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Jesus Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?"

They became very much afraid and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?"

Jesus gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they were drowned in the sea.

They came to Jesus and observed the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the "legion"; and they became frightened.

And they began to implore Him to leave their region.

They came to the house of the synagogue official; and He saw a commotion, and people loudly weeping and wailing.

They began laughing at Him. But putting them all out, He took along the child's father and mother and His own companions, and entered the room where the child was.

Immediately the girl got up and began to walk, for she was twelve years old. And immediately they were completely astounded.

"Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us?" And they took offense at Him.

and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belt—

They went out and preached that men should repent.

And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.

When his disciples heard about this, they came and took away his body and laid it in a tomb.

The apostles gathered together with Jesus; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught.

And He said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while." (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.)

When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things.

send them away so that they may go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat."

But He answered them, "You give them something to eat!" And they said to Him, "Shall we go and spend two hundred denarii on bread and give them something to eat?"

And He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go look!" And when they found out, they said, "Five, and two fish."

They sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties.