Luke 8:1-56 NIV
The Parable of the Sower
1After
this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming
the good news of the Kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him, 2and
also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called
Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; 3Joanna
the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own
means.
4While a
large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town,
He told this parable:
5“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed,
some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. 6Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered
because they had no moisture. 7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the
plants.8Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a
hundred times more than was sown.”
When He said this, He called
out, “Whoever
has ears to hear, let them hear.”
9His
disciples asked Him what this parable meant. 10He
said, “The knowledge
of the secrets of the Kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I
speak in parables, so that,
“ ‘though
seeing, they may not see;
though
hearing, they may not understand.’
11“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the Word of God. 12Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes
and takes away the Word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be
saved. 13Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the Word with joy
when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the
time of testing they fall away. 14The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as
they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures,
and they do not mature. 15But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart,
who hear the Word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.
A Lamp on a Stand
16“No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a
bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the
light.
17For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing
concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open. 18Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be
given more; whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken
from them.”
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
19Now
Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were not able to get near
Him because of the crowd. 20Someone
told Him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting
to see you.”
21He
replied,
“My mother
and brothers are those who hear God’s Word and put it into practice.”
Jesus Calms the Storm
22One day
Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out. 23As they
sailed, He fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was
being swamped, and they were in great danger.
24The
disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!”
He got up and rebuked the wind
and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm.
In fear and amazement they
asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and
they obey Him.”
Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man
27When
Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a
long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in
the tombs.
28When he
saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at His Feet, shouting at the top of his voice,
“What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t
torture me!” 29For
Jesus had commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had
seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he
had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places.
“Legion,” he replied, because many
demons had gone into him. 31And
they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss.
32A large
herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let
them go into the pigs, and He gave them permission. 33When
the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed
down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
34When
those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in
the town and countryside, 35and the
people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found
the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ Feet, dressed and
in his right mind; and they were afraid. 36Those
who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been cured. 37Then
all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them,
because they were overcome with fear. So He got into the boat and left.
38The man
from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with Him, but Jesus sent him
away, saying, 39
“Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town
how much Jesus had done for him.
Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman
40Now
when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed Him, for they were all expecting Him. 41Then a
man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus’ Feet, pleading
with Him to come to his house42because
his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying.
As Jesus was on his way, the
crowds almost crushed Him. 43And a
woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years,c but no one could heal her. 44She
came up behind Him and touched the edge of His cloak, and immediately her
bleeding stopped.
When they all denied it, Peter
said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.”
47Then
the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at
His Feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched Him
and how she had been instantly healed. 48Then He
said to her, “Daughter,
your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”
49While
Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue
leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he said. “Don’t bother the teacher anymore.”
51When he
arrived at the house of Jairus, He did not let anyone go in with him except
Peter, John and James, and the child’s father and mother. 52Meanwhile,
all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop
wailing,” Jesus
said. “She is not
dead but asleep.”
“My child,
get up!”
55 Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then
Jesus told them to give her something to eat.
56Her
parents were astonished, but He ordered them not to tell anyone what had
happened.
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