Luke

¹Soon afterwards, Jesus⁷³¹ went through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the Good News of the Kingdom of God. With him were the Twelve, ²and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits⁷³² and infirmities: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out; ³Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward; Susanna; and many others; who served him⁷³³ from their possessions.

The parable of the sower—About parables

⁴As a great crowd was coming together and as people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable.

⁵”A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some [seed] fell along the wayside; it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it. ⁶Other seed fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew, it withered away because it had no moisture. ⁷Other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew with it, and choked it. ⁸Other fell into the good ground, grew, and brought forth fruit a hundred times.” As he said this, he exclaimed, “Let anyone with ears to hear listen!”

⁹Then his disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean?”

¹⁰Jesus replied, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest, [it is given] in parables, so that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’^{734 11}Now this is what the parable means: The seed is the word of God. ¹²Those along the wayside are those who have heard. Then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they may not believe and be saved. ¹³Those on the rock are those who receive the word with joy when they hear. But they have no root; they believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation. ¹⁴What fell among the thorns is those who have heard, and as they go on their way, they are choked with worries, wealth, and the pleasures of life; and they bring no fruit to maturity. ¹⁵As for the seed that fell in the rich soil, this is those who have heard the word with an honest and good heart, who retain it and bring forth fruit with endurance.

The lamp—Nothing is secret

¹⁶No one who has lit a lamp covers it with a lid, or puts it under a bed. Instead, it is put on a stand so that those who enter in may see the light! ¹⁷Nothing is hidden⁷³⁵ that will not be revealed. Nothing is secret⁷³⁶ that will not be known and come to light. ¹⁸Therefore, be careful how you hear. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him.”

The Lord’s true family

¹⁹His mother and brothers⁷³⁷ came to him, but they could not come near him because of the crowd. ²⁰It was reported to him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.”

²¹But Jesus⁷³⁸ answered, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”

The calming of the storm

²²On one of those days, he entered into a boat with his disciples and said to them, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” And so, they launched out. ²³But as they were sailing, Jesus⁷³⁹ fell asleep. A windstorm came down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water. ²⁴His disciples came to him and woke him up, saying, “Master, master, we are perishing!” Jesus⁷⁴⁰ awoke, rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and it was calm.^{741 25}He said to them, “Where is your faith?” In fear and amazement, they said to one another, “Who is this, then, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?” ²⁶Then they reached the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee.

The healing of a demoniac—The demons expelled in the herd of swine

²⁷When Jesus stepped ashore, a man from the town who had had demons for a long time came to meet him. ⁷⁴²This man wore no clothes, and he did not live in a house, but in the tombs. ²⁸When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him. With a loud voice, he said, “What do you want from me,⁷⁴³ Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me!” ²⁹(For Jesus commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man). The unclean spirit had often seized the man and he was kept under guard, bound with chains and fetters. [But he had been] breaking the chains and was driven by the demon into deserted places.

³⁰Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”

He replied, “Legion,” for many demons had entered into him. ³¹And he⁷⁴⁴ begged Jesus⁷⁴⁵ not to command them to go into the abyss. ³²Now there was a large herd of swine feeding on the mountain, and the demons⁷⁴⁶ begged him that he would allow them to enter into those [pigs]; and Jesus allowed them. ³³The demons came out from the man and entered into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and [the swine] were drowned. ³⁴When the people who fed the pigs saw what had happened, they fled and told the story in the city and in the countryside.

³⁵Then people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out. He was sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. ³⁶Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been delivered.^{747 37}All the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked Jesus⁷⁴⁸ to depart from them, because they were extremely afraid. So he got into the boat and went back. ³⁸The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with Jesus, but Jesus sent him away, saying: ³⁹”Return to your house and proclaim what great things God has done for you.” So the man went on his way, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

The healing of Jairus’ daughter and of the woman with an issue of blood

⁴⁰So it was, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. ⁴¹And behold, a man named Jairus came, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged him to come to his house ⁴²because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, who was dying. But as Jesus went, the crowd pressed against him. ⁴³There was a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years and who had spent all she had on physicians,⁷⁴⁹ but she could not be healed by any. ⁴⁴She came behind him and touched the fringe⁷⁵⁰ of his cloak. Immediately, the flow of her blood stopped. ⁴⁵Jesus said, “Who touched me?”

As everyone was denying it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you,⁷⁵¹ <and you ask, ‘‘‘Who touched me?’>“

⁴⁶But Jesus said, “Someone has touched me, for I perceived that power has gone out from me.” ⁴⁷When the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came forth trembling. Falling down before Jesus, in the presence of all the people, she confessed to him why she had touched him, and how she had immediately been healed. ⁴⁸He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer! Your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”

⁴⁹While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, “Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher.”

⁵⁰But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, “Do not be afraid! Only believe, and she will be healed.”

⁵¹When Jesus arrived at the house, he did not allow anyone to enter in, except Peter, John, and James, as well as the father of the child and her mother. ⁵²All were weeping and mourning the girl,⁷⁵² but Jesus said, “Do not weep! She is not dead, but sleeping.”

⁵³But they mocked him, knowing that she was dead. ⁵⁴Jesus put them all outside, and taking the girl by the hand, he called, “Child, arise!” ⁵⁵Her spirit⁷⁵³ returned, and she immediately got up. He ordered that something to eat should be given to her. ⁵⁶Her parents were amazed, but he commanded them to tell no one what had been done.

The commission of the Twelve apostles

731. Greek “he”
732. PT adds in smaller text, “their diseases and plagues and” before “evil spirits”
733. Other manuscripts read “them” instead of “him”
734. Isaias 6:9
735. Greek krupto.n from which we have the word ‘cryptography’
736. Greek avpo,krufon from which we have the word ‘apocrypha’
737. See Appendix E
738. Greek “he”
739. Greek “he”
740. Greek “he”
741. See Psalm 107:29/106 LXX
742. Some translations connect the “for a long time” clause with the second part of the verse (the fact that the man wore no clothes, etc) instead of the first part (how long he had been possessed)
743. Literally “What do I have to do with you”
744. Other manuscripts read “they begged him” instead of “he begged him”
745. Greek “him”
746. Greek “they”
747. Greek evsw,qh (may also mean “saved/rescued /delivered/healed”)
748. Greek “him”
749. A few manuscripts omit “and who had spent all she had on physicians”
750. Or “tassel”
751. CT omits “and you ask, who touched me?”
752. Greek “her”
753. Or “breath”