The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Luke 08
1 Soon afterwards, he went about
through cities and villages, preaching and
bringing the good news of God’s Kingdom.
With him were the twelve,
2 and certain women who had been
healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary
who was called Magdalene, from whom
seven demons had gone out;
3 and Joanna, the wife of Chuzas, Herod’s
steward; Susanna; and many others who
served them† from their possessions.
4 When a great multitude came together
and people from every city were coming to
him, he spoke by a parable:
5 “The farmer went out to sow his seed.
As he sowed, some fell along the road, and
it was trampled under foot, and the birds
of the sky devoured it.
6 Other seed fell on the rock, and as soon
as it grew, it withered away, because it had
no moisture.
7 Other fell amid the thorns, and the
thorns grew with it and choked it.
8 Other fell into the good ground and
grew and produced one hundred times as
much fruit.” As he said these things, he
called out, “He who has ears to hear, let
him hear!”
9 Then his disciples asked him, “What
does this parable mean?”
10 He said, “To you it is given to know
the mysteries of God’s Kingdom, but to the
rest it is given 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 Those along the road are those who
hear; then the devil comes and takes away
the word from their heart, that they may
not believe and be saved.
13 Those on the rock are they who, when
they hear, receive the word with joy; but
these have no root. They believe for a
while, then fall away in time of temptation.
14 What fell among the thorns, these are
those who have heard, and as they go
on their way they are choked with cares,
riches, and pleasures of life; and they
bring no fruit to maturity.
15 Those in the good ground, these are
those who with an honest and good heart,
having heard the word, hold it tightly, and
produce fruit with perseverance.
16 “No one, whenhe has lit a lamp, covers
it with a container or puts it under a bed;
but puts it on a stand, that those who enter
in may see the light.
17 For nothing is hidden that will not be
revealed, nor anything secret that will not
be known and come to light.
18 Be careful therefore how you hear.
For whoever has, to him will be given; and
whoever doesn’t have, from him will be
taken away even that which he thinks he has.”
19 His mother and brothers came to him,
and they could not come near him for the
crowd.
20 Some people told him, “Your mother
and your brothers stand outside, desiring
to see you.”
21 But he answered them, “My mother
and my brothers are these who hear the
word of God and do it.”
22 Now on one of those days, he entered
into a boat, himself and his disciples, and
he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other
side of the lake.” So they launched out.
23 But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A
wind storm came down on the lake, and
they were taking on dangerous amounts of water.
24 They came to him and awoke him,
saying, “Master, Master, we are dying!”
He awoke and rebuked the wind and the
raging of the water; then they ceased, and
it was calm.*
25 He said to them, “Where is your faith?”
Being afraid, they marveled, saying to one
another, “Who is this then, that he commands
even the winds and the water, and
they obey him?”
26 Then they arrived atthe country ofthe
Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee.
27 When Jesus stepped ashore, a certain
man out of the city who had demons for
a long time met him. He wore no clothes,
and didn’t live in a house, but in the tombs.
28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and
fell down before him, and witha loudvoice
said, “What do I have to do with you, Jesus,
you Son of the Most High God? I beg you,
don’t torment me!”
29 For Jesus was commanding the unclean
spirit to come out of the man. For the
unclean spirit had often seized the man.
He was kept under guard and bound with
chains and fetters. Breaking the bonds
apart, he was driven by the demon
into the desert.
30 Jesus askedhim, “Whatis yourname?”
He said, “Legion,” for many demons had
entered into him.
31 They begged him that he would not
command them to go into the abyss.
32 Now there was there a herd of many
pigs feeding on the mountain, and they
begged him that he would allow them to
enter into those. Then he allowed them.
33 The demons came out of the man and
entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed
down the steep bank into the lake and
were drowned.
34 When those who fed them saw what
had happened, they fled and told it in the
city and in the country.
35 People went out to see what had happened.
They came to Jesus and found the
manfrom whom the demons had gone out,
sitting atJesus’feet, clothed and inhis right
mind; and they were afraid.
36 Those who saw it told them how he
who had been possessed by demons was
healed.
37 All the people of the surrounding
country of the Gadarenes asked him to
depart from them, for they were very much
afraid. Then he entered into the boat and
returned.
38 But the man from whom the demons
had gone out begged him that he might go
with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,
39 “Return to your house, and declare
what great things God has done for you.”
He went his way, proclaiming throughout
the whole city what great things Jesus had
done for him.
40 When Jesus returned, the multitude
welcomed him, for they were all waiting
for him.
41 Behold, a man named Jairus came. He
was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down
at Jesus’ feet and begged him to come into
his house,
42 for he had an only born‡ daughter,
about twelve years of age, and she
was dying. But as he went, the
multitudes pressed against him.
43 A woman who had a flow of blood for
twelve years, who had spent all her living
on physicians and could not be healed by any,
44 came behind him and touched the
fringe§ of his cloak. Immediately the flow
of her blood stopped.
45 Jesus said, “Who touched me?”
When all denied it, Peter and those with
him said, “Master, the multitudes press
and jostle you, and you say, ‘Who touched
me?’”
46 But Jesus said, “Someone did touch
me,for Iperceivedthatpowerhas gone out
of me.”
47 When the womansaw that she wasnot
hidden, she came trembling; and falling
down before him declared to him in the
presence of all the people the reason why
she had touched him, and how she was
healed immediately.
48 He said to her, “Daughter, cheer up.
Your faith has made you well. Go inpeace.”
49 While he still spoke, one fromthe ruler
of the synagogue’s house came, saying to
him, “Your daughter is dead. Don’t trouble
the Teacher.”
50 But Jesus hearing it, answered him,
“Don’t be afraid. Only believe, and she will
be healed.”
51 When he came to the house, he didn’t
allow anyone to enter in, except Peter,
John,James,the father ofthe child, andher
mother.
52 All were weeping and mourning her,
but he said, “Don’t weep. She isn’t dead,
but sleeping.”
53 They were ridiculing him, knowing
that she was dead.
54 But he put them all outside, and taking
her by the hand, he called, saying, “Child,
arise!”
55 Her spirit returned, and she rose up
immediately. He commanded that something
be given to her to eat.
56 Her parents were amazed, but he
commanded them to tell no one
what had been done.