me not.

8   For he said vnto him, Goe out of the man thou vncleane spirit.

9   And he asked him, what is thy name? And he saith to him, My name is Legion: because vve are many.

10   And he besought him much, that he vvould not expel him out of the countrie.

11   And there vvas there about the mountaine a great heard of svvine, feeding.

12   And the spirits besought him, saying, Send vs ^note into the svvine, that vve may enter into them.

13   And Iesvs immediatly graunted vnto them. And the vncleane spirits going out, entred into the svvine: and the heard vvith great violence vvas caried headlong into the sea, about tvvo thousand, and vvere stifled in the sea.

14   And they that fed them, fled, and caried nevves into the citie and into the fields. And they vvent forth to see vvhat vvas done:

15   and they come to Iesvs, and they see him that vvas vexed of the deuil, sitting, clothed, and vvel in his vvittes: and they vvere afraid.

16   And they that had seen it, told them, in vvhat maner he had been dealt vvithal that had the diuel: and of the swine.

17   And they began to desire him, that he vvould depart from their coastes.

18   And vvhen he vvent vp into the boate, he that had been vexed of the diuel, began to beseeche him that he might be vvith him,

19   and he admitted him not, but saith to him, Goe into thy house to thine, and tel them hovv great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had mercie vpon thee.

20   And he vvent his vvay, and began to publish in Decapolis hovv great things Iesvs had done to him: and al marueled.

21    ^noteAnd vvhen Iesvs had passed in boate againe ouer the straite, a great multitude assembled together vnto him, and he vvas about the sea.

22   And there commeth one of the Archsynagogs, named Iaîrus: and seeing him, he falleth dovvne at his feete, ^note

23   and besought him much, saying, That my daughter is at the point of death, come, impose thy hands vpon her, that she may be safe and liue.

24   And he vvent vvith him, and a great multitude folovved him, and they thronged him.

25   And a vvoman vvhich vvas in an issue of bloud tvvelue yeres,

26   and had suffred many things of many Physicions, and had bestovved al that she had, neither vvas any thing the better, but vvas rather vvorse:

27   vvhen she had heard of Iesvs, she came in the preasse behind him, and touched his garment.

28   for she said, That09Q0611 if I shal touche but his garment, I shal be safe.

29   And forthvvith the fountaine of her bloud vvas dried: and she felt in her body that she vvas healed of the maladie.

30   And immediatly Iesvs knovving in him self09Q0612 the vertue that had proceeded from him, turning to the multitude, said, who hath touched my garments?

31   And his Disciples said to him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, who hath touched me?

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

33   But the vvoman fearing and trembling, knovving vvhat vvas done in her: came and fel dovvne before him, and told him al the truth.

34   And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee safe, goe in peace, and be vvhole of thy maladie.

35   As he vvas yet speaking, they come ^note to the Archsynagogue, saying, That thy daughter is dead: vvhy doest thou trouble the Maister any further?

36   But Iesvs hauing heard the vvord that vvas spoken, saith to the Archsynagogue, Feare not:09Q0613 only beleeue.

37   And he admitted not any man to folovv him, but Peter and Iames and Iohn the brother of Iames.

38   And they come to the Archsynagogs house, and he seeth a tumult, and folke vveeping and vvailing much.

39   And going in, he saith to them: why make you this a doe and vveepe? the vvenche is not dead, but ^note sleepeth.

40   And they derided him. But he hauing put forth al, taketh the father and the mother of the vvenche, and them that vvere vvith him, and they goe in vvhere the vvenche vvas lying.

41   And holding the vvenches hand, he saith to her, Talithacumi, vvhich is being interpreted,09Q0614 wenche (I say to thee) arise.

42   and forthwith

the w&ebar;che rose vp, and walked. and she vvas twelue yeres old: and they vvere astonied vvith great astonishment.

43   And he commaunded them earnestly that no body should knovv it: and he bad that some thing should be giuen her to eate.

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