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ped him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I adjure Mk. v. thee by God, that thou torment me not. For he said unto him, "Come out of "the man, thou unclean spirit." oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and the chains had been plucked Mark v. 4. asunder by him, and the fetters broken

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in pieces, and he was driven of the devil Lk.viii. 29,30 into the wilderness.) And Jesus asked

him, saying, "What is thy name?"

"And he answered, saying, My name is Mark v. 9. Legion for we are many; because

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And he besought him much that he 38Mark v. 10. would not send them away out of the

country, and would not command them 39Luke viii. 31. to go into the deep. 40 And there was a 40 Mat.viii. 30. them an herd of

good way off from

many swine feeding "on the mountain. "Lk.viii.32,33 42So all the devils besought him, Mat. viii. 31. saying, "If thou cast us out, suffer us

to go away, that we may enter into

43 Mark v. 12.

the herd of swine. 44And forthwith 4Mark v. 13. Jesus gave them leave; and he said Mat. viii. 32. unto them, "Go." "And the unclean

spirits went out of the man; and when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold,

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the whole herd of swine "ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they

were about two thousand;) and were 46 Luke viii. 34. choked in the sea. 46When they that 47 Mark v. 14. fed "the swine "saw what was done, they 48 Mat. viii. 33. fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing in the city and in the country, and what was befallen to

49 Mat. viii. 34. the possessed of the devils.

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And, behold, the whole city came out to meet

Jesus, and to see what it was that was

50 Mark v. 15. done. 50And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the 51Lk.viii.35,36 devil, and had the legion, "and out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus clothed, and in his right mind and they were afraid. They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the 52 Mark v.16,17 devil was healed, and also concerning 53 Luke viii.37. the swine. 53Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about, when they saw him, 52began to pray him that he would depart out of their coasts; for they were taken with great fear and he went up into the ship, and returned back again. And when 55 Luke viii.38. he was come into the ship, "the man out of whom the devils were departed be

54Mark v. 18.

sought him that he might be with him. 56 Mark v. 19. 56Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but

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away, saying, "Return to 57 Lk.viii.38,39 "thine own house, to thy friends, and

"tell them how great things the Lord

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hath done for thee, and hath had

compassion on thee." "And he went

his way, and began to publish in De- Mark v. 20. capolis, "throughout the whole city, 58how great things Jesus had done for

him and all men did marvel.

59 And it came to pass, that, when "Luke viii.40. Jesus was passed over again by ship Mark v. 21. unto the other side, much people gathered

unto him, and "gladly received him : for

they were all waiting for him. And 61Mat. ix. 1. he came into his own city, "nigh unto

the sea.

62 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at 62Mt.ix.10-18. meat in the house,* behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. And when the pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, "They "that be whole need not a physician, "but they that are sick. But go ye and “learn what that meaneth, I will have

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mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not

*Though the circumstances of this meal are so similar to those of Levi's feast, (p. 63.) yet the occurrences are considered, by the best authorities, not to be identical.

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"come to call the righteous, but sin"ners to repentance."

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? And Jesus said unto them, "Can the "children of the bridechamber mourn, "as long as the bridegroom is with "them? but the days will come, when "the bridegroom shall be taken from "them, and then shall they fast. No

man putteth a piece of new cloth unto "an old garment, for that which is put "in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.

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perish: but they put new wine into "new bottles, and both are preserved."

While he spake these things unto 63 Mark v. 22. them, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; 64 Luke viii.41. and when he saw him, he fell down at 65 Mat. ix. 18. Jesus' feet, and worshipped him, "and 66 Mark v. 23. besought him greatly that he would come into his house, 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 67 Luke viii.42. shall live: for he had one only daugh

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lay a dying. 68 And Jesus arose, and 68Matt. ix. 19. followed him, and so did his disciples;

and much people followed him, and Mark v. 24. thronged him.

70 And, behold, a "certain 70 woman, which was diseased with an issue of

70Matt. ix. 20. 71 Mark v. 25.

blood twelve years, and had suffered 72Mark v. 26. many things of many physicians, and

had spent all her living upon physi- 73Luke viii.43. cians, neither could be bealed of any,

"and was nothing bettered, but rather "Mk. v. 26,27. grew worse, when she heard of Jesus,

came in the press behind, and touched

75 the hem of his garment: for she said "Mat.ix.20,21 within herself, If I may but touch his

garment, I shall be whole. 76 And 76Mk. v. 29, 30. 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?" "When all 77Lk. viii. 45. denied, Peter and they that were with

him said unto him, "Master, 78thou 78Mark v. 31. seest the multitude throng thee and "Lk.viii.45,46 press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And Jesus said, "Somebody hath "touched me: for I perceive that virtue

"is gone out of me." And he looked 80Mark v. 32.