Women Who Accompanied Jesus
1 Some time later Jesus traveled through towns and villages, preaching the Good News about the Kingdom of God. The twelve disciples went with him, 2 and so did some women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (who was called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had been driven out; 3 Joanna, whose husband Chuza was an officer in Herod's court; and Susanna, and many other women who used their own resources to help Jesus and his disciples.
The Parable of the Sower
(Matthew 13.1-9Mark 4.1-9)4 People kept coming to Jesus from one town after another; and when a great crowd gathered, Jesus told this parable:
5 “Once there was a man who went out to sow grain. As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it up. 6 Some of it fell on rocky ground, and when the plants sprouted, they dried up because the soil had no moisture. 7 Some of the seed fell among thorn bushes, which grew up with the plants and choked them. 8 And some seeds fell in good soil; the plants grew and bore grain, one hundred grains each.”
And Jesus concluded, “Listen, then, if you have ears!”
The Purpose of the Parables
(Matthew 13.10-17Mark 4.10-12)9 His disciples asked Jesus what this parable meant, 10 and he answered, “The knowledge of the secrets of the Kingdom of God has been given to you, but to the rest it comes by means of parables, so that they may look but not see, and listen but not understand.
Jesus Explains the Parable of the Sower
(Matthew 13.18-23Mark 4.13-20)11 “This is what the parable means: the seed is the word of God. 12 The seeds that fell along the path stand for those who hear; but the Devil comes and takes the message away from their hearts in order to keep them from believing and being saved. 13 The seeds that fell on rocky ground stand for those who hear the message and receive it gladly. But it does not sink deep into them; they believe only for a while but when the time of testing comes, they fall away. 14 The seeds that fell among thorn bushes stand for those who hear; but the worries and riches and pleasures of this life crowd in and choke them, and their fruit never ripens. 15 The seeds that fell in good soil stand for those who hear the message and retain it in a good and obedient heart, and they persist until they bear fruit.
A Lamp under a Bowl
(Mark 4.21-25)16 “No one lights a lamp and covers it with a bowl or puts it under a bed. Instead, it is put on the lampstand, so that people will see the light as they come in.
17 “Whatever is hidden away will be brought out into the open, and whatever is covered up will be found and brought to light.
18 “Be careful, then, how you listen; because those who have something will be given more, but whoever has nothing will have taken away from them even the little they think they have.”
Jesus' Mother and Brothers
(Matthew 12.46-50Mark 3.31-35)19 Jesus' mother and brothers came to him, but were unable to join him because of the crowd. 20 Someone said to Jesus, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to see you.”
21 Jesus said to them all, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
Jesus Calms a Storm
(Matthew 8.23-27Mark 4.35-41)22 One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” So they started out. 23 As they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. Suddenly a strong wind blew down on the lake, and the boat began to fill with water, so that they were all in great danger. 24 The disciples went to Jesus and woke him up, saying, “Master, Master! We are about to die!”
Jesus got up and gave an order to the wind and to the stormy water; they quieted down, and there was a great calm. 25 Then he said to the disciples, “Where is your faith?”
But they were amazed and afraid, and said to one another, “Who is this man? He gives orders to the winds and waves, and they obey him!”
Jesus Heals a Man with Demons
(Matthew 8.28-34Mark 5.1-20)26 Jesus and his disciples sailed on over to the territory of Gerasa, which is across the lake from Galilee. 27 As Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a man from the town who had demons in him. For a long time this man had gone without clothes and would not stay at home, but spent his time in the burial caves. 28 When he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry, threw himself down at his feet, and shouted, “Jesus, Son of the Most High God! What do you want with me? I beg you, don't punish me!” 29 He said this because Jesus had ordered the evil spirit to go out of him. Many times it had seized him, and even though he was kept a prisoner, his hands and feet tied with chains, he would break the chains and be driven by the demon out into the desert.
30 Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”
“My name is ‘Mob,’” he answered—because many demons had gone into him. 31 The demons begged Jesus not to send them into the abyss.
32 There was a large herd of pigs near by, feeding on a hillside. So the demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and he let them. 33 They went out of the man and into the pigs. The whole herd rushed down the side of the cliff into the lake and was drowned.
34 The men who had been taking care of the pigs saw what happened, so they ran off and spread the news in the town and among the farms. 35 People went out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were all afraid. 36 Those who had seen it told the people how the man had been cured. 37 Then all the people from that territory asked Jesus to go away, because they were terribly afraid. So Jesus got into the boat and left. 38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged Jesus, “Let me go with you.”
But Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 “Go back home and tell what God has done for you.”
The man went through the town, telling what Jesus had done for him.
Jairus' Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Cloak
(Matthew 9.18-26Mark 5.21-43)40 When Jesus returned to the other side of the lake, the people welcomed him, because they had all been waiting for him. 41 Then a man named Jairus arrived; he was an official in the local synagogue. He threw himself down at Jesus' feet and begged him to go to his home, 42 because his only daughter, who was twelve years old, was dying.
As Jesus went along, the people were crowding him from every side. 43 Among them was a woman who had suffered from severe bleeding for twelve years; she had spent all she had on doctors, but no one had been able to cure her. 44 She came up in the crowd behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak, and her bleeding stopped at once. 45 Jesus asked, “Who touched me?”
Everyone denied it, and Peter said, “Master, the people are all around you and crowding in on you.”
46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I knew it when power went out of me.” 47 The woman saw that she had been found out, so she came trembling and threw herself at Jesus' feet. There in front of everybody, she told him why she had touched him and how she had been healed at once. 48 Jesus said to her, “My daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”
49 While Jesus was saying this, a messenger came from the official's house. “Your daughter has died,” he told Jairus; “don't bother the Teacher any longer.”
50 But Jesus heard it and said to Jairus, “Don't be afraid; only believe, and she will be well.”
51 When he arrived at the house, he would not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, and James, and the child's father and mother. 52 Everyone there was crying and mourning for the child. Jesus said, “Don't cry; the child is not dead—she is only sleeping!”
53 They all made fun of him, because they knew that she was dead. 54 But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Get up, child!” 55 Her life returned, and she got up at once, and Jesus ordered them to give her something to eat. 56 Her parents were astounded, but Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone what had happened.
1 Pēc tam notika, ka Viņš staigāja pa pilsētām un ciemiem, mācīdams ļaudis un sludinādams Dieva valstību, un tie divpadsmit bija pie Viņa, 2 kā arī dažas sievas, kuras Viņš bija dziedinājis no ļauniem gariem un vājībām: Marija, saukta Magdalēna, no kuras bija izgājuši septiņi ļauni gari, 3 un Joanna, Hēroda nama uzrauga Kūzas sieva, Zuzanna un daudz citu sievu, kas no sava padoma Viņam gādāja uzturu. 4 Bet, kad daudz ļaužu bija sanākuši, un cilvēki no visām pilsētām pie Viņa sanāca, tad Viņš runāja līdzībā: 5 "Sējējs izgāja sēt savu sēklu; un sējot cita krita ceļmalā, un to samina, un putni gaisā to apēda. 6 Un cita krita uz akmeni, uzdīgusi tā sakalta, tāpēc ka tai nebija slapjuma. 7 Un cita krita starp ērkšķiem, un ērkšķi uzauga līdz un to nomāca. 8 Bet cita krita labā zemē, tā uzdīga un nesa simtkārtīgus augļus." To sacījis, Viņš sauca: "Kam ausis dzirdēt, tas lai dzird!" 9 Bet Viņa mācekļi Viņam vaicāja, ko šī līdzība nozīmējot? 10 Bet Viņš sacīja: "Jums ir dots zināt Dieva valstības noslēpumus, bet pārējiem līdzībās, lai tie redzēdami neredz un dzirdēdami nesaprot. 11 Bet šī ir tā līdzība: sēkla ir Dieva vārds. 12 Bet, kas ceļmalā, ir tie, kas to dzird; pēc velns nāk un ņem vārdu no viņu sirdīm, lai tie netic un netop izglābti. 13 Bet, kas uz akmens, ir tie, kad tie vārdu dzird, tad tie to uzņem ar prieku, bet tiem nav saknes; mazu brīdi tie tic un pārbaudīšanas laikā tie atkāpjas. 14 Bet, kas starp ērkšķiem krita, ir tie, kas to dzird un tomēr noiet un iegrimst rūpēs un bagātībā un pasaules kārībās un noslāpst un nenes nekādus augļus. 15 Bet, kas labā zemē, ir tie, kas vārdu dzird un to patur labā un godīgā sirdī, augļus nesdami ar pacietību. 16 Un, sveci iededzinājis, neviens to neapklāj ar trauku, nedz to liek apakš gultas, bet to liek lukturī, lai ienācēji redzētu gaismu. 17 Jo nekas nav paslēpts, kas netaps redzams, nedz apslēpts, kas netaptu zināms un nenāktu gaismā. 18 Tāpēc pielūkojiet, kā jūs klausāties! Jo, kam ir, tam dos, un, kam nav, tam atņems arī to, ko tas tur par savu." 19 Bet Viņa māte un brāļi atnāca pie Viņa un nevarēja Viņam klāt tikt ļaužu dēļ. 20 Un Viņam deva ziņu un sacīja: "Tava māte un Tavi brāļi stāv ārā un grib Tevi redzēt." 21 Bet Viņš atbildēdams tiem sacīja: "Mana māte un Mani brāļi ir šie, kas Dieva vārdu dzird un dara." 22 Un gadījās kādā dienā, ka Viņš ar Saviem mācekļiem kāpa laivā un tiem sacīja: "Dosimies pāri uz otru ezera malu." Un tie nocēlās no malas. 23 Bet, tiem braucot, Viņš aizmiga; un viesulis cēlās ezerā, un tie tapa apklāti viļņiem un bija lielās briesmās. 24 Un, pie Viņa piegājuši, tie Viņu modināja, sacīdami: "Kungs, Kungs, mēs grimstam!" Bet Viņš pacēlās un apsauca vēju un ūdens viļņus. Un tie nostājās un palika rāmi. 25 Bet Viņš tiem sacīja: "Kur ir jūsu ticība?" Bet tie bīdamies brīnījās, savā starpā sacīdami: "Kas Tas tāds, ka Viņš arī vējiem un ūdeņiem pavēl un tie Viņam paklausa?" 26 Un tie pārcēlās uz geraziešu novadu, kas atrodas Galilejai iepretī. 27 Kad Viņš izkāpa malā, Viņam nāca no pilsētas pretī kāds vīrs, kas bija ļaunu garu apsēsts; jau ilgu laiku viņš nebija apģērbis drēbes un viņš neuzturējās mājās, bet dzīvoja kapenēs. 28 Viņš, ieraudzījis Jēzu, iebrēcās un nometās Viņa priekšā ceļos un sacīja skaļā balsī: "Ko Tu gribi no manis, Jēzu, Tu visuaugstākā Dieva Dēls? Es Tevi lūdzu, nemoki mani." 29 Jēzus bija nešķīstam garam pavēlējis atstāt šo cilvēku, jo tas bieži bija viņu plosījis, un, kaut gan to bija sējuši važām un dzelžiem un turējuši zem uzraudzības, tas tomēr bija važas pārrāvis, un ļaunais to bija dzinis uz tuksnesi. 30 Tad Jēzus viņam jautāja: "Kā tevi sauc?" Viņš sacīja: "Leģions." Jo daudz ļaunu garu bija viņā iegājuši. 31 Tie Viņu lūdza, lai Viņš tiem nepavēlētu nobraukt bezdibenī. 32 Bet tur bija liels cūku pulks ganos uz kalna. Un ļaunie gari Viņu lūdza, lai atļaujot tiem ieiet cūkās - un Viņš tiem to atļāva. 33 Un ļaunie gari, no cilvēka izgājuši, iegāja cūkās, un ganāmais pulks nogāzās no kalna ezerā un noslīka. 34 Kad gani redzēja notikušo, tie aizbēga un stāstīja par to pilsētā un ciemos. 35 Un ļaudis izgāja notikušo redzēt un nāca pie Jēzus un atrada cilvēku, no kura ļaunie gari bija izgājuši, sēžam pie Jēzus kājām apģērbtu un pie pilna prāta, un viņi izbijās. 36 Un arī tie, kas to bija redzējuši, atstāstīja viņiem, kā apsēstais bija tapis dziedināts. 37 Un visi geraziešu apgabala iedzīvotāji lūdza Viņu aiziet no viņiem, jo lielas bailes tos bija pārņēmušas. Un Viņš iekāpa laivā un griezās atpakaļ. 38 Bet vīrs, no kura ļaunie gari bija izgājuši, lūdza atļaut tam palikt pie Viņa. Bet Jēzus to atlaida, sacīdams: 39 "Atgriezies savās mājās un izstāsti, ko Dievs tev ir darījis." Un viņš nogāja un pasludināja visā pilsētā, ko Jēzus tam bija darījis. 40 Kad Jēzus atgriezās atpakaļ, ļaudis Viņu saņēma, jo visi Viņu gaidīja. 41 Un redzi, tur nāca vīrs, vārdā Jairs; tas bija sinagogas priekšnieks. Un, nokritis Jēzum pie kājām, viņš To lūdza nākt viņa namā, 42 jo viņam bija viena vienīga meitiņa ap divpadsmit gadu veca, un tā gulēja uz miršanu. Un, Viņam ejot, ļaudis drūzmējās ap Viņu. 43 Un kāda sieva, kas divpadsmit gadus sirga ar asiņošanu un kuru neviens nebija varējis dziedināt, 44 piegājusi no mugurpuses, aizskāra Viņa drēbju vīli, un tūdaļ asins tecēšana nostājās. 45 Bet Jēzus jautāja: "Kas Mani ir aizskāris?" Un, kad visi liedzās, tad Pēteris un viņa biedri sacīja: "Meistar, ļaudis Tev laužas virsū un Tevi spiež." 46 Bet Jēzus sacīja: "Mani kāds ir aizskāris, jo Es jūtu, ka spēks no Manis ir izgājis." 47 Bet sieva, redzēdama, ka viņa nav palikusi apslēpta, trīcēdama nāca un nometās Viņa priekšā ceļos un izstāstīja visu ļaužu priekšā, kādas vainas dēļ tā bija Viņu aizskārusi un ka viņa tūdaļ bija kļuvusi vesela. 48 Bet Viņš tai sacīja: "Mana meita, tava ticība tev ir palīdzējusi, ej ar mieru!" 49 Un, Viņam vēl runājot, nāk kāds sinagogas vecākā sūtīts cilvēks un saka: "Tava meitiņa ir mirusi, neapgrūtini Mācītāju." 50 Bet Jēzus, to dzirdējis, tam teica: "Nebīsties, tici tikai, un viņa taps izglābta." 51 Un, namā iegājis, Viņš nevienam neatļāva iet līdzi, izņemot Pēteri, Jāni un Jēkabu un meitenes tēvu un māti. 52 Un visi to apraudāja un nožēloja; bet Viņš sacīja: "Neraudiet, viņa nav mirusi, viņa guļ." 53 Tad tie Viņu izsmēja, zinādami, ka tā bija nomirusi, 54 bet Viņš satvēra tās roku un sauca: "Meitiņ, celies augšā!" 55 Un viņas gars atgriezās, un viņa tūdaļ uzcēlās, un Viņš pavēlēja tai dot ēst. 56 Un viņas vecāki bija iztrūkušies. Bet Viņš tiem piekodināja nestāstīt nevienam par notikušo.
