Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 8:18-34

18WhenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708alargeG4183crowdὄχλονochlonG3793aroundπερὶperiG4012HimαὐτὸνautonG846,He gave ordersἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753to crossἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565toεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588other sideπέραν.peranG4008of the sea.

19AndκαὶkaiG2532oneεἷςheisG1520of the scribesγραμματεὺςgrammateusG1122cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to Himαὐτῷ·autōG846andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,I will followἀκολουθήσωakolouthēsōG190YouσοιsoiG4771whereverὅπουhopouG3699ἐὰνeanG1437You goἀπέρχῃ.aperchēG565.”

20καὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷautōG846αἱhaiG3588, “FoxesἀλώπεκεςalōpekesG258haveἔχουσινechousinG2192densφωλεοὺςphōleousG5454andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theτοῦtouG3588airοὐρανοῦouranouG3772havenestsκατασκηνώσεις,kataskēnōseisG2682ὁhoG3588,butδὲdeG1161theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444hasἔχειecheiG2192noοὐκoukG3756placeποῦpouG4226to layκλίνῃ.¶klinēG2827HisτὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.”

21δὲdeG1161AnotherἝτεροςHeterosG2087τῶνtōnG3588of HisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101requestedεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,firstG4412letἐπίτρεψόνepitrepsonG2010meG1473goἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565andκαὶkaiG2532buryθάψαιthapsaiG2290τὸνtonG3588myG1473fatherπατέραpateraG3962.”

22ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424toldλέγειlegeiG3004himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190MeG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532letἄφεςaphesG863theτοὺςtousG3588deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498buryθάψαιthapsaiG2290τοὺςtousG3588their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438deadνεκρούς.¶nekrousG3498.”

23WhenΚαὶKaiG2532HeαὐτῷautōG846got intoἐμβάντι εἰςembanti eisG1684 G1519theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143,HisαὐτῷautōG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

24Suddenlyκαὶ ἰδοὺkai idouG2532 G2400a violentμέγαςmegasG3173stormσεισμὸςseismosG4578came upἐγένετοegenetoG1096onἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588seaθαλάσσῃthalassēG2281,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143was engulfedκαλύπτεσθαιkaluptesthaiG2572byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588wavesκυμάτων·kumatōnG2949.ButδὲdeG1161JesusαὐτὸςautosG846was sleepingἐκάθευδεν.ekatheudenG2518.

25καὶkaiG2532The discipleswentπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334andwokeἤγειρανēgeiranG1453HimαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,save usσῶσονsōsonG4982!We are perishingἀπολλύμεθα.apollumethaG622!”

26“Youof little faithὀλιγόπιστοι;oligopistoiG3640καὶkaiG2532,” Jesusrepliedλέγει αὐτοῖς·legei autoisG3004 G846, “whyτίtiG5101are youἐστε,esteG1510so afraidδειλοίdeiloiG1169?”ThenτότεtoteG5119He got upἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453andrebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008theτοῖςtoisG3588windsἀνέμοιςanemoisG417andκαὶkaiG2532theτῇtēaG3588seaθαλάσσῃ,thalassēG2281,andκαὶkaiG2532it wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096perfectlyμεγάλη.¶megalēG3173calmγαλήνηgalēnēG1055.

27ΟἱHoiG3588δὲdeG1161ThemenἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444were amazedἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296andaskedλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “What kindποταπόςpotaposG4217of manisἐστινestinG1510thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὅτιhotiG3754?EvenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588windsἄνεμοιanemoiG417andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588seaθάλασσαthalassaG2281obeyὑπακούουσιν;¶hupakouousinG5219HimαὐτῷautōG846!”

28WhenΚαὶKaiG2532JesusαὐτοῦautouG846arrivedἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064onεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588other sideπέρανperanG4008inεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588regionχώρανchōranG5561of theτῶνtōnG3588GadarenesΓαδαρηνῶνGadarēnōnG1046,He was met byὑπήντησαν αὐτῷhupēntēsan autōG5221 G846twoδύοduoG1417demon-possessedδαιμονιζόμενοιdaimonizomenoiG1139mencomingἐξερχόμενοι,exerchomenoiG1831fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588tombsμνημείωνmnēmeiōnG3419. They weresoλίαν,lianG3029violentχαλεποὶchalepoiG5467thatὥστεhōsteG5620noμὴmēG3361oneτινὰtinaG5100couldἰσχύεινischueinG2480passπαρελθεῖν διὰparelthein diaG3928 G1223thatἐκείνης.ekeinēsG1565τῆςtēsG3588wayὁδοῦhodouG3598.

29“WhatτίtiG5101do YouσοίsoiG4771wantκαὶkaiG2532with usG1473,SonυἱὲhuieG5207τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ;theouG2316καὶkaiG2532ἰδοὺidouG2400?”they shoutedἔκραξανekraxanG2896λέγοντες·legontesG3004. “Have You comeἦλθεςēlthesG2064hereὧδεhōdeG5602to tortureβασανίσαιbasanisaiG928usG1473beforeπρὸproG4253theappointed timeκαιροῦkairouG2540?”

30δὲdeG1161In the distanceμακρὰν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶνmakran ap᾽ autōnG3112 G575 G846a largeπολλῶνpollōnG4183herdἀγέληagelēG34of pigsχοίρωνchoirōnG5519wasἦνēnG1510feedingβοσκομένη.boskomenēG1006.

31SoδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588demonsδαίμονεςdaimonesG1142beggedπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870JesusαὐτὸνautonG846λέγοντες·legontesG3004, “IfεἰeiG1487You drive us outἐκβάλλειςekballeisG1544 G1473,send usἀπόστειλονaposteilonG649 G1473intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588herdἀγέληνagelēnG34τῶνtōnG3588of pigsχοίρων.choirōnG5519.”

32“Goὑπάγετε.hupageteG5217καὶkaiG2532!”He toldεἶπενeipenG2036themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846οἱhoiG3588.SoδὲdeG1161they came outἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831and wentἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565intoεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588pigsχοίρους,choirousG5519,andκαὶkaiG2532ἰδοὺidouG2400theἡhēG3588wholeπᾶσαpasaG3956herdἀγέληagelēG34rushedὥρμησενhōrmēsenG3729downκατὰkataG2596theτοῦtouG3588steep bankκρημνοῦkrēmnouG2911intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281andκαὶkaiG2532diedἀπέθανονapethanonG599inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588watersὕδασιν.hudasinG5204.

33δὲdeG1161ThoseοἱhoiG3588tendingβόσκοντεςboskontesG1006the pigsran offἔφυγον, καὶ ἀπελθόντεςephugon kai apelthontesG5343 G2532 G565intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588townπόλινpolinG4172andreportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518all thisπάνταpantaG3956,includingκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588accountof theτῶνtōnG3588demon-possessedδαιμονιζομένων.daimonizomenōnG1139men.

34Thenκαὶ ἰδοὺkai idouG2532 G2400theἡhēG3588wholeπᾶσαpasaG3956townπόλιςpolisG4172went outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831toεἰςeisG1519meetὑπάντησινhupantēsinG5222τῷtōG3588JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424.AndκαὶkaiG2532when they sawG3708HimαὐτὸνautonG846,they beggedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870HimὅπωςhopōsG3704to leaveμεταβῇ ἀπὸmetabēa apoG3327 G575τῶνtōnG3588theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846regionὁρίωνhoriōnG3725.

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