Dual Panel1Some time <1096> <1722> afterward <2517> he <846> went on <1353> through <2596> towns <4172> and <2532> villages <2968>, preaching <2784> and <2532> proclaiming the good news <2097> of the kingdom <932> of God <2316>. The twelve <1427> were with <4862> him <846>,
2and <2532> also some <5100> women <1135> who <3739> had been healed <2323> of <575> evil <4190> spirits <4151> and <2532> disabilities <769>: Mary <3137> (called <2564> Magdalene <3094>), from <575> whom <3739> seven <2033> demons <1140> had gone out <1831>,
3and <2532> Joanna <2489> the wife <1135> of Cuza <5529> (Herod’s household <2264> manager <2012>), Susanna <4677>, and <2532> many <4183> others <2087> who <3748> provided <1247> for them <846> out of <1537> their <846> own resources <5224>.
4While a large <4183> crowd <3793> was gathering <4896> and people were coming <1975> to Jesus from <2596> one town <4172> after another, he spoke <2036> to <4314> them <846> in <1223> a parable <3850>:
5“A sower <4687> went out <1831> to sow <4687> his seed <4703>. And <2532> as he sowed <4687>, some <3303> fell <4098> along <3844> the path <3598> and <2532> was trampled on <2662>, and <2532> the wild birds <4071> <3772> devoured <2719> it <846>.
6Other <2087> seed fell <2667> on <1909> rock <4073>, and <2532> when it came up <5453>, it withered <3583> because <1223> it had <2192> no <3361> moisture <2429>.
7Other <2087> seed fell <4098> among <3319> the thorns <173>, and <2532> they grew up <4855> with it <173> and choked <638> it <846>.
8But <2532> other <2087> seed fell <4098> on <1519> good <18> soil <1093> and <2532> grew <5453>, and it produced <4160> a hundred times <1542> as much grain <2590>.” As he said <3004> this, he called out <5455>, “The one who has <2192> ears <3775> to hear <191> had better listen <191>!”
9Then his <846> disciples <3101> asked <1905> him <846> what <5101> this <3778> parable <3850> meant <1510>.
10He said <2036>, “You have been given <1325> the opportunity to know <1097> the secrets <3466> of the kingdom <932> of God <2316>, but <1161> for others <3062> they are in <1722> parables <3850>, so <2443> that although they see <991> they may <991> not <3361> see <991>, and <2532> although they hear <191> they may <4920> not <3361> understand <4920>.
11“Now <1161> the parable <3850> means <1510> this <3778>: The seed <4703> is <1510> the word <3056> of God <2316>.
12Those <1161> along <3844> the path <3598> are <1510> the ones who have heard <191>; then <1534> the devil <1228> comes <2064> and <2532> takes away <142> the word <3056> from <575> their <846> hearts <2588>, so that <2443> they may <4100> not <3361> believe <4100> and be saved <4982>.
13Those <1161> on <1909> the rock <4073> are the ones who <3739> receive <1209> the word <3056> with <3326> joy <5479> when <3752> they hear <191> it, but <2532> they have <2192> no <3756> root <4491>. They believe <4100> for <4314> a while <2540>, but <2532> in <1722> a time <2540> of testing <3986> fall away <868>.
14As for <1519> the seed that fell <4098> among thorns <173>, these <3778> are <1510> the ones who hear <191>, but <2532> as they go on <4198> their way they are choked <4846> by <5259> the worries <3308> and <2532> riches <4149> and <2532> pleasures <2237> of life <979>, and <2532> their fruit does not <3756> mature <5052>.
15But <1161> as for the seed that landed on good <2570> soil <1093>, these <3778> are <1510> the ones who <3748>, after hearing <191> the word <3056>, cling <2722> to it with an honest <2570> and <2532> good <18> heart <2588>, and <2532> bear fruit <2592> with <1722> steadfast endurance <5281>.
16“No one <3762> lights <681> a lamp <3088> and then covers <2572> it <846> with a jar <4632> or <2228> puts <5087> it under <5270> a bed <2825>, but <235> puts <5087> it on <1909> a lampstand <3087> so that <2443> those who come in <1531> can see <991> the light <5457>.
17For <1063> nothing <3756> is <1510> hidden <2927> that <3739> will <1096> not <3756> be <1096> revealed <5318>, and nothing <3761> concealed <614> that <3739> will <1097> not <3756> <3361> be made known <1097> and <2532> brought <2064> to <1519> light <5318>.
18So <3767> listen <191> carefully <4459>, for <1063> whoever <302> has <2192> will be given <1325> more, but <2532> whoever <3739> <302> does not <3361> have <2192>, even <2532> what <3739> he thinks <1380> he has <2192> will be taken <142> from <575> him <846>.”
19Now <1161> Jesus’ mother <3384> and <2532> his <846> brothers <80> came <3854> to <4314> him <846>, but <2532> they could <1410> not <3756> get near <4940> him <846> because <1223> of the crowd <3793>.
20So <1161> he was told <518>, “Your <4675> mother <3384> and <2532> your <4675> brothers <80> are standing <2476> outside <1854>, wanting <2309> to see <1492> you <4571>.”
21But <1161> he replied <2036> replied <611> to <4314> them <846>, “My <3450> mother <3384> and <2532> my <3450> brothers <80> are <1510> those <3778> who hear <191> the word <3056> of God <2316> and <2532> do <4160> it.”
22One <1520> day <2250> Jesus got <1684> into <1519> a boat <4143> with his <846> disciples <3101> and <2532> said <2036> to <4314> them <846>, “Let’s go across <1330> to <1519> the other side <4008> of the lake <3041>.” So <2532> they set out <321>,
23and <1161> as <4126> they <846> sailed <4126> he fell asleep <879>. Now a violent windstorm <2978> came down <2597> on the <1519> lake <3041>, and <2532> the boat started filling up with water <4845>, and <2532> they were in danger <2793>.
24They came <4334> and <1161> woke <1326> him <846>, saying <3004>, “Master <1988>, Master <1988>, we are about to die <622>!” So <1161> he got up <1326> and rebuked <2008> the wind <417> and <2532> the raging waves <2830> <5204>; they died down <3973>, and <2532> it was <1096> calm <1055>.
25Then <1161> he said <2036> to them <846>, “Where <4226> is your <5216> faith <4102>?” But <1161> they were afraid <5399> and amazed <2296>, saying <3004> to <4314> one another <240>, “Who <5101> then <687> is <1510> this <3778>? He <2532> commands <2004> even the winds <417> and <2532> the water <5204>, and <2532> they obey <5219> him <846>!”
26So <2532> they sailed over <2668> to <1519> the region <5561> of the Gerasenes <1046>, which <3748> is <1510> opposite <495> Galilee <1056>.
27As Jesus stepped <1831> ashore <1093>, a certain <5100> man <435> from <1537> the town <4172> met <5221> him who was possessed <2192> by demons <1140>. For <2532> a long <2425> time <5550> this man had worn <1746> no <3756> clothes <2440> and <2532> had <3306> not <3756> lived <3306> in <1722> a house <3614>, but <235> among <1722> the tombs <3418>.
28When <1492> he saw <1492> Jesus <2424>, he cried out <349>, fell down <4363> before him <846>, and <2532> shouted <2036> with a loud <3173> voice <5456>, “Leave me <1698> alone, Jesus <2424>, Son <5207> of the Most High <5310> God <2316>! I beg <1189> you <4675>, do <928> not <3361> torment <928> me <3165>!”
29For <1063> Jesus had started commanding <3853> the evil <169> spirit <4151> to come out <1831> of <575> the man <444>. (For <1063> it had seized <4884> him <846> many <4183> times <5550>, so <2532> he would be bound <1195> with chains <254> and <2532> shackles <3976> and kept under guard <5442>. But <2532> he would break <1284> the restraints <1199> and be driven <1643> by <575> the demon <1140> into <1519> deserted places <2048>.)
30Jesus <2424> then asked <1905> him <846>, “What <5101> is <1510> your <4671> name <3686>?” He said <2036>, “Legion <3003>,” because <3754> many <4183> demons <1140> had entered <1525> him <846>.
31And <2532> they began to beg <3870> him <846> not <3361> to order <2004> them <846> to depart <565> into <1519> the abyss <12>.
32Now <1161> a large <2425> herd <34> of pigs <5519> was feeding <1006> there <1563> on <1722> the hillside <3735>, and the demonic spirits begged <3870> Jesus <846> to <2443> let <2010> them <846> go <1525> into <1519> them <1565>. He gave <2010> them <846> permission <2010>.
33So <1161> the demons <1140> came out <1831> of <575> the man <444> and went <1525> into <1519> the pigs <5519>, and <2532> the herd <34> of pigs rushed down <3729> the steep slope <2911> into <1519> the lake <3041> and <2532> drowned <638>.
34When <1161> the herdsmen <1006> saw <1492> what had happened <1096>, they ran off <5343> and <2532> spread the news <518> in <1519> the town <4172> and <2532> countryside <68>.
35So the people went out <1831> to see <1492> what had happened <1096>, and <2532> they came <2064> to <4314> Jesus <2424>. They found <2147> the man <444> from <575> whom <3739> the demons <1140> had gone out <1831>, sitting <2521> at <3844> Jesus <2424>’ feet <4228>, clothed <2439> and <2532> in his right mind <4993>, and <2532> they were afraid <5399>.
36Those who had seen <1492> it told <518> them <846> how <4459> the man who had been demon-possessed <1139> had been healed <4982>.
37Then <2532> all <537> the people <4128> of the Gerasenes <1046> and the surrounding region <4066> asked <2065> Jesus <846> to leave <565> them <846> alone, for <3754> they were seized with <4912> great <3173> fear <5401>. So <1161> he got <1684> into <1519> the boat <4143> and left <5290>.
38The man <435> from <575> whom <3739> the demons <1140> had gone out <1831> begged <1189> to go with <4862> him <846>, but Jesus sent <630> him <846> away <630>, saying <3004>,
39“Return <5290> to <1519> your <4675> home <3624>, and <2532> declare <1334> what <3745> God <2316> has done <4160> for you <4671>.” So <2532> he went away <565>, proclaiming <2784> throughout <2596> the whole <3650> town <4172> what <3745> Jesus <2424> had done <4160> for him <846>.
40Now <1161> when Jesus <2424> returned <5290>, the crowd <3793> welcomed <588> him <846>, because <1063> they were <1510> all <3956> waiting <4328> for him <846>.
41Then <2532> a man <435> named <3686> Jairus <2383>, who was <5225> a ruler <758> of the synagogue <4864>, came up <2064>. Falling <4098> at <3844> Jesus <2424>’ feet <4228>, he pleaded <3870> with him <846> to come <1525> to <1519> his <846> house <3624>,
42because <3754> he had <1510> an only <3439> daughter <2364>, about <5613> twelve <1427> years <2094> old, and <2532> she was dying <599>. As Jesus was on <5217> his <846> way <5217>, the crowds <3793> pressed around <4846> him <846>.
43Now <2532> a woman <1135> was there who had been <1510> suffering <1722> from <575> a hemorrhage <129> for twelve <1427> years <2094> but could <2480> not <3756> be healed <2323> by <575> anyone <3762>.
44She came up <4334> behind <3693> Jesus and touched <680> the edge <2899> of his <846> cloak <2440>, and <2532> at once <3916> the bleeding <4511> <129> stopped <2476>.
45Then <2532> Jesus <2424> asked <2036>, “Who <5101> was it who touched <680> me <3450>?” When <1161> they all <3956> denied <720> it, Peter <4074> said <2036>, “Master <1988>, the crowds <3793> are surrounding <4912> you <4571> and <2532> pressing <598> against you!”
46But <1161> Jesus <2424> said <2036>, “Someone touched <680> me <3450>, for <1063> I <1473> know <1097> that power <1411> has gone out <1831> from <575> me <1700>.”
47When <1161> the woman <1135> saw <1492> that <3754> she could <2990> not <3756> escape notice <2990>, she came <2064> trembling <5141> and <2532> fell down before <4363> him <846>. In the presence <1799> of all <3956> the people <2992>, she explained <518> why <3739> <156> she had touched <680> him <846> and <2532> how <5613> she had been <2390> immediately <3916> healed <2390>.
48Then <1161> he said <2036> to her <846>, “Daughter <2364>, your <4675> faith <4102> has made <4982> you <4571> well <4982>. Go <4198> in <1519> peace <1515>.”
49While <2980> he <846> was still speaking <2980>, someone <5100> from <3844> the synagogue ruler’s house <752> came <2064> and said <3004>, “Your <4675> daughter <2364> is dead <2348>; do <4660> not <3371> trouble <4660> the teacher <1320> any longer <3371>.”
50But <1161> when <191> Jesus <2424> heard <191> this, he told <611> him <846>, “Do <5399> not <3361> be afraid <5399>; just <3440> believe <4100>, and <2532> she will be healed <4982>.”
51Now when he came <2064> to <1519> the house <3614>, Jesus did <863> not <3756> let <863> anyone <5100> go in <1525> with <4862> him <846> except <1487> <3361> Peter <4074>, John <2491>, and <2532> James <2385>, and <2532> the child’s <3816> father <3962> and <2532> mother <3384>.
52Now <1161> they were <2799> all <3956> wailing <2799> and <2532> mourning <2875> for her <846>, but <1161> he said <2036>, “Stop <3361> your weeping <2799>; she is <599> not <3756> dead <599> but <235> asleep <2518>.”
53And <2532> they began making fun <2606> of him <846>, because they knew <1492> that <3754> she was dead <599>.
54But <1161> Jesus <846> gently took <2902> her <846> by the hand <5495> and said <3004>, “Child <3816>, get up <1453>.”
55Her <846> spirit <4151> returned <1994>, and <2532> she got up <450> immediately <3916>. Then <2532> he told <1299> them <846> to give <1325> her something to eat <5315>.
56Her <846> parents <1118> were astonished <1839>, but <1161> he ordered <3853> them <846> to tell <2036> no one <3367> what had happened <1096>.