Old/New Testament
18 When Jesus saw crowds of people around him, he directed to go over the water. 19 And a scribe came and said to him, Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go. 20 And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to rest his head. 21 Another, who was one of his disciples, said to him, Master, first allow me to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.
23 And he entered into a boat, and his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the vessel was swamped with waves. And he was asleep. 25 And his disciples came to him and awoke him, saying, Master, save us! We perish! 26 And he said to them, Why are you fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there followed a great calm. 27 And the men marvelled and said, What man is this, that both winds and sea obey him?
28 When Jesus had come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two men possessed by devils met him, coming out from among the graves. They were out of measure fierce, so that no one could pass by that way. 29 And behold, they cried out, saying, O Jesus, Son of God, what have we to do with you? Have you come here to torment us before the time be come?
30 And a good way off from them there was a great herd of swine feeding. 31 Then the devils besought him, saying, If you cast us out, let us go our way into the herd of swine. 32 And he said to them, Go your ways. Then they went out and dispersed into the herd of swine. And behold, the whole herd of swine was carried with violence headlong into the sea, and perished in the water.
33 Then the herdsmen fled, and went their ways into the town and told everything, and what had happened to the men possessed by the devils. 34 And all the town came out and met Jesus. And when they saw him, they besought him to depart from their shores.
Copyright © 2016 by Ruth Magnusson (Davis). Includes emendations to February 2022. All rights reserved.