1 A nd it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve,

After this Jesus went to all the cities and towns preaching and telling the Good News about the holy nation of God. The twelve followers were with Him.

2 a nd certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary that was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

Some women who had been healed of demons and diseases were with Him. Mary Magdalene, who had had seven demons put out of her, was one of them.

3 a nd Joanna the wife of Chuzas Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered unto them of their substance.

Joanna, the wife of Chuza who was one of Herod’s helpers, was another one. Susanna and many others also cared for Jesus by using what they had. The Picture-Story of the Man Who Planted Seed

4 A nd when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable:

Many people came together from every town to Jesus. He told them a picture-story.

5 T he sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.

“A man went out to plant seed. As he planted the seed, some fell by the side of the road. It was walked on and birds came and ate it.

6 A nd other fell on the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

Some seed fell between rocks. As soon as it started to grow, it dried up because it had no water.

7 A nd other fell amidst the thorns; and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.

Some seed fell among thorns. The thorns grew and did not give the seed room to grow.

8 A nd other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Some seed fell on good ground. It grew and gave one hundred times as much grain.” When Jesus had finished saying this, He cried out, “You have ears, then listen!”

9 A nd his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

His followers asked Him what this picture-story meant.

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

Jesus said, “You were given the secrets about the holy nation of God. Others are told picture-stories. As they look, they do not see. As they hear, they do not understand. Jesus Tells about the Man Who Planted Seed

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

“This is what the picture-story means. The seed is the Word of God.

12 A nd those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

Those by the side of the road hear the Word. Then the devil comes and takes the Word from their hearts. He does not want them to believe and be saved from the punishment of sin.

13 A nd those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

Those which fell among rocks are those who when they hear the Word receive it with joy. These have no root. For awhile they believe, but when they are tempted they give up.

14 A nd that which fell among the thorns, these are they that have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

Those which fell among thorns hear the Word but go their own way. The cares of this life let the thorns grow. A love for money lets the thorns grow also. And the fun of this life lets the thorns grow. Their grain never becomes full-grown.

15 A nd that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

But those which fell on good ground have heard the Word. They keep it in a good and true heart and they keep on giving good grain. The Picture-Story of the Lamp

16 A nd no man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but putteth it on a stand, that they that enter in may see the light.

“No man lights a lamp and puts it under a pail or under a bed. He puts it on a lamp-stand so all who come into the room may see it.

17 F or nothing is hid, that shall not be made manifest; nor anything secret, that shall not be known and come to light.

Nothing is secret but what will be known. Anything that is hidden will be brought into the light.

18 T ake heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he thinketh he hath.

Be careful how you listen! Whoever has, to him will be given. Whoever does not have, even the little he has will be taken from him.” The New Kind of Family

19 A nd there came to him his mother and brethren, and they could not come at him for the crowd.

The mother of Jesus and His brothers came to Him. They could not get near Him because of so many people.

20 A nd it was told him, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

Someone said to Jesus, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside. They want to see You.”

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

Jesus said to them, “My mother and brothers are these who hear the Word of God and do it.” The Wind and Waves Obey Jesus

22 N ow it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples; and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake: and they launched forth.

On one of those days Jesus and His followers got into a boat. Jesus said to them, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” Then they pushed out into the water.

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

As they were going, Jesus fell asleep. A wind storm came over the lake. The boat was filling with water and they were in danger.

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

The followers came to awake Jesus. They said, “Teacher! Teacher! We are going to die!” Then Jesus got up and spoke sharp words to the wind and the high waves. The wind stopped blowing and there were no more waves.

25 A nd he said unto them, Where is your faith? And being afraid they marvelled, saying one to another, Who then is this, that he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him?

He said to them, “Where is your faith?” The followers were surprised and afraid. They said to each other, “What kind of a man is He? He speaks to the wind and the waves and they obey Him.” Demons Ask Jesus to Let Them Live in Pigs

26 A nd they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is over against Galilee.

They came to the land of the Gadarenes, which is on the other side of the country of Galilee.

27 A nd when he was come forth upon the land, there met him a certain man out of the city, who had demons; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and abode not in any house, but in the tombs.

As Jesus stepped out on land, a man met Him who had come from the city. This man had demons in him. For a long time he had worn no clothes. He did not live in a house, but lived among the graves.

28 A nd when 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 the Most High God? I beseech thee, torment me not.

When he saw Jesus, he got down before Him and cried with a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High? I beg of You not to hurt me!”

29 F or he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the demon into the deserts.

For Jesus had spoken to the demon to come out of the man. Many times the demon had taken hold of him. The man had to be tied with chains. But he would break the chains and be taken by the demon into the desert.

30 A nd Jesus asked him, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; for many demons were entered into him.

Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And the demon answered, “Many,” because many demons had gone into him.

31 A nd they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.

The demons asked Jesus not to send them to the hole without a bottom in the earth.

32 N ow there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they entreated him that he would give them leave to enter into them. And he gave them leave.

There were many pigs feeding on the side of the mountain. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs. Jesus said they could.

33 A nd the demons came out from the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were drowned.

The demons came out of the man and went into the pigs. Then the many pigs ran down the side of the mountain into the water and died.

34 A nd when they that fed them saw what had come to pass, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country.

The men who cared for the pigs ran fast and told what had happened in the town and in the country.

35 A nd they went out to see what had come to pass; and they came to Jesus, and found the man, from whom the demons were gone out, sitting, clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus: and they were afraid.

People came to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and saw the man from whom the demons had been sent. He was sitting at the feet of Jesus with clothes on and had the right use of his mind. The people were afraid.

36 A nd they that saw it told them how he that was possessed with demons was made whole.

Those who had seen it told how the man who had had the demons was healed.

37 A nd all the people of the country of the Gerasenes round about asked him to depart from them, for they were holden with great fear: and he entered into a boat, and returned.

Then all the people of the country of the Gadarenes begged Jesus to go away from them. They were very much afraid. Jesus got into the boat and went back to the other side.

38 B ut the man from whom the demons were gone out prayed him that he might be with him: but he sent him away, saying,

The man out of whom the demons had gone begged to go with Jesus. But Jesus sent him away and said,

39 R eturn to thy house, and declare how great things God hath done for thee. And he went his way, publishing throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done for him.

“Go back to your house and tell everything God has done for you.” He went back and told all the people of the city what great things Jesus had done for him. Two Were Healed through Faith

40 A nd as Jesus returned, the multitude welcomed him; for they were all waiting for him.

Many people were glad to see Jesus when He got back. They were waiting for Him.

41 A nd 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 to come into his house;

A man named Jairus was a leader of the Jewish place of worship. As he came to Jesus, he got down at His feet. He asked Jesus if He would come to his house.

42 f or he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as he went the multitudes thronged him.

He had only one daughter and she was dying. This girl was about twelve years old. As Jesus went, the people pushed Him from every side.

43 A nd a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be healed of any,

A woman had been sick for twelve years with a flow of blood. (She had spent all the money she had on doctors.) But she could not be healed by anyone.

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

She came behind Jesus and touched the bottom of His coat. At once the flow of blood stopped.

45 A nd Jesus said, Who is it that touched me? And when all denied, Peter said, and they that were with him, Master, the multitudes press thee and crush thee.

Jesus said, “Who touched Me?” Everyone said that they had not touched Him. Peter said, “Teacher, so many people are pushing You from every side and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’”

46 B ut Jesus said, Some one did touch me; for I perceived that power had gone forth from me.

Then Jesus said, “Someone touched Me because I know power has gone from Me.”

47 A nd when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people for what cause she touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

When the woman saw she could not hide it, she came shaking. She got down before Jesus. Then she told Jesus in front of all the people why she had touched Him. She told how she was healed at once.

48 A nd he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

Jesus said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”

49 W hile he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher.

While Jesus was yet talking, a man came from the house of the leader of the place of worship. This man said to Jairus, “Your daughter is dead. Do not make the Teacher use anymore of His time.”

50 B ut Jesus hearing it, answered him, Fear not: only believe, and she shall be made whole.

Jesus heard it and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid, only believe. She will be made well.”

51 A nd when he came to the house, he suffered not any man to enter in with him, save Peter, and John, and James, and the father of the maiden and her mother.

Jesus went into the house. He let only Peter and James and John and the father and mother of the girl go in with Him.

52 A nd all were weeping, and bewailing her: but he said, Weep not; for she is not dead, but sleepeth.

Everyone was crying and full of sorrow because of her. Jesus said, “Do not cry. She is not dead, but is sleeping.”

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

Then they laughed at Jesus because they knew she was dead.

54 B ut he, taking her by the hand, called, saying, Maiden, arise.

Jesus sent them all out. He took the girl by the hand and said, “Child, get up!”

55 A nd her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately: and he commanded that something be given her to eat.

Her spirit came back and she got up at once. Jesus told them to bring her food.

56 A nd her parents were amazed: but he charged them to tell no man what had been done.

Her parents were surprised and wondered about it. Then Jesus told them they should tell no one what had happened.