Luke 8
1 Soon afterwards, he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of God’s Kingdom. With him were the twelve,
And it came about, after a short time, that he went through town and country giving the good news of the kingdom of God, and with him were the twelve,
2 and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out;
And certain women who had been made free from evil spirits and diseases, Mary named Magdalene, from whom seven evil spirits had gone out,
3 and Joanna, the wife of Chuzas, Herod’s steward; Susanna; and many others who served them from their possessions.
And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's chief house-servant, and Susanna and a number of others, who gave him of their wealth for his needs.
4 When a great multitude came together and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable:
And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:
5 “The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.
6 Other seed fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.
7 Other fell amid the thorns, and the thorns grew with it and choked it.
And some went among thorns, and the thorns came up with it and it had no room for growth.
8 Other fell into the good ground and grew and produced one hundred times as much fruit.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear.
9 Then his disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean?”
And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.
10 He said, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of God’s Kingdom, but to the rest it is given in parables, that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’
And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.
11 “Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.
12 Those along the road are those who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.
Those by the side of the road are those who have given hearing; then the Evil One comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not have faith and get salvation.
13 Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root. They believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.
And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.
14 What fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life; and they bring no fruit to maturity.
And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.
15 Those in the good ground, these are those who with an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and produce fruit with perseverance.
And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.
16 “No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a container or puts it under a bed; but puts it on a stand, that those who enter in may see the light.
No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.
17 For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light.
For nothing is put out of view which will not be made clear, and nothing is secret of which the knowledge will not come to light.
18 Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever does not have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has.”
So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.
19 His mother and brothers came to him, and they could not come near him for the crowd.
And his mother and his brothers came to him, and they were not able to get near him because of the great number of people.
20 Some people told him, “Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you.”
And someone said to him, Your mother and your brothers are outside desiring to see you.
21 But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”
But he said to them in answer, My mother and my brothers are those who have knowledge of the word of God and do it.
22 Now on one of those days, he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out.
Now it came about on one of those days that he got into a boat with his disciples; and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the water: and they put out the boat.
23 But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water.
But while they were sailing he went to sleep: and a storm of wind came down on the sea, and the boat became full of water and they were in danger.
24 They came to him and awoke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are dying!” He awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water; then they ceased, and it was calm.
Then they came to him and, awaking him out of his sleep, said, Master, Master, destruction is near. And he, when he was awake, gave orders to the wind and the rolling waves, and the storm came to an end, and all was calm.
25 He said to them, “Where is your faith?” Being afraid, they marveled, saying to one another, “Who is this then, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?”
And he said to them, Where is your faith? And fear and wonder overcame them, and they said to one another, Who then is this, who gives orders even to the winds and the water and they do what he says?
26 Then they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee.
And they came to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.
27 When Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man out of the city who had demons for a long time met him. He wore no clothes, and did not live in a house, but in the tombs.
And when he had come to the land, there came to him a certain man from the town who had evil spirits; and for a long time he had had no clothing on, and was not living in a house but in the place of the dead.
28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, “What do I have to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me!”
And when he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry and went down on the earth before him and in a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Do not be cruel to me.
29 For Jesus was commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For the unclean spirit had often seized the man. He was kept under guard and bound with chains and fetters. Breaking the bonds apart, he was driven by the demon into the desert.
For he gave an order to the evil spirit to come out of the man. For frequently it would take a grip of him: and he was kept under control, and prisoned with chains; but parting the chains in two, he would be sent by the driving of the evil spirit into waste places.
30 Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He said, “Legion,” for many demons had entered into him.
And Jesus said to him, What is your name? And he said, Legion; for a number of spirits had gone into him.
And they made a request to him that he would not give them an order to go away into the deep. (Abyssos g12)
32 Now there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain, and they begged him that he would allow them to enter into those. Then he allowed them.
Now there was a great herd of pigs in that place, getting food on the mountain: and the evil spirits made a request to him that he would let them go into the pigs, and he let them.
33 The demons came out of the man and entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
And the evil spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs: and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the water and came to destruction.
34 When those who fed them saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the city and in the country.
And when the men who took care of them saw what had come about, they went quickly and gave news of it in the town and the country.
35 People went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
And they went out to see what had taken place, and they came to Jesus and saw the man out of whom the evil spirits had gone, seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, at the feet of Jesus; and fear came on them.
36 Those who saw it told them how he who had been possessed by demons was healed.
And those who had seen it gave them an account of how the man who had the evil spirits was made well.
37 All the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were very much afraid. Then he entered into the boat and returned.
And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes made a request to him to go away from them; for they were in great fear: and he got into a boat and went back.
38 But the man from whom the demons had gone out begged him that he might go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,
But the man from whom the evil spirits had gone out had a great desire to be with him, but he sent him away, saying,
39 “Return to your house, and declare what great things God has done for you.” He went his way, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.
Go back to your house and let them have news of all the great things which God has done for you. And he went away, giving word through all the town of the great things which Jesus had done for him.
40 When Jesus returned, the multitude welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him.
And when Jesus went back, the people were glad to see him, for they were all waiting for him.
41 Behold, a man named Jairus came. He was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged him to come into his house,
Then there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler in the Synagogue: and he went down at the feet of Jesus, desiring him to come to his house;
42 for he had an only born daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as he went, the multitudes pressed against him.
For he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was near to death. But while he was on his way, the people were pushing to be near him.
43 A woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her living on physicians and could not be healed by any,
And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had given all her money to medical men, and not one of them was able to make her well,
44 came behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak. Immediately the flow of her blood stopped.
Came after him and put her hand on the edge of his robe, and straight away the flowing of her blood was stopped.
45 Jesus said, “Who touched me?” When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes press and jostle you, and you say, ‘Who touched me?’”
And Jesus said, Who was touching me? And when they all said, It is not I, Peter and those who were with him said, Master, the people are pushing round you on every side.
46 But Jesus said, “Someone did touch me, for I perceived that power has gone out of me.”
But Jesus said, Someone was touching me, for I had the feeling that power had gone out from me.
47 When the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before him declared to him in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
And when the woman saw that she was not able to keep it secret, she came, shaking with fear, and falling down before him she made clear before all the people the reason for her touching him, and how she was made well straight away.
48 He said to her, “Daughter, cheer up. Your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”
And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.
49 While he still spoke, one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house came, saying to him, “Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher.”
While he was still talking, someone came from the house of the ruler of the Synagogue, saying, Your daughter is dead; do not go on troubling the Master.
50 But Jesus hearing it, answered him, “Do not be afraid. Only believe, and she will be healed.”
But Jesus at these words said to him, Have no fear, only have faith, and she will be made well.
51 When he came to the house, he did not allow anyone to enter in, except Peter, John, James, the father of the child, and her mother.
And when he came to the house he did not let any man go in with him, but only Peter and John and James, and the father of the girl and her mother.
52 All were weeping and mourning her, but he said, “Do not weep. She is not dead, but sleeping.”
And all the people were weeping and crying for her; but he said, Do not be sad, for she is not dead, but sleeping.
53 They were ridiculing him, knowing that she was dead.
And they were laughing at him, being certain that she was dead.
54 But he put them all outside, and taking her by the hand, he called, saying, “Child, arise!”
But he, taking her hand, said to her, My child, get up.
55 Her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately. He commanded that something be given to her to eat.
And her spirit came back to her and she got up straight away: and he gave orders that food was to be given to her.
56 Her parents were amazed, but he commanded them to tell no one what had been done.
And her father and mother were full of wonder, but he gave orders to them to say nothing about it to anyone.
