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Luke
Chapter 8 (Revised Standard Version)
Luke 8
1 Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, preaching
and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with
him,
2 and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and
infirmities: Mary, called Mag'dalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
3 and Joan'na, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and
many others, who provided for them out of their means.
4 And when a great crowd came together and people from town after
town came to him, he said in a parable:
5 "A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell
along the path, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air
devoured it.
6 And some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away,
because it had no moisture.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew with it and choked
it.
8 And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a
hundredfold." As he said this, he called out, "He who has ears
to hear, let him hear."
9 And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant,
10 he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the
kingdom of God; but for others they are in parables, so that seeing they
may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
11 Now the parable is this The seed is the word of God.
12 The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil
comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe
and be saved.
13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word,
receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and
in time of temptation fall away.
14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear,
but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and
pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.
15 And as for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the
word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with
patience.
16 "No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a vessel, or
puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, that those who enter may see
the light.
17 For nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest, nor anything
secret that shall not be known and come to light.
18 Take heed then how you hear; for to him who has will more be
given, and from him who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be
taken away."
19 Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not
reach him for the crowd.
20 And he was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing
outside, desiring to see you."
21 But he said to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who
hear the word of God and do it."
22 One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to
them, "Let us go across to the other side of the lake." So they
set out,
23 and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a storm of wind came down
on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in danger.
24 And they went and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we are
perishing!" And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves;
and they ceased, and there was a calm.
25 He said to them, "Where is your faith?" And they were
afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, "Who then is this,
that he commands even wind and water, and they obey him?"
26 Then they arrived at the country of the Ger'asenes, which is
opposite Galilee.
27 And as he stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city
who had demons; for a long time he had worn no clothes, and he lived not
in a house but among the tombs.
28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and said
with a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the
Most High God? I beseech you, do not torment me."
29 For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man.
(For many a time it had seized him; he was kept under guard, and bound
with chains and fetters, but he broke the bonds and was driven by the
demon into the desert.)
30 Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" And he said,
"Legion"; for many demons had entered him.
31 And they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss.
32 Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside; and
they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them leave.
33 Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the
herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
34 When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled, and told it in
the city and in the country.
35 Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to
Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the
feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
36 And those who had seen it told them how he who had been possessed
with demons was healed.
37 Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Ger'asenes
asked him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear; so he
got into the boat and returned.
38 The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with
him; but he sent him away, saying,
39 "Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for
you." And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how
much Jesus had done for him.
40 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all
waiting for him.
41 And there came a man named Ja'irus, who was a ruler of the
synagogue; and falling at Jesus' feet he besought him to come to his
house,
42 for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she
was dying. As he went, the people pressed round him.
43 And a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years and could
not be healed by any one,
44 came up behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment; and
immediately her flow of blood ceased.
45 And Jesus said, "Who was it that touched me?" When all
denied it, Peter said, "Master, the multitudes surround you and press
upon you!"
46 But Jesus said, "Some one touched me; for I perceive that
power has gone forth from me."
47 And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came
trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the
people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed.
48 And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well;
go in peace."
49 While he was still speaking, a man from the ruler's house came and
said, "Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Teacher any
more."
50 But Jesus on hearing this answered him, "Do not fear; only
believe, and she shall be well."
51 And when he came to the house, he permitted no one to enter with
him, except Peter and John and James, and the father and mother of the
child.
52 And all were weeping and bewailing her; but he said, "Do not
weep; for she is not dead but sleeping."
53 And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.
54 But taking her by the hand he called, saying, "Child,
arise."
55 And her spirit returned, and she got up at once; and he directed
that something should be given her to eat.
56 And her parents were amazed; but he charged them to tell no one
what had happened.
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