LUKE Chapter 8 1 Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, 2 and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, 3 and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means. 4 And when a great crowd came together and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable: 5 "A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the path, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew with it and choked it. 8 And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a hundredfold." As he said this, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." 9 And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, 10 he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but for others they are in parables, so 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 The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved. 13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. 14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. 15 And as for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with patience. 16 "No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, that those who enter may see the light. 17 For nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light. 18 Take heed then how you hear; for to him who has will more be given, and from him who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away." 19 Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him for the crowd. 20 And he was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you." 21 But he said to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it." 22 One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side of the lake." So they set out, 23 and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in danger. 24 And they went and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25 He said to them, "Where is your faith?" And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, "Who then is this, that he commands even wind and water, and they obey him?" 26 Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 And as he stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons; for a long time he had worn no clothes, and he lived not in a house but among the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beseech you, do not torment me." 29 For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him; he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters, but he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the desert.) 30 Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion"; for many demons had entered him. 31 And they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss. 32 Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside; and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them leave. 33 Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. 34 When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country. 35 Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 36 And those who had seen it told them how he who had been possessed with demons was healed. 37 Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear; so he got into the boat and returned. 38 The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but he sent him away, saying, 39 "Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you." And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him. 40 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. 41 And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue; and falling at Jesus' feet he besought him to come to his house, 42 for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As he went, the people pressed round him. 43 And a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years and could not be healed by any one, 44 came up behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment; and immediately her flow of blood ceased. 45 And Jesus said, "Who was it that touched me?" When all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the multitudes surround you and press upon you!" 46 But Jesus said, "Some one touched me; for I perceive that power has gone forth from me." 47 And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. 48 And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace." 49 While he was still speaking, a man from the ruler's house came and said, "Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Teacher any more." 50 But Jesus on hearing this answered him, "Do not fear; only believe, and she shall be well." 51 And when he came to the house, he permitted no one to enter with him, except Peter and John and James, and the father and mother of the child. 52 And all were weeping and bewailing her; but he said, "Do not weep; for she is not dead but sleeping." 53 And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. 54 But taking her by the hand he called, saying, "Child, arise." 55 And her spirit returned, and she got up at once; and he directed that something should be given her to eat. 56 And her parents were amazed; but he charged them to tell no one what had happened.

MARK Mark 4:1 Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. Mark 4:2 And he taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: Mark 4:3 "Listen! A sower went out to sow. Mark 4:4 And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. Mark 4:5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil; Mark 4:6 and when the sun rose it was scorched, and since it had no root it withered away. Mark 4:7 Other seed fell among thorns and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. Mark 4:8 And other seeds fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold." Mark 4:9 And he said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." Mark 4:10 And when he was alone, those who were about him with the twelve asked him concerning the parables. Mark 4:11 And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables; Mark 4:12 so that they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand; lest they should turn again, and be forgiven." Mark 4:13 And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? Mark 4:14 The sower sows the word. Mark 4:15 And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown; when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word which is sown in them. Mark 4:16 And these in like manner are the ones sown upon rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy; Mark 4:17 and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away. Mark 4:18 And others are the ones sown among thorns; they are those who hear the word, Mark 4:19 but the cares of the world, and the delight in riches, and the desire for other things, enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. Mark 4:20 But those that were sown upon the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold." Mark 4:21 And he said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not on a stand? Mark 4:22 For there is nothing hid, except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret, except to come to light. Mark 3:31 And his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside they sent to him and called him. Mark 3:32 And a crowd was sitting about him; and they said to him, "Your mother and your brothers are outside, asking for you." Mark 3:33 And he replied, "Who are my mother and my brothers?" Mark 3:34 And looking around on those who sat about him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! Mark 3:35 Whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother." Mark 4:36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. Mark 4:37 And a great storm of wind arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. Mark 4:38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care if we perish?" Mark 4:39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. Mark 4:40 He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?" Mark 4:41 And they were filled with awe, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even wind and sea obey him?" Mark 5:1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. Mark 5:2 And when he had come out of the boat, there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, Mark 5:3 who lived among the tombs; and no one could bind him any more, even with a chain; Mark 5:4 for he had often been bound with fetters and chains, but the chains he wrenched apart, and the fetters he broke in pieces; and no one had the strength to subdue him. Mark 5:5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out, and bruising himself with stones. Mark 5:6 And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped him; Mark 5:7 and crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me." Mark 5:8 For he had said to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!" Mark 5:9 And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He replied, "My name is Legion; for we are many." Mark 5:10 And he begged him eagerly not to send them out of the country. Mark 5:11 Now a great herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside; Mark 5:12 and they begged him, "Send us to the swine, let us enter them." Mark 5:13 So he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered the swine; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned in the sea. Mark 5:14 The herdsmen fled, and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. Mark 5:15 And they came to Jesus, and saw the demoniac sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the man who had had the legion; and they were afraid. Mark 5:16 And those who had seen it told what had happened to the demoniac and to the swine. Mark 5:17 And they began to beg Jesus to depart from their neighborhood. Mark 5:18 And as he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. Mark 5:19 But he refused, and said to him, "Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." Mark 5:20 And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him; and all men marveled. Mark 5:22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he fell at his feet, Mark 5:23 and besought him, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live." Mark 5:24 And he went with him. And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him. Mark 5:25 And there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, Mark 5:26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. Mark 5:27 She had heard the reports about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. Mark 5:28 For she said, "If I touch even his garments, I shall be made well." Mark 5:29 And immediately the hemorrhage ceased; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. Mark 5:30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him, immediately turned about in the crowd, and said, "Who touched my garments?" Mark 5:31 And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, 'Who touched me?'" Mark 5:32 And he looked around to see who had done it. Mark 5:33 But the woman, knowing what had been done to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him, and told him the whole truth. Mark 5:34 And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease." Mark 5:35 While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler's house some who said, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?" Mark 5:36 But ignoring what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not fear, only believe." Mark 5:37 And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James. Mark 5:38 When they came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, he saw a tumult, and people weeping and wailing loudly. Mark 5:39 And when he had entered, he said to them, "Why do you make a tumult and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping." Mark 5:40 And they laughed at him. But he put them all outside, and took the child's father and mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was. Mark 5:41 Taking her by the hand he said to her, "Talitha cumi"; which means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise." Mark 5:42 And immediately the girl got up and walked (she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement. Mark 5:43 And he strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.

MATTHEW Matthew 13:2 And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat there; and the whole crowd stood on the beach. Matthew 13:3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow. Matthew 13:4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Matthew 13:5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they had not much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, Matthew 13:6 but when the sun rose they were scorched; and since they had no root they withered away. Matthew 13:7 Other seeds fell upon thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Matthew 13:8 Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Matthew 13:9 He who has ears, let him hear." Matthew 13:10 Then the disciples came and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?" Matthew 13:11 And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. Matthew 13:12 For to him who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. Matthew 13:13 This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. Matthew 13:14 With them indeed is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which says: 'You shall indeed hear but never understand, and you shall indeed see but never perceive. Matthew 13:15 For this people's heart has grown dull, and their ears are heavy of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should perceive with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn for me to heal them.' Matthew 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. Matthew 13:17 Truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. Matthew 13:18 "Hear then the parable of the sower. Matthew 13:19 When any one hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in his heart; this is what was sown along the path. Matthew 13:20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; Matthew 13:21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away. Matthew 13:22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the delight in riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. Matthew 13:23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is he who hears the word and understands it; he indeed bears fruit, and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty." Matthew 5:15 Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Matthew 10:26 "So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. Matthew 13:12 For to him who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. Matthew 12:46 While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. Matthew 12:47 Matthew 12:48 But he replied to the man who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?" Matthew 12:49 And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! Matthew 12:50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother." Matthew 8:23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. Matthew 8:24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. Matthew 8:25 And they went and woke him, saying, "Save, Lord; we are perishing." Matthew 8:26 And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, O men of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. Matthew 8:27 And the men marveled, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?" Matthew 8:28 And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. Matthew 8:29 And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?" Matthew 8:30 Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them. Matthew 8:31 And the demons begged him, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine." Matthew 8:32 And he said to them, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and perished in the waters. Matthew 8:33 The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, and what had happened to the demoniacs. Matthew 8:34 And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their neighborhood. Matthew 9:18 While he was thus speaking to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, "My daughter has just died; but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live." Matthew 9:19 And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples. Matthew 9:20 And behold, a woman who had suffered from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment; Matthew 9:21 for she said to herself, "If I only touch his garment, I shall be made well." Matthew 9:22 Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, "Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well." And instantly the woman was made well. Matthew 9:23 And when Jesus came to the ruler's house, and saw the flute players, and the crowd making a tumult, Matthew 9:24 he said, "Depart; for the girl is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him. Matthew 9:25 But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. Matthew 9:26 And the report of this went through all that district.