Luke 8
8SOON AFTERWARD, [Jesus] went on through towns and villages, preaching and bringing the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom of God. And the Twelve [apostles] were with Him,G2532G1096G1722G2517G2532G846G1353G2596G4172G2532G2968G2784G2532G2097G932G2316G2532G1427G4862G8462And also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had been expelled;G2532G5100G1135G3739G2258G2323G575G4190G4151G2532G769G3137G2564G3094G575G3739G1831G2033G11403And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager; and Susanna; and many others, who ministered to {and} provided for {Him and} them out of their property {and} personal belongings.G2532G2489G1135G5529G2264G2012G2532G4677G2532G4183G2087G3748G1247G846G575G846G52244And when a very great throng was gathering together and people from town after town kept coming to Jesus, He said in a parable:G1161G4183G3793G4896G2532G1975G4314G846G2596G4172G2036G1223G38505A sower went out to sow seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the traveled path and was trodden underfoot, and the birds of the air ate it up.G4687G1831G4687G846G4703G2532G1722G846G4687G3739G3303G4098G3844G3598G2532G2662G2532G4071G3772G2719G8466And some [seed] fell on the rock, and as soon as it sprouted, it withered away because it had no moisture.G2532G2087G4098G1909G4073G2532G5453G3583G1223G3361G2192G24297And other [seed] fell in the midst of the thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it [off].G2532G2087G4098G1722G3319G173G2532G173G4855G638G1970G8468And some seed fell into good soil, and grew up and yielded a crop a hundred times [as great]. As He said these things, He called out, He who has ears to hear, let him be listening {and} let him consider {and} understand by hearing!G2532G2087G4098G1909G18G1093G2532G5453G4160G2590G1542G3004G5023G5455G2192G3775G191G1919And when His disciples asked Him the meaning of this parable,G1161G846G3101G1905G846G3004G5101G1498G3778G3850G149810He said to them, To you it has been given to [come progressively to] know (to recognize and understand more strongly and clearly) the mysteries {and} secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that, [though] looking, they may not see; and hearing, they may not comprehend.G1161G2036G5213G1325G1097G3466G932G2316G1161G3062G1722G3850G2443G991G991G3361G991G2532G191G4920G3361G492011Now the meaning of the parable is this: The seed is the Word of God.G1161G3850G2076G3778G4703G2076G3056G231612Those along the traveled road are the people who have heard; then the devil comes and carries away the message out of their hearts, that they may not believe (acknowledge Me as their Savior and devote themselves to Me) and be saved [here and hereafter].G1161G3844G3598G1526G191G1534G2064G1228G2532G142G3056G575G846G2588G3363G4100G498213And those upon the rock [are the people] who, when they hear [the Word], receive {and} welcome it with joy; but these have no root. They believe for a while, and in time of trial {and} temptation fall away (withdraw and stand aloof).G1161G1909G4073G3739G3752G191G1209G3056G3326G5479G2532G3778G2192G3756G4491G3739G4314G2540G4100G2532G1722G2540G3986G86814And as for what fell among the thorns, these are [the people] who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked {and} suffocated with the anxieties {and} cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not ripen (come to maturity and perfection).G1161G4098G1519G173G1526G3778G191G4198G2532G4846G5259G3308G2532G4149G2532G2237G979G2532G5052G3756G505215But as for that [seed] in the good soil, these are [the people] who, hearing the Word, hold it fast in a just (noble, virtuous) and worthy heart, and steadily bring forth fruit with patience.G1161G1722G2570G1093G1526G3778G3748G1722G2570G2532G18G2588G191G3056G2722G2532G2592G1722G528116No one after he has lighted a lamp covers it with a vessel or puts it under a [dining table] couch; but he puts it on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.G1161G3762G681G3088G2572G846G4632G2228G5087G5270G2825G235G2007G1909G3087G2443G1531G991G545717For there is nothing hidden that shall not be disclosed, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come out into the open.G1063G3756G2076G2927G3739G1096G3756G1096G5318G3761G614G3739G1097G3756G1097G2532G2064G1519G531818Be careful therefore how you listen. For to him who has [spiritual knowledge] will more be given; and from him who does not have [spiritual knowledge], even what he thinks {and} guesses {and} supposes that he has will be taken away.G991G3767G4459G191G1063G3739G302G2192G846G1325G2532G3739G302G2192G3361G575G846G142G2532G3739G1380G219219Then Jesus' mother and His brothers came along toward Him, but they could not get to Him because of the crowd.G1161G3854G4314G846G3384G2532G846G80G2532G1410G3756G4940G846G1223G379320And it was told Him, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, desiring to have an interview with You.G2532G518G846G3004G4675G3384G2532G4675G80G2476G1854G2309G1492G457121But He answered them, My mother and My brothers are those who listen to the Word of God and do it!G1161G611G2036G4314G846G3450G3384G2532G3450G80G1526G3778G3588G191G3056G2316G2532G4160G84622One of those days He and His disciples got into a boat, and He said to them, Let us go across to the other side of the lake. So they put out to sea.G2532G1096G1722G3391G2250G2532G846G1684G1519G4143G2532G846G3101G2532G2036G4314G846G1330G1519G4008G3041G2532G32123But as they were sailing, He fell off to sleep. And a whirlwind revolving from below upwards swept down on the lake, and the boat was filling with water, and they were in great danger.G1161G846G4126G879G2532G2597G2978G417G1519G3041G2532G4845G2532G279324And the disciples came and woke Him, saying, Master, Master, we are perishing! And He, being thoroughly awakened, censured {and} blamed {and} rebuked the wind and the raging waves; and they ceased, and there came a calm.G1161G4334G1326G846G3004G1988G1988G622G1161G1453G2008G417G2532G2830G5204G2532G3973G2532G1096G105525And He said to them, [Why are you so fearful?] Where is your faith (your trust, your confidence in Me--in My veracity and My integrity)? And they were seized with alarm {and} profound {and} reverent dread, and they marveled, saying to one another, Who then is this, that He commands even wind and sea, and they obey Him?G1161G2036G846G4226G2076G5216G4102G1161G5399G2296G3004G4314G240G5101G686G2076G3778G3754G2004G2532G417G2532G5204G2532G5219G84626Then they came to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.G2532G2668G1519G5561G1046G3748G2076G495G105627Now when Jesus stepped out on land, there met Him a certain man out of the town who had [was possessed by] demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he lived not in a house but in the tombs.G1161G846G1831G1909G1093G5221G846G1537G4172G5100G435G3739G2192G1140G1537G2425G5550G2532G1737G3756G2440G2532G3756G3306G1722G3614G235G1722G341828And when he saw Jesus, he raised a deep (terrible) cry [from the depths of his throat] and fell down before Him [in terror] and shouted loudly, What have You [to do] with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? [What have we in common?] I beg You, do not torment me!G1161G1492G2424G349G2532G4363G846G2532G3173G5456G2036G5101G1698G2532G4671G2424G5207G2316G5310G1189G4675G928G3165G336129For Jesus was already commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For many times it had snatched {and} held him; he was kept under guard and bound with chains and fetters, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the wilderness (desert).G1063G3853G3853G169G4151G1831G575G444G1063G4183G5550G4884G846G2532G5442G1196G254G2532G3976G2532G1284G1199G1643G5259G1142G1519G204830Jesus then asked him, What is your name? And he answered, Legion; for many demons had entered him.G1161G2424G1905G846G3004G5101G2076G4671G3686G1161G2036G3003G3754G4183G1140G1525G1519G84631And they begged [Jesus] not to command them to depart into the Abyss (bottomless pit).G2532G3870G3870G846G3363G2004G3363G2004G846G565G1519G1232Now a great herd of swine was there feeding on the hillside; and [the demons] begged Him to give them leave to enter these. And He allowed them [to do so].G1161G2258G1563G34G2425G5519G1006G1722G3735G2532G3870G846G2443G2010G846G1525G1519G1565G2532G2010G84633Then the demons came out of the man and entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep cliff into the lake and were drowned.G1161G1831G1140G575G444G1525G1519G5519G2532G34G3729G2596G2911G1519G3041G2532G63834When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran away and told it in the town and in the country.G1161G1006G1492G1096G5343G2532G565G518G1519G4172G2532G1519G6835And [people] went out to see what had occurred, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right (sound) mind; and they were seized with alarm {and} fear.G1161G1831G1492G1096G2532G2064G4314G2424G2532G2147G444G575G3739G1140G1831G2521G3844G4228G2424G2439G2532G4993G2532G539936And those [also] who had seen it told them how he who had been possessed with demons was restored [to health].G1161G2532G1492G518G846G4459G1139G498237Then all the people of the country surrounding the Gerasenes' district asked [Jesus] to depart from them, for they were possessed {and} suffering with dread {and} terror; so He entered a boat and returned [to the west side of the Sea of Galilee].G2532G537G4128G4066G1046G4066G2065G846G565G575G846G3754G4912G3173G5401G1161G846G1684G1519G4143G529038But the man from whom the demons had gone out kept begging {and} praying that he might accompany Him {and} be with Him, but [Jesus] sent him away, saying,G1161G435G575G3739G1140G1831G1189G846G1511G4862G846G1161G2424G630G846G630G300439Return to your home, and recount [the story] of how many {and} great things God has done for you. And [the man] departed, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.G5290G1519G4675G3624G2532G1334G3745G2316G4160G4671G2532G565G2784G2596G3650G4172G3745G2424G4160G84640Now when Jesus came back [to Galilee], the crowd received {and} welcomed Him gladly, for they were all waiting {and} looking for Him.G1161G1096G1722G2424G5290G3793G588G846G1063G2258G3956G4328G84641And there came a man named Jairus, who had [for a long time] been a director of the synagogue; and falling at the feet of Jesus, he begged Him to come to his house,G2532G2400G2064G435G3739G3686G2383G2532G846G5225G758G4864G2532G4098G3844G2424G4228G3870G846G1525G1519G846G362442For he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As [Jesus] went, the people pressed together around Him [almost suffocating Him].G3754G846G2258G3439G2364G5613G1427G2094G2532G3778G846G599G1161G1722G846G5217G3793G4846G84643And a woman who had suffered from a flow of blood for twelve years {and had spent all her living upon physicians}, and could not be healed by anyone,G2532G1135G5607G1722G4511G129G1427G575G2094G3748G4321G3650G979G1519G2395G3756G2480G2323G5259G376244Came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His garment, and immediately her flow of blood ceased.G4334G3693G680G2899G846G2440G2532G3916G846G4511G129G247645And Jesus said, Who is it who touched Me? When all were denying it, Peter {and those who were with him} said, Master, the multitudes surround You {and} press You on every side!G2532G2424G2036G5101G680G3450G1161G3956G720G4074G2532G3326G846G2036G1988G3793G4912G4571G2532G598G2532G3004G5101G680G345046But Jesus said, Someone did touch Me; for I perceived that [healing] power has gone forth from Me.G1161G2424G2036G5100G680G3450G1063G1473G1097G1411G1831G575G170047And when the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came up trembling, and, falling down before Him, she declared in the presence of all the people for what reason she had touched Him and how she had been instantly cured.G1161G1135G1492G3754G2990G3756G2990G2064G5141G2532G4363G846G518G846G1799G3956G2992G1223G3739G156G680G846G2532G5613G2390G391648And He said to her, Daughter, your faith (your confidence and trust in Me) has made you well! Go (enter) into peace (untroubled, undisturbed well-being).G1161G2036G846G2364G2293G4675G4102G4982G4571G4982G4198G1519G151549While He was still speaking, a man from the house of the director of the synagogue came and said [to Jairus], Your daughter is dead; do not weary {and} trouble the Teacher any further.G846G2089G2980G2064G5100G3844G752G3004G846G3754G4675G2364G2348G4660G3361G132050But Jesus, on hearing this, answered him, Do not be seized with alarm {or} struck with fear; simply believe [in Me as able to do this], and she shall be made well.G1161G2424G191G611G846G3004G5399G3361G4100G3440G2532G498251And when He came to the house, He permitted no one to enter with Him except Peter and John and James, and the girl's father and mother.G1161G1525G1519G3614G863G3756G3762G1525G1508G4074G2532G2385G2532G2491G2532G3962G2532G3384G381652And all were weeping for and bewailing her; but He said, Do not weep, for she is not dead but sleeping.G1161G3956G2799G2532G2875G846G1161G2036G2799G3361G599G3756G599G235G251853And they laughed Him to scorn, knowing full well that she was dead.G2532G2606G846G2606G1492G3754G59954And grasping her hand, He called, saying, Child, arise [from the sleep of death]!G1161G846G1544G3956G1854G2532G2902G846G5495G5455G3004G3816G145355And her spirit returned [from death], and she arose immediately; and He directed that she should be given something to eat.G2532G846G4151G1994G2532G450G3916G2532G1299G1325G846G531556And her parents were amazed, but He charged them to tell no one what had occurred.G2532G846G1118G1839G1161G3853G846G2036G3367G1096
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