Lukas 8

Kvinner som fulgte Jesus

1 I tiden som nå fulgte, drog Jesus omkring og forkynte i byer og landsbyer, og bar fram det glade budskap om Guds rike. De tolv var med ham, t 2 og likeså noen kvinner som var blitt helbredet for onde ånder og sykdommer. Det var Maria med tilnavnet Magdalena, som sju onde ånder var fart ut av, t

3 Johanna, som var gift med Kusa, en embetsmann hos Herodes, og Susanna og mange andre; med det de eide, hjalp de Jesus og de tolv.

Lignelsen om såmannen

(Matt 13,1–13. 18–23; Mark 4,1–20)

8 Men noe falt i god jord, og det vokste opp og bar frukt, hele hundre foll.» Da han hadde sagt dette, ropte han ut: «Den som har ører å høre med, hør!»t
9 Disiplene spurte ham hva denne lignelsen betydde. 10 Han svarte: «Dere er det gitt å kjenne Guds rikes hemmeligheter. Men de andre får det i lignelser, for at de skal se, men ikke skjelne, og høre, men ikke skjønne. t 11 Lignelsen skal tydes slik: Såkornet er Guds ord. t 12 De ved veien er de som hører det, men så kommer djevelen og tar ordet bort fra deres hjerte, for at de ikke skal tro og bli frelst. 13 De på steingrunn er de som tar imot ordet med glede når de hører det. Men de har ingen rot og tror bare en tid; når de blir satt på prøve, faller de fra. 14 Det som falt blant tornebusker, er de som nok hører ordet, men på sin vei gjennom livet kveles de av bekymringer og rikdom og nytelser, så de ikke bærer fullmoden frukt.

15 Men det i den gode jord, det er de som hører ordet og tar vare på det i et fint og godt hjerte, så de holder ut og bærer frukt.

Den som hører rett, skal få

(Mark 4,21–25)

18 Pass derfor på hvordan dere hører! For den som har, han skal få. Men den som ikke har, skal bli fratatt selv det han tror han har.»t

Jesu sanne familie

(Matt 12,46–50; Mark 3,31–35)

21 Men han svarte: «Min mor og mine søsken, det er de som hører Guds ord og gjør etter det.»t

Jesus stiller stormen

(Matt 8,23–27; Mark 4,35–41)

25 Han sa til dem: «Hvor er deres tro?» Men de var grepet av frykt og undring og sa til hverandre: «Hvem er han? Han befaler både vind og sjø, og de adlyder ham.»

Den besatte fra gravhulene

(Matt 8,28–34; Mark 5,1–20)

31 Og de bad Jesus at han ikke måtte sende dem ned i avgrunnen.t
32 Nå gikk det en stor svineflokk og beitet der ved fjellet, og de onde åndene bad om å få fare inn i dem. Det gav han dem lov til. 33 Da fór de onde åndene ut av mannen og inn i svinene, og hele flokken satte utfor stupet og ned i sjøen og druknet. 34 Men da gjeterne så det som hadde hendt, løp de av sted og fortalte det i byen og grendene omkring. 35 Og folk drog ut for å se hva som hadde hendt. Da de kom fram til Jesus, fant de mannen som de onde ånder var fart ut av; han satt ved Jesu føtter, påkledd og ved sans og samling. Da ble de forferdet. 36 Men de som hadde sett på, fortalte hvordan den besatte var blitt frisk igjen. 37 Alle gerasenerne og de andre fra landet der omkring bad ham da dra bort derfra, for de var grepet av stor redsel. Og Jesus gikk i båten og vendte tilbake. 38 Mannen som de onde ånder var fart ut av, bad om å få være med ham. Men Jesus sendte ham bort og sa:

39 «Gå hjem til dine, og fortell hva Gud har gjort mot deg.» Han gikk av sted og gjorde kjent i hele byen det som Jesus hadde gjort for ham.

Jairus’ datter og kvinnen som rørte ved Jesu kappe

(Matt 9,18–26; Mark 5,21–43)

42 For hans eneste datter, som var omkring tolv år gammel, lå for døden. Jesus gikk med, og underveis trengte mengden seg inn på ham fra alle kanter.
43 Nå var det en kvinne der som hadde hatt blødninger i tolv år. Alt hun eide hadde hun brukt til leger, men ingen hadde klart å gjøre henne frisk igjen. 44 Hun nærmet seg Jesus bakfra og rørte ved kanten av kappen hans, og straks stanset blødningen. 45 Da spurte Jesus: «Hvem var det som rørte ved meg?» Men ingen ville være ved det. Peter sa da: «Mester, folk trykker og trenger seg inn på deg fra alle kanter.» 46 Men Jesus sa: «Det var noen som rørte ved meg, for jeg kjente at en kraft gikk ut fra meg.» t 47 Da kvinnen skjønte at det ikke kunne skjules, kom hun skjelvende fram. Hun kastet seg ned for ham og fortalte, så alle hørte på, hvorfor hun hadde rørt ved ham, og hvordan hun var blitt frisk igjen med det samme.

48 Da sa Jesus til henne: «Datter, din tro har frelst deg. Gå bort med fred!»t
49 Mens han ennå talte, kom det en fra synagogeforstanderens hus og sa: «Din datter er død. Bry ikke mesteren lenger!» 50 Jesus hørte det og sa til faren: «Frykt ikke, bare tro, så skal hun bli reddet.» 51 Da han var kommet fram til huset, lot han ingen andre bli med inn enn Peter, Johannes og Jakob, foruten pikens far og mor. 52 Alle gråt og jamret over henne. Men han sa: «Gråt ikke! Hun er ikke død; hun sover.» 53 De bare lo av ham, for de visste at hun var død. 54 Men han tok henne i hånden og ropte: «Barn, stå opp!» t 55 Da vendte livet tilbake, og med en gang reiste hun seg opp. Og han bød dem gi henne noe å spise. 56 Hennes foreldre ble ute av seg av undring, men Jesus forbød dem å fortelle noen det som hadde hendt.

Luke 8

Jesus’ Ministry and the Help of Women

1 Some timet afterwardt he went on through townst and villages, preaching and proclaiming the good newss of the kingdom of God.s Thet twelve were with him,2 and also some womens who had been healed of evil spirits and disabilities:t Marys (called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had gone out,

3 and Joanna the wife of Cuzas (Herod’ss household manager),t Susanna, and many others who provided for thems out of their own resources.

The Parable of the Sower

4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesust from one town after another,t he spoke to themt in a parable:5 “A sower went out to sows his seed.t And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled on, and the wild birdst devoured it.6 Other seed fell on rock,s and when it came up, it withered because it had no moisture.7 Other seed fell among the thorns,s and they grew up with it and chokeds it.

8 Butt other seed fell on good soil and grew,t and it produced a hundred times as much grain.”s As he said this,t he called out, “The one who has ears to hear had better listen!”t
9 Thent his disciples asked him what this parable meant.t

10 Het said, “You have been givent the opportunity to knowt the secretsts of the kingdom of God,s but for others they are in parables, so that although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understand.s
11 “Now the parable meanst this: The seed is the word of God.12 Those along the path are the ones who have heard; then the devils comes and takes away the words from their hearts, so that they may not believet and be saved.13 Thoset on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while,s butt in a time of testingt fall away.s14 As for the seed thatt fell among thorns, these are the ones who hear, butt as they go on their way they are chokeds by the worries and riches and pleasures of life,s and their fruit does not mature.t

15 But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearingt the word, cling to its with an honest and goods heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.s

Showing the Light

16 “No one lightst a lamps and then covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in can see the light.t17 For nothing is hiddens that will not be revealed,t and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.

18 So listen carefully,t for whoever has will be given more, butt whoever does not have, even what he thinks he hass will be taken from him.”

Jesus’ True Family

19 Now Jesus’t mother and his brotherss came to him, butt they could not get near him because of the crowd.20 Sot he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”

21 But he repliedt to them, “My mother and my brothers are thoset who hear the word of God and do it.”s

Stilling of a Storm

22 Onet day Jesust got into a boats with his disciples and said to them, “Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.” Sot they set out,23 and as they sailed he fell asleep. Now a violent windstormt came down on the lake,s and the boatt started filling up with water, and they were in danger.24 Theyt camet and woke him, saying, “Master, Master,t we are about to die!” Sot he got up and rebukedt the wind and the raging waves;s they died down, and it was calm.

25 Thent he said to them, “Where is your faith?”s But they were afraid and amazed,s saying to one another, “Who then is this? He commands even the winds and the water,s and they obey him!”

Healing of a Demoniac

26 Sot they sailed over to the region of the Gerasenes,ss which is opposites Galilee.27 Ast Jesust stepped ashore,t a certain man from the townt met him who was possessed by demons.t For a long time this mant had worn no clothes and had not lived in a house, but amongt the tombs.28 When he sawt Jesus, he cried out, fellt down before him, and shouted with a loud voice, “Leave me alone,t Jesus, Son of the Most Highs God! I beg you, do not torments me!”29 For Jesust had started commandings the evilt spirit to come out of the man. (For it had seized him many times, sot he would be bound with chains and shacklest and kept under guard. Butt he would break the restraints and be driven by the demon into desertedt places.)s30 Jesus thent asked him, “What is your name?” Het said, “Legion,”s because many demons had entered him.31 And they began to begt him not to ordert them to depart into the abyss.t32 Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside,t and the demonic spiritst begged Jesust to let them go into them. He gave them permission.s33 Sot the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd of pigst rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned.34 Whent the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran off and spread the newst in the townt and countryside.35 Sot the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. Theyt found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.36 Thoset who had seen it told them how the man who had been demon-possessed had been healed.t37 Thent all the people of the Gerasenesss and the surrounding regiont asked Jesust to leave them alone,t for they were seized with great fear.s Sot he got into the boat and left.t38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to got with him, but Jesust sent him away, saying,

39 “Return to your home,t and declaret what God has done for you.”s Sot he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole townt what Jesuss had done for him.

Restoration and Healing

40 Now when Jesus returned,ts the crowd welcomed him, because they were all waiting for him.41 Thent a man named Jairus, who was a rulert of the synagogue,s came up. Fallingt at Jesus’ feet, he pleadedt with him to come to his house,

42 because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying.t
As Jesus was on his way, the crowds presseds around him.43 Nowt a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhaget for twelve yearss but could not be healed by anyone.44 Shet came up behind Jesust and touched the edges of his cloak,t and at once the bleedingts stopped.45 Thent Jesus asked,t “Who was it who touched me?” When they all denied it, Peters said, “Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressings against you!”46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I know that power has gone outt from me.”47 Whent the woman saw that she could not escape notice,t she came trembling and fell down before him. Int the presence of all the people, she explained whyt she had touched him and how she had been immediately healed.

48 Thent he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well.t Go in peace.”
49 While he was still speaking, someone from the synagogue ruler’st house came and said, “Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher any longer.”50 But when Jesus heard this, he toldt him, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”t51 Now when he came to the house, Jesust did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John,t and James, and the child’s father and mother.52 Now they were alls wailing and mourningt for her, but he said, “Stop your weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”53 And they began making funt of him, because they knewt that she was dead.t54 But Jesust gently took her by the hand and said,t “Child, get up.”55 Hert spirit returned,s and she got up immediately. Thent he told them to give her something to eat.

56 Hert parents were astonished, but he ordered them to tell no ones what had happened.