Luke 8
1 And it came to
pass afterward,
that he went throughout
every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad
tidings of the
kingdom of
God: and the
twelve were
with him, 2 And certain women, which had
been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out
of whom went seven devils, 3 And Joanna the
wife of
Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto
him of their substance.
4 And when
much people were gathered
together,
and were
come to him out of
every city, he
spake by a
parable: 5 A
sower went
out to
sow his seed: and as he sowed,
some fell by the way
side; and it was trodden
down,
and the
fowls of the
air devoured it. 6 And some fell upon a
rock; and as soon as it was sprung
up, it withered
away,
because it
lacked moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the
thorns sprang up with
it, and
choked it. 8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang
up, and
bare fruit an
hundredfold. And when he had
said these
things, he
cried, He that
hath ears to
hear, let him
hear.
9 And his disciples asked him, saying,
What might this parable be?
10 And he
said, Unto
you it is
given to
know the
mysteries of the
kingdom of
God: but to
others in parables; that seeing they
might not see,
and hearing they
might not understand.
11 Now the
parable is this: The
seed is the
word of
God. 12 Those by the way
side are they that
hear;
then cometh the
devil, and taketh
away the
word out
of their hearts, lest they should
believe and be
saved.
13 They on the
rock are they,
which, when they
hear,
receive the
word with joy; and these have no root, which for a
while believe,
and in time of
temptation fall
away.
14 And that which
fell among thorns are they, which, when they have
heard, go
forth,
and are
choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this
life, and bring no fruit to
perfection.
15 But that
on the
good ground are they, which in an
honest and good heart, having
heard the
word, keep it,
and bring forth
fruit with patience. 16 No man, when he hath
lighted a
candle, covereth it with a
vessel, or putteth it
under a
bed; but setteth it
on a
candlestick, that they which enter
in may
see the
light. 17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be
made manifest; neither any thing
hid, that shall not be
known and come abroad.
18 Take
heed therefore how ye
hear:
for whosoever hath, to
him shall be
given;
and whosoever hath not, from him shall be
taken even that
which he
seemeth to
have.
19 Then came to him his
mother and his brethren, and could not come at
him for the
press. 20 And it was
told him by certain which
said,
Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to
see thee. 21 And he
answered and
said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the
word of
God, and do it. 22 Now it came to
pass on a
certain day, that he went into a
ship with his disciples: and he
said unto them, Let us go
over unto the other
side of the
lake. And they launched
forth.
23 But as
they sailed he fell
asleep:
and there came
down a
storm of
wind on the
lake; and they were
filled with water,
and were in
jeopardy.
24 And they came to
him, and
awoke him, saying,
Master, master, we
perish.
Then he
arose, and
rebuked the
wind and the
raging of the
water: and they
ceased,
and there
was a
calm. 25 And he
said unto
them, Where is your faith? And they being
afraid wondered,
saying one to
another, What manner of
man is this! for he
commandeth even the
winds and water, and they
obey him. 26 And they
arrived at the
country of the
Gadarenes, which is over
against Galilee. 27 And when
he went
forth to land, there
met him out
of the
city a
certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any
house, but in the
tombs. 28 When he
saw Jesus, he cried
out,
and fell down
before him, and with a
loud voice said,
What have
I to do
with thee, Jesus, thou
Son of
God most
high? I
beseech thee, torment me not. 29 (For he had
commanded the
unclean spirit to
come out
of the
man. For oftentimes it had
caught him: and he was
kept bound with
chains and in
fetters; and he
brake the
bands, and was
driven of the
devil into the wilderness.)
30 And Jesus asked him, saying,
What is thy name? And he
said,
Legion: because many devils were
entered into him. 31 And they
besought him that he
would not command them to go
out into the
deep. 32 And there
was there an
herd of
many swine feeding on the
mountain: and they
besought him that he would
suffer them to
enter into them. And he
suffered them. 33 Then went the
devils out
of the
man, and
entered into the
swine: and the
herd ran violently
down a
steep place
into the
lake, and were
choked.
34 When they that
fed them
saw what was
done, they
fled,
and went and
told it
in the
city and in the
country. 35 Then they went
out to
see what was
done;
and came to Jesus, and found the
man, out
of whom the
devils were
departed,
sitting at the
feet of
Jesus, clothed,
and in his right
mind:
and they were
afraid.
36 They also which
saw it
told them by what
means he that was possessed of the
devils was
healed.
37 Then the
whole multitude of the
country of the
Gadarenes round
about besought him to
depart from them; for they were
taken with
great fear: and he went
up into the
ship, and returned back
again.
38 Now the
man out
of whom the
devils were
departed besought him that he might
be with him: but Jesus sent him away,
saying,
39 Return to thine
own house, and shew how great
things God hath
done unto
thee. And he went his
way, and
published throughout the
whole city how great
things Jesus had
done unto
him. 40 And it came to
pass, that,
when Jesus was
returned, the
people gladly
received him: for they
were all waiting
for him. 41 And, behold, there
came a
man named Jairus, and he was a
ruler of the
synagogue: and he fell
down at Jesus' feet, and
besought him that he would
come into his house: 42 For he had one
only daughter, about twelve years of
age, and she lay a
dying.
But as he went the
people thronged him. 43 And a
woman having an
issue of
blood twelve years,
which had
spent all her
living upon physicians, neither could be
healed of any, 44 Came behind him, and
touched the
border of
his garment: and immediately her issue of
blood stanched.
45 And Jesus said,
Who touched me? When all denied,
Peter and they that were
with him said,
Master, the
multitude throng thee and press thee,
and sayest thou,
Who touched me? 46 And Jesus said,
Somebody hath
touched me: for I perceive that
virtue is
gone out
of me. 47 And when the
woman saw that she
was not hid, she
came trembling,
and falling down
before him, she
declared unto
him before all the
people for what cause she had
touched him, and how she was
healed immediately. 48 And he
said unto
her, Daughter, be of good
comfort:
thy faith hath
made thee whole;
go in peace. 49 While
he yet spake, there
cometh one from the ruler of the
synagogue's house,
saying to
him,
Thy daughter is
dead;
trouble not the
Master. 50 But when
Jesus heard it, he
answered him, saying,
Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made
whole.
51 And when he
came into the
house, he
suffered no man to go
in,
save Peter, and James, and John, and the
father and the
mother of the
maiden. 52 And all wept,
and bewailed her: but he
said,
Weep not; she
is not dead,
but sleepeth.
53 And they
laughed him to
scorn,
knowing that she was
dead.
54 And he put them
all out, and took her by the
hand, and
called,
saying,
Maid, arise.
55 And her spirit came
again,
and she
arose straightway: and he
commanded to
give her meat.
56 And her parents were
astonished:
but he
charged them that they should
tell no
man what was
done.