CIL Daily Bible Readings

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  • Mark 8
    In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
    I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
    And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
    And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
    And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
    And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
    And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.
    So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
    And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
    And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
    And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
    And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
    And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.
    Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
    And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
    And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.
    And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
    Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
    When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
    And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
    And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
    And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
    And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
    And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
    After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
    And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
    And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
    And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
    And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
    And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
    And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
    And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
    But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
    And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
    For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel
    7 min
  • Psalms 75,76
    Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
    When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
    The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
    I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
    Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
    For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
    But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
    For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
    But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
    All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
    In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.
    In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.
    There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.
    Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.
    The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
    At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
    Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
    Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,
    When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.
    Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
    Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
    He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
    4 min
  • Exodus 21
    Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
    If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
    If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
    If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.
    And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
    Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.
    And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.
    If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.
    And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
    If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
    And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.
    He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
    And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.
    But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
    And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
    And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
    And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
    And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
    If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
    And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
    Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
    If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
    And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
    Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
    Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
    And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
    And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
    If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.
    But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.
    If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.
    Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.
    If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
    And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;
    The owner of the pit shall make
    5 min
  • Mark 7
    Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
    And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
    For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
    And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
    Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
    He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
    Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
    For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
    And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
    For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
    But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
    And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
    Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
    And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
    There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
    If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
    And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
    And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
    Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
    And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
    For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
    Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
    All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
    And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.
    For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
    The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
    But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.
    And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
    And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
    And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
    And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
    And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
    And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
    And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
    And straightway
    6 min
  • Psalms 74
    O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
    Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
    Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
    Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
    A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
    But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
    They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
    They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
    We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
    O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
    Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
    For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
    Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
    Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
    Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.
    The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
    Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.
    Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
    O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
    Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
    O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
    Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
    Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.
    3 min
  • Exodus 19,20
    In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.
    For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.
    And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;
    Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
    Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
    And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
    And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.
    And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.
    And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.
    And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,
    And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
    And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:
    There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
    And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.
    And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.
    And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
    And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
    And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
    And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
    And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
    And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
    And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.
    And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.
    And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth upon them.
    So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.
    And God spake all these words, saying,
    I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
    Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
    Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the
    9 min
  • Mark 6
    And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
    And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
    Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
    But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
    And he 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 unbelief. 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 gave them power over unclean spirits;
    And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
    But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
    And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.
    And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
    And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
    And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
    And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
    Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
    But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
    For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.
    For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
    Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
    For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
    And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
    And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, 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 ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
    And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
    And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
    And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
    And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
    And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
    And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
    And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
    And he said unto them, Come 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.
    9 min
  • Psalms 73
    Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
    But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
    For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
    For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
    They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
    Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
    Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
    They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
    They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
    Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
    And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
    Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
    Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
    For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
    If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
    When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
    Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
    Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
    How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
    As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
    Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
    So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
    Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
    Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
    Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
    My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
    For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
    But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
    4 min
  • Psalms 72
    Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
    He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
    The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
    He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
    They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
    He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
    In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
    He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
    They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
    The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
    Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
    For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
    He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
    He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
    And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
    There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
    His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
    Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
    And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
    The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
    3 min
  • Mark 5
    And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
    And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
    Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
    Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
    And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
    But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
    And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
    For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
    And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
    And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
    Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
    And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
    And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
    And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
    And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
    And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
    And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
    And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
    Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
    And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
    And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.
    And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
    And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
    And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
    And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
    And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
    When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
    For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
    And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
    And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
    And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
    And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
    But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
    And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
    While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
    As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoke
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