nd he himself was in the stern, asleep on the
cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, "Save, Lord; we
perish."
And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, "Peace, be
still."
And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto
them, "Why are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith?"
And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, "Who then is
this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
THE LEGION OF DEMONS.
And they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is over
against Galilee. And when he was come forth upon the land, there met
him a certain man out of the city, who had demons; and for a long time
he had worn no clothes, and abode not in any house, but in the tombs.
And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and
with a loud voice said, "What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son
of the Most High God? I beseech thee, torment me not." For he was
commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For
oftentimes it had seized him; and he was kept under guard, and bound
with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven
of the demon into the deserts.
And Jesus asked him, "What is thy name?"
And he said, "Legion;" for many demons were entered into him.
And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into
the abyss. Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the
mountain. And the demons besought him, saying, "If thou cast us out,
send us away into the herd of swine."
And he said unto them, "Go."
And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd
rushed down the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand; and
they were drowned in the sea.
And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the
country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass. And
they come to Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with demons
sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion:
and they were afraid. And they that saw it declared unto them how it
befell him that was possessed with demons, and concerning the swine.
And they began to beseech him to depart from them; for they were
holden with great fear.
And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with
demons besought him that he might be with him. And he suffered him
not, but saith unto him, "Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell
them how great things t
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