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They came to Jesus and woke Him up, saying, "1Master, Master, we are perishing!" And He got up and 2rebuked the wind and the surgingwaves, and they stopped, and it becamecalm.
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And He said to them, "Where is your faith?" They were fearful and amazed, saying to oneanother, "Whothen is this, that He commandseven the winds and the water, and they obey Him?"
The Demoniac Cured
263Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is oppositeGalilee.
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And when He came out onto the land, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed with demons; and who had not put on any clothing for a longtime, and was not living in a house, but in the tombs.
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SeeingJesus, he cried out and fellbefore Him, and said in a loudvoice, "4What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of 5the MostHighGod? I beg You, do not torment me."
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For He had commanded the uncleanspirit to come out of the man. For it had seized him manytimes; and he was bound with chains and shackles and keptunderguard, and yet he would break his bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.
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And Jesusasked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "6Legion "; for manydemons had entered him.
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They were imploring Him not to command them to goaway into 7the abyss.
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Now there was a herd of manyswinefeedingthere on the mountain; and the demons implored Him to permit them to enter the swine. And He gave them permission.
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And the demonscame out of the man and entered the swine; and the herdrusheddown the steepbank into 8the lake and was drowned.
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When the herdsmensaw what had happened, they ranaway and reported it in the city and out in the country.