hat the fowls of the
air may lodge under the shadow of it."
And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were
able to hear it. But without a parable spake he not unto them: and
when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them:
"Let us pass over unto the other side."
And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was
in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. And
there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so
that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship,
asleep on a pillow; and they awake him, and say unto him:
"Master, carest thou not that we perish?"
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, 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?"
And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another:
"What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
CHAPTER V
LORD OF LIFE AND LOVE
And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of
the Gadarenes. And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there
met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who had his
dwelling among the tombs; 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 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? I
adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not."
For he said unto him: "Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit," And
he asked him: "What is thy name?"
And he answered, saying:
"My name is Legion: for we are many."
And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the
country. Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of
swine feeding. And all the devils besought him, saying:
"Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them."
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out,
and entered into the
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