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Und es begab sich darnach, daß er reiste durch Städte und Dörfer und predigte und verkündigte das Evangelium vom Reich Gottes; und die zwölf mit ihm,

dazu etliche Weiber, die er gesund hatte gemacht von den bösen Geistern und Krankheiten, nämlich Maria, die da Magdalena heißt, von welcher waren sieben Teufel ausgefahren,

und Johanna, das Weib Chusas, des Pflegers des Herodes, und Susanna und viele andere, die ihm Handreichung taten von ihrer Habe.

Da nun viel Volks beieinander war und sie aus den Städten zu ihm eilten, sprach er durch ein Gleichnis:

Es ging ein Säemann aus, zu säen seinen Samen. Und indem er säte, fiel etliches an den Weg und ward zertreten und die Vögel unter dem Himmel fraßen's auf.

Und etliches fiel auf den Fels; und da es aufging, verdorrte es, darum daß es nicht Saft hatte.

Und etliches fiel mitten unter die Dornen; und die Dornen gingen mit auf und erstickten's.

Und etliches fiel auf ein gutes Land; und es ging auf und trug hundertfältige Frucht. Da er das sagte, rief er: Wer Ohren hat, zu hören, der höre!

Es fragten ihn aber seine Jünger und sprachen, was dies Gleichnis wäre?

10 Er aber sprach: Euch ist es gegeben, zu wissen das Geheimnis des Reiches Gottes; den andern aber in Gleichnissen, daß sie es nicht sehen, ob sie es schon sehen, und nicht verstehen, ob sie es schon hören.

11 Das ist aber das Gleichnis: Der Same ist das Wort Gottes.

12 Die aber an dem Wege sind, das sind, die es hören; darnach kommt der Teufel und nimmt das Wort von ihrem Herzen, auf daß sie nicht glauben und selig werden.

13 Die aber auf dem Fels sind die: wenn sie es hören, nehmen sie das Wort mit Freuden an; und die haben nicht Wurzel; eine Zeitlang glauben sie, und zur Zeit der Anfechtung fallen sie ab.

14 Das aber unter die Dornen fiel, sind die, so es hören und gehen hin unter den Sorgen, Reichtum und Wollust dieses Lebens und ersticken und bringen keine Frucht.

15 Das aber auf dem guten Land sind, die das Wort hören und behalten in einem feinen, guten Herzen und bringen Frucht in Geduld.

16 Niemand aber zündet ein Licht an und bedeckt's mit einem Gefäß oder setzt es unter eine Bank; sondern er setzt es auf einen Leuchter, auf daß, wer hineingeht, das Licht sehe.

17 Denn nichts ist verborgen, das nicht offenbar werde, auch nichts Heimliches, das nicht kund werde und an den Tag komme.

18 So sehet nun darauf wie ihr zuhöret. Denn wer da hat, dem wird gegeben; wer aber nicht hat, von dem wird genommen, auch was er meint zu haben.

19 Es gingen aber hinzu seine Mutter und Brüder und konnten vor dem Volk nicht zu ihm kommen.

20 Und es ward ihm angesagt: Deine Mutter und deine Brüder stehen draußen und wollen dich sehen.

21 Er aber antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Meine Mutter und meine Brüder sind diese, die Gottes Wort hören und tun.

22 Und es begab sich an der Tage einem, daß er in ein Schiff trat samt seinen Jüngern; und er sprach zu ihnen: Laßt uns über den See fahren. Und sie stießen vom Lande.

23 Und da sie schifften, schlief er ein. Und es kam ein Windwirbel auf den See, und die Wellen überfielen sie, und sie standen in großer Gefahr.

24 Da traten sie zu ihm und weckten ihn auf und sprachen: Meister, Meister, wir verderben! Da stand er auf und bedrohte den Wind und die Woge des Wassers; und es ließ ab, und ward eine Stille.

25 Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Wo ist euer Glaube? Sie fürchteten sich aber und verwunderten sich und sprachen untereinander: Wer ist dieser? denn er gebietet dem Winde und dem Wasser, und sie sind ihm gehorsam.

26 Und sie schifften fort in die Gegend der Gadarener, welche ist Galiläa gegenüber.

27 Und als er austrat auf das Land, begegnete ihm ein Mann aus der Stadt, der hatte Teufel von langer Zeit her und tat keine Kleider an und blieb in keinem Hause, sondern in den Gräbern.

28 Da er aber Jesum sah, schrie er und fiel vor ihm nieder und rief laut und sprach: Was habe ich mit dir zu schaffen, Jesu, du Sohn Gottes, des Allerhöchsten? Ich bitte dich, du wollest mich nicht quälen.

29 Denn er gebot dem unsauberen Geist, daß er von dem Menschen ausführe. Denn er hatte ihn lange Zeit geplagt, und er ward mit Ketten gebunden und mit Fesseln gefangen, und zerriß die Bande und ward getrieben von dem Teufel in die Wüsten.

30 Und Jesus fragte ihn und sprach: Wie heißest du? Er sprach: Legion; denn es waren viel Teufel in ihn gefahren.

31 Und sie baten ihn, daß er sie nicht hieße in die Tiefe fahren.

32 Es war aber daselbst eine große Herde Säue auf der Weide auf dem Berge. Und sie baten ihn, daß er ihnen erlaubte in sie zu fahren. Und er erlaubte es ihnen.

33 Da fuhren die Teufel aus von dem Menschen und fuhren in die Säue; und die Herde stürzte sich von dem Abhange in den See und ersoff.

34 Da aber die Hirten sahen, was da geschah, flohen sie und verkündigten es in der Stadt und in den Dörfern.

35 Da gingen sie hinaus, zu sehen, was da geschehen war, und kamen zu Jesu und fanden den Menschen, von welchem die Teufel ausgefahren waren, sitzend zu den Füßen Jesu, bekleidet und vernünftig, und erschraken.

36 Und die es gesehen hatten, verkündigten's ihnen, wie der Besessene war gesund geworden.

37 Und es bat ihn die ganze Menge des umliegenden Landes der Gadarener, daß er von ihnen ginge; denn es war sie eine große Furcht angekommen. Und er trat in das Schiff und wandte wieder um.

38 Es bat ihn aber der Mann, von dem die Teufel ausgefahren waren, daß er bei ihm möchte sein. Aber Jesus ließ ihn von sich und sprach:

39 Gehe wieder heim und sage, wie große Dinge dir Gott getan hat. Und er ging hin und verkündigte durch die ganze Stadt, wie große Dinge ihm Jesus getan hatte.

40 Und es begab sich, da Jesus wiederkam, nahm ihn das Volk auf; denn sie warteten alle auf ihn.

41 Und siehe, da kam ein Mann mit Namen Jairus, der ein Oberster der Schule war, und fiel Jesu zu den Füßen und bat ihn, daß er wollte in sein Haus kommen;

42 denn er hatte eine einzige Tochter bei zwölf Jahren, die lag in den letzten Zügen. Und da er hinging, drängte ihn das Volk.

43 Und ein Weib hatte den Blutgang zwölf Jahre gehabt; die hatte alle ihre Nahrung an die Ärzte gewandt, und konnte von niemand geheilt werden;

44 die trat hinzu von hinten und rührte seines Kleides Saum an; und alsobald stand ihr der Blutgang.

45 Und Jesus sprach: Wer hat mich angerührt? Da sie aber alle leugneten, sprach Petrus und die mit ihm waren: Meister, das Volk drängt und drückt dich, und du sprichst: Wer hat mich angerührt?

46 Jesus aber sprach: Es hat mich jemand angerührt; denn ich fühle, daß eine Kraft von mir gegangen ist.

47 Da aber das Weib sah, daß es nicht verborgen war, kam sie mit Zittern und fiel vor ihm nieder und verkündigte vor allem Volk, aus welcher Ursache sie ihn hätte angerührt und wie sie wäre alsbald gesund geworden.

48 Er aber sprach zu ihr: Sei getrost, meine Tochter, dein Glaube hat dir geholfen. Gehe hin mit Frieden!

49 Da er noch redete, kam einer vom Gesinde des Obersten der Schule und sprach zu ihm: Deine Tochter ist gestorben; bemühe den Meister nicht.

50 Da aber Jesus das hörte, antwortete er ihm und sprach: Fürchte dich nicht, glaube nur, so wird sie gesund!

51 Da er aber in das Haus kam, ließ er niemand hineingehen denn Petrus und Jakobus und Johannes und des Kindes Vater und Mutter.

52 Sie weinten aber alle und klagten um sie. Er aber sprach: Weinet nicht, sie ist nicht gestorben, sondern sie schläft.

53 Und sie verlachten ihn, wußten wohl, daß sie gestorben war.

54 Er aber trieb sie alle hinaus, nahm sie bei der Hand und rief und sprach: Kind, stehe auf!

55 Und ihr Geist kam wieder, und sie stand alsobald auf. Und er befahl, man sollte ihr zu essen geben.

56 Und ihre Eltern entsetzten sich. Er aber gebot ihnen, daß sie niemand sagten, was geschehen war.

And afterward, it happened that He went through every city and town, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him,

as well as certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities (such as Mary, called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils;

and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward; and Susanna; and many others who ministered to Him from their possessions).

Now when many people had gathered together and come to Him out of all the cities, He spoke a parable.

“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside. And it was trampled underfoot, and the birds of heaven devoured it.

“And some fell on the stones. And after it sprang up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

“And some fell among thorns. And the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.

“And some fell on good ground. And it sprang up and bore fruit, a hundredfold.” And as He said these things, He cried, “The one who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

Then His disciples asked Him what parable that was.

10 And He said, “To you it is given to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God. But to others they come in parables. So that when they see, they will not see. And when they hear, they will not understand.

11 “The parable is this: The seed is the Word of God.

12 “And that which are along the way are those who hear, but afterward the devil comes and takes away the Word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

13 “But the ones on the stones are those who, when they have heard the Word, receive it with joy. But they have no roots. So, for a while they believe, but in the time of temptation they go away.

14 “And that which fell among thorns are those who have heard, but after their departure are choked with cares and riches and the pursuit of pleasure. And they bring forth no fruit.

15 “But that which fell in good ground are those who hear the Word with an honest and good heart, and keep it, and bring forth fruit through patience.

16 “No one, when he lights a candle, hides it under a vessel, or puts it under the bed. But he sets it on a candlestick, so that those who enter may see the light.

17 “For nothing is secret that shall not be evident. Nor is anything hidden that shall not be known, and come to light.

18 “Therefore, watch how you hear. For whoever has, to him shall be given. And whoever has not, even that which he seems to have shall be taken from him.

19 Then his mother and his brothers came to Him. And they could not come near to Him because of the crowd.

20 And someone said to Him, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, and wish see You.”

21 But He answered, and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are those who hear the Word of God and do it.”

22 And it happened that on a certain day, He went into a ship with His disciples. And He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” And they launched forth.

23 And as they sailed, He fell asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the lake. And they were filling with water and were in danger.

24 Then they went to Him, and awoke Him, saying, “Master! Master! We are going to die!” And He arose and rebuked the wind and the waves. And they ceased. And it was calm.

25 Then He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they feared, and wondered among themselves, saying, “Who is this Who commands both the winds and water? And they obey Him!”

26 So they sailed to the region of the Gadarenes (which is near Galilee).

27 And as He went out to land, a certain man from the city met Him. He had had demons for a long time, and he wore no clothes. Nor did he live in a house, but in the graves.

28 And when he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him. And with a loud voice, he said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus the Son of God, the Most High? I beg You, do not torment me!”

29 For He commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. It had often seized him. Therefore, he was bound with chains and kept in shackles. But he broke the bonds and was carried into wilderness by the demon.

30 Then Jesus asked him, saying, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion!” (because many demons had entered into him).

31 And they begged him not to command them to go out into the deep.

32 And there was a large herd of swine feeding on a nearby hill. And the demons begged Him to let them enter them. So, He allowed them.

33 Then the demons went out of the man and entered into the swine. And the herd was carried violently down a steep bank into the lake and was choked.

34 When the herdsmen saw what was done, they fled. And when they had left, they reported it in the city and in the country.

35 Then they came out to see what had happened. And they came to Jesus and found the man out of whom the demons had come, sitting at the feet of Jesus (clothed, and in his right mind). And they were afraid.

36 Those who saw it also told them by what means he who had been possessed with the demon was healed.

37 Then the whole multitude of the country surrounding the Gadarenes begged Him to leave, for they were taken with great fear. And He went into the ship and returned.

38 Then the man out of whom the demons had come begged Him to let him stay with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,

39 “Return to your own house. And show what great things God has done to you.” So, he went his way, and preached throughout all the city what great things Jesus had done to him.

40 And it happened that when Jesus returned, the people welcomed Him. For they all waited for Him.

41 And behold, there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house.

42 For he had an only daughter (about twelve years of age) who lay dying. And as He went, the people thronged Him.

43 And a woman having a twelve-year-long flow of blood (who had spent all she had on physicians, and could not be healed by any)

44 came behind Him. And she touched the hem of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.

45 Then Jesus said, “Who touched Me?” When everyone denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitude jostles You, and presses against You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’”

46 And Jesus said, “Someone touched Me. For I perceive that power has gone out of Me.”

47 When the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came, trembling, and fell down before Him. And before all the people, she told Him why she had touched Him, and how she had been healed immediately.

48 And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good courage. Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”

49 While He was still speaking, someone from the ruler of the synagogue’s house came and said to Him, “Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Master.”

50 When Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “Do not fear. Only believe, and she shall be saved.”

51 And when He went to the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter and James and John, and the father and mother of the maid.

52 And all wept and mourned for her. But He said, “Do not weep. For she is not dead, but sleeps.”

53 And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead.

54 So He sent them all out. And He took her by the hand and cried, saying, “Little girl, arise!”

55 Then her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately. And He commanded to give her food.

56 Then her parents were astonished. But He commanded them to tell no one what had happened.

Women Who Helped Jesus

Soon after this, Jesus was going through towns and villages, telling the good news about God's kingdom. His twelve apostles were with him, (A) and so were some women who had been healed of evil spirits and all sorts of diseases. One of the women was Mary Magdalene,[a] who once had seven demons in her. Joanna, Susanna, and many others had also used what they owned to help Jesus[b] and his disciples. Joanna's husband Chuza was one of Herod's officials.[c]

A Story about a Farmer

(Matthew 13.1-9; Mark 4.1-9)

When a large crowd from several towns had gathered around Jesus, he told them this story:

A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field. While the farmer was doing this, some of the seeds fell along the road and were stepped on or eaten by birds. Other seeds fell on rocky ground and started growing. But the plants did not have enough water and soon dried up. Some other seeds fell where thornbushes grew up and choked the plants. The rest of the seeds fell on good ground where they grew and produced a hundred times as many seeds.

When Jesus had finished speaking, he said, “If you have ears, pay attention!”

Why Jesus Used Stories

(Matthew 13.10-17; Mark 4.10-12)

Jesus' disciples asked him what the story meant. 10 (B) So he answered:

I have explained the secrets about God's kingdom to you. But for others I use stories, so they will look, but not see, and they will hear, but not understand.

Jesus Explains the Story about a Farmer

(Matthew 13.18-23; Mark 4.13-20)

11 This is what the story means: The seed is God's message, 12 and the seeds that fell along the road are the people who hear the message. But the devil comes and snatches the message out of their hearts, so they will not believe and be saved. 13 The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it. But they don't have deep roots, and they believe only for a little while. As soon as life gets hard, they give up.

14 The seeds that fell among the thornbushes are also people who hear the message. But they are so eager for riches and pleasures that they never produce anything. 15 Those seeds that fell on good ground are the people who listen to the message and keep it in good and honest hearts. They last and produce a harvest.

Light

(Mark 4.21-25)

16 (C) No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl or under a bed. A lamp is always put on a lampstand, so people who come into a house will see the light. 17 (D) There is nothing hidden that will not be found. There is no secret that will not be well known. 18 (E) Pay attention to how you listen! Everyone who has something will be given more, but people who have nothing will lose what little they think they have.

Jesus' Mother and Brothers

(Matthew 12.46-50; Mark 3.31-35)

19 Jesus' mother and brothers went to see him, but because of the crowd they could not get near him. 20 Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to see you.”

21 Jesus answered, “My mother and my brothers are those people who hear and obey God's message.”

A Storm

(Matthew 8.23-27; Mark 4.35-41)

22 One day, Jesus and his disciples got into a boat, and he said, “Let's cross the lake.”[d] They started out, 23 and while they were sailing across, he went to sleep.

Suddenly a storm struck the lake, and the boat started sinking. They were in danger. 24 So they went to Jesus and woke him up, “Master, Master! We are about to drown!”

Jesus got up and ordered the wind and waves to stop. They obeyed, and everything was calm. 25 Then Jesus asked the disciples, “Don't you have any faith?”

But they were frightened and amazed. They said to each other, “Who is this? He can give orders to the wind and the waves, and they obey him!”

A Man with Demons in Him

(Matthew 8.28-34; Mark 5.1-20)

26 Jesus and his disciples sailed across Lake Galilee and came to shore near the town of Gerasa.[e] 27 As Jesus was getting out of the boat, he was met by a man from this town. The man had demons in him. He had gone naked for a long time and no longer lived in a house, but in the graveyard.[f]

28 The man saw Jesus and screamed. He knelt down in front of him and shouted, “Jesus, Son of God Most High, what do you want with me? I beg you not to torture me!” 29 He said this because Jesus had already told the evil spirit to go out of him.

The man had often been attacked by the demon. And even though he had been bound with chains and leg irons and kept under guard, he smashed whatever bound him. Then the demon would force him out into lonely places.

30 Jesus asked the man, “What is your name?”

He answered, “My name is Lots.” He said this because there were “lots” of demons in him. 31 They begged Jesus not to send them to the deep pit,[g] where they would be punished.

32 A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. So the demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and Jesus let them go. 33 Then the demons left the man and went into the pigs. The whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

34 When the men taking care of the pigs saw this, they ran to spread the news in the town and on the farms. 35 The people went out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they also found the man. The demons had gone out of him, and he was sitting there at the feet of Jesus. He had clothes on and was in his right mind. But the people were terrified.

36 Then all who had seen the man healed told about it. 37 Everyone from around Gerasa[h] begged Jesus to leave, because they were so frightened.

When Jesus got into the boat to start back, 38 the man who had been healed begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him off and said, 39 “Go back home and tell everyone how much God has done for you.” The man then went all over town, telling everything that Jesus had done for him.

A Dying Girl and a Sick Woman

(Matthew 9.18-26; Mark 5.21-43)

40 Everyone had been waiting for Jesus, and when he came back, a crowd was there to welcome him. 41 Just then the man in charge of the synagogue came and knelt down in front of Jesus. His name was Jairus, and he begged Jesus to come to his home 42 because his twelve-year-old child was dying. She was his only daughter.

While Jesus was on his way, people were crowding all around him. 43 In the crowd was a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years. She had spent everything she had on doctors,[i] but none of them could make her well.

44 As soon as she came up behind Jesus and barely touched his clothes, her bleeding stopped.

45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked.

While everyone was denying it, Peter said, “Master, people are crowding all around and pushing you from every side.”[j]

46 But Jesus answered, “Someone touched me, because I felt power going out from me.” 47 The woman knew that she could not hide, so she came trembling and knelt down in front of Jesus. She told everyone why she had touched him and that she had been healed at once.

48 Jesus said to the woman, “You are now well because of your faith. May God give you peace!”

49 While Jesus was speaking, someone came from Jairus' home and said, “Your daughter has died! Why bother the teacher anymore?”

50 When Jesus heard this, he told Jairus, “Don't worry! Have faith, and your daughter will get well.”

51 Jesus went into the house, but he did not let anyone else go with him, except Peter, John, James, and the girl's father and mother. 52 Everyone was crying and weeping for the girl. But Jesus said, “The child isn't dead. She is just asleep.” 53 The people laughed at him because they knew she was dead.

54 Jesus took hold of the girl's hand and said, “Child, get up!” 55 She came back to life and got right up. Jesus told them to give her something to eat. 56 Her parents were surprised, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

Footnotes

  1. 8.2 Magdalene: Meaning “from Magdala,” a small town on the western shore of Lake Galilee. There is no hint that she is the sinful woman in 7.36-50.
  2. 8.3 used what they owned to help Jesus: Women often helped Jewish teachers by giving them money.
  3. 8.3 Herod's officials: Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great.
  4. 8.22 cross the lake: To the eastern shore of Lake Galilee, where most of the people were not Jewish.
  5. 8.26 Gerasa: Some manuscripts have “Gergesa.”
  6. 8.27 graveyard: It was thought that demons and evil spirits lived in graveyards.
  7. 8.31 deep pit: The place where evil spirits are kept and punished.
  8. 8.37 Gerasa: See the note at 8.26.
  9. 8.43 She had spent everything she had on doctors: Some manuscripts do not have these words.
  10. 8.45 from every side: Some manuscripts add “and you ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ”