Matthew 8:21-28

21 Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

Jesus Calms the Storm

23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him.
24 Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.
25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
26 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.
27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”

Jesus Restores Two Demon-Possessed Men

28 When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes,[a] two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

Cross References 4

  • 1. S Matthew 4:19
  • 2. S Matthew 6:30
  • 3. Psalms 65:7; Psalms 89:9; Psalms 107:29
  • 4. S Matthew 4:24

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Some manuscripts "Gergesenes" ; other manuscripts "Gerasenes"
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