It was so great that
the boat was covered with the waves. Jesus was asleep. His disciples
woke Him and said, Lord, save us. We will perish. Jesus replied, Why
are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then He got up and rebuked the
winds and the sea. There was a great calm. The disciples marvelled and
said, What kind of man is this who even the winds and the sea obey!
On the other side they came into the country of the Gadarenes. There He
met two men coming out of the tombs who were possessed with devils so
fierce that no man dared pass them. They cried out, What have we to do
with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? Art thou come here to torment us
before the time?
At a distance from them was a herd of swine. The devils said to Him, If
thou cast us out, suffer us to go into the herd of swine. Jesus said to
them, Go. When they came out of the men, they went into the herd of
swine. Behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place
into the sea and perished in the waters. The herders who kept them fled
into the city and told people what happened to those possessed by the
devils. Then the whole city went to see Jesus and, when they saw Him,
they besought Him to depart from their coasts.
9. He took a boat to His own city. There they brought to Him a
man with palsy who was lying on a bed. Jesus, seeing their faith, said
to the sick man; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven thee.
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