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27 The men in the boat were amazed and said, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him.”

Two Men with Demons in Them

(Mark 5.1-20; Luke 8.26-39)

28 After Jesus had crossed the lake, he came to shore near the town of Gadara[a] and started down the road. Two men with demons in them came to him from the tombs.[b] They were so fierce that no one could travel that way. 29 Suddenly they shouted, “Jesus, Son of God, what do you want with us? Have you come to punish us before our time?”

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Footnotes

  1. 8.28 Gadara: Some manuscripts have “Gergesa.” Others have “Gerasa.”
  2. 8.28 tombs: It was thought that demons and evil spirits lived in tombs and in caves that were used for burying the dead.

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