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21 And another of the disciples said to him, |Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.| 22 But Jesus said to him, |Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.| 23 And when he got into a boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And look, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep. 25 They came to him, and woke him up, saying, |Save us, Lord. We are dying.| 26 And he said to them, |Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?| Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm. 27 And the men were amazed, saying, |What kind of person is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?| 28 And when he came to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way. 29 And look, they shouted, saying, |What do we have to do with you, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?| 30 Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away from them. 31 And the demons begged him, saying, |If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs.| 32 And he said to them, |Go.| And they came out, and went into the pigs, and look, the whole herd rushed down the cliff into the sea, and died in the water. 33 And those who fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, including what happened to those who were possessed with demons. 34 And look, all the city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region. Matthew 8:21-34, New Heart English Bible. Public domain.
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