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Many Women Minister to Jesus

Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and [a]bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him,

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Women Minister to Jesus

And it came to pass afterwards that *he* went through [the country] city by city, and village by village, preaching and announcing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God; and the twelve [were] with him,

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and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and [b]infirmities — Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons,

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and certain women who had been healed of wicked spirits and infirmities, Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

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and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for [c]Him from their [d]substance.

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and Joanna, wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him of their substance.

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The Parable of the Sower

And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable:

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The Parable of the Sower

And a great crowd coming together, and those who were coming to him out of each city, he spoke by parable:

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“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it.

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The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the way, and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it up;

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Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture.

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and other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it was dried up because it had not moisture;

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

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and other fell in the midst of the thorns, and the thorns having sprung up with [it] choked it;

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But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded [e]a crop a hundredfold.” When He had said these things He cried, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

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and other fell into the good ground, and having sprung up bore fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

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The Purpose of Parables

Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”

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And his disciples asked him [saying], What may this parable be?

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And He said, “To you it has been given to know the [f]mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that
‘Seeing they may not see,
And hearing they may not understand.’

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And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables, in order that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

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The Parable of the Sower Explained

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

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But the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

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Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

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But those by the wayside are those who hear; then comes the devil and takes away the word from their heart that they may not believe and be saved.

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But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of [g]temptation fall away.

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But those upon the rock, those who when they hear receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a time, and in time of trial fall away.

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Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

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But that that fell where the thorns were, these are they who having heard go away and are choked under cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

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But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.[h]

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But that in the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

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The Parable of the Revealed Light

“No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light.

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The Lesson of the Lamp

And no one having lighted a lamp covers it with a vessel or puts it under a couch, but sets it on a lamp-stand, that they who enter in may see the light.

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For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light.

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For there is nothing hid which shall not become manifest, nor secret which shall not be known and come to light.

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Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he [i]seems to have will be taken from him.”

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Take heed therefore how ye hear; for whosoever has, to him shall be given, and whosoever has not, even what he seems to have shall be taken from him.

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Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Come to Him

Then His mother and brothers came to Him, and could not approach Him because of the crowd.

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Jesus' Mother and Brothers

And his mother and his brethren came to him, and could not get to him because of the crowd.

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And it was told Him by some, who said, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see You.”

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And it was told him [saying], Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, wishing to see thee.

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But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”

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But he answering said to them, My mother and my brethren are those who hear the word of God and do [it].

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Wind and Wave Obey Jesus

Now it happened, on a certain day, that He got into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side of the lake.” And they launched out.

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Jesus Stills the Storm

And it came to pass on one of the days, that *he* entered into a ship, himself and his disciples; and he said to them, Let us pass over to the other side of the lake; and they set off from shore.

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But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in [j]jeopardy.

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And as they sailed, he fell asleep; and a sudden squall of wind came down on the lake, and they were filled [with water], and were in danger;

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And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!”
Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm.

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and coming to [him] they woke him up, saying, Master, master, we perish. But he, rising up, rebuked the wind and the raging of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm.

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But He said to them, “Where is your faith?”
And they were afraid, and marveled, saying to one another, “Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!”

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And he said to them, Where is your faith? And, being afraid, they were astonished, saying to one another, Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?

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A Demon-Possessed Man Healed

Then they sailed to the country of the [k]Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee.

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Demons Cast into Pigs

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

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And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons [l]for a long time. And he wore no clothes, nor did he live in a house but in the tombs.

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And as he got out [of the ship] on the land, a certain man out of the city met him, who had demons a long time, and put on no clothes, and did not abide in a house, but in the tombs.

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When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before Him, and with a loud voice said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!”

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But seeing Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee torment me not.

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For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had often seized him, and he was kept under guard, bound with chains and shackles; and he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.

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For he had commanded the unclean spirit to go out from the man. For very often it had seized him; and he had been bound, kept with chains and fetters; and breaking the bonds he was driven by the demon into the deserts.

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Jesus asked him, saying, “What is your name?”
And he said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered him.

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And Jesus asked him saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: for many demons had entered into him.

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And they begged Him that He would not command them to go out into the abyss.

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And they besought him that he would not command them to go away into the bottomless pit.

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Now a herd of many swine was feeding there on the mountain. So they begged Him that He would permit them to enter them. And He permitted them.

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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 those; and he suffered them.

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Then the demons went out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the lake and drowned.

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And the demons, going out from the man, entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the precipice into the lake, and were choked.

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When those who fed them saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the city and in the country.

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But they that fed [them], seeing what had happened, fled, and told [it] to the city and to the country.

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Then they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.

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And they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting, clothed and sensible, at the feet of Jesus. And they were afraid.

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They also who had seen it told them by what means he who had been demon-possessed was [m]healed.

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And they also who had seen it told them how the possessed man had been healed.

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Then the whole multitude of the surrounding region of the [n]Gadarenes asked Him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. And He got into the boat and returned.

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And all the multitude of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were possessed with great fear; and *he*, entering into the ship, returned.

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Now the man from whom the demons had departed begged Him that he might be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,

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But the man out of whom the demons had gone besought him that he might be with him. But he sent him away, saying,

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“Return to your own house, and tell what great things God has done for you.” And he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

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Return to thine house and relate how great things God has done for thee. And he went away through the whole city, publishing how great things Jesus had done for him.

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A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed

So it was, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him.

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The Healing Touch of Jesus

And it came to pass when Jesus returned, the crowd received him gladly, for they were all expecting him.

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And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house,

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And behold, a man came, whose name was Jairus, and he was [a] ruler of the synagogue, and falling at the feet of Jesus besought him to come to his house,

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for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she was dying.
But as He went, the multitudes thronged Him.

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because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. And as he went the crowds thronged him.

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Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any,

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And a woman who had a flux of blood since twelve years, who, having spent all her living on physicians, could not be cured by any one,

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came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.

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coming up behind, touched the hem of his garment, and immediately her flux of blood stopped.

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And Jesus said, “Who touched Me?”
When all denied it, Peter [o]and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes throng and press You, [p]and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”

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And Jesus said, Who has touched me? But all denying, Peter and those with him said, Master, the crowds close thee in and press upon thee, and sayest thou, Who has touched me?

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But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.”

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And Jesus said, Some one has touched me, for *I* have known that power has gone out from me.

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Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately.

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

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And He said to her, “Daughter, [q]be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”

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And he said to her, [Be of good courage,] daughter; thy faith has healed thee; go in peace.

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

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While he was yet speaking, comes some one from the ruler of the synagogue, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher.

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But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.”

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But Jesus, hearing it, answered him saying, Fear not: only believe, and she shall be made well.

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When He came into the house, He permitted no one to go [s]in except [t]Peter, James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl.

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And when he came to the house he suffered no one to go in but Peter and John and James and the father of the child and the mother.

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Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, “Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping.”

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And all were weeping and lamenting her. But he said, Do not weep, for she has not died, but sleeps.

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And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead.

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And they derided him, knowing that she had died.

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But He [u]put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Little girl, arise.”

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But *he*, having turned them all out and taking hold of her hand, cried saying, Child, arise.

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Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that she be given something to eat.

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And her spirit returned, and immediately she rose up; and he commanded [something] to eat to be given to her.

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And her parents were astonished, but He charged them to tell no one what had happened.

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And her parents were amazed; but he enjoined them to tell no one what had happened.

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Luke 8

Luke 8