Luke 8

¹¹ Soon afterwards, He began going around from one city and village to another, proclaiming and preaching the kingdom of God. The twelve were with Him,

¹¹ And 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,

¹¹ Soon afterwards He was traveling from one town and village to another, preaching and telling the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

¹¹ After 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,

¹¹ Soon afterward, [Jesus] went on through towns and villages, preaching and bringing the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom of God. And the Twelve [apostles] were with Him,

³³ and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who were contributing to their support out of their private means.

³³ And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

³³ Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward; Susanna; and many others who were supporting them from their possessions.

³³ Joanna, the wife of Herod's household manager Chuza; Susanna; and many others. These women continued to support them out of their personal resources.

³³ And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager; and Susanna; and many others, who ministered to and provided for Him and them out of their property and personal belongings.

⁵⁵ "The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the air ate it up.

⁵⁵ A 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.

⁵⁵ "A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the sky ate it up.

⁵⁵ "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.

⁵⁵ A sower went out to sow seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the traveled path and was trodden underfoot, and the birds of the air ate it up.

⁷⁷ "Other seed fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out.

⁷⁷ And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

⁷⁷ Other seed fell among thorns; the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.

⁷⁷ Others fell among thorn bushes, and the thorn bushes grew with them and choked them.

⁷⁷ And other [seed] fell in the midst of the thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it [off].

⁹⁹ His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant.

⁹⁹ And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?

⁹⁹ Then His disciples asked Him, "What does this parable mean?"

⁹⁹ Then his disciples began to ask him what this parable meant.

⁹⁹ And when His disciples asked Him the meaning of this parable,

¹¹¹¹ "Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God.

¹¹¹¹ Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

¹¹¹¹ "This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

¹¹¹¹ "Now this is what the parable means. The seed is God's word.

¹¹¹¹ Now the meaning of the parable is this: The seed is the Word of God.

¹³¹³ "Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away.

¹³¹³ They 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.

¹³¹³ And the seeds on the rock are those who, when they hear, welcome the word with joy. Having no root, these believe for a while and depart in a time of testing.

¹³¹³ The 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.

¹³¹³ And those upon the rock [are the people] who, when they hear [the Word], receive and welcome it with joy; but these have no root. They believe for a while, and in time of trial and temptation fall away (withdraw and stand aloof).

¹⁵¹⁵ "But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance.

¹⁵¹⁵ But 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.

¹⁵¹⁵ But the seed in the good ground-these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring, bear fruit.

¹⁵¹⁵ But 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."

¹⁵¹⁵ But as for that [seed] in the good soil, these are [the people] who, hearing the Word, hold it fast in a just ( noble, virtuous) and worthy heart, and steadily bring forth fruit with patience.

¹⁷¹⁷ "For nothing is hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light.

¹⁷¹⁷ For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

¹⁷¹⁷ For nothing is concealed that won't be revealed, and nothing hidden that won't be made known and come to light.

¹⁷¹⁷ There is nothing hidden that won't be revealed, and there is nothing secret that won't become known and come to light.

¹⁷¹⁷ For there is nothing hidden that shall not be disclosed, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come out into the open.

¹⁹¹⁹ And His mother and brothers came to Him, and they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd.

¹⁹¹⁹ Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.

¹⁹¹⁹ Then His mother and brothers came to Him, but they could not meet with Him because of the crowd.

¹⁹¹⁹ His mother and his brothers came to him, but they couldn't get near him because of the crowd.

¹⁹¹⁹ Then Jesus' mother and His brothers came along toward Him, but they could not get to Him because of the crowd.

²¹²¹ But He answered and said to them, "My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it."

²¹²¹ And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

²¹²¹ But He replied to them, "My mother and My brothers are those who hear and do the word of God."

²¹²¹ But he answered those people, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear a message from God and heed it."

²¹²¹ But He answered them, My mother and My brothers are those who listen to the Word of God and do it!

²³²³ But as they were sailing along He fell asleep; and a fierce gale of wind descended on the lake, and they began to be swamped and to be in danger.

²³²³ But 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.

²³²³ and as they were sailing He fell asleep. Then a fierce windstorm came down on the lake; they were being swamped and were in danger.

²³²³ Now 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.

²³²³ But as they were sailing, He fell off to sleep. And a whirlwind revolving from below upwards swept down on the lake, and the boat was filling with water, and they were in great danger.

²⁵²⁵ And He said to them, "Where is your faith?" They were fearful and amazed, saying to one another, "Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him?"

²⁵²⁵ And 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.

²⁵²⁵ He said to them, "Where is your faith?" They were fearful and amazed, asking one another, "Who can this be? He commands even the winds and the waves, and they obey Him!"

²⁵²⁵ Then 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!"

²⁵²⁵ And He said to them, [Why are you so fearful?] Where is your faith (your trust, your confidence in Me -- "in My veracity and My integrity)? And they were seized with alarm and profound and reverent dread, and they marveled, saying to one another, Who then is this, that He commands even wind and sea, and they obey Him?

²⁷²⁷ And when He came out onto the land, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed with demons; and who had not put on any clothing for a long time, and was not living in a house, but in the tombs.

²⁷²⁷ And 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.

²⁷²⁷ When He got out on land, a demon-possessed man from the town met Him. For a long time he had worn no clothes and did not stay in a house but in the tombs.

²⁷²⁷ When 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.

²⁷²⁷ Now when Jesus stepped out on land, there met Him a certain man out of the town who had [was possessed by] demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he lived not in a house but in the tombs.

²⁹²⁹ For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had seized him many times; and he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, and yet he would break his bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.

²⁹²⁹ (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.)

²⁹²⁹ For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and although he was guarded, bound by chains and shackles, he would snap the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.

²⁹²⁹ because 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.

²⁹²⁹ For Jesus was already commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For many times it had snatched and held him; he was kept under guard and bound with chains and fetters, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the wilderness (desert).

³¹³¹ They were imploring Him not to command them to go away into the abyss.

³¹³¹ And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

³¹³¹ And they begged Him not to banish them to the abyss.

³¹³¹ He answered, "Legion," because many demons had gone into him. Then the demons began begging Jesus not to order them to go into the bottomless pit.

³¹³¹ And they begged [Jesus] not to command them to depart into the Abyss (bottomless pit).

³³³³ And the demons came out of the man and entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

³³³³ Then 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.

³³³³ The demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

³³³³ Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down a steep slope into the lake and drowned.

³³³³ Then the demons came out of the man and entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep cliff into the lake and were drowned.

³⁵³⁵ The people went out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting down at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they became frightened.

³⁵³⁵ Then 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.

³⁵³⁵ Then people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man the demons had departed from, sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.

³⁵³⁵ So 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.

³⁵³⁵ And [people] went out to see what had occurred, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right (sound) mind; and they were seized with alarm and fear.

³⁷³⁷ And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him to leave them, for they were gripped with great fear; and He got into a boat and returned.

³⁷³⁷ Then 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.

³⁷³⁷ Then all the people of the Gerasene region asked Him to leave them, because they were gripped by great fear. So getting into the boat, He returned.

³⁷³⁷ Then 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.

³⁷³⁷ Then all the people of the country surrounding the Gerasenes' district asked [Jesus] to depart from them, for they were possessed and suffering with dread and terror; so He entered a boat and returned [to the west side of the Sea of Galilee].

³⁹³⁹ "Return to your house and describe what great things God has done for you." So he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

³⁹³⁹ Return 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.

³⁹³⁹ "Go back to your home, and tell all that God has done for you." And off he went, proclaiming throughout the town all that Jesus had done for him.

³⁹³⁹ "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.

³⁹³⁹ Return to your home, and recount [the story] of how many and great things God has done for you. And [the man] departed, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.

⁴¹⁴¹ And there came a man named Jairus, and he was an official of the synagogue; and he fell at Jesus' feet, and began to implore Him to come to his house;

⁴¹⁴¹ And, 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:

⁴¹⁴¹ Just then, a man named Jairus came. He was a leader of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus' feet and pleaded with Him to come to his house,

⁴¹⁴¹ Just then a synagogue leader by the name of Jairus arrived. He fell at Jesus' feet and kept begging him to come to his home,

⁴¹⁴¹ And there came a man named Jairus, who had [for a long time] been a director of the synagogue; and falling at the feet of Jesus, he begged Him to come to his house,

⁴³⁴³ And a woman who had a hemorrhage for twelve years, and could not be healed by anyone,

⁴³⁴³ And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,

⁴³⁴³ A woman suffering from bleeding for 12 years, who had spent all she had on doctors yet could not be healed by any,

⁴³⁴³ A 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.

⁴³⁴³ And a woman who had suffered from a flow of blood for twelve years and had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be healed by anyone,

⁴⁵⁴⁵ And Jesus said, "Who is the one who touched Me?" And while they were all denying it, Peter said, "Master, the people are crowding and pressing in on You."

⁴⁵⁴⁵ And 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?

⁴⁵⁴⁵ "Who touched Me?" Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the crowds are hemming You in and pressing against You."

⁴⁵⁴⁵ Jesus 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."

⁴⁵⁴⁵ And Jesus said, Who is it who touched Me? When all were denying it, Peter and those who were with him said, Master, the multitudes surround You and press You on every side!

⁴⁷⁴⁷ When the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before Him, and declared in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched Him, and how she had been immediately healed.

⁴⁷⁴⁷ And 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.

⁴⁷⁴⁷ When the woman saw that she was discovered, she came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she declared the reason she had touched Him and how she was instantly cured.

⁴⁷⁴⁷ When 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.

⁴⁷⁴⁷ And when the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came up trembling, and, falling down before Him, she declared in the presence of all the people for what reason she had touched Him and how she had been instantly cured.

⁴⁹⁴⁹ While He was still speaking, someone came from the house of the synagogue official, saying, "Your daughter has died; do not trouble the Teacher anymore."

⁴⁹⁴⁹ While 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.

⁴⁹⁴⁹ While He was still speaking, someone came from the synagogue leader's [house], saying, "Your daughter is dead. Don't bother the Teacher anymore."

⁴⁹⁴⁹ While he was still speaking, someone came from the synagogue leader's home and told him, "Your daughter is dead. Stop bothering the teacher anymore."

⁴⁹⁴⁹ While He was still speaking, a man from the house of the director of the synagogue came and said [to Jairus], Your daughter is dead; do not weary and trouble the Teacher any further.

⁵¹⁵¹ When He came to the house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him, except Peter and John and James, and the girl's father and mother.

⁵¹⁵¹ And 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.

⁵¹⁵¹ After He came to the house, He let no one enter with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child's father and mother.

⁵¹⁵¹ When 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.

⁵¹⁵¹ And when He came to the house, He permitted no one to enter with Him except Peter and John and James, and the girl's father and mother.

⁵³⁵³ And they began laughing at Him, knowing that she had died.

⁵³⁵³ And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

⁵³⁵³ They started laughing at Him, because they knew she was dead.

⁵³⁵³ They laughed and laughed at him, because they knew she was dead.

⁵³⁵³ And they laughed Him to scorn, knowing full well that she was dead.

⁵⁵⁵⁵ And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately; and He gave orders for something to be given her to eat.

⁵⁵⁵⁵ And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.

⁵⁵⁵⁵ Her spirit returned, and she got up at once. Then He gave orders that she be given something to eat.

⁵⁵⁵⁵ So her spirit returned, and she got up at once. Then Jesus directed that she be given something to eat.

⁵⁵⁵⁵ And her spirit returned [ from death], and she arose immediately; and He directed that she should be given something to eat.