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When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake.
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Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
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But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.”
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Another of his disciples said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”
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But Jesus told him, “Follow me now. Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead. ”
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Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples.
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Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.
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The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
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Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm.
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The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!”
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When Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They lived in a cemetery and were so violent that no one could go through that area.