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         <div class="label">11</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 11</span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">For the director of music. Of David.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.11.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">In the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> I take refuge.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.11.1"><span class="content">How then can you say to me:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.11.1"><span class="content">&#8220;Flee like a bird to your mountain.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.11.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.11.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">For look, the wicked bend their bows;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.11.2"><span class="content">they set their arrows against the strings</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.11.2"><span class="content">to shoot from the shadows</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.11.2"><span class="content">at the upright in heart.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.11.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.11.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">When the foundations are being destroyed,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.11.3"><span class="content">what can the righteous do?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.11.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.11.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is in his holy temple;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.11.4"><span class="content">the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is on his heavenly throne.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.11.4"><span class="content">He observes everyone on earth;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.11.4"><span class="content">his eyes examine them.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.11.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.11.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> examines the righteous,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.11.5"><span class="content">but the wicked, those who love violence,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.11.5"><span class="content">he hates with a passion.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.11.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.11.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">On the wicked he will rain</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.11.6"><span class="content">fiery coals and burning sulfur;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.11.6"><span class="content">a scorching wind will be their lot.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.11.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.11.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">For the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is righteous,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.11.7"><span class="content">he loves justice;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.11.7"><span class="content">the upright will see his face.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">11</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.11.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests dishonest scales,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.11.1"><span class="content">but accurate weights find favor with him.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.11.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.11.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">When pride comes, then comes disgrace,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.11.2"><span class="content">but with humility comes wisdom.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.11.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.11.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The integrity of the upright guides them,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.11.3"><span class="content">but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.11.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.11.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.11.4"><span class="content">but righteousness delivers from death.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.11.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.11.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.11.5"><span class="content">but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.11.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.11.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The righteousness of the upright delivers them,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.11.6"><span class="content">but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.11.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.11.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Hopes placed in mortals die with them;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.11.7"><span class="content">all the promise of</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">11:7 </span><span class="ft">Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum </span><span class="fqa">When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from</span></span></span><span class="content"> their power comes to nothing.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.11.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.11.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The righteous person is rescued from trouble,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.11.8"><span class="content">and it falls on the wicked instead.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.11.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.11.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.11.9"><span class="content">but through knowledge the righteous escape.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.11.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.11.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.11.10"><span class="content">when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.11.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.11.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.11.11"><span class="content">but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.11.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.11.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.11.12"><span class="content">but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.11.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.11.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">A gossip betrays a confidence,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.11.13"><span class="content">but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.11.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.11.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">For lack of guidance a nation falls,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.11.14"><span class="content">but victory is won through many advisers.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.11.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.11.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.11.15"><span class="content">but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.11.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.11.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">A kindhearted woman gains honor,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.11.16"><span class="content">but ruthless men gain only wealth.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.11.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.11.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Those who are kind benefit themselves,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.11.17"><span class="content">but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.11.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.11.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">A wicked person earns deceptive wages,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.11.18"><span class="content">but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.11.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.11.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Truly the righteous attain life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.11.19"><span class="content">but whoever pursues evil finds death.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.11.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.11.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests those whose hearts are perverse,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.11.20"><span class="content">but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.11.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.11.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.11.21"><span class="content">but those who are righteous will go free.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.11.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.11.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Like a gold ring in a pig&#8217;s snout</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.11.22"><span class="content">is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.11.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.11.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">The desire of the righteous ends only in good,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.11.23"><span class="content">but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.11.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.11.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">One person gives freely, yet gains even more;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.11.24"><span class="content">another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.11.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.11.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">A generous person will prosper;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.11.25"><span class="content">whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.11.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.11.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">People curse the one who hoards grain,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.11.26"><span class="content">but they pray God&#8217;s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.11.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.11.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">Whoever seeks good finds favor,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.11.27"><span class="content">but evil comes to one who searches for it.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.11.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.11.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">Those who trust in their riches will fall,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.11.28"><span class="content">but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.11.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.11.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.11.29"><span class="content">and the fool will be servant to the wise.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.11.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.11.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.11.30"><span class="content">and the one who is wise saves lives.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.11.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.11.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">If the righteous receive their due on earth,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.11.31"><span class="content">how much more the ungodly and the sinner!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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         <div class="label">8</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="MAT.8.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="MAT.8.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">A man with leprosy</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">8:2 </span><span class="ft">The Greek word traditionally translated </span><span class="fq">leprosy </span><span class="ft">was used for various diseases affecting the skin.</span></span></span><span class="content"> came and knelt before him and said, &#8220;Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="MAT.8.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="MAT.8.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;I am willing,&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> he said. </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Be clean!&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="MAT.8.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Then Jesus said to him, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;See that you don&#8217;t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">The Faith of the Centurion</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="MAT.8.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="MAT.8.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="MAT.8.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">&#8220;Lord,&#8221; he said, &#8220;my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="MAT.8.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="MAT.8.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Jesus said to him, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Shall I come and heal him?&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="MAT.8.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="MAT.8.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The centurion replied, &#8220;Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="MAT.8.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, &#8216;Go,&#8217; and he goes; and that one, &#8216;Come,&#8217; and he comes. I say to my servant, &#8216;Do this,&#8217; and he does it.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="MAT.8.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="MAT.8.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="MAT.8.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="MAT.8.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="MAT.8.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="MAT.8.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Then Jesus said to the centurion, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> And his servant was healed at that moment.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus Heals Many</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="MAT.8.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="MAT.8.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">When Jesus came into Peter&#8217;s house, he saw Peter&#8217;s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="MAT.8.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="MAT.8.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="MAT.8.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="MAT.8.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="MAT.8.17"><span class="content">&#8220;He took up our infirmities</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="MAT.8.17"><span class="content">and bore our diseases.&#8221;</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">8:17 </span><span class="ft">Isaiah 53:4 (see Septuagint)</span></span></span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">The Cost of Following Jesus</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="MAT.8.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="MAT.8.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="MAT.8.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, &#8220;Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="MAT.8.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="MAT.8.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Jesus replied, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="MAT.8.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="MAT.8.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Another disciple said to him, &#8220;Lord, first let me go and bury my father.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="MAT.8.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="MAT.8.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">But Jesus told him, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus Calms the Storm</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="MAT.8.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="MAT.8.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="MAT.8.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="MAT.8.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">The disciples went and woke him, saying, &#8220;Lord, save us! We&#8217;re going to drown!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="MAT.8.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="MAT.8.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">He replied, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;You of little faith, why are you so afraid?&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="MAT.8.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="MAT.8.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">The men were amazed and asked, &#8220;What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus Restores Two Demon-Possessed Men</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="MAT.8.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="MAT.8.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">8:28 </span><span class="ft">Some manuscripts </span><span class="fqa">Gergesenes</span><span class="ft">; other manuscripts </span><span class="fqa">Gerasenes</span></span></span><span class="content"> two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="MAT.8.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">&#8220;What do you want with us, Son of God?&#8221; they shouted. &#8220;Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="MAT.8.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="MAT.8.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="MAT.8.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">The demons begged Jesus, &#8220;If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="MAT.8.31"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="MAT.8.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">He said to them, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Go!&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water. </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="MAT.8.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. </span></span><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="MAT.8.34"><span class="label">34</span><span class="content">Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.</span></span></div>
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