13. Jesus allowed it. The evil spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs. There were about 2,000 pigs in the herd. The whole herd rushed down the steep bank. They ran into the lake and drowned.
14. Those who were tending the pigs ran off. They told the people in the town and countryside what had happened. The people went out to see for themselves.
15. Then they came to Jesus. They saw the man who had been controlled by many demons. He was sitting there. He was now dressed and thinking clearly. All this made the people afraid.
16. Those who had seen it told them what had happened to the man. They told about the pigs as well.
17. Then the people began to beg Jesus to leave their area.
18. Jesus was getting into the boat. The man who had been controlled by demons begged to go with him.
19. Jesus did not let him. He said, "Go home to your family. Tell them how much the Lord has done for you. Tell them how kind he has been to you."
20. So the man went away. In the area known as the Ten Cities, he began to tell how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.
21. Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee in a boat. It landed at the other side. There a large crowd gathered around him.
22. Then a man named Jairus came. He was a synagogue ruler. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet.
23. He begged Jesus, "Please come. My little daughter is dying. Place your hands on her to heal her. Then she will live."
24. So Jesus went with him. A large group of people followed. They crowded around him.
25. A woman was there who had a sickness that made her bleed. It had lasted for 12 years.
26. She had suffered a great deal, even though she had gone to many doctors. She had spent all the money she had. But she was getting worse, not better.
27. Then she heard about Jesus. She came up behind him in the crowd and touched his clothes.
28. She thought, "I just need to touch his clothes. Then I will be healed."
29. Right away her bleeding stopped. She felt in her body that her suffering was over.
30. At once Jesus knew that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd. He asked, "Who touched my clothes?"
31. "You see the people," his disciples answered. "They are crowding against you. And you still ask, 'Who touched me?' "
32. But Jesus kept looking around. He wanted to see who had touched him.
33. Then the woman came and fell at his feet. She knew what had happened to her. She was shaking with fear. But she told him the whole truth.