“Have ye understood all these things?”

They say unto him, “Yea.”

And he said unto them, “Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.”

A DAY OF MIRACLES BY THE LAKE

JESUS STILLS THE STORM.

And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto them, “Let us go over unto the other side.”

And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat.  And other boats were with him.  And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling.  And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion:  and they awake him, and say unto him, “Save, Lord; we perish.”

And he awoke, 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 fearful? have ye not yet faith?”

And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

THE LEGION OF DEMONS.

And they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is over against Galilee.  And when he was come forth upon the land, there met him a certain man out of the city, who had demons; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and abode not in any house, but in the tombs.

And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, “What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God?  I beseech thee, torment me not.”  For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man.  For oftentimes it had seized him; and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the demon into the deserts.

And Jesus asked him, “What is thy name?”

And he said, “Legion;” for many demons were entered into him.

And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.  Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain.  And the demons besought him, saying, “If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.”

And he said unto them, “Go.”

And they came out, and went into the swine:  and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand; and they were drowned in the sea.

And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country.  And they came to see what it was that had come to pass.  And they come to Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with demons sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion:  and they were afraid.  And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell him that was possessed with demons, and concerning the swine.  And they began to beseech him to depart from them; for they were holden with great fear.