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Suddenly a fierce storm hit the lake, and the boat was in danger of sinking. But Jesus was asleep.
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The disciples went to him and woke him up. "Save us, Lord!" they said. "We are about to die!"
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"Why are you so frightened?" Jesus answered. "What little faith you have!" Then he got up and ordered the winds and the waves to stop, and there was a great calm.
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Everyone was amazed. "What kind of man is this?" they said. "Even the winds and the waves obey him!"
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When Jesus came to the territory of Gadara on the other side of the lake, he was met by two men who came out of the burial caves there. These men had demons in them and were so fierce that no one dared travel on that road.
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At once they screamed, "What do you want with us, you Son of God? Have you come to punish us before the right time?"
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Not far away there was a large herd of pigs feeding.
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So the demons begged Jesus, "If you are going to drive us out, send us into that herd of pigs."
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"Go," Jesus told them; so they left and went off into the pigs. The whole herd rushed down the side of the cliff into the lake and was drowned.
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The men who had been taking care of the pigs ran away and went into the town, where they told the whole story and what had happened to the men with the demons.
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So everyone from the town went out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their territory.