1 After this, Jesus traveled from one city and village to another, preaching and spreading the good news about God's kingdom. The twelve were with him,
2 as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and illnesses: Mary, also called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out;
3 Joanna, the wife of Herod's household manager Chuza; Susanna; and many others. These women continued to support them out of their personal resources.
4 Now while a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to him from every city, he said in a parable:
5 "A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, were trampled on, and the birds of the sky ate them up.
6 Others fell on stony ground, and as soon as they came up, they dried up because they had no moisture.
7 Others fell among thornbushes, and the thornbushes grew with them and choked them.
8 But others fell on good soil, and when they came up, they produced a hundred times as much as was planted." As he said this, he called out,"Let the person who has ears to hear, listen!"
9 Then his disciples began to ask him what this parable meant.
10 So he said,"You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom of God. But to others they are givenin parables, so that‘they might look but not see,and they might listen but not understand.’"
11 "Now this is what the parable means. The seed is God's word.
12 The ones on the path are the people who listen, but then the devil comes and takes the word away from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
13 The ones on the stony ground are the people who welcome the word with joy when they hear it. But since they don't have any roots, they believe for a while, but in a time of testing they fall away.
14 The ones that fell among the thornbushes are the people who listen, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries, wealth, and pleasures of life, and their fruit doesn't mature.
15 But the ones on the good soil are the people who also hear the word but hold on to it with good and honest hearts and produce a crop through endurance."
16 "No one lights a lamp and hides it under a bowl or puts it under a bed. Instead, he puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in will see the light.
17 For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and there is nothing secret that will not become known and come to light.
18 So pay attention to how you listen. For to the one who has something, more will be given. However, from the one who doesn't have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him."
19 His mother and his brothers came to him, but they couldn't get near him because of the crowd.
20 He was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and want to see you."
21 But he answered them,"My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."
22 One day Jesus and his disciples got into a boat. He said to them,"Let's cross to the other side of the lake." So they started out.
23 Now as they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. A violent storm swept over the lake, and they were taking on water and were in great danger.
24 So they went to him, woke him up, and said, "Master! Master! We're going to die!" He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves. They stopped, and there was calm.
25 Then he asked the disciples,"Where is your faith?"Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, "Who is this man? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him!"
26 They landed in the region of the Gerasenes, which is just across the lake from Galilee.
27 When Jesus stepped out on the shore, a certain man from the city met him. This man was controlled by demons and had not worn clothes for a long time. He did not live in a house but in the tombs.
28 When he saw Jesus, he screamed, fell down in front of him, and said in a loud voice, "What do you want from me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me!"
29 For Jesus was in the process of ordering the unclean spirit to come out of the man. On many occasions the unclean spirit had seized the man, and though he was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, he would break the chains and be driven by the demon into deserted places.
30 Jesus asked him,"What's your name?"He answered, "Legion," because many demons had gone into him.
31 Then the demons began begging Jesus not to order them to go into the bottomless pit.
32 Now a large herd of pigs was grazing there on the hillside. So the demons begged Jesus to let them go into those pigs, and he let them do this.
33 Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the cliff into the lake and drowned.
34 Now when those who had been taking care of the pigs saw what had happened, they ran away and reported it in the city and in the countryside.
35 So the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind, they were frightened.
36 The people who had seen it told them how the demon-possessed man had been healed.
37 Then all the people from the region surrounding the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were terrified. So he got into a boat and started back.
38 Now the man from whom the demons had gone out kept begging Jesus to let him go with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,
39 "Go home and declare how much God has done for you."So the man left and kept proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.
40 When Jesus came back, the crowd welcomed him, for everyone was expecting him.
41 Just then a synagogue leader by the name of Jairus arrived. He fell at Jesus’ feet and kept begging him to come to his home,
42 because his only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. While Jesus was on his way, the crowds continued to press in on him.
43 A woman was there who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years. Although she had spent all she had on doctors, no one could heal her.
44 She came up behind Jesus and touched the tassel of his garment, and her bleeding stopped at once.
45 Jesus asked,"Who touched me?"While everyone was denying it, Peter and those who were with him said, "Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing in on you."
46 Still Jesus said,"Somebody touched me, for I know that power has gone out of me."
47 When the woman saw that she couldn't hide, she came forward trembling. Bowing down in front of him, she explained in the presence of all the people why she had touched Jesus and how she had been instantly healed.
48 He said to her,"Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace."
49 While he was still speaking, someone came from the synagogue leader's home and said, "Your daughter is dead. Stop bothering the teacher anymore."
50 But when Jesus heard this, he told the synagogue leader,"Stop being afraid! Just believe, and she will get well."
51 When he arrived at the house, he allowed no one to go in with him except Peter, John, James, and the child's father and mother.
52 Now everyone was crying and wailing for her. But Jesus said,"Stop crying! She's not dead but is sleeping."
53 They laughed and laughed at him, because they knew she was dead.
54 But he took her hand and called out,"Child, get up!"
55 So her spirit returned, and she got up at once. Then he directed that she be given something to eat.
56 Her parents were amazed, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.
1 Depois disso Jesus ia passando pelas cidades e povoados proclamando as boas novas do Reino de Deus. Os Doze estavam com ele,
2 e também algumas mulheres que haviam sido curadas de espíritos malignos e doenças: Maria, chamada Madalena, de quem haviam saído sete demônios;
3 Joana, mulher de Cuza, administrador da casa de Herodes; Susana e muitas outras. Essas mulheres ajudavam a sustentá-los com os seus bens.
4 Reunindo-se uma grande multidão e vindo a Jesus gente de várias cidades, ele contou esta parábola:
5 "O semeador saiu a semear. Enquanto lançava a semente, parte dela caiu à beira do caminho; foi pisada, e as aves do céu a comeram.
6 Parte dela caiu sobre pedras e, quando germinou, as plantas secaram, porque não havia umidade.
7 Outra parte caiu entre espinhos, que cresceram com ela e sufocaram as plantas.
8 Outra ainda caiu em boa terra. Cresceu e deu boa colheita, a cem por um". Tendo dito isso, exclamou: "Aquele que tem ouvidos para ouvir, ouça! "
9 Seus discípulos perguntaram-lhe o que significava aquela parábola.
10 Ele disse: "A vocês foi dado o conhecimento dos mistérios do Reino de Deus, mas aos outros falo por parábolas, para que ‘vendo, não vejam; e ouvindo, não entendam’.
11 "Este é o significado da parábola: A semente é a palavra de Deus.
12 As que caíram à beira do caminho são os que ouvem, e então vem o diabo e tira a palavra dos seus corações, para que não creiam e não sejam salvos.
13 As que caíram sobre as pedras são os que recebem a palavra com alegria quando a ouvem, mas não têm raiz. Crêem durante algum tempo, mas desistem na hora da provação.
14 As que caíram entre espinhos são os que ouvem, mas, ao seguirem seu caminho, são sufocados pelas preocupações, pelas riquezas e pelos prazeres desta vida, e não amadurecem.
15 Mas as que caíram em boa terra são os que, com coração bom e generoso, ouvem a palavra, a retêm e dão fruto, com perseverança".
16 "Ninguém acende uma candeia e a esconde num jarro ou a coloca debaixo de uma cama. Pelo contrário, coloca-a num lugar apropriado, de modo que os que entram possam ver a luz.
17 Porque não há nada oculto que não venha a ser revelado, e nada escondido que não venha a ser conhecido e trazido à luz.
18 Portanto, considerem atentamente como vocês estão ouvindo. A quem tiver, mais lhe será dado; de quem não tiver, até o que pensa que tem lhe será tirado".
19 A mãe e os irmãos de Jesus foram vê-lo, mas não conseguiam aproximar-se dele, por causa da multidão.
20 Alguém lhe disse: "Tua mãe e teus irmãos estão lá fora e querem ver-te".
21 Ele lhe respondeu: "Minha mãe e meus irmãos são aqueles que ouvem a palavra de Deus e a praticam".
22 Certo dia Jesus disse aos seus discípulos: "Vamos para o outro lado do lago". Eles entraram num barco e partiram.
23 Enquanto navegavam, ele adormeceu. Abateu-se sobre o lago um forte vendaval, de modo que o barco estava sendo inundado, e eles corriam grande perigo.
24 Os discípulos foram acordá-lo, clamando: "Mestre, Mestre, vamos morrer! " Ele se levantou e repreendeu o vento e a violência das águas; tudo se acalmou e ficou tranqüilo.
25 "Onde está a sua fé? ", perguntou ele aos seus discípulos. Amedrontados e admirados, eles perguntaram uns aos outros: "Quem é este que até aos ventos e às águas dá ordens, e eles lhe obedecem? "
26 Navegaram para a região dos gerasenos que fica do outro lado do lago, frente à Galiléia.
27 Quando Jesus pisou em terra, foi ao encontro dele um endemoninhado daquela cidade. Fazia muito tempo que aquele homem não usava roupas, nem vivia em casa alguma, mas nos sepulcros.
28 Quando viu Jesus, gritou, prostrou-se aos seus pés e disse em alta voz: "Que queres comigo, Jesus, Filho do Deus Altíssimo? Rogo-te que não me atormentes! "
29 Pois Jesus havia ordenado que o espírito imundo saísse daquele homem. Muitas vezes ele tinha se apoderado dele. Mesmo com os pés e as mãos acorrentados e entregue aos cuidados de guardas, quebrava as correntes, e era levado pelo demônio a lugares solitários.
30 Jesus lhe perguntou: "Qual é o seu nome? " "Legião", respondeu ele; porque muitos demônios haviam entrado nele.
31 E imploravam-lhe que não os mandasse para o abismo.
32 Uma grande manada de porcos estava pastando naquela colina. Os demônios imploraram a Jesus que lhes permitisse entrar neles, e Jesus lhes deu permissão.
33 Saindo do homem, os demônios entraram nos porcos, e toda a manada atirou-se precipício abaixo em direção ao lago e se afogou.
34 Vendo o que acontecera, os que cuidavam dos porcos fugiram e contaram esses fatos, na cidade e nos campos,
35 e o povo foi ver o que havia acontecido. Quando se aproximaram de Jesus, viram que o homem de quem haviam saído os demônios estava assentado aos pés de Jesus, vestido e em perfeito juízo, e ficaram com medo.
36 Os que o tinham visto contaram ao povo como o endemoninhado fora curado.
37 Então, todo o povo da região dos gerasenos suplicou a Jesus que se retirasse, porque estavam dominados pelo medo. Ele entrou no barco e regressou.
38 O homem de quem haviam saído os demônios suplicava-lhe que o deixasse ir com ele; mas Jesus o mandou embora, dizendo:
39 "Volte para casa e conte o quanto Deus lhe fez". Assim, o homem se foi e anunciou a toda a cidade o quanto Jesus tinha feito por ele.
40 Quando Jesus voltou, uma multidão o recebeu, pois todos o esperavam.
41 Então um homem chamado Jairo, dirigente da sinagoga, veio e prostrou-se aos pés de Jesus, implorando-lhe que fosse à sua casa
42 porque sua única filha, de cerca de doze anos, estava à morte. Estando Jesus a caminho, a multidão o comprimia.
43 E estava ali certa mulher que havia doze anos vinha sofrendo de uma hemorragia e gastara tudo o que tinha com os médicos; mas ninguém pudera curá-la.
44 Ela chegou por trás dele, tocou na borda de seu manto, e imediatamente cessou sua hemorragia.
45 "Quem tocou em mim? ", perguntou Jesus. Como todos negassem, Pedro disse: "Mestre, a multidão se aglomera e te comprime".
46 Mas Jesus disse: "Alguém tocou em mim; eu sei que de mim saiu poder".
47 Então a mulher, vendo que não conseguiria passar despercebida, veio tremendo e prostrou-se aos seus pés. Na presença de todo o povo contou por que tinha tocado nele e como fora instantaneamente curada.
48 Então ele lhe disse: "Filha, a sua fé a curou! Vá em paz".
49 Enquanto Jesus ainda estava falando, chegou alguém da casa de Jairo, o dirigente da sinagoga, e disse: "Sua filha morreu. Não incomode mais o Mestre".
50 Ouvindo isso, Jesus disse a Jairo: "Não tenha medo; tão-somente creia, e ela será curada".
51 Quando chegou à casa de Jairo, não deixou ninguém entrar com ele, exceto Pedro, João, Tiago e o pai e a mãe da criança.
52 Enquanto isso, todo o povo estava se lamentando e chorando por ela. "Não chorem", disse Jesus. "Ela não está morta, mas dorme".
53 Todos começaram a rir dele, pois sabiam que ela estava morta.
54 Mas ele a tomou pela mão e disse: "Menina, levante-se! "
55 O espírito dela voltou, e ela se levantou imediatamente. Então Jesus lhes ordenou que lhe dessem de comer.
56 Os pais dela ficaram maravilhados, mas ele lhes ordenou que não contassem a ninguém o que tinha acontecido.