Note: Paragraph Sequence on the Right goes Backwards

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5:1-20

Country  Gerasines c/f sea

 swine into sea

8:10-13

Region Dalmanutha c/f ship

Pharisees seeking sign

 

5:1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasines. 2 And when he had come out of the boat, there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 who lived among the tombs; and no one could bind him any more, even with a chain; 4 for he had often been bound with fetters and chains, but the chains he wrenched apart, and the fetters he broke in pieces; and no one had the strength to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out, and bruising himself with stones. 5 And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him; 7 and crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, son of the most high God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me." 8 For he had said to him, "come out of the man, you unclean spirit!" 9 And Jesus asked him, "what is your name? He replied, "My name is legion; for we are many." 10 And he begged him eagerly not to send them out of the country. 11 Now a great herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside; 12 and they begged him, "Send us to the swine, let us enter them." 13 So he gave them leave. and the unclean spirits came out, and entered the swine; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned in the sea. 14 The herdsmen fled, and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happed. 15 And they came to Jesus, and saw the demoniac sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the man who had had the legion; and they were afraid. 16 And those who had seen it told what had happened to the demoniac and to the swine. 17 And they began to beg Jesus to depart from their neighbourhood. 19 and as he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. 19 But he refused, and said to him, "Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." 20 And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him; and all men marvelled.

8:10 and immediately embarking in the ship with the disciples of him he came into the region of  Dalmanutha. 11 and came forth the Pharisees and began to debate with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, tempting him. 12 And groaning in the spirit of him he says: Why the generation this does seek a sign? Truly, I tell you, it will be given the generation to this a sign.



 

 

5.       (To have Direction) Value personal contact

 

5:21-34

Other side of sea

If I touch even his garments

7:31-8:9

Sea of Galilee, Decapolis
- spitting he touched the tongue

 

 

5:21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side (of sea) , a great crowd gathered about him; and he was beside the sea. 22 then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he fell at his feet, 23 and besought him, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live." 24 And he went with him. And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him. 25 And there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, 26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard the reports about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. 28 For she said, If I touch even his garments, I shall be made well." 29 And immediately the hemorrhage ceased; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him, immediately turned about in the crowd, and said, "Who touched my garments?" 31 And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, 'Who touched me?" 32 And he looked around to see who had done it. 33 But the woman, knowing what had been done to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him, and told him the whole truth. 34 And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace and be healed of your disease."

7:31 And again going forth out of the district of Tyre he came through Sidon to the sea of Galilee in the midst of the district of Decapolis. 32 and they bring to him a man deaf and speaking with difficulty, and they beseech him that he would put on him the hand. 33 and taking away him from the crowd privately he put the fingers of him into the ears of him and spitting he touched the tongue of him. 34 And looking up to heaven he groaned and says to them: Ephphatha, which is Be thou opened. 35 And were opened of him the ears, and immediately was loosened the bond of the tongue of him and he spoke correctly. 36 and he ordered them that no one they should tell; but as much as them he ordered, they more exceedingly proclaimed. 37 and most exceedingly they were astounded saying; Well all things he has done, both the deaf he makes to hear and dumb to speak.

(Note: in 8:1-9 a separate incident recorded but no separate journey given)

Ch 8 In those days again a great crowd being and not having anything they might eat selling to him the disciples he says to them. 2 I have compassion on the crowd, because now days three they remain with me and not they have anything they may eat: 3 and if I dismiss them fasting to house of them, they will faint in the way; and some of them from afar are. 4 And answered him the disciples of him, Whence these people will be able anyone here to satisfy of (with) loaves on a desert? And he asked them: How many have ye loaves? And they said: Seven. 6 and he commands the crowd to recline on the ground: and taking the seven loaves giving thanks he broke and gave to the disciples of him that they might serve, and they served the crowd. 7 And they had fishes a few; and blessing them he told also these to be served. 8 and they ate and were satisfied, and took excesses of fragments, seven baskets. 9 Now they were about four thousand. And he dismissed them."