36. Those people who had actually seen what had happened told them how the demon-possessed man had been delivered.
37. Then everyone gathered from the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave their area because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and returned across the lake.
38. The man from whom the demons had gone begged to come along with Jesus as one of his disciples. Jesus sent him away, saying,
39. "Return home and tell the story of what God has done for you." So he went throughout the city proclaiming what Jesus had done for him.
40. When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they had been waiting for him.
41. A man named Jairus, who was a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He pleaded with Jesus to come to his house
42. because his only daughter, a twelve-year-old, was dying. As Jesus moved forward, he faced smothering crowds.