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The Book of Mark, Chapter 5, Verse 16

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And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
King James Version
And they that saw [it] told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and [also] concerning the swine.
American Standard Version
And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell him that was possessed with demons, and concerning the swine.
New English Translation
But Jesus did not permit him to do so. Instead, he said to him,“Go to your home and to your people and tell them what the Lord has done for you, that he had mercy on you.”
World English Bible
Those who saw it declared to them how it happened to him who was possessed by demons, and about the pigs.
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And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
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And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
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Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, ‹Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.›
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And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all [men] did marvel.
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And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.
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And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
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And besought him greatly, 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 shall live.
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And [Jesus] went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
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And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
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And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,