Luke 8:1-25 ▼

1 And it came to pass in the thereafter that He was traveling through each city and village preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God, and the Twelve were with Him,

2 and certain women who had been healed from evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who is called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

3 and Joanna wife of Chuza, steward of Herod, and Susanna, and many others, who were ministering to them out of their means.

4 And a great crowd assembling and those from each town coming to Him, He spoke by a parable:

5 “The one sowing went out to sow his seed. And in his sowing, some indeed fell along the path, and it was trampled upon, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

6 And other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it withered because of it not having moisture.

7 And other fell in the midst of the thorns, and having sprung up with it, the thorns choked it.

8 And other fell upon the good soil, and having sprung up, it produced fruit—a hundredfold.” Saying these things, He was calling out, “The one having ears to hear, let him hear.”

9 And His disciples were asking Him, “What may this parable be?”

10 And He said, “To you? it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest, it is in parables, so that, ‘Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’

11 And this is the parable: The seed is the word of God.

12 And the ones along the path are those having heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, lest having believed, they should be saved.

13 And the ones upon the rock are those who, when they may hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a time, and in time of testing they fall away.

14 And the seed having fallen into the thorns, these are those having heard, and, going along, are choked under the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life, and they do not mature.

15 And the seed in the good soil, these are those who, in a beautiful and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast and bear fruit in perseverance.

16 And no one, having lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed. But he puts it on a lampstand, so that those entering may see the light.

17 For nothing is hidden that will not become manifest, nor hidden away that shall not be known and come to visibility.

18 Therefore look how you? hear; for whoever may have, to him it will be given; and whoever may not have, even what he thinks to have will be taken away from him.”

19 Now His mother and brothers came to Him, and they were not able to get to Him because of the crowd.

20 And it was reported to Him, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”

21 But answering, He said to them, “My mother and My brothers are those who are hearing and doing the word of God.”

22 And it came to pass on one of the days also that He and His disciples entered into a boat, and He said to them, “Let us pass over to the other side of the lake.” And they set out.

23 And of their sailing, He fell asleep. And a storm of wind came down to the lake, and they were being swamped and were in danger.

24 And having come, they awoke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And having arisen, He rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and it became calm.

25 And He said to them, “Where is your? faith?” And having feared, they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him?”