18. Therefore, listen carefully. Those who have will receive more, but as for those who don’t have, even what they seem to have will be taken away from them."
19. Jesus’ mother and brothers came to him but were unable to reach him because of the crowd.
20. Someone told him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you."
21. He replied, "My mother and brothers are those who listen to God’s word and do it."
22. One day Jesus and his disciples boarded a boat. He said to them, "Let’s cross over to the other side of the lake." So they set sail.
23. While they were sailing, he fell asleep. Gale-force winds swept down on the lake. The boat was filling up with water and they were in danger.
24. So they went and woke Jesus, shouting, "Master, Master, we’re going to drown!" But he got up and gave orders to the wind and the violent waves. The storm died down and it was calm.
25. He said to his disciples, "Where is your faith?" Filled with awe and wonder, they said to each other, "Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him!"
26. Jesus and his disciples sailed to the Gerasenes’ land, which is across the lake from Galilee.
27. As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, a certain man met him. The man was from the city and was possessed by demons. For a long time, he had lived among the tombs, naked and homeless.
28. When he saw Jesus, he shrieked and fell down before him. Then he shouted, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torture me!"
29. He said this because Jesus had already commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had taken possession of him, so he would be bound with leg irons and chains and placed under guard. But he would break his restraints, and the demon would force him into the wilderness.
30. Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he replied, because many demons had entered him.