Luke 8:9-32

⁹And his disciples asked him what this parable meant.

¹⁰And he said, To you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God; but to others these things are spoken in parables; that while seeing they may not see, and while hearing they may not understand.

¹¹Now the meaning of the parable is this. The seed is the word of God.

¹²Those by the way-side are they that hear; then cometh the Devil and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

¹³Those on the rocky ground are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root; and for a while they believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

¹⁴And those seeds which fell among the thorns, these are they who, when they have heard, go away and are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

¹⁵But the seeds on the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, when they have heard the word, hold it fast, and bear fruit with constancy.

¹⁶And no one having lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.

¹⁷For nothing is secret, that will not be made manifest; nor hidden, that will not be known, and come to light.

¹⁸Take heed therefore how ye hear; for whoever hath, to him will be given; and whoever hath not, from him will be taken even what he seemeth to have.

¹⁹And his mother and his brothers came where he was, and could not get to him on account of the crowd.

²⁰And word was brought to him, Thy mother and thy brothers stand without, desiring to see thee.

²¹And he answering said to them, My mother and my brothers are these, who hear the word of God, and do it.

²²Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a boat with his disciples, and said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake; and they put off.

²³But as they were sailing, he fell asleep. And there came down a storm of wind on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy.

²⁴And they came and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we are perishing! And he rose, and rebuked the wind, and the surging of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm.

²⁵And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they were afraid, and wondered, saying one to another, Who then is this, that he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him?

²⁶And they sailed to the country of the Gergesenes, which is over against Galilee.

²⁷And when he had landed, there met him a certain man out of the city who had demons, and for a long time had worn no clothes, and abode not in a house, but in the tombs.

²⁸And seeing Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.

²⁹For he was about to command the unclean spirit to come out of the man; for it had possessed him for a long time, and he had been kept bound and secured with chains and fetters; and bursting the bands, he had been driven by the demon into the wilderness.

³⁰And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; because many demons had entered into him.

³¹And they besought him not to command them to go away into the abyss.

³²Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain; and they besought him to permit them to go into them. And he permitted them.