Lukas 8

1 Og det begav sig derefter, at han reiste igennem Stæder og Byer og prædikede og forkyndte Guds Riges Evangelium, og de Tolv med ham,2 saa og nogle Kvinder, som vare helbredte fra onde Aander og Sygdomme, nemlig: Maria, der kaldtes Magdalene, af hvem syv Djævle vare udfarne;3 og Johanna, Chuzas, Herodes' Fogeds, Hustru, og Susanne og mange Andre, som kom ham til Hjælp med deres Gods.4 Men da meget Folk kom tilsammen og de droge til ham fra alle Stæder, sagde han ved en Lignelse:5 der gik en Sædemand ud at saae sin Sæd; og idet han saaede, faldt Noget ved Veien og blev nedtraadt, og Himmelens Fugle aade det op.6 Og Noget faldt paa en Klippe; og der det voxte op, visnede det, fordi det ikke havde Vædske.7 Og Noget faldt midt iblandt Torne og Tornene voxte op med og kvalte det.8 Og Noget faldt i god Jord, og det voxte op og bar hundredefold Frugt. Der han dette sagde, raabte han: hvo som har Øren at høre med, han høre!9 Men hans Disciple spurgte ham, hvad denne Lignelse skulle betyde?10 Men han sagde: Eder er det givet at vide Guds Riges Hemmeligheder, men de Andre ved Lignelser, at de Seende skulle ikke see, og de Hørende ikke forstaae.11 Men dette er Lignelsen: Sæden er Guds Ord.12 Men de ved Veien ere de, som det høre; derefter kommer Djævelen og tager Ordet af deres Hjerte, at de ikke skulle troe og blive salige.13 Men de paa Klippen ere de, som annamme Ordet med Gælde, naar de høre det, og disse have ikke Rod; de troe til en Tid og falde fra i Fristelsens Tid.14 Men det, som faldt iblandt Torne, ere de, som det høre; og de gaae hen og kvæles under dette Livs Bekymringer og Rigdom og Vellyster og bære ingen fuldkommen Frugt.15 Men det i den gode Jord ere de, hvilke, naar de høre Ordet, beholde det i et smukt og godt Hjerte og bære Frugt i Taalmodighed.16 Men Ingen, som tænder et Lys skjuler det med et Kar eller sætter det under en Bænk; men han sætter det paa en Lysestage, at de, som komme ind, kunne see Lyset.17 Thi der er Intet skjult, som jo skal blive aabenbaret; og Intet er hemmeligt, som jo skalblive kjendt og komme for Lyset.18 Seer derfor til, hvorledes I høre; thi hvo som har, han skal gives; og hvo som ikke har, fra ham skal og tages det, han synes at have.19 Men hans Moder og Brødre kom til ham og kunde ikke komme ham i Tale for Folket.20 Og det blev ham tilkjendegivet af Nogle, som sagde: din Moder og dine Brødre staae udenfor og begjere at see dig.21 Men han svarede og sagde til dem: min Moder og mine Brødre ere disse, som høre Guds Ord og gjøre det.22 Og det begav sig en Dag, at han traadte i et Skib tilligemed sine Disciple, og han sagde til dem: lader os fare over Søen; og de fore ud.23 Men der de seilede, faldt han i Søvn, og en Storm reiste sig paa Søen og Skibet blev fuldt af Vand, og de vare i Fare.24 Da traadte de til ham og vakte ham og sagde: Mester, Mester! vi forgaae. Men han stod op og truede Veiret og Vandets Bølger; og de lagde sig, og det blev blikstille.25 Da sagde han til dem: hvor er Eders Tro? Men de forfærdedes og forundrede sig og sagde til hverandre: hvo er dog denne? Thi han byder baade over Veir og Vand, og de ere ham lydige.26 Og de seilede frem til Gadarenernes Egn, hvilken er tvært overfor Galilæa.27 Men der han traadte ud paa Landet, mødte han en Mand af Staden, som i lang Tid havde været besat af Djævle, som ikke tog Klæder paa og ikke blev i Huus, men iblandt Gravene.28 Men der han saae Jesus, raabte han og faldt ned for ham og sagde med høi Røst: hvad har jeg med dig at skaffe, Jesus, den allerhøieste Guds Søn? jeg beder dig, at du ikke vil pine mig.29 Thi han bød den urene Aand at fare ud af Mennesket; thi i lang Tid havde den sledet ham, og han havde været bunden med Lænker og Bøier og bevogtet, og han havde sønderrevet Baandene og var dreven af Djævelen i Ørkenerne.30 Men Jesus spurgte ham og sagde: hvad hedder du? Men han sagde: Legion; thi mange Djævle vare farne i ham.31 Og de bade ham, at han ikke vilde byde dem fare hen i Afgrunden.32 Men der var sammesteds en stor Hjord Sviin, som græssede paa Bjerget; og de bade ham, at han vilde tilstede dem at fare i dem; og han tilstedte dem det.33 Men Djævelene fore ud af Mennesket og fore i Svinene, og Hjorden styrtede sig ned af Brinken og druknede.34 Men der Hyrderne saae det, som var skeet, flyede de og gik hen og kundgjorde det i Staden og paa Landet.35 Da gik de ud at see det, som var skeet, og kom til Jesus og fandt det Menneske, af hvem Djævelene vare uddrevne, siddende ved Jesu Fødder, paaklædt og ved Sands; og de forfærdedes.36 Men de, som havde seet det, kundgjorde dem ogsaa, hvorledes den Besatte var bleven frelst.37 Og den hele Mængde af Gadarenernes Land bade ham, at han vilde gaae bort; thi de vare betagne med stor Frygt. Men han traadte i Skibet og vendte tilbage igjen.38 Men Manden, af hvem Djævelene vare udfarne, bad ham, at han maatte være hos ham; men Jesus lod ham fare og sagde:39 Vend tilbage til dit Huus og fortæl, hvor store Ting Gud har gjort dig. Og han gik bort og forkyndte igjennem den ganske Stad, hvor store Ting Jesus havde gjort ham.40 Men det begav sig, der Jesus kom tilbage, kom Folket imod ham; thi de forventede ham alle.41 Og see, der kom en Mand, som hedte Jarius, og han var Forstander for Synagogen; og hanfaldt ned for Jesu Fødder og bad ham at komme ind i hans Huus;42 Thi han havde en eenbaaren Datter ved tolv Aar gammel, og hun droges med Døden. Men idet han gik, trængte Folket ham.43 Og en Kvinde, som havde havt Blodfold i tolv Aar, og havde kostet al sin Formue paa Læger og kunde ikke blive helbredt af Nogen.44 hun gik til bagfra og rørte ved Sømmen af hans Klædebon, og strax stilledes hendes Blodflod.45 Og Jesus sagde: hvo var det, som rørte ved mig? Men der Alle nægtede det, sagde Peter og de, som vare med ham: Mester! Folket trykker og trænger dig, og du siger: hvo var det, som rørte ved mig?46 Men Jesus sagde: der rørte Nogen ved mig; thi jeg fornam, at der udgik en Kraft fra mig.47 Men der Kvinden saae, at det ikke var skjult, kom hun bævede og faldt ned for ham og bekendte for ham i alt Folkets paahør, af hvad Aarsag hun havde rørt ved ham, og hvorledes hun strax var bleven helbredet.48 Men han sagde til hende: vær frimodig, min Datter! din Tro har frelst dig; gak bort med Fred!49 Der han endnu talede, kom En fra Synagogeforstanderens Huus og sagde til ham: din Datter er død; umag ikke Mesteren.50 Men der Jesus det hørte, svarede han ham og sagde: frygt ikke; tro ikkun, saa skal hun blive frelst.51 Men der han kom i Huset, lod han han Ingen gaae ind uden Peter og Jakob og Johannes og Pigens Fader og Moder.52 Men de græd alle og holdt Veeklage over hende; men han sagde græder ikke; hun er ikke død, men sover.53 Og de beloe ham; thi de vidste, at hun var død.54 Men han drev dem alle ud, og tog fat paa hendes Haand og raabte og sagde: Pige, staa op!55 Og hendes Aand kom igjen, og hun stod strax op; og han befoel, at han skulde give hende at æde.56 Og hendes Forældre bleve saare forfærdede; men han bød dem, at de ikke skulde sige Nogen det, som var skeet.

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.