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Luke 8 :: New International Version (NIV)

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The Parable of the Sower

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:1 - After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:2 - and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:3 - Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.
(Mat 13:1–9; Mar 4:1–9 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:4 - While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:5 - “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:6 - Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:7 - Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:8 - Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.” When he said this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
(Mat 13:10–17; Mar 4:10–12 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:9 - His disciples asked him what this parable meant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:10 - He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, “ ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’[fn]
(Mat 13:18–23; Mar 4:13–20 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:11 - “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:12 - Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:13 - Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:14 - The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:15 - But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

A Lamp on a Stand

(Mar 4:21–25 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:16 - “No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:17 - For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:18 - Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken from them.”

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

(Mat 12:46–50, Mar 3:31–35 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:19 - Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:20 - Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:21 - He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.”

Jesus Calms the Storm

(Mat 8:23–27; Mar 4:35–41 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:22 - One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:23 - As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:24 - The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:25 - “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”

Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man

(Mat 8:28—9:1; Mar 5:1–20 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:26 - They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes,[fn] which is across the lake from Galilee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27 - When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:28 - When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torture me!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - For Jesus had commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:30 - Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:31 - And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:32 - A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and he gave them permission.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:33 - When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:34 - When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:35 - and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:36 - Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been cured.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:37 - Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and left.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:38 - The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:39 - “Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him.

Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:40 - Now when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:41 - Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come to his house

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:42 - because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:43 - And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years,[fn] but no one could heal her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:44 - She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:45 - “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:46 - But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:47 - Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:48 - Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:49 - While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he said. “Don’t bother the teacher anymore.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:50 - Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:51 - When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child’s father and mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:52 - Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:53 - They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:54 - But he took her by the hand and said, “My child, get up!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:55 - Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:56 - Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.
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NIV Footnotes
Isaiah 6:9
Some manuscripts Gadarenes; other manuscripts Gergesenes; also in verse 37
Many manuscripts years, and she had spent all she had on doctors
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