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1And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,

1After this, Jesus traveled from one city and village to another, preaching and spreading the good news about God's kingdom. The Twelve were with him,

2And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,

2as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and illnesses: Mary, also called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out;

3And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

3Joanna, the wife of Herod's household manager Chuza; Susanna; and many others. These women continued to support them out of their personal resources.

4And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:

4Now while a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from every city, he said in a parable:

5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

5"A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, were trampled on, and birds from the sky ate them up.

6And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

6Others fell on stony ground, and as soon as they came up, they dried up because they had no moisture.

7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

7Others fell among thorn bushes, and the thorn bushes grew with them and choked them.

8And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

8But others fell on good soil, and when they came up, they produced 100 times as much as was planted." As he said this, he called out, "Let the person who has ears to hear, listen!"

9And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?

9Then his disciples began to ask him what this parable meant.

10And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

10So he said, "You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom of God. But to others they are given in parables, so that 'they might look but not see, and they might listen but not understand.'"

11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

11"Now this is what the parable means. The seed is God's word.

12Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

12The ones on the path are the people who listen, but then the devil comes and takes the word away from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

13They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

13The ones on the stony ground are the people who joyfully welcome the word when they hear it. But since they don't have any roots, they believe for a while, but in a time of testing they fall away.

14And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

14The ones that fell among the thorn bushes are the people who listen, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries, wealth, and pleasures of life, and their fruit doesn't mature.

15But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

15But the ones on the good soil are the people who hear the word but also hold on to it with good and honest hearts, producing a crop through endurance."

16No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.

16"No one lights a lamp and hides it under a bowl or puts it under a bed. Instead, he puts it on a lamp stand so that those who come in will see the light.

17For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

17There is nothing hidden that won't be revealed, and there is nothing secret that won't become known and come to light.

18Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

18So pay attention to how you listen, because to the one who has something, more will be given. However, from the one who doesn't have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him."

19Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.

19His mother and his brothers came to him, but they couldn't get near him because of the crowd.

20And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

20Jesus was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and want to see you."

21And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

21But he answered those people, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear a message from God and heed it."

22Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.

22One day, Jesus and his disciples got into a boat. He told them, "Let's cross to the other side of the lake." So they started out.

23But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.

23Now as they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. A violent storm swept over the lake, and they were taking on water and were in great danger.

24And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.

24So his disciples went to him, woke him up, and kept telling him, "Master! Master! We're going to die!" He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves. They stopped, and there was calm.

25And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

25Then he asked the disciples, "Where's your faith?" Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, "Who is this man? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him!"

26And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.

26They landed in the region of the Gerasenes, which is just across the lake from Galilee.

27And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.

27When Jesus stepped out on the shore, a man from the city met him. This man was controlled by demons and had not worn clothes for a long time. He did not live in a house but in the tombs.

28When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.

28When he saw Jesus, he screamed, fell down in front of him, and cried out in a loud voice, "What do you want from me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me!"

29(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)

29because Jesus was in the process of ordering the unclean spirit to come out of the man. On many occasions the unclean spirit had seized the man, and though he was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, he would break the chains and be driven by the demon into deserted places.

30And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

30Jesus asked the man, "What's your name?" He answered, "Legion," because many demons had gone into him.

31And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

31Then the demons began begging Jesus not to order them to go into the bottomless pit.

32And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.

32Now a large herd of pigs was grazing there on the hillside. So the demons begged Jesus to let them go into those pigs, and he consented to that.

33Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.

33Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the cliff into the lake and drowned.

34When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.

34Now when those who had been taking care of the pigs saw what had happened, they ran away and reported it in the city and in the countryside.

35Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

35So the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind, they were frightened.

36They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.

36The people who had seen it told them how the demon-possessed man had been healed.

37Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.

37Then all the people from the region surrounding the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were terrified. So he got into a boat and started back.

38Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,

38Now the man from whom the demons had gone out kept begging Jesus to let him go with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,

39Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

39"Go home and tell what God has done for you." So the man left and kept proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.

40And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.

40When Jesus came back, the crowd welcomed him, because everyone was expecting him.

41And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:

41Just then a synagogue leader by the name of Jairus arrived. He fell at Jesus' feet and kept begging him to come to his home,

42For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.

42because his only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. While Jesus was on his way, the crowds continued to press in on him.

43And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,

43A woman was there who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years. Although she had spent all she had on doctors, no one could heal her.

44Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

44She came up behind Jesus and touched the tassel of his garment, and her bleeding stopped at once.

45And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

45Jesus asked, "Who touched me?" While everyone was denying it, Peter and those who were with him said, "Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing in on you."

46And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

46Still Jesus said, "Somebody touched me, because I know that power has gone out of me."

47And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

47When the woman saw that she couldn't hide, she came forward trembling. Bowing down in front of him, she explained in the presence of all the people why she had touched Jesus and how she had been instantly healed.

48And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

48Then he told her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace."

49While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.

49While he was still speaking, someone came from the synagogue leader's home and told him, "Your daughter is dead. Stop bothering the teacher anymore."

50But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.

50But when Jesus heard this, he told the synagogue leader, "Stop being afraid! Just believe, and she will get well."

51And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.

51When he arrived at the man's house, he allowed no one to go in with him except Peter, John, James, and the young girl's father and mother.

52And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

52Now everyone was crying and wailing for her. But Jesus said, "Stop crying! She's not dead. She's sleeping."

53And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

53They laughed and laughed at him, because they knew she was dead.

54And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.

54But he took her hand and called out, "Young lady, get up!"

55And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.

55So her spirit returned, and she got up at once. Then Jesus directed that she be given something to eat.

56And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.

56Her parents were amazed, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

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