Matthew 8:23–34

The Sea is Stilled

Mark 4:35–41; Luke 8:22–25

²³Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. ^24uAnd suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. ²⁵Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

²⁶But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then ^vHe arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. ²⁷So the men marveled, saying, ²“Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”

Demons are Cast into Swine

Mark 5:1–17; Luke 8:26–37

^28wWhen He had come to the other side, to the country of the ³Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way. ²⁹And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”

³⁰Now a good way off from them there was a herd of many swine feeding. ³¹So the demons begged Him, saying, “If You cast us out, ⁴permit us to go away into the herd of swine.”

³²And He said to them, “Go.” So when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. And suddenly the whole herd of swine ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and perished in the water.

³³Then those who kept them fled; and they went away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. ³⁴And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, ^xthey begged Him to depart from their region.