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Luke 8
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8He continued according to plan, traveled to town after town, village after village, preaching God's kingdom, spreading the Message. The Twelve were with him.G2532G1096G1722G2517G2532G846G1353G2596G4172G2532G2968G2784G2532G2097G932G2316G2532G1427G4862G846 2There were also some women in their company who had been healed of various evil afflictions and illnesses: Mary, the one called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out;G2532G5100G1135G3739G2258G2323G575G4190G4151G2532G769G3137G2564G3094G575G3739G1831G2033G1140 3Joanna, wife of Chuza, Herod's manager; and Susanna—along with many others who used their considerable means to provide for the company.G2532G2489G1135G5529G2264G2012G2532G4677G2532G4183G2087G3748G1247G846G575G846G5224

The Story of the Seeds

4As they went from town to town, a lot of people joined in and traveled along. He addressed them, using this story:G1161G4183G3793G4896G2532G1975G4314G846G2596G4172G2036G1223G3850 5"A farmer went out to sow his seed. Some of it fell on the road; it was tramped down and the birds ate it.G4687G1831G4687G846G4703G2532G1722G846G4687G3739G3303G4098G3844G3598G2532G2662G2532G4071G3772G2719G846 6Other seed fell in the gravel; it sprouted, but withered because it didn't have good roots.G2532G2087G4098G1909G4073G2532G5453G3583G1223G3361G2192G2429 7Other seed fell in the weeds; the weeds grew with it and strangled it.G2532G2087G4098G1722G3319G173G2532G173G4855G638G1970G846 8Other seed fell in rich earth and produced a bumper crop. "Are you listening to this? Really listening?"G2532G2087G4098G1909G18G1093G2532G5453G4160G2590G1542G3004G5023G5455G2192G3775G191G191 9His disciples asked, "Why did you tell this story?"G1161G846G3101G1905G846G3004G5101G1498G3778G3850G1498 10He said, "You've been given insight into God's kingdom—you know how it works. There are others who need stories. But even with stories some of them aren't going to get it: Their eyes are open but don't see a thing, Their ears are open but don't hear a thing.G1161G2036G5213G1325G1097G3466G932G2316G1161G3062G1722G3850G2443G991G991G3361G991G2532G191G4920G3361G4920 11"This story is about some of those people. The seed is the Word of God.G1161G3850G2076G3778G4703G2076G3056G2316 12The seeds on the road are those who hear the Word, but no sooner do they hear it than the Devil snatches it from them so they won't believe and be saved.G1161G3844G3598G1526G191G1534G2064G1228G2532G142G3056G575G846G2588G3363G4100G4982 13"The seeds in the gravel are those who hear with enthusiasm, but the enthusiasm doesn't go very deep. It's only another fad, and the moment there's trouble it's gone.G1161G1909G4073G3739G3752G191G1209G3056G3326G5479G2532G3778G2192G3756G4491G3739G4314G2540G4100G2532G1722G2540G3986G868 14"And the seed that fell in the weeds—well, these are the ones who hear, but then the seed is crowded out and nothing comes of it as they go about their lives worrying about tomorrow, making money, and having fun.G1161G4098G1519G173G1526G3778G191G4198G2532G4846G5259G3308G2532G4149G2532G2237G979G2532G5052G3756G5052 15"But the seed in the good earth—these are the good-hearts who seize the Word and hold on no matter what, sticking with it until there's a harvest.G1161G1722G2570G1093G1526G3778G3748G1722G2570G2532G18G2588G191G3056G2722G2532G2592G1722G5281

Misers of What You Hear

16"No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a washtub or shoves it under the bed. No, you set it up on a lamp stand so those who enter the room can see their way.G1161G3762G681G3088G2572G846G4632G2228G5087G5270G2825G235G2007G1909G3087G2443G1531G991G5457 17We're not keeping secrets; we're telling them. We're not hiding things; we're bringing everything out into the open.G1063G3756G2076G2927G3739G1096G3756G1096G5318G3761G614G3739G1097G3756G1097G2532G2064G1519G5318 18So be careful that you don't become misers of what you hear. Generosity begets generosity. Stinginess impoverishes."G991G3767G4459G191G1063G3739G302G2192G846G1325G2532G3739G302G2192G3361G575G846G142G2532G3739G1380G2192 19His mother and brothers showed up but couldn't get through to him because of the crowd.G1161G3854G4314G846G3384G2532G846G80G2532G1410G3756G4940G846G1223G3793 20He was given the message, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside wanting to see you."G2532G518G846G3004G4675G3384G2532G4675G80G2476G1854G2309G1492G4571 21He replied, "My mother and brothers are the ones who hear and do God's Word. Obedience is thicker than blood."G1161G611G2036G4314G846G3450G3384G2532G3450G80G1526G3778G3588G191G3056G2316G2532G4160G846 22One day he and his disciples got in a boat. "Let's cross the lake," he said. And off they went.G2532G1096G1722G3391G2250G2532G846G1684G1519G4143G2532G846G3101G2532G2036G4314G846G1330G1519G4008G3041G2532G321 23It was smooth sailing, and he fell asleep. A terrific storm came up suddenly on the lake. Water poured in, and they were about to capsize.G1161G846G4126G879G2532G2597G2978G417G1519G3041G2532G4845G2532G2793 24They woke Jesus: "Master, Master, we're going to drown!" Getting to his feet, he told the wind, "Silence!" and the waves, "Quiet down!" They did it. The lake became smooth as glass.G1161G4334G1326G846G3004G1988G1988G622G1161G1453G2008G417G2532G2830G5204G2532G3973G2532G1096G1055 25Then he said to his disciples, "Why can't you trust me?" They were in absolute awe, staggered and stammering, "Who is this, anyway? He calls out to the winds and sea, and they do what he tells them!"G1161G2036G846G4226G2076G5216G4102G1161G5399G2296G3004G4314G240G5101G686G2076G3778G3754G2004G2532G417G2532G5204G2532G5219G846

The Madman and the Pigs

26They sailed on to the country of the Gerasenes, directly opposite Galilee.G2532G2668G1519G5561G1046G3748G2076G495G1056 27As he stepped out onto land, a madman from town met him; he was a victim of demons. He hadn't worn clothes for a long time, nor lived at home; he lived in the cemetery.G1161G846G1831G1909G1093G5221G846G1537G4172G5100G435G3739G2192G1140G1537G2425G5550G2532G1737G3756G2440G2532G3756G3306G1722G3614G235G1722G3418 28When he saw Jesus he screamed, fell before him, and bellowed, "What business do you have messing with me? You're Jesus, Son of the High God, but don't give me a hard time!"G1161G1492G2424G349G2532G4363G846G2532G3173G5456G2036G5101G1698G2532G4671G2424G5207G2316G5310G1189G4675G928G3165G3361 29(The man said this because Jesus had started to order the unclean spirit out of him.) Time after time the demon threw the man into convulsions. He had been placed under constant guard and tied with chains and shackles, but crazed and driven wild by the demon, he would shatter the bonds.G1063G3853G3853G169G4151G1831G575G444G1063G4183G5550G4884G846G2532G5442G1196G254G2532G3976G2532G1284G1199G1643G5259G1142G1519G2048 30Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Mob. My name is Mob," he said, because many demons afflicted him.G1161G2424G1905G846G3004G5101G2076G4671G3686G1161G2036G3003G3754G4183G1140G1525G1519G846 31And they begged Jesus desperately not to order them to the bottomless pit.G2532G3870G3870G846G3363G2004G3363G2004G846G565G1519G12 32A large herd of pigs was browsing and rooting on a nearby hill. The demons begged Jesus to order them into the pigs. He gave the order.G1161G2258G1563G34G2425G5519G1006G1722G3735G2532G3870G846G2443G2010G846G1525G1519G1565G2532G2010G846 33It was even worse for the pigs than for the man. Crazed, they stampeded over a cliff into the lake and drowned.G1161G1831G1140G575G444G1525G1519G5519G2532G34G3729G2596G2911G1519G3041G2532G638 34Those tending the pigs, scared to death, bolted and told their story in town and country.G1161G1006G1492G1096G5343G2532G565G518G1519G4172G2532G1519G68 35People went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had been sent, sitting there at Jesus' feet, wearing decent clothes and making sense. It was a holy moment, and for a short time they were more reverent than curious.G1161G1831G1492G1096G2532G2064G4314G2424G2532G2147G444G575G3739G1140G1831G2521G3844G4228G2424G2439G2532G4993G2532G5399 36Then those who had seen it happen told how the demoniac had been saved.G1161G2532G1492G518G846G4459G1139G4982 37Later, a great many people from the Gerasene countryside got together and asked Jesus to leave—too much change, too fast, and they were scared. So Jesus got back in the boat and set off.G2532G537G4128G4066G1046G4066G2065G846G565G575G846G3754G4912G3173G5401G1161G846G1684G1519G4143G5290 38The man whom he had delivered from the demons asked to go with him, but he sent him back, saying,G1161G435G575G3739G1140G1831G1189G846G1511G4862G846G1161G2424G630G846G630G3004 39"Go home and tell everything God did in you." So he went back and preached all over town everything Jesus had done in him.G5290G1519G4675G3624G2532G1334G3745G2316G4160G4671G2532G565G2784G2596G3650G4172G3745G2424G4160G846

His Touch

40On his return, Jesus was welcomed by a crowd. They were all there expecting him.G1161G1096G1722G2424G5290G3793G588G846G1063G2258G3956G4328G846 41A man came up, Jairus by name. He was president of the meeting place. He fell at Jesus' feet and begged him to come to his homeG2532G2400G2064G435G3739G3686G2383G2532G846G5225G758G4864G2532G4098G3844G2424G4228G3870G846G1525G1519G846G3624 42because his twelve-year-old daughter, his only child, was dying. Jesus went with him, making his way through the pushing, jostling crowd.G3754G846G2258G3439G2364G5613G1427G2094G2532G3778G846G599G1161G1722G846G5217G3793G4846G846 43In the crowd that day there was a woman who for twelve years had been afflicted with hemorrhages. She had spent every penny she had on doctors but not one had been able to help her.G2532G1135G5607G1722G4511G129G1427G575G2094G3748G4321G3650G979G1519G2395G3756G2480G2323G5259G3762 44She slipped in from behind and touched the edge of Jesus' robe. At that very moment her hemorrhaging stopped.G4334G3693G680G2899G846G2440G2532G3916G846G4511G129G2476 45Jesus said, "Who touched me?" When no one stepped forward, Peter said, "But Master, we've got crowds of people on our hands. Dozens have touched you."G2532G2424G2036G5101G680G3450G1161G3956G720G4074G2532G3326G846G2036G1988G3793G4912G4571G2532G598G2532G3004G5101G680G3450 46Jesus insisted, "Someone touched me. I felt power discharging from me."G1161G2424G2036G5100G680G3450G1063G1473G1097G1411G1831G575G1700 47When the woman realized that she couldn't remain hidden, she knelt trembling before him. In front of all the people, she blurted out her story—why she touched him and how at that same moment she was healed.G1161G1135G1492G3754G2990G3756G2990G2064G5141G2532G4363G846G518G846G1799G3956G2992G1223G3739G156G680G846G2532G5613G2390G3916 48Jesus said, "Daughter, you took a risk trusting me, and now you're healed and whole. Live well, live blessed!"G1161G2036G846G2364G2293G4675G4102G4982G4571G4982G4198G1519G1515 49While he was still talking, someone from the leader's house came up and told him, "Your daughter died. No need now to bother the Teacher."G846G2089G2980G2064G5100G3844G752G3004G846G3754G4675G2364G2348G4660G3361G1320 50Jesus overheard and said, "Don't be upset. Just trust me and everything will be all right."G1161G2424G191G611G846G3004G5399G3361G4100G3440G2532G4982 51Going into the house, he wouldn't let anyone enter with him except Peter, John, James, and the child's parents.G1161G1525G1519G3614G863G3756G3762G1525G1508G4074G2532G2385G2532G2491G2532G3962G2532G3384G3816 52Everyone was crying and carrying on over her. Jesus said, "Don't cry. She didn't die; she's sleeping."G1161G3956G2799G2532G2875G846G1161G2036G2799G3361G599G3756G599G235G2518 53They laughed at him. They knew she was dead.G2532G2606G846G2606G1492G3754G599 54Then Jesus, gripping her hand, called, "My dear child, get up."G1161G846G1544G3956G1854G2532G2902G846G5495G5455G3004G3816G1453 55She was up in an instant, up and breathing again! He told them to give her something to eat.G2532G846G4151G1994G2532G450G3916G2532G1299G1325G846G5315 56Her parents were ecstatic, but Jesus warned them to keep quiet. "Don't tell a soul what happened in this room."G2532G846G1118G1839G1161G3853G846G2036G3367G1096


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