Matthew 8:23–34

Jesus Calms a Storm

^23aAnd when He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.

²⁴And behold, there arose ¹a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was sleeping.

²⁵And they came to Him and got Him up, saying, “^aSave us, Lord; we are perishing!”

²⁶And He ^*said to them, “Why are you so cowardly, ^ayou men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and ¹it became perfectly calm.

²⁷And the men marveled, and said, “What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”

Jesus Saves Men from Demons

^28aAnd when He came to the other side, into the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were ^bdemon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way.

²⁹And behold, they cried out, saying, “^1aWhat do we have to do with You, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the ²time?”

³⁰Now there was a herd of many swine feeding at a distance from them.

³¹And the demons began to plead with Him, saying, “If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.”

³²And He said to them, “Go!” And coming out, they went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the waters.

³³Now the herdsmen ran away, and went to the city and reported everything, ¹including what had happened to the ^ademoniacs.

³⁴And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, ^athey pleaded with Him to leave their region.