Matthew 8:19-34 ▼

19 And a scribe, coming near, said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow Thee wheresoever Thou mayst go."

20 And Jesus saith to him, "The foxes have dens; and the birds of the heaven have lodging-places; but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head."

21 And another of the disciples said to Him, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."

22 But Jesus saith to him, "Follow Me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."

23 And His disciples followed Him, as He entered into a boat.

24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but He was sleeping.

25 And, coming to Him , they awoke Him, saying, "Lord, save; we are perishing!"

26 And He saith to them, "Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?" Then, having arisen, He rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

27 And the men wondered, saying, "What manner of Man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him!"

28 And, when He came to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met Him two demoniacs, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass along that way;

29 and, behold, they cried out, saying, "What is there to us and to Thee, O Son of God? Didst Thou come here to torment us before the time?"

30 Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding.

31 And the demons were entreating Him, saying, "If Thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine."

32 And He said to them, "Go." And, having come out, they went away into the swine; and, behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and died in the waters!

33 And those feeding them fled; and, going away into the city, they reported all things, and the things relating to the demoniacs.

34 And, behold, all the city came forth to meet Jesus; and, seeing Him, they besought Him , that He would depart from their borders.