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 closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down:  and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

And he began to say unto them, “To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.”

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth:  and they said, “Whence hath this man these things?” and, “What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and what mean such mighty works wrought by his hands?  Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us?” And they were offended in him.