MATTHEW  

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MATTHEW 8:18-34 The Would be Followers of Jesus The Healing of the Gadarene Demoniacs
The Would-be Followers of Jesus.*
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h When Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side.*
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i A scribe approached and said to him, “Teacher,* I will follow you wherever you go.”
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Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man* has nowhere to rest his head.”
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Another of [his] disciples said to him, “Lord, let me go first and bury my father.”
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* But Jesus answered him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.”
The Calming of the Storm at Sea.
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* j He got into a boat and his disciples followed him.
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Suddenly a violent storm* came up on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by waves; but he was asleep.
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k They came and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us!* We are perishing!”
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He said to them, “Why are you terrified, O you of little faith?”* Then he got up, rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was great calm.
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The men were amazed and said, “What sort of man is this, whom even the winds and the sea obey?”
The Healing of the Gadarene Demoniacs.
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l When he came to the other side, to the territory of the Gadarenes,* two demoniacs who were coming from the tombs met him. They were so savage that no one could travel by that road.
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They cried out, “What have you to do with us,* Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the appointed time?”
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Some distance away a herd of many swine was feeding.*
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The demons pleaded with him, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of swine.”m
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And he said to them, “Go then!” They came out and entered the swine, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea where they drowned.
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The swineherds ran away, and when they came to the town they reported everything, including what had happened to the demoniacs.
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Thereupon the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him they begged him to leave their district.