The Skeptics Annotated Bible (813 page)

29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)

30 And
Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

(8.30)
“Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.”

31 And
they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

(8.31)
“They besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.”
418 Where did the devils ask not to go?

32 And
there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.

(8.32)
“There was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.”

33
Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked
.

(8.33)
“Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.”

34 When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.

35 Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

36 They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.

37
Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them
; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.

(8.37) “Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them.”

38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,

39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

40 And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.

(8.41-42)
350 Was Jairus’ daughter alive when Jesus was approached?

41 And, behold,
there came a man named Jairus, and he
was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and
besought him that he would come into his house
:

(8.41)
“There came a man named Jairus, and he … besought him that he would come into his house.”

42
For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying.
But as he went the people thronged him.

(8.42)
“For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying.”

(8.43-44) Jesus heals a woman “having an issue of blood.” It’s the usual story: none of the doctors could cure her, but the faith healer (Jesus, in this case) could.

43 And
a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any
,

(8.43)
“A woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,”

44
Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

(8.44)
“Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.”

(8.45-47) Jesus felt virtue leave him when the woman with the issue of blood touched him.

45 And
Jesus said, Who touched me?
When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

(8.45)
“Jesus said, Who touched me?”

46 And
Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

(8.46)
“Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.”

47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

(8.47)
“The woman … came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared … she had touched him.”

48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort:
thy faith hath made thee whole
; go in peace.

(8.48)
“Thy faith hath made thee whole.
” If you have enough faith, you will never get sick. (Illness is caused by sin and lack of faith. Medical science is unnecessary.)

(8.49-55) Jesus brings Jarius’ dead daughter back to life.

49
While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.