The Holy Bible - The New King James Version - Luke
8
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- Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and
village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings 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 provided for Him from their substance.
- And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from
every city, He spoke by 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 yielded a crop a
hundredfold." When He had said these things He cried, "He who has ears to
hear, let him hear!"
- Then His disciples asked Him, saying, "What does this parable mean?"
- And He said, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the
kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given 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, lest they should believe and be saved.
- But 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
temptation fall away.
- Now 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 a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.
- "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 secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that
will not be known and come to light.
- 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 could not approach Him
because of the crowd.
- And it was told Him by some, who said, "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 jeopardy.
- 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.
- But 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!"
- Then they sailed to the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite
Galilee.
- And when He stepped out on 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 in 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 demon 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 multitudes thronged Him.
- Now 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 multitudes throng and press You, and You say, 'Who
touched Me?' "
- But Jesus said, "Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from
Me."
- Now 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 cheer; your faith has made you
well. Go in peace."
- While He was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the
synagogue's house, saying to him, "Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the
Teacher."
- But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, "Do not be afraid; only
believe, and she will be made well."
- When He came into the house, He permitted no one to go in except Peter,
James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl.
- Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, "Do not weep; she is not
dead, but sleeping."
- And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead.
- But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying,
"Little girl, arise."
- Then 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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