Luke 8

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¹And it was done afterward, and Jesus made journey by cities and castles, preaching and evangelizing the realm of God, and twelve with him;

²and some women that were healed of wicked spirits and sicknesses, Mary, that is called Magdalene, of whom seven devils went out,

³and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, the procurator of Herod, and Susanna, and many others, that ministered to him of their riches.

⁴And when much people was come together, and men hied or hasted to him, from the cities, he said by a similitude, or a likeness, or example,

⁵He that soweth, went out to sow his seed. And while he soweth, some fell beside the way, and was defouled, and birds of the air ate it.

⁶And other fell on a stone, and it sprang up, and dried, for it had not moisture or it had no moisture.

⁷And other fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up together, and strangled it.

⁸And other fell into good earth, and it sprang up, and made an hundredfold fruit. He said these things, and cried, He that hath ears of hearing, hear he.

⁹But his disciples asked him, what this parable was.

¹⁰And he said to them, To you it is granted to know the private or the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to other men in parables, that they seeing see not, and they hearing understand not.

¹¹And this is the parable. The seed is God’s word;

¹²and they that be beside the way, be these that hear; and afterward the fiend cometh, and taketh away the word from their heart, lest they believing be made safe.

¹³But they that fell on a stone, be these that when they have heard, receive the word with joy. And these have no roots; for at a time they believe, and in time of temptation they go away.

¹⁴But that that fell among thorns, be these that heard, and of busy-nesses, and riches, and lusts of life they go forth, and be strangled, and bring forth no fruit.

¹⁵But that that fell into good earth, be these that, in a good heart, and best, hear the word, and hold, and bring forth fruit in patience.

¹⁶No man lighteth a lantern, and covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed, but on a candlestick, that men that enter see light.

¹⁷For there is no privy thing, which shall not be opened; neither hid thing, which shall not be known, and come into open.

¹⁸Therefore see ye, how ye hear; for it shall be given to him that hath, and whoever hath not, also that that he weeneth or he guesseth that he have, shall be taken away from him.

¹⁹And his mother and brethren came to him; and they might not come to him for the people.

²⁰And it was told to him, Thy mother and thy brethren stand withoutforth, willing to see thee.

²¹And he answered, and said to them, My mother and my brethren be these, that hear the word of God, and do it.

²²And it was done in one of the days, he went up into a boat, and his disciples. And he said to them, Pass we over the sea. And they went up.

²³And while they rowed, he slept. And a tempest of wind came down into the water, and they were driven hither and thither with waves, and were in peril.

²⁴And they came nigh, and raised him, and said, Commander, we perish. And he rose up, and blamed the wind, and the tempest of the water; and it ceased, and peaceability was made.

²⁵And he said to them, Where is your faith? Which dreading wondered, and said together, Who, guessest thou, is this? for he commandeth to the winds and to the sea, and they obey to him.

²⁶And they rowed to the country of Gadarenes, that is against Galilee.

²⁷And when he went out to the land, a man ran to him, that had a devil now long time, and he was not clothed with cloth, neither dwelled in house, but in sepulchres.

²⁸This, when he saw Jesus, fell down before him, and he crying with a great voice said, What to me and to thee, Jesus, the Son of the Highest God? I beseech thee, that thou torment me not.

²⁹For he commanded the unclean spirit, that he should go out from the man. For he took him oft times, and he was bound with chains, and kept in stocks, and when the bonds were broken, he was led of the devil into desert.

³⁰And Jesus asked him, and said, What name is to thee? And he said, A legion; for many devils were or had entered into him.

³¹And they prayed him, that he should not command them, that they should go into hell or into the deep-ness.

³²And there was a flock of many swine or many hogs pasturing in an hill, and they prayed him, that he should suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.

³³And so the devils went out from the man, and entered into the swine or the hogs; and with a rush the flock went headlong into the pool or into the lake of water, and was drenched or drowned.

³⁴And when the herders saw this thing done, they fled, and told into the city, and into the towns.

³⁵And they went out to see that thing that was done. And they came to Jesus, and they found the man sitting clothed, from whom the devils went out, and in whole mind at his feet; and they dreaded.

³⁶And they that saw told to them, how he was made whole of the legion.

³⁷And all the multitude of the country of Gadarenes prayed him, that he should go from them, for they were held with great dread. And he went up into a boat, and turned again.

³⁸And the man of whom the devils were gone out or of whom the fiends went out, prayed him, that he should be with him. Soothly Jesus let him go, and said,

³⁹Go again into thine house, and tell how great things God hath done to thee. And he went through all the city, and preached, how great things Jesus had done to him.

⁴⁰And it was done, when Jesus was gone again or had gone again, the people received him; for all were abiding him.

⁴¹And lo! a man, to whom the name was Jairus, and he was a prince of a synagogue; and he fell down at the feet of Jesus, and prayed him, that he should enter into his house,

⁴²for he had but one daughter or an only daughter, almost of twelve years old, and she was dead. And it befell, the while he went, he was thronged of the people.

⁴³And a woman that had a flux of blood twelve years, and had spended all her chattel or all her substance in leeches, and might not be cured of any,

⁴⁴and she came nigh behind, and touched the hem of his cloth, and anon the flux of her blood ceased.

⁴⁵And Jesus said, Who is it that touched me? And when all men denied, Peter said, and they that were with him, Commander, the people thrust or throng and dis-ease thee, and thou sayest, Who touched me?

⁴⁶And Jesus said, Some man hath touched me, for I have known that virtue went out of me.

⁴⁷And the woman seeing, that it was not hid from him, came trembling, and fell down at his feet, and for what cause she had touched him she showed before all the people, and how anon she was healed.

⁴⁸And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee safe; go thou in peace.

⁴⁹And yet while he spake, a man came from or to the prince of the synagogue, and said to him, Thy daughter is dead, do not thou travail the Master.

⁵⁰And when this word was heard, Jesus answered to the father of the damsel, Do not thou dread, but believe thou only or but only believe thou, and she shall be safe.

⁵¹And when he came to the house, he suffered no man to enter with him, but Peter and John and James, and the father and the mother of the damsel.

⁵²And all wept, and bewailed her. And he said, Do not ye weep, for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

⁵³And they scorned him, and knew that she was dead.

⁵⁴But he held her hand, and cried, and said, Damsel, rise up.

⁵⁵And her spirit turned again, and she rose anon. And he commanded to give to her to eat.

⁵⁶And her father and mother wondered greatly; and he commanded them, that they should not say to any man that thing that was done.