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1 Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news (gospel) of the kingdom of God {Theou}. The Twelve were with Him, 2 as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits {pneumatōn} and infirmities: Mary (beloved) called Magdalene (of Magdala), from whom seven demons had gone out, 3 Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna (lily), and many others. These women were ministering to them [to Him] out of their own means. 4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable: 5 “A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6 Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold. As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear. Luke 8:1-8, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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