The Gospel of Jesus Christ - LUKE 8

LUKE 8

CHAPTER VIII.

The parable of the seed. Christ stills the storm at sea: casts out the legion: heals the issue of blood: and raises the daughter of Jairus to life.

1 And it came to pass afterwards, that he travelled through the cities and towns, preaching and evangelizing the kingdom of God: and the twelve with him;

2 And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: *Mary called Magdalene, out of whom seven devils were gone forth,

3 And Joanna, the wife of Chusa, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered unto him of their substance.

4 And when a very great multitude was gathered together, and hastened out of the cities to him, he spoke by a similitude:

5 *A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

6 And other some fell upon a rock: and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

7 And other some fell among thorns, and the thorns growing up with it, choked it.

8 And other some fell upon good ground: and sprung up, and yielded fruit a hundred-fold.  Saying these things, he cried out: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

9 And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

10 To whom he said: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables, *that seeing, they may not see, and hearing, they may not understand.

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

12 And they, by the way side, are they that hear; then the devil cometh, and taketh the word out of their heart, lest believing, they should be saved.

13 Now they upon the rock, are they who when they hear, receive the word with joy: and these have no roots; who believe for a while, and in time of temptation, fall away.

14 And that which fell among thorns: are they who have heard, and going their way, are choked with the cares and riches, and pleasures of this life, and yield no fruit.

15 But that on the good ground, are they who in a good and perfect heart, hearing the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit in patience.

16 *Now no man that lighteth a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed: but setteth it upon a candlestick, that they who come in, may see the light.

17 *For there is not any thing secret, that shall not be made manifest: nor hidden, that shall not be known, and come abroad.

18 Take heed, therefore, how you hear.  *For whosoever hath, to him shall be given: and whosoever hath not, that also which he thinketh he hath, shall be taken away from him.

19 *And his mother and brethren came to him: and they could not come at him for the crowd.

20 And it was told him: Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

21 He answering, said to them: My mother and my brethren are they, who hear the word of God, and do it.

22 *And it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a little ship with his disciples, and he said to them: Let us go over to the other side of the lake.  And they launched forth.

23 And when they were sailing, he slept; and there came down a storm of wind on the lake, and they were filled, and were in danger.

24 And they came and awaked him, saying, Master, we perish.  But he arising, rebuked the wind, and the raging of the water: and it ceased, and there was a calm.

25 And he said to them: Where is your faith?  And they being afraid, wondered, saying one to another: Who is this: (think you) that he commandeth both the winds and the sea, and they obey him?

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

27 And when he was come forth to the land, there met him a certain man who had a devil now a very long time, and he wore no clothes, neither did he abide in a house, but in the tombs.

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

29 For he commanded the unclean spirit to go out of the man.  For many times it seized him, and he was bound with chains, and kept in fetters: and he broke the bonds, he was driven by the devil into the deserts.

30 And Jesus asked him, saying: What is thy name?  But he said: Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go into the abyss.

32 And there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them.  And he suffered them.

33 The devils, therefore, went out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were stifled.

34 Which, when they that fed them, saw done, they fled away, and told it in the city and in the villages.

35 And they went out to see what was done: and they came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils had departed, sitting at his feet, clothed, and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

36 And they also that had seen it told them, how he had been healed from the legion.

37 And all the multitude of the country of the Gerasens besought him to depart from them: for they were taken with great fear.  And he going up into the ship, returned back again.

38 Now the man, out of whom the devils were departed, besought him that he might be with him.  But Jesus sent him away, saying:

39 Return to thy house, and tell how great things God hath done to thee.  And he went through the whole city, publishing how great things Jesus had done to him.

40 And it came to pass, that when Jesus was returned, the multitude received him.  For they were all waiting for him.

41 *And behold there came a man whose name was Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at the feet of Jesus, beseeching him that he would come into his house,

42 For he had an only daughter, almost twelve years old, and she was dying.  And it happened, as he went, that he was thronged by the multitudes.

43 And there was a certain woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had bestowed all her substance on physicians, and could not be healed by any:

44 She came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: and immediately the issue of her blood stopped.

45 And Jesus said: Who is it that touched me?  And all denying, Peter, and they that were with him, said: Master, the multitudes throng and press thee, and dost thou say: Who touched me?

46 And Jesus said: Some body hath touched me: for I know that virtue is gone out from me.

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

48 But he said to her: Daughter, thy faith hath healed thee: go in peace.

49 While he was yet speaking, there cometh one to the ruler of the synagogue, saying to him: Thy daughter is dead, trouble him not.

50 But Jesus hearing this word, answered the father of the maid: Fear not, believe only, and she shall be healed.

51 And when he was come to the house, he suffered no man to go in with him, but Peter, and James, and John, and the father and mother of the maiden.

52 And all wept and mourned for her.  But he said: Weep not; the maid is not dead, but sleepeth.

53 And they laughed scornfully at him, knowing that she was dead.

54 But he taking her by the hand cried out, saying: Maid, arise.

55 And her spirit returned, and she rose immediately.  And he bade them give her to eat.

56 And her parents were astonished, whom he charged to tell no man what was done.

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2:  A.D. 31.; Mark xvi. 9.

5:  Matt. xiii. 3.; Mark iv. 3.

10:  Isai. vi. 9.; Matt. xiii. 14.; Mark iv. 12.; Jo. xii. 40.; Acts xxviii. 26.; Rom. xi. 8.

16:  Matt. v. 15.; Mark iv. 21.

17:  Matt. x. 26.; Mark iv. 22.

18:  Matt. xiii. 12. and xxv. 29.

19:  Matt. xii. 46.; Mark iii. 32.

22:  Matt. viii. 23.; Mark iv. 36.

41:  Matt. xix. 18.; Mark v. 22.

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48 *And seeing them labouring in rowing, (for the wind was against them) and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh to them, walking upon the sea; and he would have passed by them.

49 But they seeing him walking upon the sea, thought it was an apparition, and they cried out.

50 For they all saw him, and were troubled.  And immediately he spoke with them, and said to them: Have a good heart, it is I; fear ye not.

51 And he went up to them into the ship, and the wind ceased.  And they were far more astonished within themselves.

52 For they understood not concerning the loaves: for their heart was blinded.

53 *And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Genesareth, and set to the shore.

54 And when they were gone out of the ship, immediately they knew him:

55 And running through that whole country, they began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.

56 And whithersoever he entered, into towns, or into villages, or cities, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch but the hem of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

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1:  A.D. 32.; Matt. xiii. 53.; Luke iv. 16.

3:  John vi. 42.

4:  Matt. xiii. 57.; Luke iv. 24.; John iv. 44.

7:  Matt. x. 1.; Supra iii. 15.; Luke ix. 1.

9:  Acts. xii. 8.

11:  Mat. x. 14.; Luke ix. 5.; Acts xiii. 51. and xviii. 6.

13:  James v. 14.

14:  Matt. xiv. 2.; Luke ix. 7.

17:  Luke iii. 19.

18:  Lev. xviii. 16.

29:  Matt. xiv. 12.

30:  Luke ix. 10.

31:  Matt. xiv. 13.; Luke ix. 10.; John vi. 1.

34:  Matt. ix. 36. and xiv. 14.

36:  Luke ix. 12.

39:  John vi. 10.

48:  Matt. xiv. 25.

53:  Matt. xiv. 34.

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