Matthew 8:23-34 ▼

23 And on His having entered into the boat, His disciples followed Him.

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

25 And having come, they awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

26 And He says to them, “Why are you? cowardly, O little of faith?” Then, having arisen, He rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

27 And the men marveled, saying, “What kind is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”

28 And on His having come to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two men being possessed by demons met Him, coming out of the tombs, extremely violent, so as for no one to have strength to pass by that way.

29 And behold, they cried out, saying, “What to us and to You, Son of God? Did You come here to torment us before the time?”

30 Now there was far off from them a herd of many pigs feeding.

31 And the demons were imploring Him, saying, “If You cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.”

32 And He said to them, “Go!” And having gone out, they went away into the pigs, and behold, all the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.

33 And those feeding them fled, and having gone away into the city, they related everything, and the matter of those being possessed by demons.

34 And behold, all the city went out to meet Jesus. And having seen Him, they implored Him that He might depart from their borders.