Mat 8:23-34, Luk 8:22-39 | ESV | STEP | And when he got into the boat , his disciples followed him .

23 ^aAnd when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but ^bhe was asleep. 25 And they went and woke him, saying, ^c“Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” 26 And he said to them, “Why are you ^dafraid, ^eO you of little faith?” Then he rose and ^frebuked the winds and the sea, and ^gthere was a great calm. 27 And the men ^hmarveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even ⁱwinds and sea obey him?”

Jesus Heals Two Men with Demons

28 ^jAnd when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts Gergesenes; some Gerasenes} two ^ldemon-possessed ^{▼▼Greek daimonizomai; also verse 33; elsewhere rendered oppressed by demons} men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. 29 And behold, they ⁿcried out, “What have you to do with us, ^oO Son of God? Have you come here to torment us ^pbefore the time?” 30 Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them. 31 And the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.” 32 And he said to them, “Go.” So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters. 33 The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the ^qdemon-possessed men. 34 And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, ^rthey begged him to leave their region.

Luke 8:22-39

Jesus Calms a Storm

22 ^sOne day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of ^tthe lake.” So they set out, 23 and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on ^uthe lake, and they were filling with water and were in danger. 24 And they went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he awoke and ^vrebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, ^wand there was a calm. 25 He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they ^xwere afraid, and they ^ymarveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that ^zhe commands even winds and water, and they obey him?”

Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon

26 ^aaThen they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts Gadarenes; others Gergesenes; also verse 37} which is opposite Galilee. 27 When Jesus ^{▼▼Greek he; also verses 38, 42} had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house ^adbut among the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he ^aecried out and fell down before him and said ^afwith a loud voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, ^agSon of ^ahthe Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me.” 29 For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him. He was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon ^aiinto the desert.) 30 Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, ^aj“Legion,” for many demons had entered him. 31 And they begged him not to command them to depart into ^akthe abyss. 32 Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them permission. 33 Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into ^althe lake and drowned.

34 When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the city and in the country. 35 Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting ^amat the feet of Jesus, ^anclothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. 36 And those who had seen it told them how the demon-possessed ^{▼▼Greek daimonizomai; elsewhere rendered oppressed by demons} man had been healed. 37 Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes ^apasked him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned. 38 The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 “Return to your home, and ^aqdeclare how much God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.