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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Mark 5 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/mark/5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/mark/5-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > Mark 5</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../mark/4.htm" title="Mark 4">◄</a> Mark 5 <a href="../mark/6.htm" title="Mark 6">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s1">A Man with Evil Spirits</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="MAT 8:28-34">Matthew 8.28-34</ref>; <ref loc="LUK 8:26-39">Luke 8.26-39</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_1"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.1" class="v41_5_1">1</span>Jesus and his disciples crossed Lake Galilee and came to shore near the town of Gerasa.<a href="#fn" id="link_Mark.5.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span><span class="v41_5_2"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.2" class="v41_5_2">2</span>When he was getting out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit quickly ran to him </span><span class="v41_5_3"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.3" class="v41_5_3">3</span>from the graveyard<a href="#fn" id="link_Mark.5.3!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> where he had been living. No one was able to tie the man up anymore, not even with a chain. </span><span class="v41_5_4"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.4" class="v41_5_4">4</span>He had often been put in chains and leg irons, but he broke the chains and smashed the leg irons. No one could control him. </span><span class="v41_5_5"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.5" class="v41_5_5">5</span>Night and day he was in the graveyard or on the hills, yelling and cutting himself with stones.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_6"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.6" class="v41_5_6">6</span>When the man saw Jesus in the distance, he ran up to him and knelt down. </span><span class="v41_5_7"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.7" class="v41_5_7">7</span>He shouted, “Jesus, Son of God in heaven, what do you want with me? Promise me in God's name that you won't torture me!” </span><span class="v41_5_8"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.8" class="v41_5_8">8</span>The man said this because Jesus had already told the evil spirit to come out of him.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_9"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.9" class="v41_5_9">9</span>Jesus asked, “What is your name?”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_9">The man answered, “My name is Lots, because I have ‘lots’ of evil spirits.” </span><span class="v41_5_10"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.10" class="v41_5_10">10</span>He then begged Jesus not to send them away.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_11"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.11" class="v41_5_11">11</span>Over on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. </span><span class="v41_5_12"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.12" class="v41_5_12">12</span>So the evil spirits begged Jesus, “Send us into those pigs! Let us go into them.” </span><span class="v41_5_13"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.13" class="v41_5_13">13</span>Jesus let them go, and they went out of the man and into the pigs. The whole herd of about 2,000 pigs rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_14"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.14" class="v41_5_14">14</span>The men taking care of the pigs ran to the town and the farms to spread the news. Then the people came out to see what had happened. </span><span class="v41_5_15"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.15" class="v41_5_15">15</span>When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had once been full of demons. He was sitting there with his clothes on and in his right mind, and they were terrified.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_16"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.16" class="v41_5_16">16</span>Everyone who had seen what had happened told about the man and the pigs. </span><span class="v41_5_17"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.17" class="v41_5_17">17</span>Then the people started begging Jesus to leave their part of the country.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_18"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.18" class="v41_5_18">18</span>When Jesus was getting into the boat, the man begged to go with him. </span><span class="v41_5_19"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.19" class="v41_5_19">19</span>But Jesus would not let him. Instead, he said, “Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how good he has been to you.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_20"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.20" class="v41_5_20">20</span>The man went away into the region near the ten cities known as Decapolis<a href="#fn" id="link_Mark.5.20!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> and began telling everyone how much Jesus had done for him. Everyone who heard what had happened was amazed.</span></p><h3 class="s1">A Dying Girl and a Sick Woman</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="MAT 9:18-26">Matthew 9.18-26</ref>; <ref loc="LUK 8:40-56">Luke 8.40-56</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_21"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.21" class="v41_5_21">21</span>Once again Jesus got into the boat and crossed Lake Galilee.<a href="#fn" id="link_Mark.5.21!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> Then as he stood on the shore, a large crowd gathered around him. </span><span class="v41_5_22"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.22" class="v41_5_22">22</span>The person in charge of the synagogue was also there. His name was Jairus, and when he saw Jesus, he went over to him. He knelt at Jesus' feet </span><span class="v41_5_23"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.23" class="v41_5_23">23</span>and started begging him for help. He said, “My little daughter is about to die! Please come and touch her, so she will get well and live.” </span><span class="v41_5_24"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.24" class="v41_5_24">24</span>Jesus went with Jairus. Many people followed along and kept crowding around.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_25"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.25" class="v41_5_25">25</span>In the crowd was a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years. </span><span class="v41_5_26"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.26" class="v41_5_26">26</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Mark.5.26!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> She had gone to many doctors, and they had not done anything except cause her a lot of pain. She had paid them all the money she had. But instead of getting better, she only got worse.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_27"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.27" class="v41_5_27">27</span>The woman had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him in the crowd and barely touched his clothes. </span><span class="v41_5_28"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.28" class="v41_5_28">28</span>She had said to herself, “If I can just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” </span><span class="v41_5_29"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.29" class="v41_5_29">29</span>As soon as she touched them, her bleeding stopped, and she knew she was healed.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_30"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.30" class="v41_5_30">30</span>At that moment Jesus felt power go out from him. He turned to the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_31"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.31" class="v41_5_31">31</span>His disciples said to him, “Look at all these people crowding around you! How can you ask who touched you?” </span><span class="v41_5_32"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.32" class="v41_5_32">32</span>But Jesus turned to see who had touched him.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_33"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.33" class="v41_5_33">33</span>The woman knew what had happened to her. So she came trembling with fear and knelt down in front of Jesus. Then she told him the whole story.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_34"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.34" class="v41_5_34">34</span>Jesus said to the woman, “You are now well because of your faith. May God give you peace! You are healed, and you will no longer be in pain.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_35"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.35" class="v41_5_35">35</span>While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from Jairus' home and said, “Your daughter has died! Why bother the teacher anymore?”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_36"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.36" class="v41_5_36">36</span>Jesus heard<a href="#fn" id="link_Mark.5.36!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> what they said, and he said to Jairus, “Don't worry. Just have faith!”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_37"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.37" class="v41_5_37">37</span>Jesus did not let anyone go with him except Peter and the two brothers, James and John. </span><span class="v41_5_38"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.38" class="v41_5_38">38</span>They went home with Jairus and saw the people crying and making a lot of noise.<a href="#fn" id="link_Mark.5.38!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span><span class="v41_5_39"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.39" class="v41_5_39">39</span>Then Jesus went inside and said to them, “Why are you crying and carrying on like this? The child isn't dead. She is just asleep.” </span><span class="v41_5_40"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.40" class="v41_5_40">40</span>But the people laughed at him.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_40">After Jesus had sent them all out of the house, he took the girl's father and mother and his three disciples and went to where she was. </span><span class="v41_5_41"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.41-Mark.5.42" class="v41_5_41">41-42</span>He took the twelve-year-old girl by the hand and said, “Talitha, koum!”<a href="#Mark.5.41-Mark.5.42!f.1" id="link_Mark.5.41-Mark.5.42!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> which means, “Little girl, get up!” The girl got right up and started walking around.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_5_41">Everyone was greatly surprised. </span><span class="v41_5_43"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.5.43" class="v41_5_43">43</span>But Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened. Then he said, “Give her something to eat.”</span></p></div> </div> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">5.1 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Gerasa: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Some manuscripts have “Gadara,” and others have “Gergesa.”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">5.3 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">graveyard: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">It was thought that demons and evil spirits lived in graveyards.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">5.20 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">the ten cities known as Decapolis: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">A group of ten cities east of Samaria and Galilee, where the people followed the Greek way of life.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">5.21 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">crossed Lake Galilee: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">To the west side.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">5.36 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">heard: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “ignored.”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">5.38 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">crying and making a lot of noise: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">The Jewish people often hired mourners for funerals.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">5.41,42 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Talitha, koum: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">These words are in Aramaic, a language spoken in Palestine during the time of Jesus.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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