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- Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him.
- Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.
- The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!"
- He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
- The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!"
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- When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
- "What do you want with us, Son of God?" they shouted. "Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?"
- Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding.
- The demons begged Jesus, "If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs."
- He said to them, "Go!" So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water.
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- Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.
- Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.
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