ute-players, and the crowd making a tumult, and many
weeping and wailing greatly, he said, "Give place: why make ye a
tumult and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth."

And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. But he,
having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her
mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where the child was.
And taking the child by the hand, he saith unto her. "Talitha cumi;"
which is, being interpreted, "Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise."

And her spirit returned. And straightway the damsel rose up, and
walked: for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway
with a great amazement. And he charged them much that no man should
know this: and he commanded that something should be given her to eat.

And the fame hereof went forth into all that land.

HEALINGS BY THE WAY.

And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men followed him, crying
out, and saying, "Have mercy on us, thou son of David."

And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and
Jesus saith unto them, "Believe ye that I am able to do this?"

They say unto him, "Yea, Lord."

Then touched he their eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it
done unto you."

And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying,
"See that no man know it."

But they went forth, and spread abroad his fame in all that land.

And as they went forth, behold, there was brought to him a dumb man
possessed with a demon. And when the demon was cast out, the dumb man
spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, "It was never so seen in
Israel."

But the Pharisees said, "By the prince of the demons casteth he out
demons."

WIDER EVANGELIZATION OF GALILEE

A VISIT TO HIS HOME.

And he went out from thence; and he cometh into his own country to
Nazareth, where he had been brought up; and his disciples follow him.
And when the sabbath was come, he entered, as his custom was, into the
synagogue, and stood up to read. And there was delivered unto him the
book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the
place where it was written,

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor;
He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives,
And recovering of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty them that are bruised,
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."

And he