14. The men who took care of the pigs ran away. They went to the town and to the countryside, telling everyone about this. So people went out to see what had happened.
15. They came to Jesus and saw the man who had had the many evil spirits. The man was sitting there, clothed and in his right mind. The people were frightened.
16. Some people were there who saw what Jesus had done. They told the others what had 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 getting ready to leave in the boat. The man who was freed from the demons begged to go with him.
19. But Jesus would not allow the man to go. Jesus said, “Go home to your family and friends. Tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how he has had mercy on you.”
20. So the man left and told the people in the Ten Towns about the great things Jesus had done for him. All the people were amazed.
21. Jesus went in the boat back to the other side of the lake. There, a large crowd gathered around him.
22. A ruler from the synagogue, named Jairus, came to that place. Jairus saw Jesus and bowed before him.
23. The ruler begged Jesus again and again. He said, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her. Then she will be healed and will live.”
24. So Jesus went with the ruler, and many people followed Jesus. They were pushing very close around him.
25. A woman was there who had been bleeding for the past 12 years.
26. She had suffered very much. Many doctors had tried to help her. She had spent all the money she had, but she was not improving. She was getting worse.
27. When the woman heard about Jesus, she followed him with the people and touched his coat.
28. The woman thought, “If I can even touch his coat, that will be enough to heal me.”
29. When she touched his coat, her bleeding stopped. She could feel in her body that she was healed.
30. At once Jesus felt power go out from him. So he stopped and turned around. Then he asked, “Who touched my clothes?”
31. The followers said, “There are so many people pushing against you! And you ask, ‘Who touched me?’”