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Mark 5:22 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, "
Mark 5:22
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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.
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.
And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
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.
And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
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Mark 5:1
"And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes."
Mark 5:2
"And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,"
Mark 5:3
"Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:"
Mark 5:4
"Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him."
Mark 5:5
"And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones."
Mark 5:6
"But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,"
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