^{1 Ref} And it came to pass thereafter, that he was going through every city and village, preaching and proclaiming good news of the reign of God, and the twelve `are' with him,

^{2 Ref} and certain women, who were healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary who is called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone forth,

^{3 Ref} and Joanna wife of Chuza, steward of Herod, and Susanna, and many others, who were ministering to him from their substance.

^{4 Ref} And a great multitude having gathered, and those who from city and city were coming unto him, he spake by a simile:

^{5 Ref} `The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it.

^{6 Ref} `And other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it did wither, through not having moisture.

^{7 Ref} `And other fell amidst the thorns, and the thorns having sprung up with it, did choke it.

^{8 Ref} `And other fell upon the good ground, and having sprung up, it made fruit an hundred fold.' These things saying, he was calling, `He having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

^{9 Ref} And his disciples were questioning him, saying, `What may this simile be?'

^{10 Ref} And he said, `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of God, and to the rest in similes; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

^{11 Ref} `And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,

^{12 Ref} and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.

^{13 Ref} `And those upon the rock: They who, when they may hear, with joy do receive the word, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

^{14 Ref} `And that which fell to the thorns: These are they who have heard, and going forth, through anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, are choked, and bear not to completion.

^{15 Ref} `And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain `it', and bear fruit in continuance.

^{16 Ref} `And no one having lighted a lamp doth cover it with a vessel, or under a couch doth put `it'; but upon a lamp-stand he doth put `it', that those coming in may see the light,

^{17 Ref} for nothing is secret, that shall not become manifest, nor hid, that shall not be known, and become manifest.

^{18 Ref} `See, therefore, how ye hear, for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever may not have, also what he seemeth to have, shall be taken from him.'

^{19 Ref} And there came unto him his mother and brethren, and they were not able to get to him because of the multitude,

^{20 Ref} and it was told him, saying, `Thy mother and thy brethren do stand without, wishing to see thee;'

^{21 Ref} and he answering said unto them, `My mother and my brethren! they are those who the word of God are hearing, and doing.'

^{22 Ref} And it came to pass, on one of the days, that he himself went into a boat with his disciples, and he said unto them, `We may go over to the other side of the lake;' and they set forth,

^{23 Ref} and as they are sailing he fell deeply asleep, and there came down a storm of wind to the lake, and they were filling, and were in peril.

^{24 Ref} And having come near, they awoke him, saying, `Master, master, we perish;' and he, having arisen, rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and there came a calm,

^{25 Ref} and he said to them, `Where is your faith?' and they being afraid did wonder, saying unto one another, `Who, then, is this, that even the winds he doth command, and the water, and they obey him?'

^{26 Ref} And they sailed down to the region of the Gadarenes, that is over-against Galilee,

^{27 Ref} and he having gone forth upon the land, there met him a certain man, out of the city, who had demons for a long time, and with a garment was not clothed, and in a house was not abiding, but in the tombs,

^{28 Ref} and having seen Jesus, and having cried out, he fell before him, and with a loud voice, said, `What -- to me and to thee, Jesus, Son of God Most High? I beseech thee, mayest thou not afflict me!'

^{29 Ref} For he commanded the unclean spirit to come forth from the man, for many times it had caught him, and he was being bound with chains and fetters -- guarded, and breaking asunder the bonds he was driven by the demons to the deserts.

^{30 Ref} And Jesus questioned him, saying, `What is thy name?' and he said, `Legion,' (because many demons were entered into him,)

^{31 Ref} and he was calling on him, that he may not command them to go away to the abyss,

^{32 Ref} and there was there a herd of many swine feeding in the mountain, and they were calling on him, that he might suffer them to enter into these, and he suffered them,

^{33 Ref} and the demons having gone forth from the man, did enter into the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep to the lake, and were choked.

^{34 Ref} And those feeding `them', having seen what was come to pass, fled, and having gone, told `it' to the city, and to the fields;

^{35 Ref} and they came forth to see what was come to pass, and they came unto Jesus, and found the man sitting, out of whom the demons had gone forth, clothed, and right-minded, at the feet of Jesus, and they were afraid;

^{36 Ref} and those also having seen `it', told them how the demoniac was saved.

^{37 Ref} And the whole multitude of the region of the Gadarenes round about asked him to go away from them, because with great fear they were pressed, and he having entered into the boat, did turn back.

^{38 Ref} And the man from whom the demons had gone forth was beseeching of him to be with him, and Jesus sent him away, saying,

^{39 Ref} `Turn back to thy house, and tell how great things God did to thee;' and he went away through all the city proclaiming how great things Jesus did to him.

^{40 Ref} And it came to pass, in the turning back of Jesus, the multitude received him, for they were all looking for him,

^{41 Ref} and lo, there came a man, whose name `is' Jairus, and he was a chief of the synagogue, and having fallen at the feet of Jesus, was calling on him to come to his house;

^{42 Ref} because he had an only daughter about twelve years `old', and she was dying. And in his going away, the multitudes were thronging him,

^{43 Ref} and a woman, having an issue of blood for twelve years, who, having spent on physicians all her living, was not able to be healed by any,

^{44 Ref} having come near behind, touched the fringe of his garment, and presently the issue of her blood stood.

^{45 Ref} And Jesus said, `Who `is' it that touched me?' and all denying, Peter and those with him said, `Master, the multitudes press thee, and throng `thee', and thou dost say, Who `is' it that touched me!'

^{46 Ref} And Jesus said, `Some one did touch me, for I knew power having gone forth from me.'

^{47 Ref} And the woman, having seen that she was not hid, trembling, came, and having fallen before him, for what cause she touched him declared to him before all the people, and how she was healed presently;

^{48 Ref} and he said to her, `Take courage, daughter, thy faith hath saved thee, be going on to peace.'

^{49 Ref} While he is yet speaking, there doth come a certain one from the chief of the synagogue's `house', saying to him -- `Thy daughter hath died, harass not the Teacher;'

^{50 Ref} and Jesus having heard, answered him, saying, `Be not afraid, only believe, and she shall be saved.'

^{51 Ref} And having come to the house, he suffered no one to go in, except Peter, and James, and John, and the father of the child, and the mother;

^{52 Ref} and they were all weeping, and beating themselves for her, and he said, `Weep not, she did not die, but doth sleep;

^{53 Ref} and they were deriding him, knowing that she did die;

^{54 Ref} and he having put all forth without, and having taken hold of her hand, called, saying, `Child, arise;'

^{55 Ref} and her spirit came back, and she arose presently, and he directed that there be given to her to eat;

^{56 Ref} and her parents were amazed, but he charged them to say to no one what was come to pass.

^{1 Ref} And it came about, after a short time, that he went through town and country giving the good news of the kingdom of God, and with him were the twelve,

^{2 Ref} And certain women who had been made free from evil spirits and diseases, Mary named Magdalene, from whom seven evil spirits had gone out,

^{3 Ref} And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's chief house-servant, and Susanna and a number of others, who gave him of their wealth for his needs.

^{4 Ref} And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:

^{5 Ref} A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.

^{6 Ref} And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.

^{7 Ref} And some went among thorns, and the thorns came up with it and it had no room for growth.

^{8 Ref} And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear.

^{9 Ref} And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.

^{10 Ref} And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.

^{11 Ref} Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.

^{12 Ref} Those by the side of the road are those who have given hearing; then the Evil One comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not have faith and get salvation.

^{13 Ref} And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

^{14 Ref} And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.

^{15 Ref} And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.

^{16 Ref} No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

^{17 Ref} For nothing is put out of view which will not be made clear, and nothing is secret of which the knowledge will not come to light.

^{18 Ref} So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.

^{19 Ref} And his mother and his brothers came to him, and they were not able to get near him because of the great number of people.

^{20 Ref} And someone said to him, Your mother and your brothers are outside desiring to see you.

^{21 Ref} But he said to them in answer, My mother and my brothers are those who have knowledge of the word of God and do it.

^{22 Ref} Now it came about on one of those days that he got into a boat with his disciples; and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the water: and they put out the boat.

^{23 Ref} But while they were sailing he went to sleep: and a storm of wind came down on the sea, and the boat became full of water and they were in danger.

^{24 Ref} Then they came to him and, awaking him out of his sleep, said, Master, Master, destruction is near. And he, when he was awake, gave orders to the wind and the rolling waves, and the storm came to an end, and all was calm.

^{25 Ref} And he said to them, Where is your faith? And fear and wonder overcame them, and they said to one another, Who then is this, who gives orders even to the winds and the water and they do what he says?

^{26 Ref} And they came to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.

^{27 Ref} And when he had come to the land, there came to him a certain man from the town who had evil spirits; and for a long time he had had no clothing on, and was not living in a house but in the place of the dead.

^{28 Ref} And when he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry and went down on the earth before him and in a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Do not be cruel to me.

^{29 Ref} For he gave an order to the evil spirit to come out of the man. For frequently it would take a grip of him: and he was kept under control, and prisoned with chains; but parting the chains in two, he would be sent by the driving of the evil spirit into waste places.

^{30 Ref} And Jesus said to him, What is your name? And he said, Legion; for a number of spirits had gone into him.

^{31 Ref} And they made a request to him that he would not give them an order to go away into the deep.

^{32 Ref} Now there was a great herd of pigs in that place, getting food on the mountain: and the evil spirits made a request to him that he would let them go into the pigs, and he let them.

^{33 Ref} And the evil spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs: and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the water and came to destruction.

^{34 Ref} And when the men who took care of them saw what had come about, they went quickly and gave news of it in the town and the country.

^{35 Ref} And they went out to see what had taken place, and they came to Jesus and saw the man out of whom the evil spirits had gone, seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, at the feet of Jesus; and fear came on them.

^{36 Ref} And those who had seen it gave them an account of how the man who had the evil spirits was made well.

^{37 Ref} And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes made a request to him to go away from them; for they were in great fear: and he got into a boat and went back.

^{38 Ref} But the man from whom the evil spirits had gone out had a great desire to be with him, but he sent him away, saying,

^{39 Ref} Go back to your house and let them have news of all the great things which God has done for you. And he went away, giving word through all the town of the great things which Jesus had done for him.

^{40 Ref} And when Jesus went back, the people were glad to see him, for they were all waiting for him.

^{41 Ref} Then there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler in the Synagogue: and he went down at the feet of Jesus, desiring him to come to his house;

^{42 Ref} For he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was near to death. But while he was on his way, the people were pushing to be near him.

^{43 Ref} And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had given all her money to medical men, and not one of them was able to make her well,

^{44 Ref} Came after him and put her hand on the edge of his robe, and straight away the flowing of her blood was stopped.

^{45 Ref} And Jesus said, Who was touching me? And when they all said, It is not I, Peter and those who were with him said, Master, the people are pushing round you on every side.

^{46 Ref} But Jesus said, Someone was touching me, for I had the feeling that power had gone out from me.

^{47 Ref} And when the woman saw that she was not able to keep it secret, she came, shaking with fear, and falling down before him she made clear before all the people the reason for her touching him, and how she was made well straight away.

^{48 Ref} And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.

^{49 Ref} While he was still talking, someone came from the house of the ruler of the Synagogue, saying, Your daughter is dead; do not go on troubling the Master.

^{50 Ref} But Jesus at these words said to him, Have no fear, only have faith, and she will be made well.

^{51 Ref} And when he came to the house he did not let any man go in with him, but only Peter and John and James, and the father of the girl and her mother.

^{52 Ref} And all the people were weeping and crying for her; but he said, Do not be sad, for she is not dead, but sleeping.

^{53 Ref} And they were laughing at him, being certain that she was dead.

^{54 Ref} But he, taking her hand, said to her, My child, get up.

^{55 Ref} And her spirit came back to her and she got up straight away: and he gave orders that food was to be given to her.

^{56 Ref} And her father and mother were full of wonder, but he gave orders to them to say nothing about it to anyone.