Study Desk

Jesus and his disciples sailed on over to the territory of Gerasa, which is across the lake from Galilee.

As Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a man from the town who had demons in him. For a long time this man had gone without clothes and would not stay at home, but spent his time in the burial caves.

Jesus and his disciples sailed on over to the territory of Gerasa, which is across the lake from Galilee. As Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a man from the town who had demons in him. For a long time this man had gone without clothes and would not stay at home, but spent his time in the burial caves. When he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry, threw himself down at his feet, and shouted, "Jesus, Son of the Most High God! What do you want with me? I beg you, don't punish me!"

He said this because Jesus had ordered the evil spirit to go out of him. Many times it had seized him, and even though he was kept a prisoner, his hands and feet tied with chains, he would break the chains and be driven by the demon out into the desert.

People went out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were all afraid.

Then a man named Jairus arrived; he was an official in the local synagogue. He threw himself down at Jesus' feet and begged him to go to his home,

because his only daughter, who was twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus went along, the people were crowding him from every side.

She came up in the crowd behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak, and her bleeding stopped at once.

(There were about five thousand men there.) Jesus said to his disciples, "Make the people sit down in groups of about fifty each."

If you are ashamed of me and of my teaching, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of you when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

While he was praying, his face changed its appearance, and his clothes became dazzling white.

Peter and his companions were sound asleep, but they woke up and saw Jesus' glory and the two men who were standing with him.

As the boy was coming, the demon knocked him to the ground and threw him into a fit. Jesus gave a command to the evil spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

All the people were amazed at the mighty power of God. The people were still marveling at everything Jesus was doing, when he said to his disciples,

Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he took a child, stood him by his side,

As the time drew near when Jesus would be taken up to heaven, he made up his mind and set out on his way to Jerusalem.

But the people there would not receive him, because it was clear that he was on his way to Jerusalem.

Then Jesus and his disciples went on to another village.

He said to them, "There is a large harvest, but few workers to gather it in. Pray to the owner of the harvest that he will send out workers to gather in his harvest.

Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me."