Lucas 8
Nova Versão Transformadora
Mulheres que seguiam Jesus
8 Pouco tempo depois, Jesus começou a percorrer as cidades e os povoados vizinhos, anunciando as boas-novas a respeito do reino de Deus. Iam com ele os Doze 2 e também algumas mulheres que tinham sido curadas de espíritos impuros e enfermidades. Entre elas estavam Maria Madalena, de quem ele havia expulsado sete demônios; 3 Joana, esposa de Cuza, administrador de Herodes; Susana, e muitas outras que contribuíam com seus próprios recursos para o sustento de Jesus e seus discípulos.
A parábola do semeador
4 Certo dia, uma grande multidão, vinda de várias cidades, juntou-se para ouvir Jesus, e ele lhes contou uma parábola: 5 “Um lavrador saiu para semear. Enquanto espalhava as sementes pelo campo, algumas caíram à beira do caminho, onde foram pisadas, e as aves vieram e as comeram. 6 Outras caíram entre as pedras e começaram a crescer, mas as plantas logo murcharam por falta de umidade. 7 Outras sementes caíram entre os espinhos, que cresceram com elas e sufocaram os brotos. 8 Ainda outras caíram em solo fértil e produziram uma colheita cem vezes maior que a quantidade semeada”. Quando ele terminou de dizer isso, declarou: “Quem é capaz de ouvir, ouça com atenção!”.
9 Seus discípulos lhe perguntaram o que a parábola significava. 10 Ele respondeu: “A vocês é permitido entender os segredos[a] do reino de Deus, mas uso parábolas para ensinar os outros, a fim de que,
‘Quando olharem, não vejam;
quando escutarem, não entendam’.[b]
11 “Este é o significado da parábola: As sementes são a palavra de Deus. 12 As sementes que caíram à beira do caminho representam os que ouvem a mensagem, mas o diabo vem e a arranca do coração deles e os impede de crer e ser salvos. 13 As sementes no solo rochoso representam os que ouvem a mensagem e a recebem com alegria. Uma vez, porém, que não têm raízes profundas, creem apenas por um tempo e depois desanimam quando enfrentam provações. 14 As que caíram entre os espinhos representam outros que ouvem a mensagem, mas logo ela é sufocada pelas preocupações, riquezas e prazeres desta vida, de modo que nunca amadurecem. 15 E as que caíram em solo fértil representam os que, com coração bom e receptivo, ouvem a mensagem, a aceitam e, com paciência, produzem uma grande colheita.”
A parábola da lâmpada
16 “Não faz sentido acender uma lâmpada e depois cobri-la com uma vasilha ou escondê-la debaixo da cama. Pelo contrário, ela é colocada num pedestal, de onde sua luz pode ser vista pelos que entram na casa. 17 Da mesma forma, tudo que está escondido será revelado, e tudo que está oculto virá à luz e será conhecido por todos.
18 “Portanto, ouçam com atenção! Pois ao que tem, mais lhe será dado, mas do que não tem, até o que pensa ter lhe será tomado”.
A verdadeira família de Jesus
19 Então a mãe e os irmãos de Jesus foram vê-lo, mas não conseguiram chegar até ele por causa da multidão. 20 Alguém disse a Jesus: “Sua mãe e seus irmãos estão lá fora e querem vê-lo”.
21 Jesus respondeu: “Minha mãe e meus irmãos são aqueles que ouvem a palavra de Deus e a praticam”.
Jesus acalma a tempestade
22 Certo dia, Jesus disse a seus discípulos: “Vamos para o outro lado do mar”. Assim, entraram num barco e partiram. 23 Durante a travessia, Jesus caiu no sono. Logo, porém, veio sobre o mar uma forte tempestade. O barco começou a se encher de água, colocando-os em grande perigo.
24 Os discípulos foram acordá-lo, clamando: “Mestre, Mestre, vamos morrer!”.
Quando Jesus despertou, repreendeu o vento e as ondas violentas. A tempestade parou, e tudo se acalmou. 25 Então ele lhes perguntou: “Onde está a sua fé?”.
Admirados e temerosos, os discípulos diziam entre si: “Quem é este homem? Quando ele ordena, até os ventos e o mar lhe obedecem!”.
Jesus exerce autoridade sobre demônios
26 Então chegaram à região dos gadarenos,[c] do outro lado do mar da Galileia. 27 Quando Jesus desembarcou, um homem possuído por demônios veio ao seu encontro. Fazia muito tempo que ele não tinha casa nem roupas e vivia num cemitério fora da cidade.
28 Assim que viu Jesus, gritou e caiu diante dele. Então disse em alta voz: “Por que vem me importunar, Jesus, Filho do Deus Altíssimo? Suplico que não me atormente!”. 29 Pois Jesus já havia ordenado que o espírito impuro saísse dele. Esse espírito tinha dominado o homem em várias ocasiões. Mesmo quando era colocado sob guarda, com os pés e as mãos acorrentados, ele quebrava as correntes e, sob controle do demônio, corria para o deserto.
30 Jesus lhe perguntou: “Qual é o seu nome?”.
“Legião”, respondeu ele, pois havia muitos demônios dentro do homem. 31 E imploravam que Jesus não os mandasse para o abismo.[d]
32 Ali perto, uma grande manada de porcos pastava na encosta de uma colina, e os demônios suplicaram que ele os deixasse entrar nos porcos.
Jesus lhes deu permissão. 33 Os demônios saíram do homem e entraram nos porcos, e toda a manada se atirou pela encosta íngreme para dentro do mar e se afogou.
34 Quando os que cuidavam dos porcos viram isso, fugiram para uma cidade próxima e para seus arredores, espalhando a notícia. 35 O povo correu para ver o que havia ocorrido. Uma multidão se juntou ao redor de Jesus, e eles viram o homem que havia sido liberto dos demônios. Estava sentado aos pés de Jesus, vestido e em perfeito juízo, e todos tiveram medo. 36 Os que presenciaram os acontecimentos contaram aos demais como o homem possuído por demônios tinha sido curado. 37 Todo o povo da região dos gadarenos suplicou que Jesus fosse embora, pois ficaram muito assustados.
Então ele voltou ao barco e partiu. 38 O homem que tinha sido liberto dos demônios suplicou para ir com ele, mas Jesus o mandou para casa, dizendo: 39 “Volte para sua família e conte a eles tudo que Deus fez por você”. E o homem foi pela cidade inteira, anunciando tudo que Jesus tinha feito por ele.
Jesus cura em resposta à fé
40 Do outro lado do mar, as multidões receberam Jesus com alegria, pois o estavam esperando. 41 Então um homem chamado Jairo, um dos líderes da sinagoga local, veio e se prostrou aos pés de Jesus, suplicando que ele fosse à sua casa. 42 Sua única filha, de cerca de doze anos, estava à beira da morte.
Jesus o acompanhou, cercado pela multidão. 43 Uma mulher no meio do povo sofria havia doze anos de uma hemorragia,[e] sem encontrar cura. 44 Ela se aproximou por trás de Jesus e tocou na borda de seu manto. No mesmo instante, a hemorragia parou.
45 “Quem tocou em mim?”, perguntou Jesus.
Todos negaram, e Pedro disse: “Mestre, a multidão toda se aperta em volta do senhor”.
46 Jesus, no entanto, disse: “Alguém certamente tocou em mim, pois senti que de mim saiu poder”. 47 Quando a mulher percebeu que não poderia permanecer despercebida, começou a tremer e caiu de joelhos diante dele. Todos a ouviram explicar por que havia tocado nele e como havia sido curada de imediato. 48 Então ele disse: “Filha, sua fé a curou. Vá em paz”.
49 Enquanto Jesus ainda falava com a mulher, chegou um mensageiro da casa de Jairo, o líder da sinagoga, a quem disse: “Sua filha morreu. Não incomode mais o mestre”.
50 Ao ouvir isso, Jesus disse a Jairo: “Não tenha medo. Apenas creia, e ela será curada”.
51 Quando chegaram à casa de Jairo, Jesus não deixou que ninguém o acompanhasse, exceto Pedro, João, Tiago e o pai e a mãe da menina. 52 A casa estava cheia de gente chorando e se lamentando, mas ele disse: “Parem de chorar! Ela não está morta; está apenas dormindo”.
53 A multidão riu dele, pois todos sabiam que ela havia morrido. 54 Então Jesus a tomou pela mão e disse em voz alta: “Menina, levante-se!”. 55 Naquele momento, ela voltou à vida[f] e levantou-se de imediato. Então Jesus ordenou que dessem alguma coisa para ela comer. 56 Os pais dela ficaram maravilhados, mas Jesus insistiu que não contassem a ninguém o que havia acontecido.
Footnotes
- 8.10a Em grego, mistérios.
- 8.10b Is 6.9, conforme a Septuaginta.
- 8.26 Alguns manuscritos trazem gerasenos; outros, gergesenos; também em 8.37. Ver Mt 8.28; Mc 5.1.
- 8.31 Ou lugar dos mortos.
- 8.43 Alguns manuscritos acrescentam e tinha gastado tudo que possuía com médicos.
- 8.55 Ou seu espírito voltou.
Luke 8
English Standard Version
Women Accompanying Jesus
8 Soon afterward he went on (A)through cities and villages, proclaiming and (B)bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, 2 and also (C)some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: (D)Mary, called Magdalene, (E)from whom seven demons had gone out, 3 and (F)Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them[a] out of their means.
The Parable of the Sower
4 (G)And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable, 5 (H)“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, (I)it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7 And some fell among (J)thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. 8 And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded (K)a hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called out, (L)“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
The Purpose of the Parables
9 And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, 10 he said, (M)“To you it has been given to know (N)the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so (O)that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’ 11 (P)Now the parable is this: The seed is (Q)the word of God. 12 The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not (R)believe and be saved. 13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it (S)with joy. But these have no root; they (T)believe for a while, and in time of testing (U)fall away. 14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but (V)as they go on their way they are choked by the (W)cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. 15 As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and (X)bear fruit (Y)with patience.
A Lamp Under a Jar
16 (Z)(AA)“No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. 17 (AB)For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light. 18 (AC)Take care then how you hear, (AD)for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”
Jesus' Mother and Brothers
19 (AE)Then his mother and (AF)his brothers[b] came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. 20 And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.” 21 But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those (AG)who hear the word of God and do it.”
Jesus Calms a Storm
22 (AH)One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of (AI)the lake.” So they set out, 23 and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on (AJ)the lake, and they were filling with water and were in danger. 24 And they went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he awoke and (AK)rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, (AL)and there was a calm. 25 He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they (AM)were afraid, and they (AN)marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that (AO)he commands even winds and water, and they obey him?”
Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon
26 (AP)Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes,[c] which is opposite Galilee. 27 When Jesus[d] had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house (AQ)but among the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he (AR)cried out and fell down before him and said (AS)with a loud voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, (AT)Son of (AU)the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me.” 29 For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him. He was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon (AV)into the desert.) 30 Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, (AW)“Legion,” for many demons had entered him. 31 And they begged him not to command them to depart into (AX)the abyss. 32 Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them permission. 33 Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into (AY)the lake and drowned.
34 When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the city and in the country. 35 Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting (AZ)at the feet of Jesus, (BA)clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. 36 And those who had seen it told them how the demon-possessed[e] man had been healed. 37 Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes (BB)asked him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned. 38 The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 “Return to your home, and (BC)declare how much God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.
Jesus Heals a Woman and Jairus's Daughter
40 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd (BD)welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. 41 (BE)And there came a man named Jairus, who was (BF)a ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus' feet, he implored him to come to his house, 42 for he had (BG)an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying.
As Jesus went, the people (BH)pressed around him. 43 And there was a woman (BI)who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her (BJ)living on physicians,[f] she could not be healed by anyone. 44 She came up behind him and touched (BK)the fringe of his garment, and (BL)immediately her discharge of blood ceased. 45 And Jesus said, “Who was it that touched me?” When all denied it, Peter[g] said, “Master, the crowds surround you and are pressing in on you!” 46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I perceive that (BM)power has gone out from me.” 47 And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. 48 And he said to her, “Daughter, (BN)your faith has made you well; (BO)go in peace.”
49 While he was still speaking, someone from (BP)the ruler's house came and said, “Your daughter is dead; (BQ)do not trouble (BR)the Teacher any more.” 50 But Jesus on hearing this answered him, “Do not fear; only believe, and she will be well.” 51 And when he came to the house, he allowed no one to enter with him, except (BS)Peter and (BT)John and James, and the father and mother of the child. 52 And all were weeping and (BU)mourning for her, but he (BV)said, “Do not weep, for (BW)she is not dead but (BX)sleeping.” 53 And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. 54 But (BY)taking her by the hand he called, saying, “Child, (BZ)arise.” 55 And (CA)her spirit returned, and she got up at once. And he directed that something should be given her to eat. 56 And her parents were amazed, but (CB)he charged them to tell no one what had happened.
Footnotes
- Luke 8:3 Some manuscripts him
- Luke 8:19 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 20, 21
- Luke 8:26 Some manuscripts Gadarenes; others Gergesenes; also verse 37
- Luke 8:27 Greek he; also verses 38, 42
- Luke 8:36 Greek daimonizomai (demonized); elsewhere rendered oppressed by demons
- Luke 8:43 Some manuscripts omit and though she had spent all her living on physicians
- Luke 8:45 Some manuscripts add and those who were with him
Luke 8
New International Version
The Parable of the Sower(A)
8 After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God.(B) The Twelve were with him, 2 and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene)(C) from whom seven demons had come out; 3 Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s(D) household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.
4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: 5 “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. 6 Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.”
When he said this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”(E)
9 His disciples asked him what this parable meant. 10 He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you,(F) but to others I speak in parables, so that,
11 “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.(H) 12 Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. 13 Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.(I) 14 The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches(J) and pleasures, and they do not mature. 15 But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.
A Lamp on a Stand
16 “No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.(K) 17 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.(L) 18 Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken from them.”(M)
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers(N)
19 Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd. 20 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers(O) are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
21 He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.”(P)
Jesus Calms the Storm(Q)(R)
22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out. 23 As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
24 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master,(S) we’re going to drown!”
He got up and rebuked(T) the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm.(U) 25 “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples.
In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”
Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man(V)(W)
26 They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes,[b] which is across the lake from Galilee. 27 When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me,(X) Jesus, Son of the Most High God?(Y) I beg you, don’t torture me!” 29 For Jesus had commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places.
30 Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”
“Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him. 31 And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss.(Z)
32 A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and he gave them permission. 33 When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake(AA) and was drowned.
34 When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, 35 and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet,(AB) dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 36 Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed(AC) man had been cured. 37 Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them,(AD) because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and left.
38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 “Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him.
Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman(AE)
40 Now when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him. 41 Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader,(AF) came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come to his house 42 because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying.
As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. 43 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding(AG) for twelve years,[c] but no one could heal her. 44 She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak,(AH) and immediately her bleeding stopped.
45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked.
When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master,(AI) the people are crowding and pressing against you.”
46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me;(AJ) I know that power has gone out from me.”(AK)
47 Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. 48 Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you.(AL) Go in peace.”(AM)
49 While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader.(AN) “Your daughter is dead,” he said. “Don’t bother the teacher anymore.”
50 Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”
51 When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James,(AO) and the child’s father and mother. 52 Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning(AP) for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.”(AQ)
53 They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. 54 But he took her by the hand and said, “My child, get up!”(AR) 55 Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. 56 Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.(AS)
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