Section XI.

[1] [Arabic, p. 42] 740And when Jesus finished these sayings, the multitudes were astonished [2] at his teaching; 741and that because he was teaching them as one having authority, not as their scribes and the Pharisees.

[3] 742And when he descended from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

[4] 743And when Jesus entered Capernaum, the servant of one of the chiefs was in an [5] evil case, and he was precious to him, and he was at the point of death.  744And he [6] heard of Jesus, and came to him with the elders of the Jews; 745and he besought him, and said, My Lord, my boy is laid in the house paralysed,746 and he is suffering grievous [7] torment.  747And the elders urgently requested of him, and said, He is worthy that [8] this should be done unto him:  748for he loveth our people, and he also built the synagogue [9, 10] for us.  749Jesus said unto him, I will come and heal him.  750That chief answered and said, My Lord, I am not worthy that my roof should shade thee; but it sufficeth [11] that thou speak a word, and my lad shall be healed.  751And I also am a man in obedience to authority, having under my hand soldiers:752  and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant that he do this, [12] and he doeth it.  753And when Jesus heard that, he marvelled at him,754 and turned and said unto the multitude that were coming with him, 755Verily I say unto you, I have [13] not found in Israel the like of this faith.  756I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall recline with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob [14] [Arabic, p. 43] in the kingdom of heaven:  757but the children of the kingdom shall be cast [15] forth into the outer darkness:  and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.  758And Jesus said to that chief, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so shall it be unto thee.  [16] 759And his lad was healed in that hour.  And that chief returned to the house and found that sick servant healed.

[17] 760And the day after, he was going to a city called Nain, and his disciples with him, [18] and a great multitude.  761And when he was come near the gate of the city, he saw a crowd762 accompanying one that was dead, the only son of his mother; and his mother was a widow:  and there was with her a great multitude of the people of the [19] city.  763And when Jesus saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep [20] not.  764And he went and advanced to the bier, and the bearers of it stood still; and [21] he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.  765And that dead man sat up and began [22] to speak; and he gave him to his mother.  766And fear came on all the people:  and they praised God, and said, There hath risen among us a great prophet:  and, God [23] hath had regard to his people.  767And this news concerning him spread in all Judæa, and in all the region which was about them.

[24] 768And when Jesus saw great multitudes surrounding him, he commanded them to [25] depart to the other side.  769And while they were going in the way, there came one of the scribes and said unto him, My Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou [26] goest.  770Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have [27] nests; but the Son of man hath not a place in which to lay his head.  771And he said unto another, Follow me.  And he said unto him, My Lord, suffer me first to go and [28] bury my father.  772Jesus said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their dead; but thou, [29] follow me and preach the kingdom of God.  773And another said unto him, I will follow [Arabic, p. 44] thee, my Lord; but first suffer me to go and salute my household and [30] come.  774Jesus said unto him, There is no one who putteth his hand to the plough775 and looketh behind him, and yet is fit for the kingdom of God.

[31] 776And he said to them on that day in the evening, Let us go over to the other side [32] of the lake; and he left777 the multitudes.  778And Jesus went up and sat in the ship, [33] he and his disciples, and there were with them other ships.  779And there occurred on the sea a great tempest780 of whirlwind and wind, 781 and the ship was on the point of [34] sinking from the greatness782 of the waves.  783But Jesus was sleeping on a cushion in the stern of the ship; 784and his disciples came and awoke him, and said unto him, Our [35] Lord, save us; lo, we perish.  785And he rose, and rebuked the winds and the turbulence of the water, and said to the sea, Be still, for thou art rebuked; 786and the wind [36] was still, and there was a great calm.  787And he said unto them, Why are ye thus [37] afraid? and why have ye no faith?  788And they feared greatly.789  And they marvelled, and said one to another, Who, think you, is this, who commandeth also the wind and the waves and the sea, and they obey him?

[38] 790And they departed and came to the country of the Gadarenes, which is on the [39] other side, opposite the land of Galilee.  791And when he went out of the ship to the land, 792there met him from among the tombs a man who had a devil for a long time, [40] and wore no clothes, neither dwelt in a house, but among the tombs.  793And no man was [Arabic, p. 45] able to bind him with chains, 794because any time that he was bound with chains [41] and fetters he cut the chains and loosened the fetters; 795and he was snatched796 [42] away of the devil into the desert, 797and no man was able to quiet him; and at all times, in the night and in the day, he would be among the to