Luke 8:26–10:16

²⁶And they arrived at the country of the ^aGadarenes, which is over against Galilee. ²⁷And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city ^ba certain man, which had devils ^clong time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs. ²⁸When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and ^ccfell 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. 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 ^dinto the wilderness.) ³⁰And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. ³¹And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into ^ethe deep. ³²And there was there a 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. ³³Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into ^wthe lake, and were choked. ³⁴When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country. ³⁵Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, ^fout of whom the devils were departed, ^gsitting at the feet of Jesus, ^hclothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. ³⁶They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed. ³⁷Then the whole multitude of the country of the ^aGadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into ⁱthe ship, and returned back again. ³⁸Now ^jthe man ^fout of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be 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 ^kthroughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

⁴⁰And it came to pass that, ^lwhen Jesus was returned, the people ^mgladly received him: for they were all waiting for him. ⁴¹ⁿAnd 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: ⁴²for he had ^oone only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. (But as he went the people thronged him. ⁴³And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent ^pall her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, ⁴⁴came behind him, and touched the ^qborder of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. ⁴⁵And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, ^rMaster, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? ⁴⁶And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. ⁴⁷And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and ^sfalling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately. ⁴⁸And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath ^tmade thee whole; ^ugo 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. ⁵⁰But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole. 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. ⁵²And all wept, and ^wbewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth. ⁵³And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. ⁵⁴And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise. ⁵⁵And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat. ⁵⁶And her parents ^xwere astonished: but ^yhe charged them that they should tell no man what was done.

IX.Then ^ahe called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. ²And ^bhe sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. ^3cAnd he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. ⁴And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. ⁵And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet ^dfor a testimony against them. ^6eAnd they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.

^7fNow ^gHerod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he ^hwas perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; ⁸and of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. ⁹And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? ⁱAnd he desired to see him.

^10jAnd the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. ^kAnd he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called ^lBethsaida. ¹¹And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and ^mspake unto them of the kingdom of God, and ⁿhealed them that had need of healing. ¹²And when the day began to ⁿⁿwear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and ^olodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place. ¹³But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. ¹⁴For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company. ¹⁵And they did so, and made them all sit down. ¹⁶Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. ¹⁷And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

¹⁸And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and ^phe asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? ¹⁹They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that ^qone of the old prophets is risen again. ²⁰He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God. ^21rAnd he ^sstraitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing; ^22tsaying, ^uThe Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. ²³And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and ^wtake up his cross ^xdaily, and follow me. ²⁴For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. ²⁵For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or ^ybe cast away? ^26zFor whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels. ²⁷But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

^28aAnd it came to pass about an ^beight days after these ^csayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain ^dto pray. ²⁹And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was ^ealtered, and his raiment was white and glistering. ³⁰And behold, there talked with him two men, which were ⁱMoses and Elias: ³¹who appeared in ^fglory, and spake of his ^gdecease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. ³²But Peter and they that were with him were ^hheavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw ^fhis glory, and the two men that stood with him. ³³And it came to pass, as ⁱthey departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, ^kMaster, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: ^lnot knowing what he said. ³⁴While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as ⁱthey entered into the cloud. ³⁵And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. ³⁶And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. ^mAnd they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.

³⁷And it came to pass, that on the next day, ⁿwhen they were come down from ⁿⁿthe hill, much people met him. ³⁸And behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, ^olook upon my son: for he is ^pmine only child. ³⁹And lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly ^ppcrieth out; and it ^qteareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him. ⁴⁰And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not. ⁴¹And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither. ⁴²And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.

⁴³And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. ^rBut while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples, ⁴⁴Let these sayings ^ssink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. ^45tBut they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.

^46uThen there arose ^wa reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest. ⁴⁷And Jesus, ^x…