Luke 8:26–10:16

The Demoniac Cured

^26aThen they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.

²⁷And 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.

²⁸Seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell before Him, and said in a loud voice, “^1aWhat business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of ^bthe Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me.”

²⁹For 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.

³⁰And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “^aLegion”; for many demons had entered him.

³¹They were imploring Him not to command them to go away into ^athe abyss.

³²Now there was a herd of many swine feeding there on the mountain; and the demons implored Him to permit them to enter ¹the swine. And He gave them permission.

³³And the demons came out of the man and entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into ^athe lake and was drowned.

³⁴When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran away and reported it in the city and out in the country.

³⁵The 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 ^aat the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they became frightened.

³⁶Those who had seen it reported to them how the man who was ^ademon-possessed had been ¹made well.

³⁷And 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.

^38aBut the man from whom the demons had gone out was begging Him that he might ¹accompany Him; but He sent him away, saying,

³⁹“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.

Miracles of Healing

^40aAnd as Jesus returned, the ¹people welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.

^41aAnd there came a man named Jairus, and he was an ^1bofficial of the synagogue; and he fell at Jesus’ feet, and began to implore Him to come to his house;

⁴²for he had an ¹only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But as He went, the crowds were pressing against Him.

⁴³And a woman who had a hemorrhage for twelve years, and could not be healed by anyone,

⁴⁴came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His ¹cloak, and immediately her hemorrhage stopped.

⁴⁵And Jesus said, “Who is the one who touched Me?” And while they were all denying it, Peter said, “^aMaster, the ¹people are crowding and pressing in on You.”

⁴⁶But Jesus said, “Someone did touch Me, for I was aware that ^apower had gone out of Me.”

⁴⁷When 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.

⁴⁸And He said to her, “Daughter, ^ayour faith has ¹made you well; ^bgo in peace.”

⁴⁹While He was still speaking, someone came from the house of ^athe synagogue official, saying, “Your daughter has died; do not trouble the Teacher anymore.”

⁵⁰But when Jesus heard this, He answered him, “^aDo not be afraid any longer; only believe, and she will be ¹made well.”

⁵¹When 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.

⁵²Now they were all weeping and ^alamenting for her; but He said, “Stop weeping, for she has not died, but ^bis asleep.”

⁵³And they began laughing at Him, knowing that she had died.

⁵⁴He, however, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Child, arise!”

⁵⁵And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately; and He gave orders for something to be given her to eat.

⁵⁶Her parents were amazed; but He ^ainstructed them to tell no one what had happened.

Chapter 9

Ministry of the Twelve

^1aAnd He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.

²And He sent them out to ^aproclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing.

³And He said to them, “^aTake nothing for your journey, ^bneither a staff, nor a ¹bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not even have ²two tunics apiece.

⁴“Whatever house you enter, stay there ¹until you leave that city.

⁵“And as for those who do not receive you, as you go out from that city, ^ashake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”

⁶Departing, they began going ¹throughout the villages, ^apreaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

^7aNow ^bHerod the tetrarch heard of all that was happening; and he was greatly perplexed, because it was said by some that ^cJohn had risen from the dead,

⁸and by some that ^aElijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen again.

⁹Herod said, “I myself had John beheaded; but who is this man about whom I hear such things?” And ^ahe kept trying to see Him.

^10aWhen the apostles returned, they gave an account to Him of all that they had done. ^bTaking them with Him, He withdrew by Himself to a city called ^cBethsaida.

¹¹But the crowds were aware of this and followed Him; and welcoming them, He began speaking to them about the kingdom of God and curing those who had need of healing.

Five Thousand Fed

¹²Now the day ¹was ending, and the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the crowd away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and get ²something to eat; for here we are in a desolate place.”

¹³But He said to them, “You give them something to eat!” And they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we go and buy food for all these people.”

¹⁴(For there were about five thousand men.) And He said to His disciples, “Have them ¹sit down to eat ^ain groups of about fifty each.”

¹⁵They did so, and had them all ¹sit down.

¹⁶Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them, and broke them, and kept giving them to the disciples to set before the ¹people.

¹⁷And they all ate and were satisfied; and ¹the broken pieces which they had left over were picked up, twelve ^abaskets full.

^18aAnd it happened that while He was ^bpraying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, “Who do the ¹people say that I am?”

¹⁹They answered and said, “John the Baptist, and others say Elijah; but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen again.”

²⁰And He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered and said, “^aThe ¹Christ of God.”

²¹But He ^1awarned them and instructed them not to tell this to anyone,

^22asaying, “^bThe Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed and be raised up on the third day.”

²³And He was saying to them all, “^aIf anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.

²⁴“For ^awhoever wishes to save his ¹life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.

²⁵“For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and ^aloses or forfeits himself?

²⁶“^aFor whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

²⁷“But I say to you truthfully, ^athere are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”

The Transfiguration

^28aSome eight days after these sayings, He took along ^bPeter and John and James, and ^cwent up on the mountain ^dto pray.

²⁹And while He was ^apraying, the appearance of His face ^bbecame different, and His clothing became white and ¹gleaming.

³⁰And behold, two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah,

³¹who, appearing in ¹glory, were speaking of His ^adeparture which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

³²Now Peter and his companions ^ahad been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him.

³³And as ¹these were leaving Him, Peter said to Jesus, “^aMaster, it is good for us to be here; ^blet us make three ²tabernacles: one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—^cnot realizing what he was saying.

³⁴While he was saying this, a cloud ¹formed and began to overshadow them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

³⁵Then ^aa voice came out of the cloud, saying, “^bThis is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!”

³⁶And when the voice ¹had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And ^athey kept silent, and reported to no one in those days any of the things which they had seen.

^37aOn the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Him.

³⁸And a man from the crowd shouted, saying, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my ¹only boy,

³⁹and a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams, and it throws him into a convulsion with foaming at the mouth; and only with difficulty does it leave him, mauling him as it leaves.

⁴⁰“I begged Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not.”

⁴¹And Jesus answered and said, “You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

⁴²While he was still approaching, the demon ¹slammed him to the ground and threw him into a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

⁴³And they were all amazed at the ^1agreatness of God.

^bBut while everyone was marveling at all that He was doing, He said to His disciples,

⁴⁴“Let these words sink into your ears; ^afor the Son of Man is going to be ¹delivered into the hands of men.”

⁴⁵But ^athey ¹did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they would not perceive it; and they were…