8:1And it was done afterwards: and he himself was making a journey through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God: and the twelve with him, and some women, who had been cured of malignant spirits and sicknesses: Mary, who is called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, wife of Chuza, the steward of Herod, and Susanna, and many others, who were serving him out of their resources. 8:4And when a very large crowd was coming together, and from the cities they were hurrying to him, he said by a comparison: "He who sows went out to sow his seed.
8:5And while he sows, some fell beside the road, and was trodden down, and the birds of heaven ate it. 8:6And some fell upon rock: and having sprung up, it withered, because it did not have moisture. 8:7And some fell among thorns, and the thorns, springing up together, choked it. 8:8And some fell into good ground: and having sprung up, it made fruit a hundredfold." 8:8Saying these things, he was crying out: "He who has ears for hearing, let him hear." 8:9And his disciples were asking him what this parable might be. 8:10And he said to them: "To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables: so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
8:11And this is the parable: the seed is the word of God. 8:12And those beside the road are those who hear: then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, so that believing they may not be saved. 8:13For those upon the rock are those who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy: and these do not have roots: who believe for a time, and in a time of testing withdraw. 8:14And what fell among thorns: these are those who have heard, and going on, are choked by cares, and riches, and pleasures of life, and do not bring back fruit. 8:15And what fell into the good ground: these are those who, hearing the word in a good and excellent heart, hold it fast, and bear fruit in patience.
8:16And no one lighting a lamp covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed: but he puts it on a lampstand, so that those coming in may see the light. 8:17For there is nothing hidden which will not be made manifest: nor concealed which will not be known, and come into the open. 8:18So see how you hear? 8:18For he who has, it will be given to him: and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him." 8:19And his mother and brothers came to him, and they were not able to reach him because of the crowd. 8:20And it was reported to him: "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you."
8:21And he, answering, said to them: "My mother and my brothers are these, who hear the word of God and do it." 8:22And it was done on one of the days: and he went up into a little ship, and his disciples, and he said to them: "Let us cross over across the lake." 8:22And they went up. 8:23And as they were sailing, he fell asleep, and a storm of wind came down onto the lake, and they were being filled, and were in danger. 8:24And approaching, they woke him, saying: "Master, we are perishing." 8:24But he, rising, rebuked the wind, and the rough water, and it stopped: and there was calm.
8:25And he said to them: "Where is your faith?" 8:25And they, fearing, wondered to one another, saying: "Who, do you think, is this, that he gives orders both to the winds and to the sea, and they obey him?" 8:26And they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 8:27And when he had gone out onto land, there met him a certain man who had had a demon now for a long time, and he was not clothed with a garment, nor was he staying in a house, but in the tombs. 8:28He, when he saw Jesus, fell down before him: and crying out with a great voice, he said: "What is there to me and to you, Jesus, Son of God Most High?
8:28I beg you, do not torment me." 8:29For he was ordering the unclean spirit to go out from the man. 8:29For many times it had been seizing him, and he was being bound with chains, and kept in fetters. 8:29And, the bonds having been broken, he was being driven by the demon into the deserts. 8:30And Jesus questioned him, saying: "What name is there for you?" 8:30And he said: "Legion": because many demons had gone into him. 8:31And they were asking him not to order them to go into the abyss. 8:32And there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain: and they were asking him to permit them to go into them.
8:32And he permitted them. 8:33So the demons went out from the man, and went into the pigs: and with a rush the herd went away down the steep slope into the lake, and was choked. 8:34And when those who were feeding them saw what had been done, they fled, and reported it in the city and in the farms. 8:35And they went out to see what had been done, and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting, clothed and of sound mind, at his feet, and they were afraid. 8:36And those who had seen also reported to them how he had been made sound from the legion: and all the multitude of the region of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them: because they were held by great fear.
8:37And he, going up into the ship, returned. 8:38And the man from whom the demons had gone out was asking him that he might be with him. 8:38But Jesus sent him away, saying: "Go back into your house, and tell how great things God has done for you." 8:39And he went away through the whole city, proclaiming how great things Jesus had done for him. 8:40And it was done: when Jesus had returned, the crowd welcomed him: for they were all waiting for him. 8:41And look, there came a man to whom the name was Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell at the feet of Jesus, asking him to come into his house, because he had an only daughter of about twelve years, and she was dying.
8:42And it happened, while he was going, he was being pressed by the crowd. 8:43And there was a certain woman in a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her substance on doctors, and could not be cured by anyone: she came up behind, and touched the fringe of his garment: and at once the flow of her blood stopped. 8:45And Jesus said: "Who is it who touched me?" 8:45And as all were denying it, Peter said, and those who were with him: "Master, the crowds are pressing you, and crushing you, and you say: 'Who touched me?'" 8:46And Jesus says: "Someone touched me: for I know that power has gone out from me."
8:47And the woman, seeing that she had not escaped notice, came trembling, and fell down before his feet: and for what reason she had touched him she declared before all the people: and how she had been healed at once. 8:48And he said to her: "Daughter, your faith has made you safe: go in peace." 8:49While he was still speaking, someone came to the ruler of the synagogue, saying to him: "Your daughter has died, do not trouble him." 8:50But Jesus, this word having been heard, answered the father of the girl: "Do not be afraid, only believe, and she will be safe." 8:51And when he had come to the house, he did not permit anyone to go in with him, except Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the girl.
8:52And all were weeping, and mourning her. 8:52But he said: "Do not weep: the girl is not dead, but is sleeping." 8:53And they were laughing at him, knowing that she was dead. 8:54But he, holding her hand, cried out, saying: "Girl, get up." 8:55And her spirit returned, and she got up at once. 8:55And he ordered something to be given her to eat. 8:56And her parents were astounded, whom he ordered not to tell anyone what had been done.