Luke, 8

1. And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve [were] with him,

1. Jesus walked through towns and countryside, preaching and giving the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve followed him,

2. And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,

2. and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary called Magdalene, who had been freed of seven demons;

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

3. Joanna, wife of Chuza, Herod's steward; Suzanna and others who provided for them out of their own funds.

4. And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:

4. As a great crowd gathered and people came to him from every town, Jesus began teaching them through stories, or parables,

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.

5. "The sower went out to sow the seed. And as he sowed, some of the grain fell along the way, was trodden on and the birds of the sky ate it up.

6. And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

6. Some fell on rocky ground, and no sooner had it come up than it withered, because it had no water.

7. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

7. Some fell among thorns; the thorns grew up with the seed and choked it.

8. And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

8. But some fell on good soil and grew, producing fruit - a hundred times as much." And Jesus cried out, "Listen then, if you have ears to hear!"

9. And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?

9. The disciples asked him, "What does this story mean?"

10. And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

10. And Jesus answered, "You have been granted to know the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to others it is given in the form of stories, or parables, so that seeing they may not perceive and hearing they may not understand."

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

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

12. Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

12. Those along the wayside are people who hear it, but immediately the devil comes and takes the word from their minds, for he doesn't want them to believe and be saved.

13. They on the rock [are they], which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

13. Those on the rocky ground are people who receive the word with joy, but they have no root; they believe for a while and give way in time of trial.

14. And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of [this] life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

14. Among the thorns are people who hear the word but as they go their way, are choked by worries, riches, and the pleasures of life; they bring no fruit to maturity.

15. But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep [it], and bring forth fruit with patience.

15. The good soil, instead, are people who receive the word and keep it in a gentle and generous mind, and persevering patiently, they bear fruit.

16. No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth [it] under a bed; but setteth [it] on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.

16. No one, after lighting a lamp covers it with a bowl or puts it under the bed; rather he puts it on a lampstand so that people coming in may see the light.

17. For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither [any thing] hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

17. In the same way, there is nothing hidden that shall not be uncovered; nothing kept secret that shall not be known clearly.

18. Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

18. Now, take care how well you listen, for whoever produces will be given more, but from those who do not produce, even what they seem to have will be taken away from them."

19. Then came to him [his] mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.

19. Then his mother and his relatives came to him, but they could not get to him because of the crowd.

20. And it was told him [by certain] which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

20. Someone told him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and wish to meet you."

21. And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

21. Then Jesus answered, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."

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

22. One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them, "Let us go across to the other side of the lake."

23. But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled [with water], and were in jeopardy.

23. So they set out, and as they sailed he fell asleep. Suddenly a storm came down on the lake and the boat began to fill with water, and they were in danger.

24. And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.

24. The disciples then went to Jesus to wake him, saying, "Master! Master! We are sinking!" Jesus woke up. He rebuked the wind and the rolling waves; the storm subsided, and all was quiet.

25. And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

25. Then Jesus said to them, "Where is your faith?" They had been afraid; now they were astonished and said to one another, "Who can this be? See, he commands even the wind and the sea and they obey him!"

26. And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.

26. The crossing ended at the country of the Gerasenes, on the shore facing Galilee.

27. And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in [any] house, but in the tombs.

27. As Jesus stepped ashore, a man from the town approached him. This man was possessed by demons and for a long time was without clothes. He would not live in a house but stayed among the tombstones.

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

28. When he came nearer to Jesus, he yelled and threw himself on the ground before him, and then shouted, "What do you want with me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me";

29. (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)

29. for Jesus had ordered the evil spirit to leave the man. This spirit had seized him many times, when he had been bound with ropes and chains and kept under control. He would then suddenly break the chains and be driven by the evil spirit into wild places. When Jesus asked him,

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

30. "What is your name?" the man said, "I am Legion," because many demons had entered into him.

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

31. And they begged Jesus not to command them to go into the bottomless pit.

32. And there was there an 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.

32. Nearby a great herd of pigs was feeding, so the demons asked to be allowed to enter the pigs, and Jesus let them go.

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

33. The demons then left the man and entered the pigs, and the herd rushed down into the lake and was drowned.

34. When they that fed [them] saw what was done, they fled, and went and told [it] in the city and in the country.

34. When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled and reported it in the town and countryside.

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

35. Then people went out to see what had happened and came to Jesus. There they saw the man from whom the demons had been driven out. He was clothed and in his right mind, and was sitting at the feet of Jesus. They were afraid.

36. They also which saw [it] told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.

36. Then people who had seen it told them how the man had been healed,

37. Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.

37. and all this crowd from the Gerasene country asked Jesus to depart from them, for a great fear took hold of them. So Jesus got into the boat to return.

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,

38. It was then that the man freed of the demons asked Jesus if he could stay with him.

39. Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

39. But Jesus sent him on his way, "Go back to your family and tell them how much God has done for you." So the man went away, proclaiming through the whole town how much Jesus had done for him.

40. And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people [gladly] received him: for they were all waiting for him.

40. When Jesus returned, the people welcomed him, for all had been waiting for him.

41. And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:

41. At that time a man named Jairus, an official of the synagogue, threw himself at Jesus' feet and begged him to come to his house

42. For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.

42. because his only daughter, about twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowd pressed from every side.

43. And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,

43. There was a woman who had suffered from a bleeding for twelve years. This woman had spent everything she had on doctors, but none of them had been able to cure her.

44. Came behind [him], and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

44. Now she came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of his cloak, and her bleeding stopped at once.

45. And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press [thee], and sayest thou, Who touched me?

45. Then Jesus asked, "Who touched me?" Everyone denied it and Peter said, "Master, the crowd is pushing all around you."

46. And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

46. But Jesus said, "Someone touched me, for I felt power go out from me."

47. And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

47. The woman knew she had been discovered. She came trembling and knelt before Jesus. Then she openly confessed why she had touched him and how she had been instantly cured.

48. And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

48. And Jesus said to her, "Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace."

49. While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's [house], saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.

49. While Jesus was still speaking, a messenger arrived from the official's home to tell him, "Your daughter has just died; don't trouble the master any further."

50. But when Jesus heard [it], he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.

50. But Jesus heard the news and said to the official, "Do not fear, only believe."

51. And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.

51. When he entered the house, Jesus allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James and John, with the father and mother of the child.

52. And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

52. As all the people were weeping and wailing loudly, Jesus said to them, "Do not weep, she is not dead but asleep."

53. And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

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

54. And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.

54. As for Jesus, he took the child by the hand and said to her, "Child, wake up!"

55. And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.

55. And her spirit returned and she got up at once; then Jesus told them to give her something to eat.

56. And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.

56. The parents were amazed, but Jesus ordered them not to let anyone know what had happened.