Luke:8

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* And it came to pass , afterward , that He went through every city and village , preaching and bringing the gospel of the kingdom of God . And the twelve were with Him , * and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities ; Mary called Magdalene , out of whom had come seven demons , * and Joanna the wife of Chuza , Herod ’s steward , and Susanna , and many others who ministered to Him out of their possessions . * And when a great multitude had gathered , and they had come to Him from every city , He spoke through a parable : * A sower went out to sow his seed . And as he sowed , some fell by the wayside ; and it was trampled down , and the birds of the air devoured it . * Some fell on rock ; and as soon as it sprang up , it withered away because it lacked moisture . * And some fell among thorns , and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it . * But others fell on good ground , sprang up , and produced fruit a hundredfold . When He had said these things He cried out , He who has ears to hear , let him hear ! * And His disciples asked Him , saying , What might this parable be ? * And He said , To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God , but to the rest in parables , that seeing they may not see , and hearing they may not understand . * Now the parable is this : The seed is the Word of God . * Those by the wayside are the ones who hear ; then the devil comes and takes away the Word out of their hearts , that they should not believe and be saved . * And the ones on the rock are those who , when they hear , receive the Word with joy ; and these have no root , who believe for a while and in time of trial draw back away . * And the ones that fell among thorns are those who , when they have heard , go out and are choked with cares , riches , and pleasures of life , and bring no fruit to maturity . * But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who , having heard the Word with an honest and good heart , keep it and bear fruit with steadfastness . * No one , when he has lit a lamp , covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed , but sets it on a lampstand , that those who enter may see the light . * For nothing is concealed that will not be made manifest , nor anything hidden that will not be perceived and come into plain view . * Therefore take heed how you hear . For whoever has , to him more will be given ; and whoever does not have , even what he seems to have will be taken from him . * Then His mother and brothers came to Him , and were not able to come up to Him through the crowd . * And it was told to Him , saying , Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside , desiring to see You . * But He answered and said to them , My mother and My brothers are these who hear the Word of God and do it . * Now it happened , on a certain day , that He got into a boat with His disciples . And He said to them , Let us cross over to the other side of the lake . And they launched out . * But as they sailed He fell asleep . And a windstorm came down on the lake , and they were filling with water , and were in peril . * And they came to Him and awoke Him , saying , Master , Master , we are perishing ! Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water . And they ceased , and there was a calm . * And He said to them , Where is your faith ? And they were afraid , and marveled , saying to one another , Who can this be ? For He commands even the winds and water , and they obey Him . * And they sailed to the country of the Gadarenes , which is across from Galilee . * And when He stepped out onto the land , there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time . And he wore no clothes , nor did he live in a house but among the tombs . * When he saw Jesus , he cried out , fell down before Him , and with a loud voice said , What have I to do with You , Jesus , Son of the Most High God ? I beg You , do not torment me ! * For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man . For it had often seized him , and he was kept under guard , bound with chains and shackles ; and he broke the bonds and was driven by the demons into the wilderness . * Jesus asked him , saying , What is your name ? And he said , Legion , because many demons had entered him . * And they begged Him that He would not command them to go out into the abyss . * Now a herd of many swine was feeding there on the mountain . So they begged Him that He would permit them to enter them . And He permitted them . * Then the demons went out of the man and entered the swine , and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the lake and drowned . * When those who fed them saw what had happened , they fled and told it in the city and in the country . * Then they went out to see what had happened , and came to Jesus , and found the man from whom the demons had departed , sitting at the feet of Jesus , clothed and in his right mind . And they were afraid . * They also who had seen it told them by what means he who had been demon-possessed was healed . * Then the whole multitude of the surrounding region of the Gadarenes asked Him to depart from them , for they were seized with great fear . And He got into the boat and returned . * Now the man from whom the demons had departed begged Him that he might be with Him . But Jesus sent him away , saying , * Return to your own house , and tell what great things God has done for you . And he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him . * So it was , when Jesus returned , that the multitude welcomed Him , for they were all waiting for Him . * And behold , there came a man named Jairus , and he was a ruler of the synagogue . And he fell down at Jesus ’ feet and begged Him to come to his house , * for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age , and she was dying . But as He went , the crowds pressed in on Him . * And a woman , having a flow of blood for twelve years , who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any , * came from behind and touched the border of His garment . And immediately her flow of blood stopped . * And Jesus said , Who touched Me ? When all denied it , Peter and those with him said , Master , the crowds are pressing and crowding You , and You say , Who touched Me ? * But Jesus said , Somebody touched Me , for I know that power has gone forth out from Me . * And when the woman saw that she was not hidden , she came trembling ; and falling down before Him , she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately . * And He said to her , Daughter , be of good courage ; your faith has made you well . Go in peace . * While He was still speaking , someone came from the house of the ruler of the synagogue , saying to him , Your daughter has died . Do not trouble the Teacher . * But when Jesus heard it , He answered him , saying , Do not fear ; only believe , and she will be made well . * And when He came into the house , He permitted no one to go in except Peter , Jacob , and John , and the father and mother of the girl . * Now all wept and bewailed her ; but He said , Do not weep ; she has not died , but is sleeping . * And they ridiculed Him , knowing that she had died . * But He put them all outside , took her by the hand and called , saying , Little girl , arise . * And her spirit returned , and she arose immediately . And He commanded that she be given something to eat . * And her parents were astonished , but He charged them to tell no one what had happened .

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