Lucas 8

Mga Babaing Naglilingkod kay Jesus

1 Pagkatapos nito, nilibot ni Jesus ang mga bayan at nayon sa paligid. Nangangaral siya at nagtuturo ng Magandang Balita tungkol sa paghahari ng Diyos. Kasama niya ang Labindalawa 2 att ilang babaing pinagaling niya sa masasamang espiritu at sa kanilang mga karamdaman: si Maria na tinatawag na Magdalena na may pitong demonyong pinalayas ni Jesus mula sa babaing ito,

3 si Juana na asawa ni Cusa na katiwala ni Herodes, si Susana, at marami pang iba. Sarili nilang salapi ang kanilang ginastos para sa pangangailangan ni Jesus at ng kanyang mga alagad.

Ang Talinhaga Tungkol sa Manghahasik

(Mt. 13:1-9; Mc. 4:1-9)

4 Nagdatingan ang mga tao mula sa iba't ibang bayan at sila'y lumalapit kay Jesus. Isinalaysay ni Jesus ang talinhagang ito:
5 “Isang magsasaka ang pumunta sa bukid upang maghasik. Sa kanyang paghahasik, may binhing nalaglag sa daan, natapakan ito ng mga tao at tinuka ng mga ibon. 6 May binhi namang nalaglag sa batuhan at tumubo ito, ngunit agad na natuyo dahil sa kakulangan sa tubig. 7 May nalaglag naman sa may damuhang matinik, at nang lumago ang mga damo, sinakal nito ang mga binhing tumubo roon.

8 Mayroon namang binhing nalaglag sa matabang lupa. Ito'y sumibol, lumago at namunga ng tigsasandaang butil.”
At pagkatapos ay sinabi niya nang malakas, “Makinig ang may pandinig!”

Ang Layunin ng mga Talinhaga

(Mt. 13:10-17; Mc. 4:10-12)

9 Itinanong ng mga alagad kung ano ang kahulugan ng talinhagang ito.

10 Sumagott si Jesus, “Ipinagkaloob na sa inyo ang karapatang maunawaan ang hiwaga tungkol sa kaharian ng Diyos, ngunit sa iba'y nagsasalita ako sa pamamagitan ng talinhaga. Nang sa gayon,
‘Tumingin man sila'y hindi sila makakita;
at makinig man sila'y hindi sila makaunawa.’”

Ang Paliwanag Tungkol sa Talinhaga

(Mt. 13:18-23; Mc. 4:13-20)

11 “Ito ang kahulugan ng talinhaga: ang binhi ay ang Salita ng Diyos. 12 Ang mga binhing nalaglag sa tabi ng daan ay ang mga taong nakikinig. Dumating ang diyablo at inalis nito ang Salita mula sa puso ng mga nakikinig upang hindi sila manalig at maligtas. 13 Ang mga nalaglag naman sa batuhan ay ang mga nakarinig ng Salita at tumanggap nito nang may kagalakan, ngunit hindi ito nag-ugat sa kanilang puso. Sandali lamang silang naniwala, kaya't dumating ang pagsubok, sila'y tumiwalag. 14 Ang mga nahasik naman sa may matitinik na damuhan ay ang mga nakinig sa salita ng Diyos, ngunit nang tumagal, nadaig sila ng mga alalahanin sa buhay at ng pagkahumaling sa kayamanan at kalayawan. Dahil dito, hindi nahihinog ang kanilang mga bunga.

15 Ang mga nahasik naman sa matabang lupa ay ang mga nakikinig ng salita ng Diyos at nag-iingat nito sa kanilang pusong tapat at malinis, at sila'y namumunga dahil sa pagtitiyaga.”

Ang Talinhaga Tungkol sa Ilaw

(Mc. 4:21-25)

16 “Walangt taong nagsisindi ng ilaw at pagkatapos ay tinatakluban ng banga o kaya'y itinatago sa ilalim ng higaan. Sa halip, inilalagay iyon sa talagang patungan upang matanglawan ang mga pumapasok sa bahay.

17 Walangt natatago na di malalantad, at walang lihim na di mabubunyag.

18 “Kaya'tt pagbutihin ninyo ang inyong pakikinig, sapagkat ang mayroon ay bibigyan pa, ngunit ang wala ay aalisan pati na ang inaakala niyang nasa kanya.”

Ang Ina at mga Kapatid ni Jesus

(Mt. 12:46-50; Mc. 3:31-35)

19 Dumating ang ina at mga kapatid ni Jesus, ngunit hindi sila makalapit sa kanya dahil sa dami ng tao.

20 Kaya't may nagsabi sa kanya, “Nasa labas po ang inyong ina at mga kapatid; nais nilang makipagkita sa inyo.”

21 Ngunit sinabi ni Jesus, “Ang mga nakikinig at tumutupad ng salita ng Diyos ang siya kong ina at mga kapatid.”

Pinatigil ang Bagyo

(Mt. 8:23-27; Mc. 4:35-41)

22 Isang araw, si Jesus kasama ang kanyang mga alagad ay sumakay sa isang bangka. Sinabi niya sa kanila, “Tumawid tayo sa ibayo.” At ganoon nga ang ginawa nila. 23 Nang sila ay naglalayag na, nakatulog si Jesus. Bumugso ang isang malakas na bagyo at ang bangka ay pinasok ng tubig, kaya't sila'y nanganganib na lumubog.

24 Nilapitan siya ng mga alagad at ginising. “Panginoon, lumulubog na po tayo!” sabi nila.
Bumangon si Jesus at pinatigil ang hangin at ang malalakas na alon. Tumahimik naman ang mga ito at bumuti ang panahon.

25 Pagkatapos, sinabi niya, “Nasaan ang inyong pananampalataya?”
Ngunit sila'y natakot at namangha. Sinabi nila sa isa't isa, “Sino kaya ito? Inuutusan niya pati ang hangin at ang tubig, at sinusunod naman siya ng mga ito!”

Ang Pagpapagaling sa Geraseno

(Mt. 8:28-34; Mc. 5:1-20)

26 Dumaong sila sa lupain ng mga Geraseno,t katapat ng Galilea sa kabilang ibayo ng lawa. 27 Pagbaba ni Jesus sa bangka, sinalubong siya ng isang lalaking tagaroon na sinasapian ng mga demonyo. Matagal na itong hindi nagsusuot ng damit, ni ayaw ring tumira sa bahay kundi sa mga kuwebang libingan ito namamalagi. 28 Nang makita si Jesus ay nagsisisigaw ang lalaki, nagpatirapa at sinabi nang malakas, “Jesus, Anak ng Kataas-taasang Diyos, ano ang pakialam mo sa akin? Nakikiusap ako sa iyo, huwag mo akong pahirapan!”

29 Ganoon ang sinabi nito sapagkat inutusan ni Jesus na lumabas ang masamang espiritu. Madalas itong sinasapian ng masasamang espiritu, at kahit ito'y bantayan at tanikalaan ang paa't kamay, pinaglalagut-lagot lamang nito ang mga iyon. Siya'y dinadala ng demonyo sa mga liblib na pook.

30 Tinanong siya ni Jesus, “Ano ang pangalan mo?”
“Pulutong,” sagot niya, sapagkat marami ang demonyong pumasok sa kanya.

31 Nagmamakaawa kay Jesus ang mga demonyo na huwag silang itapon sa kalalimang walang hanggan.
32 Samantala, may malaking kawan ng baboy na nagsisikain sa isang bundok na malapit doon. Nakiusap ang mga demonyo na papasukin sila sa mga iyon, at pinahintulutan naman sila ni Jesus.

33 Lumabas sa tao ang mga demonyo at pumasok sa mga baboy. Ang kawan ay biglang sumibad ng takbo at tuluy-tuloy na nahulog sa lawa at nalunod.
34 Nang makita ito ng mga tagapag-alaga ng mga baboy, tumakbo sila at ipinamalita ito sa bayan at sa mga nayon. 35 Lumabas ang mga tao upang tingnan ang nangyari. Paglapit nila kay Jesus, nakita nila ang taong dating sinasapian ng mga demonyo. Nakaupo siya sa paanan ni Jesus, nakadamit na at matino na ang isip. Sila'y lubhang natakot. 36 Isinalaysay sa kanila ng mga nakakita kung paanong gumaling ang dating sinasapian ng mga demonyo. 37 Kaya't nakiusap kay Jesus ang mga Gerasenot na umalis na lamang siya sa kanilang lupain, sapagkat sila'y takot na takot. Kaya't sumakay siya sa bangka at umalis sa pook na iyon.

38 Nakiusap kay Jesus ang taong inalisan ng mga demonyo na siya'y isama nito.
Ngunit sinabi sa kanya ni Jesus,

39 “Umuwi ka na at ipamalita mo ang dakilang bagay na ginawa sa iyo ng Diyos.”
Umuwi nga ang lalaki at ipinamalita sa buong bayan ang ginawa sa kanya ni Jesus.

Binuhay ang Anak ni Jairo at Pinagaling ang Babaing Cananea

(Mt. 9:18-26; Mc. 5:21-43)

40 Pagbalik ni Jesus, masaya siyang tinanggap ng mga tao sapagkat siya'y hinihintay nila. 41 Dumating noon ang isang lalaking nagngangalang Jairo, isang tagapamahala ng sinagoga. Nagpatirapa ito at nakiusap kay Jesus na sumama sa kanyang bahay,

42 sapagkat ang kaisa-isa niyang anak na babae na maglalabindalawang taong gulang na ay naghihingalo.
Habang naglalakad si Jesus papunta sa bahay ni Jairo, sinisiksik siya ng mga tao. 43 Kabilang sa mga ito ang isang babaing labindalawang taon nang dinudugo at hindi mapagaling ninuman. Naubos na ang kanyang kabuhayan dahil sa pagpapagamot.t 44 Lumapit siya sa likuran ni Jesus at hinawakan ang laylayan ng damit nito. Noon di'y tumigil ang kanyang pagdurugo.

45 Nagtanong si Jesus, “Sino ang humawak sa damit ko?”
Nang walang umamin, sinabi ni Pedro, “Panginoon, napapaligiran po kayo at sinisiksik ng mga tao!”

46 Ngunit sinabi ni Jesus, “May humawak sa damit ko! Naramdaman kong may kapangyarihang lumabas sa akin.”

47 Nang malaman ng babae na hindi pala maililihim ang kanyang ginawa, siya'y nanginginig na lumapit at nagpatirapa sa paanan ni Jesus. Pagkatapos, sinabi niya sa lahat ng naroon kung bakit niya hinawakan ang damit ni Jesus, at kung paanong siya'y agad na gumaling.

48 Kaya't sinabi sa kanya ni Jesus, “Anak, pinagaling ka ng iyong pananampalataya. Makakauwi ka na.”

49 Nagsasalita pa si Jesus nang dumating ang isang lalaking galing sa bahay ni Jairo. “Patay na po ang inyong anak!” sabi niya kay Jairo. “Huwag na po ninyong abalahin ang Guro.”

50 Nang ito'y marinig ni Jesus, sinabi niya kay Jairo, “Huwag ka nang mag-alala. Manalig ka lamang at siya'y gagaling.”
51 Pagdating sa bahay, wala siyang isinama sa loob kundi sina Pedro, Juan at Santiago, at ang mga magulang ng dalagita.

52 Nag-iiyakan ang lahat ng naroroon at kanilang tinatangisan ang patay. Ngunit sinabi ni Jesus, “Huwag kayong umiyak. Hindi patay ang bata; natutulog lamang.”
53 Kinutya nila si Jesus sapagkat alam nilang patay na ang dalagita. 54 Ngunit hinawakan ni Jesus ang kamay nito at sinabi, “Ineng, bumangon ka.” 55 Nagbalik ang hininga ng dalagita at ito'y bumangon. Pagkatapos, pinabigyan agad siya ni Jesus ng pagkain. 56 Gulat na gulat naman ang mga magulang ng bata, ngunit pinagbilinan sila ni Jesus na huwag sasabihin kaninuman ang pangyayaring ito.

LUKE 8

Women Who Helped Jesus

1 Soon after this, Jesus was going through towns and villages, telling the good news about God's kingdom. His twelve apostles were with him, 2 t and so were some women who had been healed of evil spirits and all sorts of diseases. One of the women was Mary Magdalene, t who once had seven demons in her.

3 Joanna, Susanna, and many others had also used what they owned to help Jesust and his disciples. Joanna's husband Chuza was one of Herod's officials.t

A Story about a Farmer

(Matthew 13.1-9; Mark 4.1-9)

4 When a large crowd from several towns had gathered around Jesus, he told them this story:
5 A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field. While the farmer was doing this, some of the seeds fell along the road and were stepped on or eaten by birds. 6 Other seeds fell on rocky ground and started growing. But the plants did not have enough water and soon dried up. 7 Some other seeds fell where thornbushes grew up and choked the plants.

8 The rest of the seeds fell on good ground where they grew and produced a hundred times as many seeds.
When Jesus had finished speaking, he said, “If you have ears, pay attention!”

Why Jesus Used Stories

(Matthew 13.10-17; Mark 4.10-12)

9 Jesus' disciples asked him what the story meant.

10 t So he answered:
I have explained the secrets about God's kingdom to you. But for others I use stories, so they will look, but not see, and they will hear, but not understand.

Jesus Explains the Story //about a Farmer

(Matthew 13.18-23; Mark 4.13-20)

11 This is what the story means: The seed is God's message, 12 and the seeds that fell along the road are the people who hear the message. But the devil comes and snatches the message out of their hearts, so they will not believe and be saved.

13 The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it. But they don't have deep roots, and they believe only for a little while. As soon as life gets hard, they give up.
14 The seeds that fell among the thornbushes are also people who hear the message. But they are so eager for riches and pleasures that they never produce anything.

15 Those seeds that fell on good ground are the people who listen to the message and keep it in good and honest hearts. They last and produce a harvest.

Light

(Mark 4.21-25)

16  t No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl or under a bed. A lamp is always put on a lampstand, so people who come into a house will see the light. 17 t There is nothing hidden that will not be found. There is no secret that will not be well known.

18 t Pay attention to how you listen! Everyone who has something will be given more, but people who have nothing will lose what little they think they have.

Jesus' Mother and Brothers

(Matthew 12.46-50; Mark 3.31-35)

19 Jesus' mother and brothers went to see him, but because of the crowd they could not get near him.

20 Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to see you.”

21 Jesus answered, “My mother and my brothers are those people who hear and obey God's message.”

A Storm

(Matthew 8.23-27; Mark 4.35-41)

22 One day, Jesus and his disciples got into a boat, and he said, “Let's cross the lake.”t They started out,

23 and while they were sailing across, he went to sleep.
Suddenly a storm struck the lake, and the boat started sinking. They were in danger.

24 So they went to Jesus and woke him up, “Master, Master! We are about to drown!”
Jesus got up and ordered the wind and waves to stop. They obeyed, and everything was calm.

25 Then Jesus asked the disciples, “Don't you have any faith?”
But they were frightened and amazed. They said to each other, “Who is this? He can give orders to the wind and the waves, and they obey him!”

A Man with Demons in Him

(Matthew 8.28-34; Mark 5.1-20)

26 Jesus and his disciples sailed across Lake Galilee and came to shore near the town of Gerasa.t

27 As Jesus was getting out of the boat, he was met by a man from this town. The man had demons in him. He had gone naked for a long time and no longer lived in a house, but in the graveyard.t
28 The man saw Jesus and screamed. He knelt down in front of him and shouted, “Jesus, Son of God Most High, what do you want with me? I beg you not to torture me!”

29 He said this because Jesus had already told the evil spirit to go out of him.
The man had often been attacked by the demon. And even though he had been bound with chains and leg irons and kept under guard, he smashed whatever bound him. Then the demon would force him out into lonely places.

30 Jesus asked the man, “What is your name?”
He answered, “My name is Lots.” He said this because there were “lots” of demons in him.

31 They begged Jesus not to send them to the deep pit, t where they would be punished.
32 A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. So the demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and Jesus let them go.

33 Then the demons left the man and went into the pigs. The whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.
34 When the men taking care of the pigs saw this, they ran to spread the news in the town and on the farms.

35 The people went out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they also found the man. The demons had gone out of him, and he was sitting there at the feet of Jesus. He had clothes on and was in his right mind. But the people were terrified.
36 Then all who had seen the man healed told about it.

37 Everyone from around Gerasat begged Jesus to leave, because they were so frightened.
When Jesus got into the boat to start back, 38 the man who had been healed begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him off and said,

39 “Go back home and tell everyone how much God has done for you.” The man then went all over town, telling everything that Jesus had done for him.

A Dying Girl and a Sick Woman

(Matthew 9.18-26; Mark 5.21-43)

40 Everyone had been waiting for Jesus, and when he came back, a crowd was there to welcome him. 41 Just then the man in charge of the synagogue came and knelt down in front of Jesus. His name was Jairus, and he begged Jesus to come to his home

42 because his twelve-year-old child was dying. She was his only daughter.
While Jesus was on his way, people were crowding all around him.

43 In the crowd was a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years. She had spent everything she had on doctors, t but none of them could make her well.

44 As soon as she came up behind Jesus and barely touched his clothes, her bleeding stopped.

45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked.
While everyone was denying it, Peter said, “Master, people are crowding all around and pushing you from every side.”t
46 But Jesus answered, “Someone touched me, because I felt power going out from me.”

47 The woman knew that she could not hide, so she came trembling and knelt down in front of Jesus. She told everyone why she had touched him and that she had been healed at once.

48 Jesus said to the woman, “You are now well because of your faith. May God give you peace!”

49 While Jesus was speaking, someone came from Jairus' home and said, “Your daughter has died! Why bother the teacher anymore?”

50 When Jesus heard this, he told Jairus, “Don't worry! Have faith, and your daughter will get well.”
51 Jesus went into the house, but he did not let anyone else go with him, except Peter, John, James, and the girl's father and mother. 52 Everyone was crying and weeping for the girl. But Jesus said, “The child isn't dead. She is just asleep.”

53 The people laughed at him because they knew she was dead.
54 Jesus took hold of the girl's hand and said, “Child, get up!” 55 She came back to life and got right up. Jesus told them to give her something to eat. 56 Her parents were surprised, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.