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Mark 5-8
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The Demon-possessed Man Cured

5 (A)They came to the other side of the sea, into the region of the Gerasenes. 2 When He got out of (B)the boat, immediately a man from the tombs (C)with an unclean spirit met Him. 3 He lived among the tombs; and no one was able to bind him anymore, not even with a chain, 4 because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles broken in pieces; and no one was strong enough to subdue him. 5 Constantly, night and day, he was screaming among the tombs and in the mountains, and cutting himself with stones. 6 Seeing Jesus from a distance, he ran up and bowed down before Him; 7 and shouting with a loud voice, he *said, “[a](D)What business do You have with me, Jesus, (E)Son of (F)the Most High God? I implore You by God, do not torment me!” 8 For He had already been saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” 9 And He was asking him, “What is your name?” And he *said to Him, “My name is (G)Legion, for we are many.” 10 And he begged Him earnestly not to send them out of the region. 11 Now there was a large herd of pigs feeding [b]nearby on the mountain. 12 And the demons begged Him, saying, “Send us into the pigs so that we may enter them.” 13 Jesus gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered the pigs; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they were drowned in the sea.

14 Their herdsmen ran away and reported it in the city and in the countryside. And the people came to see what it was that had happened. 15 And then they *came to Jesus and *saw the man who had been (H)demon-possessed sitting down, (I)clothed and (J)in his right mind, the very man who had previously had the “(K)legion”; and they became frightened. 16 Those who had seen it described to them how it had happened to the (L)demon-possessed man, and all about the pigs. 17 And they began to (M)beg Him to leave their region. 18 (N)And as He was getting into the boat, the man who had been (O)demon-possessed was begging Him that he might [c]accompany Him. 19 And He did not let him, but He *said to him, “(P)Go home to your people and report to them [d]what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you.” 20 And he went away and began to (Q)proclaim in (R)Decapolis [e]what great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed.

Miracles and Healing

21 (S)When Jesus had crossed over again in (T)the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him; and He [f]stayed (U)by the seashore. 22 (V)And one of (W)the synagogue [g]officials, named Jairus, *came, and upon seeing Him, *fell at His feet 23 and *pleaded with Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death; please come and (X)lay Your hands on her, so that she will [h]get well and live.” 24 And He went off with him; and a large crowd was following Him and pressing in on Him.

25 A woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years, 26 and had endured much at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but instead had become worse— 27 after hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind Him and touched His [i]cloak. 28 For she had been saying to herself, “If I just touch His garments, I will [j]get well.” 29 And immediately the flow of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her (Y)disease. 30 And immediately Jesus, perceiving in Himself that (Z)power from Him had gone out, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My garments?” 31 And His disciples said to Him, “You see the crowd pressing in on You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’” 32 And He looked around to see the woman who had done this. 33 But the woman, fearing and trembling, aware of what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. 34 And He said to her, “Daughter, (AA)your faith has [k]made you well; (AB)go in peace and be cured of your (AC)disease.”

35 While He was still speaking, people *came from the house of the (AD)synagogue official, saying, “Your daughter has died; why bother the Teacher further?” 36 But Jesus, overhearing what was being spoken, *said to the (AE)synagogue official, “(AF)Do not be afraid, only [l]believe.” 37 And He allowed no one to accompany Him except (AG)Peter, [m]James, and John the brother of [n]James. 38 They *came to the house of the (AH)synagogue official, and He *saw a commotion, and people loudly weeping and wailing. 39 And after entering, He *said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child has not died, but is asleep.” 40 And they began laughing at Him. But putting them all outside, He *took along the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and *entered the room where the child was in bed. 41 And taking the child by the hand, He *said to her, “Talitha, kum!” (which translated means, “Little girl, (AI)I say to you, get up!”). 42 And immediately the girl got up and began to walk, for she was twelve years old. And immediately they were completely astonished. 43 And He (AJ)gave them strict orders that no one was to know about this, and He told them to have something given her to eat.

Teaching at Nazareth

6 (AK)Jesus went out from there and *came into [o](AL)His hometown; and His disciples *followed Him. 2 And when the Sabbath came, He began (AM)to teach in the synagogue; and [p]the (AN)many listeners were astonished, saying, “Where did this man learn these things, and what is this wisdom that has been given to Him, and such [q]miracles as these performed by His hands? 3 Is this not (AO)the carpenter, (AP)the son of Mary and brother of [r]James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are (AQ)His sisters not here with us?” And they took (AR)offense at Him. 4 Jesus said to them, “(AS)A prophet is not dishonored except in [s](AT)his hometown and among his own relatives, and in his own household.” 5 And He could not do any [t]miracle there except that He (AU)laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 And He was amazed at their unbelief.

(AV)And He was going around the villages, teaching.

The Twelve Sent Out

7 (AW)And (AX)He *summoned the twelve and began to send them out (AY)in pairs, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits; 8 (AZ)and He instructed them that they were to take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff—no bread, no [u]bag, no money in their belt— 9 but [v]to wear sandals; and He added, “Do not wear two [w]tunics.” 10 And He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you [x]leave town. 11 Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, (BA)shake the dust [y]off the soles of your feet as a testimony against them.” 12 (BB)And they went out and [z]preached that people are to repent. 13 And they were casting out many demons and (BC)were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.

John’s Fate Recalled

14 (BD)And King Herod heard about it, for His name had become well known; and people were saying, “(BE)John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him.” 15 But others were saying, “He is (BF)Elijah.” And others were saying, “He is (BG)a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” 16 But when Herod heard about it, he kept saying, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen!”

17 For Herod himself had sent men and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of (BH)Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her. 18 For John had been saying to Herod, “(BI)It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” 19 And (BJ)Herodias held a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death, and could not do so; 20 for (BK)Herod was afraid of John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he had been protecting him. And when he heard him, he was very perplexed; and yet he [aa]used to enjoy listening to him. 21 An opportune day came when Herod, on his birthday, (BL)held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders, and the leading people (BM)of Galilee; 22 and when the daughter of (BN)Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and [ab]his dinner guests; and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want, and I will give it to you.” 23 And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you, up to (BO)half of my kingdom.” 24 And she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.” 25 Immediately she came in a hurry to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” 26 And although the king was very sorry, because of his oaths and [ac]his dinner guests, he was unwilling to refuse her. 27 Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and beheaded him in the prison, 28 and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. 29 When his disciples heard about this, they came and carried away his body, and laid it in a tomb.

30 (BP)The (BQ)apostles *gathered together with Jesus; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught. 31 And He *said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a little while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and (BR)they did not even have time to eat.) 32 (BS)And they went away in (BT)the boat to a secluded place by themselves.

Five Thousand Men Fed

33 The people saw them going, and many recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the cities, and got there ahead of them. 34 When Jesus went [ad]ashore, He (BU)saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because (BV)they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things. 35 And when it was already late, His disciples came up to Him and said, “[ae]This place is secluded and it is already late; 36 send them away so that they may go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves [af]something to eat.” 37 But He answered them, “You give them something to eat!” (BW)And they *said to Him, “Shall we go and spend two hundred [ag](BX)denarii on bread, and give it to them to eat?” 38 But He *said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go look!” And when they found out, they *said, “Five, and two fish.” 39 And He ordered them all to recline by groups on the green grass. 40 They reclined in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He (BY)blessed the food and broke the loaves and He gave them to the disciples again and again to set before them; and He divided the two fish among them all. 42 And they all ate and were satisfied; 43 and they picked up twelve full (BZ)baskets of the broken pieces of bread, and of the fish. 44 There were (CA)five thousand [ah]men who ate the loaves.

Jesus Walks on the Water

45 (CB)And immediately Jesus had His disciples get into (CC)the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, to (CD)Bethsaida, while He Himself *dismissed the crowd. 46 And after (CE)saying goodbye to them, He left (CF)for the mountain to pray.

47 When it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the land. 48 Seeing them [ai]straining at the oars—for the wind was against them—at about the [aj](CG)fourth watch of the night, He *came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them. 49 But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they thought that it was a ghost, and they cried out; 50 for they all saw Him and were [ak]terrified. But immediately He spoke with them and *said to them, “(CH)Take courage; it is I, (CI)do not be afraid.” 51 Then He got into (CJ)the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly astonished, 52 for (CK)they [al]had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves, but [am]their hearts (CL)were hardened.

Healing at Gennesaret

53 (CM)When they had crossed over they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored at the shore. 54 And when they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him, 55 and ran about that entire country and began carrying here and there on their pallets those who were sick, [an]to wherever they heard He was. 56 And wherever He entered villages, or cities, or a countryside, they were laying the sick in the marketplaces and imploring Him that they might just (CN)touch (CO)the fringe of His cloak; and all who touched it were being [ao]healed.

Followers of Tradition

7 (CP)The Pharisees and some of the scribes *gathered to Him after they came (CQ)from Jerusalem, 2 and saw that some of His disciples were eating their bread with [ap](CR)unholy hands, that is, unwashed. 3 (For the Pharisees and all the other Jews do not eat unless they [aq]carefully wash their hands, thereby holding firmly to the (CS)tradition of the elders; 4 and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they [ar]completely cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received as traditions to firmly hold, such as the [as]washing of (CT)cups, pitchers, and copper pots.) 5 And the Pharisees and the scribes *asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk in accordance with the (CU)tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with (CV)[at]unholy hands?” 6 But He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written:

‘(CW)This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me.
7 (CX)And in vain do they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

8 Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the (CY)tradition of men.”

9 He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your (CZ)tradition. 10 For Moses said, ‘(DA)Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘(DB)The one who speaks evil of father or mother, is [au]certainly to be put to death’; 11 but you say, ‘If a person says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is (DC)Corban (that is, [av]given to God),’ 12 you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother; 13 thereby invalidating the word of God by your (DD)tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.”

The Heart of Man

14 After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: 15 there is nothing outside the person which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which come out of the person are what defile the person[aw].”

17 And when He later entered a house, away from the crowd, (DE)His disciples asked Him about the parable. 18 And He *said to them, “Are you so lacking in understanding as well? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the person from outside cannot defile him, 19 because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and [ax]is eliminated?” (Thereby He declared (DF)all foods (DG)clean.) 20 And He was saying, “(DH)That which comes out of the person, that is what defiles the person. 21 For from within, out of the [ay]hearts of people, come the evil thoughts, acts of sexual immorality, thefts, murders, acts of adultery, 22 deeds of greed, wickedness, deceit, indecent behavior, [az](DI)envy, slander, [ba]pride, and foolishness. 23 All these evil things come from within and defile the person.”

The Syrophoenician Woman

24 (DJ)Now Jesus got up and went from there to the region of (DK)Tyre[bb]. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know about it; and yet He could not escape notice. 25 But after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet. 26 Now the woman was a [bc]Gentile, of Syrophoenician descent. And she repeatedly asked Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 And He was saying to her, “Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not [bd]good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the [be]dogs.” 28 But she answered and *said to Him, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table feed on the children’s crumbs.” 29 And He said to her, “Because of this [bf]answer, go; the demon has gone out of your daughter.” 30 And after going back to her home, she found the child [bg]lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

31 (DL)Again He left the region of (DM)Tyre and came through Sidon to (DN)the Sea of Galilee, within the region of (DO)Decapolis. 32 And they *brought to Him one who was deaf and had difficulty speaking, and they *begged Him to (DP)lay His hand on him. 33 And Jesus (DQ)took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers in his ears, and after (DR)spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva; 34 and looking up to heaven with a deep (DS)sigh, He *said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!” 35 And his ears were opened, and the [bh]impediment of his tongue was [bi]removed, and he began speaking plainly. 36 And (DT)He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they (DU)continued to proclaim it. 37 And they were utterly astonished, saying, “He has done all things well; He makes even those who are deaf hear, and those who are unable to talk, speak.”

Four Thousand Men Fed

8 In those days, (DV)when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus summoned His disciples and *said to them, 2 “(DW)I feel compassion for the [bj]people because they have remained with Me for three days already and have nothing to eat. 3 And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.” 4 And His disciples replied to Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough [bk]bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?” 5 And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.” 6 And He *directed the [bl]people to recline on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve, and they served them to the [bm]people. 7 They also had a few small fish; and (DX)after He had blessed them, He told the disciples to serve these as well. 8 And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large (DY)baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces. 9 About four thousand [bn]men were there; and He dismissed them. 10 And immediately He got into the boat with His disciples and came to the region of (DZ)Dalmanutha.

11 (EA)And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, (EB)demanding from Him a [bo]sign from heaven, [bp]to test Him. 12 (EC)Sighing deeply in His spirit, He *said, “Why does this generation demand a [bq]sign? Truly I say to you, [br](ED)no [bs]sign will be given to this generation!” 13 And leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side.

14 And the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them. 15 And He was giving orders to them, saying, “(EE)Watch out! Beware of the [bt]leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of (EF)Herod.” 16 And they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17 And Jesus, aware of this, *said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? (EG)Do you not yet comprehend or understand? Do you still have your heart [bu]hardened? 18 (EH)Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember, 19 when I broke (EI)the five loaves for the five thousand, how many (EJ)baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They *said to Him, “Twelve.” 20 “When I broke (EK)the seven for the four thousand, how many large (EL)baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they *said to Him, “Seven.” 21 And He was saying to them, “(EM)Do you not yet understand?”

22 And they *came to (EN)Bethsaida. And some people *brought a man who was blind to [bv]Jesus and *begged Him to (EO)touch him. 23 Taking the man who was blind by the hand, He (EP)brought him out of the village; and after (EQ)spitting in his eyes and (ER)laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he [bw]looked up and said, “I see people, for I see them like trees, walking around.” 25 Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly. 26 And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter (ES)the village.”

Peter’s Confession of Christ

27 (ET)Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of (EU)Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 (EV)They told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 29 And He continued questioning them: “But who do you say that I am?” (EW)Peter answered and *said to Him, “You are the [bx]Christ.” 30 And (EX)He [by]warned them to tell no one about Him.

31 (EY)And He began to teach them that (EZ)the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise from the dead. 32 And He was stating the matter (FA)plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. 33 But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and *said, “Get behind Me, (FB)Satan; for you are not setting your mind on [bz]God’s purposes, but on man’s.”

34 And He summoned the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, (FC)take up his cross, and follow Me. 35 For (FD)whoever wants to save his [ca]life will lose it, but whoever loses his [cb]life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? 37 For what could a person give in exchange for his soul? 38 For (FE)whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, (FF)the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He (FG)comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 5:7 Lit What to me and to you (an ancient idiom)
  2. Mark 5:11 Lit there
  3. Mark 5:18 Lit be with Him
  4. Mark 5:19 Or everything that
  5. Mark 5:20 Or everything that
  6. Mark 5:21 Lit was by the sea
  7. Mark 5:22 Or rulers
  8. Mark 5:23 Lit be saved
  9. Mark 5:27 Or outer garment
  10. Mark 5:28 Lit be saved
  11. Mark 5:34 Lit saved you
  12. Mark 5:36 Or keep on believing
  13. Mark 5:37 Or Jacob
  14. Mark 5:37 Or Jacob
  15. Mark 6:1 Or His own part of the country
  16. Mark 6:2 One early ms many listeners
  17. Mark 6:2 Or works of power
  18. Mark 6:3 Or Jacob
  19. Mark 6:4 Or his own part of the country
  20. Mark 6:5 Or work of power
  21. Mark 6:8 Or knapsack; or beggar’s bag
  22. Mark 6:9 Lit having tied on
  23. Mark 6:9 A long shirt worn next to the skin
  24. Mark 6:10 Lit go out from there
  25. Mark 6:11 Lit under your feet
  26. Mark 6:12 Or proclaimed as heralds
  27. Mark 6:20 Lit was hearing him gladly
  28. Mark 6:22 Lit those who reclined at the table with him
  29. Mark 6:26 Lit those reclining at the table
  30. Mark 6:34 Lit out
  31. Mark 6:35 Lit The
  32. Mark 6:36 Lit what they may eat
  33. Mark 6:37 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
  34. Mark 6:44 I.e., 5,000 men plus women and children, cf. Matt 14:21
  35. Mark 6:48 Lit tormented in rowing
  36. Mark 6:48 I.e., 3-6 a.m.
  37. Mark 6:50 Or troubled
  38. Mark 6:52 Lit had not understood on the basis of
  39. Mark 6:52 Lit heart was hardened; or their mind was closed, made dull; or insensible
  40. Mark 6:55 Lit where they were hearing that He
  41. Mark 6:56 Lit saved
  42. Mark 7:2 Lit common; i.e., ritually unclean
  43. Mark 7:3 Lit with a fist (following a prescribed ritual)
  44. Mark 7:4 Lit baptize; i.e., immerse; two early mss purify
  45. Mark 7:4 Lit baptisms
  46. Mark 7:5 Lit common; i.e., ritually unclean
  47. Mark 7:10 Lit to die with death
  48. Mark 7:11 Lit a gift; i.e., an offering
  49. Mark 7:15 Late mss add, as v 16: If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.
  50. Mark 7:19 Lit goes out into the latrine
  51. Mark 7:21 heart
  52. Mark 7:22 Lit an evil eye
  53. Mark 7:22 Or arrogance
  54. Mark 7:24 Two early mss add and Sidon
  55. Mark 7:26 Lit Greek
  56. Mark 7:27 Or proper
  57. Mark 7:27 I.e., pet dogs
  58. Mark 7:29 Lit word
  59. Mark 7:30 Lit thrown
  60. Mark 7:35 Lit bond
  61. Mark 7:35 Lit undone
  62. Mark 8:2 Lit crowd
  63. Mark 8:4 Lit loaves
  64. Mark 8:6 Lit crowd
  65. Mark 8:6 Lit crowd
  66. Mark 8:9 I.e., 4,000 men plus women and children, cf. Matt 15:38
  67. Mark 8:11 I.e., confirming miracle
  68. Mark 8:11 Lit testing Him
  69. Mark 8:12 I.e., confirming miracle
  70. Mark 8:12 Lit if a sign shall be given, a very strong refusal
  71. Mark 8:12 I.e., confirming miracle
  72. Mark 8:15 I.e., fermented dough
  73. Mark 8:17 Or dull, insensible
  74. Mark 8:22 Lit Him
  75. Mark 8:24 Or gained sight
  76. Mark 8:29 I.e., Messiah
  77. Mark 8:30 Or strictly admonished
  78. Mark 8:33 Lit the things of God
  79. Mark 8:35 Or soul
  80. Mark 8:35 Or soul
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Mark 5-8
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Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man(A)(B)

5 They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.[a] 2 When Jesus got out of the boat,(C) a man with an impure spirit(D) came from the tombs to meet him. 3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. 4 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. 5 Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.

6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. 7 He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me,(E) Jesus, Son of the Most High God?(F) In God’s name don’t torture me!” 8 For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”

9 Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”

“My name is Legion,”(G) he replied, “for we are many.” 10 And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.

11 A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. 12 The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.” 13 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.

14 Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. 15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion(H) of demons,(I) sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 16 Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man—and told about the pigs as well. 17 Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.

18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. 19 Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them(J) how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” 20 So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis[b](K) how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.

Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman(L)

21 When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake,(M) a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake.(N) 22 Then one of the synagogue leaders,(O) named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 23 He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on(P) her so that she will be healed and live.” 24 So Jesus went with him.

A large crowd followed and pressed around him. 25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding(Q) for twelve years. 26 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. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes,(R) I will be healed.” 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.(S)

30 At once Jesus realized that power(T) had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”

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

32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you.(U) Go in peace(V) and be freed from your suffering.”

35 While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader.(W) “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?”

36 Overhearing[c] what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”

37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James.(X) 38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader,(Y) Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. 39 He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.”(Z) 40 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. 41 He took her by the hand(AA) and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”).(AB) 42 Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. 43 He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this,(AC) and told them to give her something to eat.

A Prophet Without Honor(AD)

6 Jesus left there and went to his hometown,(AE) accompanied by his disciples. 2 When the Sabbath came,(AF) he began to teach in the synagogue,(AG) and many who heard him were amazed.(AH)

“Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? 3 Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph,[d] Judas and Simon?(AI) Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.(AJ)

4 Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.”(AK) 5 He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on(AL) a few sick people and heal them. 6 He was amazed at their lack of faith.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve(AM)

Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.(AN) 7 Calling the Twelve to him,(AO) he began to send them out two by two(AP) and gave them authority over impure spirits.(AQ)

8 These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. 9 Wear sandals but not an extra shirt. 10 Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. 11 And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet(AR) as a testimony against them.”

12 They went out and preached that people should repent.(AS) 13 They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil(AT) and healed them.

John the Baptist Beheaded(AU)(AV)

14 King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying,[e] “John the Baptist(AW) has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

15 Others said, “He is Elijah.”(AX)

And still others claimed, “He is a prophet,(AY) like one of the prophets of long ago.”(AZ)

16 But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!”

17 For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison.(BA) He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married. 18 For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”(BB) 19 So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to, 20 because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man.(BC) When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled[f]; yet he liked to listen to him.

21 Finally the opportune time came. On his birthday Herod gave a banquet(BD) for his high officials and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.(BE) 22 When the daughter of[g] Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests.

The king said to the girl, “Ask me for anything you want, and I’ll give it to you.” 23 And he promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”(BF)

24 She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?”

“The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.

25 At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”

26 The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her. 27 So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison, 28 and brought back his head on a platter. He presented it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother. 29 On hearing of this, John’s disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(BG)(BH)

30 The apostles(BI) gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.(BJ) 31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat,(BK) he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”

32 So they went away by themselves in a boat(BL) to a solitary place. 33 But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.(BM) So he began teaching them many things.

35 By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and it’s already very late. 36 Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”

37 But he answered, “You give them something to eat.”(BN)

They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages[h]! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”

38 “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.”

When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”(BO)

39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.(BP) Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate and were satisfied, 43 and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44 The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.

Jesus Walks on the Water(BQ)(BR)

45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat(BS) and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida,(BT) while he dismissed the crowd. 46 After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.(BU)

47 Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. 48 He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost.(BV) They cried out, 50 because they all saw him and were terrified.

Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”(BW) 51 Then he climbed into the boat(BX) with them, and the wind died down.(BY) They were completely amazed, 52 for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.(BZ)

53 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.(CA) 54 As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. 55 They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56 And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak,(CB) and all who touched it were healed.

That Which Defiles(CC)

7 The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus 2 and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled,(CD) that is, unwashed. 3 (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders.(CE) 4 When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.[i])(CF)

5 So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders(CG) instead of eating their food with defiled hands?”

6 He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:

“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.
7 They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.’[j](CH)

8 You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”(CI)

9 And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe[k] your own traditions!(CJ) 10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’[l](CK) and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[m](CL) 11 But you say(CM) that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)— 12 then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother. 13 Thus you nullify the word of God(CN) by your tradition(CO) that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.”

14 Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15 Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.” [16] [n]

17 After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him(CP) about this parable. 18 “Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them? 19 For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods(CQ) clean.)(CR)

20 He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. 21 For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed,(CS) malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23 All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”

Jesus Honors a Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith(CT)

24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre.[o](CU) He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. 25 In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit(CV) came and fell at his feet. 26 The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

27 “First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

28 “Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

29 Then he told her, “For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.”

30 She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

Jesus Heals a Deaf and Mute Man(CW)

31 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre(CX) and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee(CY) and into the region of the Decapolis.[p](CZ) 32 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk,(DA) and they begged Jesus to place his hand on(DB) him.

33 After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit(DC) and touched the man’s tongue. 34 He looked up to heaven(DD) and with a deep sigh(DE) said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”). 35 At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.(DF)

36 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone.(DG) But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. 37 People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand(DH)(DI)(DJ)

8 During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, 2 “I have compassion for these people;(DK) they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”

4 His disciples answered, “But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?”

5 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked.

“Seven,” they replied.

6 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people, and they did so. 7 They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them.(DL) 8 The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.(DM) 9 About four thousand were present. After he had sent them away, 10 he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.

11 The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven.(DN) 12 He sighed deeply(DO) and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.” 13 Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.

The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod

14 The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. 15 “Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast(DP) of the Pharisees(DQ) and that of Herod.”(DR)

16 They discussed this with one another and said, “It is because we have no bread.”

17 Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?(DS) 18 Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember? 19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

“Twelve,”(DT) they replied.

20 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

They answered, “Seven.”(DU)

21 He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”(DV)

Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida

22 They came to Bethsaida,(DW) and some people brought a blind man(DX) and begged Jesus to touch him. 23 He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit(DY) on the man’s eyes and put his hands on(DZ) him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?”

24 He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”

25 Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into[q] the village.”

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah(EA)

27 Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”

28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist;(EB) others say Elijah;(EC) and still others, one of the prophets.”

29 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”(ED)

30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.(EE)

Jesus Predicts His Death(EF)

31 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man(EG) must suffer many things(EH) and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,(EI) and that he must be killed(EJ) and after three days(EK) rise again.(EL) 32 He spoke plainly(EM) about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!”(EN) he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”

The Way of the Cross

34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(EO) 35 For whoever wants to save their life[r] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.(EP) 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man(EQ) will be ashamed of them(ER) when he comes(ES) in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 5:1 Some manuscripts Gadarenes; other manuscripts Gergesenes
  2. Mark 5:20 That is, the Ten Cities
  3. Mark 5:36 Or Ignoring
  4. Mark 6:3 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph
  5. Mark 6:14 Some early manuscripts He was saying
  6. Mark 6:20 Some early manuscripts he did many things
  7. Mark 6:22 Some early manuscripts When his daughter
  8. Mark 6:37 Greek take two hundred denarii
  9. Mark 7:4 Some early manuscripts pitchers, kettles and dining couches
  10. Mark 7:7 Isaiah 29:13
  11. Mark 7:9 Some manuscripts set up
  12. Mark 7:10 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
  13. Mark 7:10 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9
  14. Mark 7:16 Some manuscripts include here the words of 4:23.
  15. Mark 7:24 Many early manuscripts Tyre and Sidon
  16. Mark 7:31 That is, the Ten Cities
  17. Mark 8:26 Some manuscripts go and tell anyone in
  18. Mark 8:35 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verses 36 and 37.
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