14.
Ministered to by women
8:1-3
Luke 8
:1
8:1
And soon afterward He journeyed from city to city and
avillage to village,
1preaching and
2bannouncing the gospel of the kingdom of God; and the twelve were with Him,
Luke 8
:2
8:2
As well as certain
1awomen who were healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, who was called Magdalene, from whom
bseven demons had gone out,
Luke 8
:3
8:3
And aJoanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many other women, who ministered to
1them out of their possessions.
15.
Teaching with parables
8:4-18
Luke 8
:4
8:4
And while a great crowd was coming together and those from city to city were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a
aparable:
Luke 8
:5
8:5
The 1sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some
seed fell beside the way, and it was trampled underfoot, and the birds of heaven devoured it.
Luke 8
:6
8:6
And other
seed fell on the rock, and as it grew, it withered because it had no moisture.
Luke 8
:7
8:7
And other
seed fell in the midst of the
athorns, and the thorns grew with
it and choked it off.
Luke 8
:8
8:8
And other
seed fell into the good earth, and when it grew, it produced fruit a
ahundredfold. When He had said these things, He called out, He who has ears to hear, let him
bhear.
Luke 8
:9
8:9
And His disciples questioned Him as to what this parable might be.
Luke 8
:10
8:10
And He said, To you it has been given to know the
amysteries of the
1kingdom of God, but to the rest
they are in parables, in order that
bseeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
Luke 8
:11
8:11
Now the
aparable is this: The seed is the
bword of God.
Luke 8
:12
8:12
And those beside the way are those who heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they would not believe and be
asaved.
Luke 8
:13
8:13
And those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with
ajoy; yet these have no root, who believe
only for a while, and in time of
btrial they draw back.
Luke 8
:14
8:14
And that which fell into the thorns, these are those who heard and, going away, are utterly choked by
aanxieties and
briches and
cpleasures of this
1life, and do not bring
any fruit to maturity.
Luke 8
:15
8:15
But that which is in the good earth, these are those who in a
anoble and good heart hear the word and hold
it fast and
bbear fruit with
cendurance.
Luke 8
:16
8:16
Now ano one who has lit a
1blamp covers it with a vessel or puts
it underneath a bed, but he puts
it on a lampstand in order that those who come in may see the light.
Luke 8
:17
8:17
For nothing is
ahidden which shall not become manifest, nor concealed which shall not by all means be made known and come into the open.
Luke 8
:18
8:18
aTake heed therefore how you
bhear, for whoever
chas, it shall be given to him, and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has shall be taken away from him.
16.
Identifying His real relatives
8:19-21
Luke 8
:19
8:19
And His
1mother and
abrothers bcame up to Him and were not able to get to Him because of the crowd.
Luke 8
:20
8:20
And it was reported to Him, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside wanting to see You.
Luke 8
:21
8:21
But He answered and said to them, My mother and My brothers are these who
ahear the word of God and do
it.
17.
Quelling the storm
8:22-25
Luke 8
:22
8:22
And on one of the days He and His disciples
1got into a
aboat. And He said to them, Let us go over to the
bother side of the
clake. And they launched out.
Luke 8
:23
8:23
And while they were sailing, He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down upon the lake, and they began to fill with
water and were in danger.
Luke 8
:24
8:24
And they came to
Him and woke Him, saying,
1Master, Master, we are perishing! And being awakened, He
arebuked the wind and the surging of the water, and they
bceased, and there was a
ccalm.
Luke 8
:25
8:25
And He said to them, Where is your faith? And they
abecame frightened and marveled, saying to one another, Who then is this, that He orders even the winds and the water, and they obey Him?
18.
Casting out a legion of demons
8:26-39
Luke 8
:26
8:26
And they
1sailed down to the region of the
aGerasenes, which is across from Galilee.
Luke 8
:27
8:27
And when He went out onto the land, a certain man out of the city, who had demons, met
Him, and for a considerable time he had not put on clothes and did not remain in a house but among the tombs.
Luke 8
:28
8:28
And when he saw Jesus, he
acried out and fell before Him and said in a loud voice, What do I have to do with You, Jesus, Son of the
bMost High God? I beseech You, do not torment me.
Luke 8
:29
8:29
For He had charged the
aunclean spirit to come out from the man; for many times it had seized him and he had been bound with chains and shackles and was kept under watch, yet
every time he tore the bonds apart and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.
Luke 8
:30
8:30
And Jesus questioned him, What is your name? And he said, Legion, because many demons had entered into him.
Luke 8
:31
8:31
And they entreated Him not to order them to depart into the
aabyss.
Luke 8
:32
8:32
Now there was a herd of many
ahogs feeding there on the mountain. And they entreated Him to permit them to enter into them, and He gave them permission.
Luke 8
:33
8:33
And the demons came out from the man and entered into the hogs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the
alake and was drowned.
Luke 8
:34
8:34
And when those who were feeding
them saw what had happened, they fled and reported
it in the city and in the countryside.
Luke 8
:35
8:35
And the people went out to see what had happened. And they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had come out,
asitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and sane, and they became frightened.
Luke 8
:36
8:36
And those who had seen
it reported to them how the demon possessed man had been
1healed.
Luke 8
:37
8:37
And all the multitude from the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked Him to
adepart from them, for they were seized with great
bfear; and He got into a boat and returned.
Luke 8
:38
8:38
And the man from whom the demons had come out begged to be with Him, but He sent him away, saying,
Luke 8
:39
8:39
Return to your house, and relate what great things God has done for you. And he departed, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.
19.
Healing a woman with a flow of blood and raising up a dead girl
8:40-56
Luke 8
:40
8:40
Now as Jesus was
1areturning, the crowd welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him.
Luke 8
:41
8:41
And behold, a
1man came whose name was Jairus, and this man was a
aruler of the synagogue. And he fell at Jesus' feet and entreated Him to enter into his house,
Luke 8
:42
8:42
Because he had an
aonly daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. And as He went, the crowds
1pressed against Him.
Luke 8
:43
8:43
And a woman who had a
aflow of blood for twelve years
and who
1had spent all her livelihood on physicians and yet could not be healed by anyone,
Luke 8
:44
8:44
Approached Him from behind and touched the
afringe of His garment, and instantly her flow of blood stopped.
Luke 8
:45
8:45
And Jesus said, Who is the one who touched Me? And when all denied
it, 1Peter said, Master, the crowds are pressing and crushing You.
Luke 8
:46
8:46
But Jesus said, Someone touched Me, for I perceived that
apower had gone out from Me.
Luke 8
:47
8:47
And when the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before Him and declared before all the people the reason why she had touched Him and how she had been instantly healed.
Luke 8
:48
8:48
And He said to her, Daughter, your
afaith has
1healed you. Go
2in peace.
Luke 8
:49
8:49
While He was still speaking, someone came from
the house of the ruler of the synagogue, saying, Your daughter has died; do
anot trouble the
bTeacher any longer.
Luke 8
:50
8:50
But Jesus, hearing it, answered him, Do not be afraid — only believe, and she will be healed.
Luke 8
:51
8:51
And He came to the house and did not allow anyone to enter with Him, except
aPeter and
1John and James and the father of the child and the mother.
Luke 8
:52
8:52
And all were weeping and mourning for her; but He said, Do
anot weep, for she has not died but is
bsleeping.
Luke 8
:53
8:53
And they laughed scornfully at Him, knowing that she had died.
Luke 8
:54
8:54
But He
atook hold of her hand and called out, saying, Child,
barise!
Luke 8
:55
8:55
And her
aspirit returned and she rose up instantly; and He directed that
something be given to her to eat.
Luke 8
:56
8:56
And her parents were amazed, but He charged them to tell
ano one what had happened.
