Luke 8

¹And it came to pass in the thereafter that He was traveling through each city and village preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God, and the Twelve were with Him,

²and certain women who had been healed from evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who is called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

³and Joanna wife of Chuza, steward of Herod, and Susanna, and many others, who were ministering to them out of their means.

⁴And a great crowd assembling and those from each town coming to Him, He spoke by a parable:

⁵“The one sowing went out to sow his seed. And in his sowing, some indeed fell along the path, and it was trampled upon, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

⁶And other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it withered because of it not having moisture.

⁷And other fell in the midst of the thorns, and having sprung up with it, the thorns choked it.

⁸And other fell upon the good soil, and having sprung up, it produced fruit—a hundredfold.” Saying these things, He was calling out, “The one having ears to hear, let him hear.”

⁹And His disciples were asking Him, “What may this parable be?”

¹⁰And He said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest, it is in parables, so that, ‘Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’

¹¹And this is the parable: The seed is the word of God.

¹²And the ones along the path are those having heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, lest having believed, they should be saved.

¹³And the ones upon the rock are those who, when they may hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a time, and in time of testing they fall away.

¹⁴And the seed having fallen into the thorns, these are those having heard, and, going along, are choked under the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life, and they do not mature.

¹⁵And the seed in the good soil, these are those who, in a beautiful and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast and bear fruit in perseverance.

¹⁶And no one, having lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed. But he puts it on a lampstand, so that those entering may see the light.

¹⁷For nothing is hidden that will not become manifest, nor hidden away that shall not be known and come to visibility.

¹⁸Therefore look how you hear; for whoever may have, to him it will be given; and whoever may not have, even what he thinks to have will be taken away from him.”

¹⁹Now His mother and brothers came to Him, and they were not able to get to Him because of the crowd.

²⁰And it was reported to Him, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”

²¹But answering, He said to them, “My mother and My brothers are those who are hearing and doing the word of God.”

²²And it came to pass on one of the days also that He and His disciples entered into a boat, and He said to them, “Let us pass over to the other side of the lake.” And they set out.

²³And of their sailing, He fell asleep. And a storm of wind came down to the lake, and they were being swamped and were in danger.

²⁴And having come, they awoke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And having arisen, He rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and it became calm.

²⁵And He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And having feared, they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him?”

²⁶And they sailed down to the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.

²⁷And on His having gone out upon the land, a certain man out of the city met Him, having demons. And for a long time he was not wearing clothing and was not abiding in a house, but in the tombs.

²⁸And having seen Jesus, having cried out, he fell down before Him and said in a loud voice, “What is it to me and to You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!”

²⁹For He commanded the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For many times it had seized him, and he was bound, being kept with chains and shackles. And breaking the bonds, he was driven by the demon into the wilderness.

³⁰And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” because many demons were entered into him.

³¹And they were imploring Him that He would not command them to go away into the Abyss.

³²Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain, and they implored Him that He would allow them to enter into them, and He allowed them.

³³And the demons, having gone out from the man, entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

³⁴And those feeding, having seen what had happened, fled and reported it to the city and to the fields.

³⁵And they went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons went out sitting, clothed and sound-minded, at the feet of Jesus. And they were afraid.

³⁶And those having seen related to them how the one having been possessed by demons was saved.

³⁷And all the multitude of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked Him to go away from them, because they were seized with great fear. And He, having entered into the boat, turned back.

³⁸But the man from whom the demons had gone out was begging Him to be with Him. But He sent him away, saying,

³⁹“Return to your house and relate how much God did for you.” And he went away, proclaiming through the whole city how much Jesus did for him.

⁴⁰And on the return of Jesus, the crowd welcomed Him, for they were all looking for Him.

⁴¹And behold, there was a man whose name was Jairus, and this man was a ruler of the synagogue. And having fallen at the feet of Jesus, he was imploring Him to enter into his house

⁴²because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. And in His going, the crowds were pressing around Him.

⁴³And a woman being with a flow of blood for twelve years, who, having spent all her living on physicians, was not able to be healed by any,

⁴⁴having come behind, touched the fringe of His garment, and immediately her flow of blood stopped.

⁴⁵And Jesus said, “Who is the one having touched Me?” But all denying, Peter said, “Master, the crowds surround You and press in.”

⁴⁶But Jesus said, “Someone touched Me, for I knew power has gone out from Me.”

⁴⁷And the woman, having seen that she was not hidden, came trembling. And having fallen down before Him, she declared for what cause she touched Him before all the people, and how she was healed immediately.

⁴⁸And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

⁴⁹of Him still speaking, someone comes from the synagogue ruler, saying, “Your daughter has died; trouble the Teacher no longer.”

⁵⁰But Jesus, having heard, answered him, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be saved.”

⁵¹And having come into the house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him except Peter and John and James, and the father and the mother of the child.

⁵²And all were weeping and mourning for her. But He said, “Do not weep; for she did not die, but sleeps.”

⁵³And they were laughing at Him, knowing that she died.

⁵⁴And He, having taken hold of her hand, called out, saying, “Child, arise!”

⁵⁵And her spirit returned, and she arose immediately; and He directed there be given to her to eat.

⁵⁶And her parents were amazed, but He instructed them to tell no one what had happened.