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but the Son of Man* has no place even
to lay his head.”
21 Another of his disciples said,
“Lord, first let me return home and
bury my father.”
22 But
Jesus told him, “Follow me
now. Let the spiritually dead bury
their own dead.*”
23 Then Jesus got into the boat and
started across the lake with his disciples. 24 Suddenly, a fierce storm struck
the lake, with waves breaking into the
boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The
disciples went and woke him up,
shouting, “Lord, save us! We’re going
to drown!”
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Jesus responded, “Why are you
afraid? You have so little faith!” Then
he got up and rebuked the wind and
waves, and suddenly there was a great
calm.
27 The disciples were amazed. “Who
is this man?” they asked. “Even the
winds and waves obey him!”
28 When Jesus arrived on the other
side of the lake, in the region of the
Gadarenes,* two men who were possessed by demons met him. They lived
in a cemetery and were so violent that
no one could go through that area.
29 They began screaming at him,
“Why are you interfering with us, Son
of God? Have you come here to torture
us before God’s appointed time?”
30 There happened to be a large
herd of pigs feeding in the distance.
31 So the demons begged, “If you cast
us out, send us into that herd of pigs.”
32 “All right, go!” Jesus commanded
them. So the demons came out of the
men and entered the pigs, and the
whole herd plunged down the steep
hillside into the lake and drowned in
the water.
33 The herdsmen fled to the nearby
town, telling everyone what happened
to the demon-possessed men. 34 Then
the entire town came out to meet
Jesus, but they begged him to go away
and leave them alone.
8:20 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
8:22 Greek Let the dead bury their own dead.
8:28 Other manuscripts read Gerasenes; still others
read Gergesenes. Compare Mark 5:1; Luke 8:26.
January 11
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O Lord, why do you stand so far
away?
Why do you hide when I am in
trouble?
The wicked arrogantly hunt down
the poor.
Let them be caught in the evil
they plan for others.
For they brag about their evil
desires;
they praise the greedy and curse
the Lord.
The wicked are too proud to seek
God.
They seem to think that God is
dead.
Yet they succeed in everything
they do.
They do not see your
punishment awaiting them.
They sneer at all their enemies.
They think, “Nothing bad will ever
happen to us!
We will be free of trouble
forever!”
Their mouths are full of cursing,
lies, and threats.*
Trouble and evil are on the tips
of their tongues.
They lurk in ambush in the
villages,
waiting to murder innocent
people.
They are always searching for
helpless victims.
Like lions crouched in hiding,
they wait to pounce on the
helpless.
Like hunters they capture the
helpless
and drag them away in nets.
Their helpless victims are crushed;
they fall beneath the strength of
the wicked.
The wicked think, “God isn’t
watching us!
He has closed his eyes and won’t
even see what we do!”
Arise, O Lord!
Punish the wicked, O God!
Do not ignore the helpless!
