New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 8:18-34

18NowδὲdeG1161when JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708a crowdὄχλονochlonG3793aroundπερὶperiG4012Him,He gaveG2753ordersG2753to departἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565to the otherπέραν.peranG4008sideG4008of the sea.

19ThenκαὶkaiG2532a scribeγραμματεὺςgrammateusG1122cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334and saidG3004to Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,I will followἀκολουθήσωakolouthēsōG190You whereverὅπου ἐὰνhopou eanG3699 G1437You goἀπέρχῃ.aperchēG565.”

20And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him,“The foxesἀλώπεκεςalōpekesG258haveἔχουσινechousinG2192holesφωλεοὺςphōleousG5454and the birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of the skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772havenestsκατασκηνώσεις,kataskēnōseisG2682, butthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444hasἔχειecheiG2192nowhereοὐκ ποῦouk pouG3756 G4226to layκλίνῃ.¶klinēG2827His headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.”

21And anotherἝτεροςHeterosG2087of the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101saidG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,allowἐπίτρεψόνepitrepsonG2010me firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413to goἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565and buryθάψαιthapsaiG2290my fatherπατέραpateraG3962.”

22But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190Me, and letἄφεςaphesG863the deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498buryθάψαιthapsaiG2290their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438deadνεκρούς.¶nekrousG3498.”

23When He gotἐμβάντιembantiG1684into the boatπλοῖονploionG4143,His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Him.

24And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, aviolentμέγαςmegasG3173stormσεισμὸςseismosG4578developedἐγένετοegenetoG1096on the seaθαλάσσῃthalassēG2281,soὥστεhōsteG5620thatG5620the boatπλοῖονploionG4143was beingG2572coveredG2572by the wavesκυμάτων·kumatōnG2949; but JesusHimselfαὐτὸςautosG846wasG2518asleepG2518.

25And they cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334to Himand wokeἤγειρανēgeiranG1453Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “SaveσῶσονsōsonG4982us,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962;we are perishingἀπολλύμεθα.apollumethaG622!”

26He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“WhyτίtiG5101are youafraidδειλοίdeiloiG1169,you menG3640ofG3640littleὀλιγόπιστοι;oligopistoiG3640faithG3640?”ThenτότεtoteG5119He gotG1453upG1453and rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the windsἀνέμοιςanemoisG417and the seaθαλάσσῃ,thalassēG2281, andit becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096perfectlyμεγάλη.¶megalēG3173calmγαλήνηgalēnēG1055.

27The menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444wereG2296amazedG2296,and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhatG4217kindποταπόςpotaposG4217ofG4217aG4217manG4217is thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778,that evenG2532the windsἄνεμοιanemoiG417and the seaθάλασσαthalassaG2281obeyὑπακούουσιν;¶hupakouousinG5219Him?”

28And when He cameἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064to the otherπέρανperanG4008sideG4008into the countryχώρανchōranG5561of the GadarenesΓαδαρηνῶνGadarēnōnG1046,twoδύοduoG1417demon-possessedδαιμονιζόμενοιdaimonizomenoiG1139men confrontedὑπήντησανhupēntēsanG5221Him as they were comingG1831outG1831of the tombsμνημείωνmnēmeiōnG3419. They wereso extremelyλίαν,lianG3029violentχαλεποὶchalepoiG5467that noμὴmēG3361oneτινὰtinaG5100couldἰσχύεινischueinG2480passπαρελθεῖνpareltheinG3928by that wayὁδοῦhodouG3598.

29And they criedG2896outG2896,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101business do You have with us, SonυἱὲhuieG5207of Godθεοῦ;theouG2316?Have You comeἦλθεςēlthesG2064hereὧδεhōdeG5602to tormentβασανίσαιbasanisaiG928us beforeπρὸproG4253the timeκαιροῦkairouG2540?”

30NowδὲdeG1161there was a herdἀγέληagelēG34of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183pigsχοίρωνchoirōnG5519feedingβοσκομένη.boskomenēG1006atG3112aG3112distanceG3112from them.

31And the demonsδαίμονεςdaimonesG1142beggedπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “IfεἰeiG1487You are going tocastἐκβάλλειςekballeisG1544us outG1544,sendἀπόστειλονaposteilonG649us into the herdἀγέληνagelēnG34of pigsχοίρων.choirōnG5519.”

32And He saidG3004to them,“Goὑπάγετε.hupageteG5217!”And they cameG1831outG1831and wentἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565into the pigsχοίρους,choirousG5519;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the wholeπᾶσαpasaG3956herdἀγέληagelēG34rushedὥρμησενhōrmēsenG3729downκατὰkataG2596the steepκρημνοῦkrēmnouG2911bankG2911into the seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281anddrownedἀπέθανονapethanonG599in the watersὕδασιν.hudasinG5204.

33And the herdsmenβόσκοντεςboskontesG1006ranG5343awayG5343,and wentἀπελθόντεςapelthontesG565to the cityπόλινpolinG4172and reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518everythingπάνταpantaG3956,includingG2532whatG3588hadG3588happenedG3588to thedemon-possessedG1139menG1139.

34And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the wholeπᾶσαpasaG3956cityπόλιςpolisG4172cameG1831outG1831to meetὑπάντησινhupantēsinG5222JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424;and when they sawG3708Him,they pleadedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870with Him to leaveμεταβῇmetabēaG3327their regionὁρίωνhoriōnG3725.

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