37. All the people of the Gerasene country asked Jesus to go away. They were all very afraid. So Jesus got into the boat and went back across the lake.
38. The man that Jesus had healed begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,
39. “Go back home and tell people what God did for you.” So the man went all over town telling how much Jesus had done for him.
40. When Jesus got back to the other side of the lake, a crowd welcomed him. Everyone was waiting for him.
41. A man named Jairus came to Jesus. Jairus was a ruler of the synagogue. He bowed down at Jesus’ feet and begged him to come to his house.
42. Jairus had only one daughter. She was 12 years old, and she was dying.While Jesus was on his way to Jairus’ house, the people were crowding all around him.
43. A woman was there who had been bleeding for 12 years. She had spent all her money on doctors, but no doctor was able to heal her.
44. The woman came up behind Jesus and touched the edge of his coat. At that moment, her bleeding stopped.
45. Then Jesus said, “Who touched me?”All the people said they had not touched Jesus. Peter said, “Master, the people are all around you and are pushing against you.”
46. But Jesus said, “Someone did touch me! I felt power go out from me.”
47. When the woman saw that she could not hide, she came forward, shaking. She bowed down before Jesus. While all the people listened, she told why she had touched him. Then, she said, she was healed immediately.
48. Jesus said to her, “Dear woman, you are healed because you believed. Go in peace.”
49. While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of the synagogue ruler and said to the ruler, “Your daughter has died! Don’t bother the teacher now.”
50. When Jesus heard this, he said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just believe, and your daughter will be well.”
51. Jesus went to the house. He let only Peter, John, James, and the girl’s father and mother go inside with him.
52. All the people were crying and feeling sad because the girl was dead. But Jesus said, “Don’t cry. She is not dead; she is only sleeping.”