²⁸ And when he was come on the other side of the water, into the country of the Gerasens, there met him two that were possessed with devils, coming out of the sepulchres, exceeding fierce, so that none could pass by that way.

²⁹ And behold they cried out, saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

³⁰ And there was, not far from them, an herd of many swine feeding.

³¹ And the devils besought him, saying: If thou cast us out hence, send us into the herd of swine.

³² And he said to them: Go. But they going out went into the swine, and behold the whole herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea: and they perished in the waters.

³² And when they were gone out, behold they brought him a dumb man, possessed with a devil.

³³ And after the devil was cast out, the dumb man spoke, and the multitudes wondered, saying, Never was the like seen in Israel.

²² And behold a woman of Canaan who came out of those coasts, crying out, said to him: Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David: my daughter is grieviously troubled by the devil.

²³ Who answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she crieth after us:

²⁴ And he answering, said: I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel.

²⁵ But she came and adored him, saying: Lord, help me.

²⁶ Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs.

²⁷ But she said: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.

²⁸ Then Jesus answering, said to her: O woman, great is thy faith: be it done to thee as thou wilt: and her daughter was cured from that hour.

¹⁴ And when he was come to the multitude, there came to him a man falling down on his knees before him, saying: Lord, have pity on my son, for he is a lunatic, and suffereth much: for he falleth often into the fire, and often into the water.

¹⁵ And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.

¹⁶ Then Jesus answered and said: O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.

¹⁷ And Jesus rebuked him, and the devil went out of him, and the child was cured from that hour.

¹⁸ Then came the disciples to Jesus secretly, and said: Why could not we cast him out?

²³ And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

²⁴ Saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art, the Holy One of God.

²⁵ And Jesus threatened him, saying: Speak no more, and go out of the man.

²⁶ And the unclean spirit tearing him, and crying out with a loud voice, went out of him.

²⁷ And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying: What thing is this? what is this new doctrine? for with power he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

²⁸ And the fame of him was spread forthwith into all the country of Galilee.

²⁹ And immediately going out of the synagogue they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

³⁰ And Simon's wife's mother lay in a fit of a fever: and forthwith they tell him of her.

³¹ And coming to her, he lifted her up, taking her by the hand; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.

³² And when it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all that were ill and that were possessed with devils.

³³ And all the city was gathered together at the door.

³⁴ And he healed many that were troubled with divers diseases; and he cast out many devils, and he suffered them not to speak, because they knew him.

³⁵ And rising very early, going out, he went into a desert place: and there he prayed.

³⁶ And Simon, and they that were with him, followed after him.

³⁷ And when they had found him, they said to him: All seek for thee.

³⁸ And he saith to them: Let us go into the neighbouring towns and cities, that I may preach there also; for to this purpose am I come.

³⁹ And he was preaching in their synagogues, and in all Galilee, and casting out devils.

⁴⁰ And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down said to him: If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

⁴¹ And Jesus having compassion on him, stretched forth his hand; and touching him, saith to him: I will. Be thou made clean.

⁴² And when he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.

⁴³ And he strictly charged him, and forthwith sent him away.

⁴⁴ And he saith to him: See thou tell no one; but go, shew thyself to the high priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

⁴⁵ But he being gone out, began to publish and to blaze abroad the word: so that he could not openly go into the city, but was without in desert places: and they flocked to him from all sides.