10. The spirits inside the man begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of that area.
11. A large herd of pigs was eating on a hill near there.
12. The evil spirits begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs. Let us go into them.”
13. So Jesus allowed them to do this. The evil spirits left the man and went into the pigs. Then the herd of pigs ran down the hill and into the lake. They were all drowned. There were about 2000 pigs in that herd.
14. The men who had the work of caring for the pigs ran away. They ran to the town and to the farms and told everyone what happened. The people went out to see.
15. They came to Jesus, and they saw the man who had the many evil spirits. He was sitting down and was wearing clothes. He was in his right mind again. When they saw this, they were afraid.
16. Those who had seen what Jesus did told the others what happened to the man who had the demons living in him. And they also told about the pigs.
17. Then the people began to beg Jesus to leave their area.
18. Jesus was preparing to leave in the boat. The man who was now free from the demons begged to go with him.
19. But Jesus did not allow the man to go. He said, “Go home to your family and friends. Tell them about all that the Lord did for you. Tell them how the Lord was good to you.”
20. So the man left and told the people in the Ten Towns about the great things Jesus did for him. Everyone was amazed.
21. Jesus went back to the other side of the lake in the boat. There, a large crowd of people gathered around him on the shore.
22. A leader of the synagogue came. His name was Jairus. He saw Jesus and bowed down before him.
23. He begged Jesus again and again, saying, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and lay your hands on her. Then she will be healed and will live.”
24. So Jesus went with Jairus. Many people followed Jesus. They were pushing very close around him.
25. There among the people was a woman who had been bleeding for the past twelve years.
26. She had suffered very much. Many doctors had tried to help her, and all the money she had was spent, but she was not improving. In fact, her sickness was getting worse.
27. The woman heard about Jesus, so she followed him with the other people and touched his coat.
28. She thought, “If I can just touch his clothes, that will be enough to heal me.”
29. As soon as she touched his coat, her bleeding stopped. She felt that her body was healed from all the suffering.
30. Jesus immediately felt power go out from him, so he stopped and turned around. “Who touched my clothes?” he asked.