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in, and birds have nests, 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 J
esus 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 J esus 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 J
esus arrived on the other side of
the lake, in the region of the Gadarenes,* two
men who were possessed by demons met him.
They came out of the tombs 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!” J
esus 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 every
one 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.
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8:20 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself. 8:22 Greek
8:28 Other manuscripts read
Let the dead bury their own dead.
Gerasenes; still others read Gergesenes. Compare Mark 5:1;
Luke 8:26.
PSALM 10:1‑15
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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!
Why do the wicked get away with
despising God?
They think, “God will never call us to
account.”
But you see the trouble and grief they
cause.
You take note of it and punish them.
The helpless put their trust in you.
You defend the orphans.
Break the arms of these wicked, evil
people!
Go after them until the last one is
destroyed.
10:7 Greek version reads cursing and bitterness. Compare
Rom 3:14.
PROVERBS 3:7‑8
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Don’t be impressed with your own
wisdom.
Instead, fear the Lord and turn away
from evil.
Then you will have healing for your
body
and strength for your bones.
