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And,behold, there arose a greattempestin the sea, insomuch that the ship was coveredwith the waves:buthe was asleep.
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Andhisdisciplescame to him, and awokehim,saying, Lord,saveus: we perish.
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And he saith unto them,Why are yefearful, O ye of little faith?Then he arose, and rebuked the windsand the sea;and there was a greatcalm.
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But the menmarvelled, saying, What manner of manisthis,thateven the windsand the seaobeyhim!
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And when he was cometo the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there methimtwo possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs,exceedingfierce, so thatnomanmightpassbythatway.
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And,behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do withthee,Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou comehither to tormentusbefore the time?
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And there was a good way offfromthem an herd of manyswinefeeding.
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So the devilsbesoughthim,saying, If thou castusout, sufferus to go awayinto the herd of swine.
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And he said unto them,Go.And when they were come out, they wentinto the herd of swine:and,behold, the wholeherd of swine ran violentlydown a steep placeinto the sea,andperishedin the waters.
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And they that kept them fled, and went their waysinto the city, and told every thing,and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
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And,behold, the wholecity came outtomeetJesus:and when they sawhim, they besought him that he would depart out oftheircoasts.