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Matthew 8:15-28 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

15. He took her by the hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and served Jesus a meal.

16. That evening many people with demons in them were brought to Jesus. And with only a word he forced out the evil spirits and healed everyone who was sick.

17. So God's promise came true, just as the prophet Isaiah had said,“He healed our diseasesand made us well.”

18. When Jesus saw the crowd, he went across Lake Galilee.

19. A teacher of the Law of Moses came up to him and said, “Teacher, I'll go anywhere with you!”

20. Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens, and birds have nests. But the Son of Man doesn't have a place to call his own.”

21. Another disciple said to Jesus, “Lord, let me wait till I bury my father.”

22. Jesus answered, “Come with me, and let the dead bury their dead.”

23. After Jesus left in a boat with his disciples,

24. a terrible storm suddenly struck the lake, and waves started splashing into their boat.Jesus was sound asleep,

25. so the disciples went over to him and woke him up. They said, “Lord, save us! We're going to drown!”

26. But Jesus replied, “Why are you so afraid? You don't have much faith.” Then he got up and ordered the wind and the waves to calm down. And everything was calm.

27. The men in the boat were amazed and said, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him.”

28. After Jesus had crossed the lake, he came to shore near the town of Gadara and started down the road. Two men with demons in them came to him from the tombs. They were so fierce that no one could travel that way.

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