THE HOMELESS SAVIOUR--THE STORM--DEMONIAC.
And it came to pass, _that_ when Jesus had finished these parables, he
departed thence. And the same day, when the even was come, when Jesus
saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the
other side. And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will
follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him,
The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air _have_ nests;
but the Son of man hath not where to lay _his_ head.
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go
and bury my father. But Jesus said unto him,
Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
And when they had sent away the multitude, and when he was entered into
a ship, his disciples followed him. And he said unto them,
Let us go over unto the other side of the lake.
And there were also with him other little ships. And they launched
forth. But as they sailed he fell asleep: and, behold, there came down a
great storm of wind, on the lake: and the waves beat into the ship,
insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves; and they were filled
_with water_, and were in jeopardy. And he was in the hinder part of the
ship, asleep on a pillow: and his disciples came to _him_, and awoke
him, saying, Lord, save us: Master, master, carest thou not that we
perish? And he saith unto them,
Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?
Then he arose and rebuked the winds, and the raging of the water: 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 so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
But the men marvelled, and they feared exceedingly, and said one to
another, What manner of man is this? for he commandeth even the winds
and water, and they obey him. And they came over unto the other side of
the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against
Galilee. And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a
certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither
abode in _any_ house, but in the tombs; exceeding fierce, so that no man
might pass by that way: and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the
chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in
pieces: neither could any _man_ tame him. And always, night and day, he
was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with
stones.
But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and fell down before him, and
worshipped him, and cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do
with thee, Jesus, _thou_ Son of the most high God? Art thou come hither
to torment us before the time? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment
me not. For he said unto him,
Come out of the man _thou_ unclean spirit.
(For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and
in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the
wilderness.) And Jesus asked him, saying,
What is thy name?
And he said Legion: because many devils were entered into him. And they
besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
And there was a good way off from them, nigh unto the mountains a great
herd of swine feeding. And all the devils besought him, saying, If thou
cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine, that we may
enter into them. And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean
spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and, behold, the whole
herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were
about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea. When they that fed
_them_ saw what was done, they fled, and went and told _it_ in the city
and in the country: and told everything, and what was befallen to the
possessed of the devils.
And, behold, the whole city came out to see what it was that was done.
And they come to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were
departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind:
and they were afraid. They also which saw _it_ told them by what means
he that was possessed of the devils was healed; and _also_ concerning
the swine. Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes
round about, besought _him_ that he would depart out of their coast: for
they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and
returned back again.
And when he was come into the ship, the man out of whom the devils were
departed besought him that he might be with him: howbeit Jesus suffered
him not, but saith unto him,
Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the
Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
And he departed and began to publish throughout the whole city (in
Decapolis) how great things Jesus had done for him: and all _men_ did
marvel.
And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned again by ship unto
the other side, much people _gladly_ received him: for they were all
waiting for him. And he was nigh unto the sea.