New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 8:22-39

22NowδὲdeG1161on oneμιᾷmiaG1520of thosedaysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250Jesus and His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101gotἐνέβηenebēG1684into a boatπλοῖονploionG4143,and He saidG3004to them,“Let’s crossG1330overG1330to the otherπέρανperanG4008sideG4008ofthe lakeλίμνης.limnēsG3041.”SoG2532they launchedG321outG321.

23But as they were sailingπλεόντωνpleontōnG4126along He fellG879asleepG879;and a fierceG2978galeG2978of windἀνέμουanemouG417descendedκατέβηkatebēG2597onthe lakeλίμνην,limnēnG3041, and they beganto be swampedσυνεπληροῦντοsuneplērountoG4845and to beG2793inG2793dangerἐκινδύνευον.ekinduneuonG2793.

24They cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334upG4334toG4334Jesusand wokeG1326Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “MasterἐπιστάταepistataG1988,Masterἐπιστάτα,epistataG1988,we are perishingἀπολλύμεθα.apollumethaG622!”And He gotG1326upG1326andrebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the windἀνέμῳanemōG417and the surgingG2830wavesG2830,and they stoppedἐπαύσαντο,epausantoG3973, andit becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096calmγαλήνη.¶galēnēG1055.

25And He saidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004to them,“WhereποῦpouG4226is your faithπίστιςpistisG4102?”But they wereG5399fearfulG5399and amazedἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296,sayingG3004to oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenἄραaraG686is thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778,that He commandsἐπιτάσσειepitasseiG2004evenG2532the windsἀνέμοιςanemoisG417and the waterὕδατι,hudatiG5204,and they obeyὑπακούουσινhupakouousinG5219Him?”

26ThenκαὶkaiG2532they sailedκατέπλευσανkatepleusanG2668to the countryχώρανchōranG5561of the GerasenesΓερασηνῶνGerasēnōnG1086,whichἥτιςhētisG3748is oppositeἀντιπέραantiperaG495GalileeΓαλιλαίας.¶GalilaiasG1056.

27And when He steppedG1831outG1831ontoἐπὶepiG1909the landγῆνgēnG1093,a manἀνήρanērG435from the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172metὑπήντησενhupēntēsenG5221Him who was possessedἔχωνechōnG2192with demonsδαιμόνια.daimoniaG1140;and he had not putἐνεδύσατοenedusatoG1746on clothingἱμάτιονhimationG2440for a longἱκανῷhikanōG2425timeχρόνῳchronōG5550and was not livingἔμενενemenenG3306in a houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614,but amongG1722the tombsμνήμασιν.mnēmasinG3418.

28And seeingG3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,he criedG349outG349and fellG4363downπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363beforeG4363Him, and saidG3004with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “WhatτίtiG5101business do You have with me, JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,SonυἱὲhuieG5207ofthe Mostὑψίστου;hupsistouG5310HighG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316?I begδέομαίdeomaiG1189You, do not tormentβασανίσῃς.basanisēsG928me!”

29For He had alreadycommandedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853the uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151to comeἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831outG1831of the manἀνθρώπου·anthrōpouG444.For it had seizedσυνηρπάκειsunērpakeiG4884him manyπολλοῖςpolloisG4183timesχρόνοιςchronoisG5550;and he was boundἐδεσμεύετοedesmeuetoG1195with chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254and shacklesπέδαιςpedaisG3976and keptG5442underG5442guardG5442, and yethe would breakδιαρρήσσωνdiarrēssōnG1284the restraintsδεσμὰdesmaG1199and be drivenἠλαύνετοēlaunetoG1643by the demonδαιμονίουdaimoniouG1140into the desertἐρήμους.erēmousG2048.

30And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905him,“WhatτίtiG5101is your nameὄνομάonomaG3686?”And he saidG3004, “Legionλεγιών·legiōnG3003”;becauseὅτιhotiG3754manyπολλὰpollaG4183demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140had enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525him.

31And they were beggingπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870Him not to commandἐπιτάξῃepitaxēG2004them to goἀπελθεῖν.apeltheinG565awayG565intothe abyssἄβυσσονabussonG12.

32NowδὲdeG1161there was a herdἀγέληagelēG34of manyἱκανῶνhikanōnG2425pigsχοίρωνchoirōnG5519feedingβοσκομένηboskomenēG1006thereἐκεῖekeiG1563on the mountainὄρει,oreiG3735; and the demonsbeggedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870Him to permitG2010them to enterεἰσελθεῖν.eiseltheinG1525the pigs. And He gaveG2010them permissionG2010.

33And the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140cameG1831outG1831of the manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444and enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525the pigsχοίρους,choirousG5519;and the herdἀγέληagelēG34rushedὥρμησενhōrmēsenG3729downκατὰkataG2596the steepκρημνοῦkrēmnouG2911bankG2911intothe lakeλίμνηνlimnēnG3041and was drownedἀπεπνίγη.¶apepnigēG638.

34NowδὲdeG1161when the herdsmenβόσκοντεςboskontesG1006sawG3708what had happenedγεγονὸςgegonosG1096,they ranG5343awayG5343and reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518everythingin the cityπόλινpolinG4172,and in the countryἀγρούς.agrousG68.

35And the peoplecameG1831outG1831to seeG3708what had happenedγεγονὸςgegonosG1096;and they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424and foundεὗρονheuronG2147the manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444from whomοὗhouG3739the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140had goneG1831outG1831,sittingG2521downG2521at the feetπόδαςpodasG4228of JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,clothedἱματισμένονhimatismenonG2439and in his rightG4993mindG4993;and they becameG5399frightenedG5399.

36ThoseG3588who had seenG3708everythingreportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518to them howπῶςpōsG4459the man who had beendemon-possessedδαιμονισθείς.daimonistheisG1139had beenmadeG4982wellG4982.

37And allἅπανhapanG537thepeopleπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the territoryG4066of the GerasenesΓερασηνῶνGerasēnōnG1086andG4066theG4066surroundingG4066regionπεριχώρουperichōrouG4066askedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065Him to leaveἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565them, becauseὅτιhotiG3754they were overwhelmedσυνείχοντο.¶suneichontoG4912by greatμεγάλῳmegalōG3173fearφόβῳphobōG5401;and He gotἐμβὰςembasG1684into a boatπλοῖονploionG4143and returnedὑπέστρεψεν.hupestrepsenG5290.

38But the manἀνὴρanērG435from whomοὗhouG3739the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140had goneG1831outG1831was beggingἐδεῖτοedeitoG1189Him that he mightaccompanyσὺνsunG1510 G4862Him; but JesussentG630him awayἀπέλυσενapelusenG630,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,

39“ReturnὑπόστρεφεhupostrepheG5290to your homeοἶκόνoikonG3624and describeδιηγοῦdiēgouG1334whatG3745greatG3745thingsG3745Godθεός.theosG2316has doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160for you.”SoG2532he wentG565awayG565,proclaimingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784throughoutκαθ᾽ ὅληνkath᾽ holēnG2596 G3650the cityπόλινpolinG4172whatG3745greatG3745thingsG3745JesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160for him.

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