Luke 8
1 And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,
Soon after this Jesus went around the towns and villages announcing the good news of God's kingdom. The twelve disciples went with him,
2 And certain women, who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven demons,
along with a number of women who had been healed from evil spirits and sickness: Mary called Magdalene from whom he had cast out seven demons;
3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him of their substance.
Joanna, the wife of Herod's manager Chuza; Susanna; and many more who provided support from their personal resources.
4 And when many people were gathered together, and had come to him out of every city, he spoke by a parable:
Once when a large crowd of people gathered, coming from many towns to see him, Jesus spoke to them, using a story as an illustration.
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.
“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he scattered the seed, some fell on the road where people trampled on it and birds ate it up.
6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
Some fell on stony ground, and once the seeds had sprouted they withered for lack of moisture.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
Some seeds fell among thorns and as they both grew the thorns choked the plants.
8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Some seeds fell on good earth and after they grew they produced a harvest one hundred times more than what had been sown.” After he told them this, he called out, “If you have ears, then listen!”
9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What doth this parable mean?
But his disciples asked him, “What does this illustration mean?”
10 And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
Jesus replied, “You've been given insights into the mysteries of God's kingdom, but the rest are given illustrations, so that, ‘Even though they see, they don't really see; and even though they hear, they don't really understand.’
11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
This is the meaning of the illustration: The seed is God's word.
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.
The seeds that fall on the road are those who hear the message, but then the devil comes and steals away the truth from their minds so they won't trust in God and be saved.
13 They on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
The seeds that fall on the stony ground are those who hear and welcome the message with joy but don't have any roots. They trust for a while but when difficult times come they give up.
14 And that which fell among thorns are they, who, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
The seeds that fall among thorns are those who hear the message but it's choked out by life's distractions—worries, wealth, pleasure—so they don't produce anything.
15 But that on the good ground are they, who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
The seeds sown on good earth are those who are honest and do what is right. They hear the message of truth, hold on to it, and through their perseverance produce a good harvest.
16 No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a lampstand, that they who enter in may see the light.
You don't light a lamp and then cover it with a bucket, or hide it under a bed. No, you put it on a stand, so that anyone who comes in can see the light.
17 For nothing is secret, that shall not become evident; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come to light.
For there's nothing hidden that won't be revealed; there's nothing secret that won't become known and obvious.
18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whoever hath, to him shall be given; and whoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.
So pay attention how you ‘hear.’ To those who have received, more will be given; from those who don't receive, even what they think they have will be taken away!”
19 Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come near to him for the crowd.
Then Jesus' mother and brothers arrived, but they couldn't get through the crowd to see him.
20 And it was told to him by certain who said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand outside, desiring to see thee.
Jesus was told, “Your mother and your brothers are outside. They want to see you.”
21 And he answered and said to them, My mother and my brethren are these who hear the word of God, and do it.
“My mother and my brothers are those who hear God's word, and do what it says,” Jesus replied.
22 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a boat with his disciples: and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let's cross over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set off.
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.
As they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep, and a storm came down on the lake. The boat began filling with water and they were in danger of sinking.
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.
They went over to Jesus and woke him up. “Master, master, we're going to drown!” they said. Jesus woke up and commanded the wind and the rough waves to stop. They stopped, and all was calm.
25 And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid marvelled, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
“Where is your trust?” he asked them. Terrified and amazed, they said to each other, “So who is this? He gives commands to the winds and the water, and they obey him!”
26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee.
They sailed across to the Gerasene region that lies opposite Galilee.
27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, who had demons a long time, and wore no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
When Jesus stepped out of the boat onto the shore, a demon-possessed man from the town came to meet him. For a long time he hadn't worn any clothes or lived in a house. He lived 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.
When he saw Jesus he screamed, fell down at Jesus' feet, and asked in a loud voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Please don't torture me, I beg you!”
29 ( For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For often it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he broke the bands, and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.)
For Jesus had already commanded the evil spirit to leave the man. It had often seized him, and despite being tied down with chains and shackles, and placed under guard, he would break the chains apart and would be driven by the demon into the desert areas.
30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many demons had entered into him.
“What is your name?” Jesus asked him. “Legion,” he replied, for many demons had entered him.
They begged Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss. (Abyssos g12)
32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would allow them to enter into them. And he permitted them.
There was a large herd of pigs feeding on the nearby hillside, and the demons begged him to be allowed to go into the pigs. Jesus gave them permission,
33 Then the demons went out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
so the demons left the man and entered the pigs. The herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned.
34 When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.
When the pig-keepers saw what had happened they ran off and spread the news through the town and the countryside.
35 Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
The people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus they found the man freed from the demons. He was sitting there at Jesus' feet, wearing clothes and in his right mind; and they became scared.
36 They also who saw it told them by what means he that was possessed by the demons was healed.
Those who had seen what happened explained how the demon-possessed man had been healed.
37 Then the whole multitude of the country of the surrounding region of the Gadarenes besought him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear: and he went into the boat, and returned back again.
Then all the people from the Gerasene region asked Jesus to leave because they were overwhelmed by fear. So he got into the boat and went back.
38 Now the man out of whom the demons had departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
The man who had been freed from the demons begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away.
39 Return to thy own house, and show what great things God hath done to thee. And he went away, and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done to him.
“Go back home, and tell people all that God has done for you,” Jesus told him. So he went away, telling the whole town all that Jesus had done for him.
40 And it came to pass, that, when Jesus had returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.
A crowd of people was there to welcome Jesus when he returned, all eagerly expecting him.
41 And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at the feet of Jesus, and besought him that he would come into his house:
One was a man called Jairus, a synagogue leader, who came and fell at Jesus' feet. He pleaded with Jesus to come to his home
42 For he had one daughter only, about twelve years of age, and she lay dying. But as he was going the people thronged him.
because his only daughter was dying. She was about twelve years old. While Jesus was on his way there, people were crowding around him.
43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed by any,
In the crowd was a woman who had suffered with bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all she had on doctors, but none of them had been able to help her.
44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stopped.
She approached Jesus from behind and touched the hem of his cloak. Immediately the bleeding stopped.
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?
“Who touched me?” Jesus asked. Everybody around denied doing so. “But Master,” said Peter, “there are people crowding around you, and they keep pushing up against you.”
46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that power hath gone out of me.
“Someone touched me,” Jesus replied. “I know because power went out from me.”
47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared to him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
When the woman realized she couldn't go unnoticed, she came forward, trembling, and fell down before him. Right in front of everybody she explained the reason why she had touched Jesus, and that she'd been cured immediately.
48 And he said to her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee well; go in peace.
Jesus said to her, “Daughter, your trust has healed you, go in peace.”
49 While he was yet speaking, there cometh one from the house of the ruler of the synagogue, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.
While he was still speaking, someone came from the home of the synagogue leader to tell him, “Your daughter's dead. You don't need to bother the Teacher any longer.”
50 But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made well.
But when he heard this, Jesus told Jairus, “Don't be afraid. If you trust, she will be healed.”
51 And when he came into the house, he allowed no man to go in, except Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.
When Jesus arrived at the house he didn't allow anyone else to go in except Peter, John, and James, and the girl's father and mother.
52 And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
All the people there were crying and mourning for her. “Don't cry,” Jesus told them. “She's not dead, she's just sleeping.”
53 And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.
They laughed at him, because they knew that she was dead.
54 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.
But Jesus took her by the hand, and said in a loud voice, “My child, get up!”
55 And her spirit came again, and she arose immediately: and he commanded to give her something to eat.
She came back to life, and she got up at once. Jesus told them to give her something to eat.
56 And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.
Her parents were astonished at what had happened, but Jesus instructed them not to tell anyone about it.
