15But that on the good ground: these are the ones who having heard the word with a noble and good heart, hold on to it and produce fruit with perseverance.”
16Upon saying these things He called out: “He who has ears to hear, let him hear! No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but he sets it on a lamp stand, so that those who come in may see the light.
17Further, there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, nor anything concealed that will not be made known and come into the open.
18So be careful how you hear: Because whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
19Then His mother and brothers came to Him, and they could not get near Him because of the crowd.
20And it was told Him by some saying, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
21But in answer He said to them, “My mother and my brothers are these, the ones who hear the word of God and do it!”
22Now it happened on one of those days that He got into a boat with His disciples; and He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out.
23But as they sailed He fell asleep. A windstorm descended on the lake, and they were being swamped and were in jeopardy.
24So they came and awakened Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then He got up and rebuked the wind and the waves of water—and they stopped, and there was a calm!
25So He said to them, “Where is your faith?” But being terrified they marveled, saying to each other: “Who can this be? Because He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”
26Then they sailed to the district of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee.
27Well when He stepped out on the land, a certain man of that town met Him, who had had demons for a long time—he wore no clothes, nor did he live in a house, but among the tombs.
28When he saw Jesus he gave a yell, fell down before Him, and with a loud voice he said: “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don't torment me!”
29because He had commanded the unclean spirit to get out of the man (it had seized him many times—he would be bound with chains and shackles, being kept under guard; then bursting the bonds he would be driven by the demon into deserted places).
30Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion” (because many demons had gone into him).
31And he kept imploring Him that He would not order them to go away into the Abyss.
32Now a herd of many pigs was feeding there on the hillside; and they started begging Him that He would allow them to go into those; so He gave them permission.
33Then the demons exited the man and entered the pigs—and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned!
34Well when the herders saw what had happened they ran away and reported it in the town and in the countryside.
35So they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus; they found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at Jesus' feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
36Also, the eyewitnesses reported to them how the demonized man was healed.
37Then the whole multitude from the surrounding region of the Gadarenes asked Him to depart from them, because they were overcome by fear. So He got into the boat and returned.
38Now the man from whom the demons had gone out had started begging Him that he might be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,
39“Return to your house and recount how much God has done for you.” So he went his way and proclaimed all over town how much Jesus had done for him.
40Now it happened, when Jesus returned, that the crowd welcomed Him, because they were all waiting for Him.
41And then, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue; he fell down at Jesus' feet and started begging Him to come to his house,
42because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. Now as He was going, the crowds were pressing against Him.
43And a woman—suffering with a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent her whole livelihood on physicians, but could not be healed by any—
44approaching from behind touched the border of His garment; and immediately the flow of her blood stopped!
45So Jesus said, “Who touched me?” When all denied it, Peter and those with him said: “Master, the people are pressing against you and crowding in, and you say, ‘Who touched me?’ ”
46But Jesus said, “Someone did touch me, because I noticed power going out from me.”
47Now when the woman saw that she could not hide, she came trembling, and falling down before Him she told Him in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched Him, and how she was healed immediately.
Luke 8
Luke 8:15-47