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Gospel of Luke, Chapter 8

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Chapter 8 of Luke—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ Shortly afterwards he went journeying from city to city and from village to village, preaching[a] and declaring the good news of the kingdom of God.1 And the twelve were with him,
  2. and certain women2 that had been cured of wicked spirits and sicknesses, Mary the so-called Magʹda·lene, from whom seven demons had come out,3
  3. and Jo·anʹna4 the wife of Chuʹza, Herod’s man in charge, and Su·sanʹna and many other women, who were ministering to them from their belongings.
  4. ¶ Now when a great crowd had collected together with those that went to him from city after city, he spoke by means of an illustration:5
  5. “A sower went out to sow his seed. Well, as he was sowing, some of it fell alongside the road and was trampled down, and the birds of heaven ate it up.6
  6. Some other landed upon the rock-mass, and, after sprouting, it dried up because of not having moisture.7
  7. Some other fell among the thorns, and the thorns that grew up with it choked it off.8
  8. Some other fell upon the good soil, and, after sprouting, it produced fruit a hundredfold.”9 As he told these things, he proceeded to call out: “Let him that has ears to listen, listen.”10
  9. ¶ But his disciples began to ask him what this illustration might mean.11
  10. He said: “To YOU it is granted to understand the sacred secrets of the kingdom of God, but for the rest it is in illustrations,12 in order that, though looking, they may look in vain and, though hearing, they may not get the meaning.13
  11. Now the illustration14 means this: The seed is the word of God.15
  12. Those alongside the road are the ones that have heard,16 then the Devil17 comes and takes the word away from their hearts in order that they may not believe and be saved.18
  13. Those upon the rock-mass are the ones who, when they hear it, receive the word with joy, but these have no root; they believe for a season, but in a season of testing they fall away.19
  14. As for that which fell among the thorns, these are the ones that have heard, but, by being carried away by anxieties and riches and pleasures20 of this life, they are completely choked and bring nothing to perfection.21
  15. As for that on the fine soil, these are the ones that, after hearing the word with a fine and good heart,22 retain it and bear fruit with endurance.23
  16. ¶ “No one, after lighting a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it underneath a bed, but he puts it on a lampstand, that those stepping in may behold the light.24
  17. For there is nothing hidden25 that will not become manifest, neither anything carefully concealed that will never become known and never come into the open.26
  18. Therefore, pay attention to how YOU listen; for whoever has, more will be given him,27 but whoever does not have, even what he imagines he has will be taken away from him.”28
  19. ¶ Now his mother and brothers29 came toward him, but they were unable to get to him because of the crowd.30
  20. However, it was reported to him: “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside wanting to see you.”31
  21. In reply he said to them: “My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”32
  22. ¶ In the course of one of the days he and his disciples got into a boat, and he said to them: “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So they set sail.33
  23. But as they were sailing he fell asleep. Now a violent windstorm descended upon the lake, and they began to fill up with [water] and to be in danger.34
  24. Finally they went to him and roused him, saying: “Instructor, Instructor, we are about to perish!”35 Rousing himself, he rebuked36 the wind and the raging of the water, and they subsided, and a calm set in.
  25. Then he said to them: “Where is YOUR faith?” But struck with fear, they marveled, saying to one another: “Who really is this, for he orders even the winds and the water, and they obey him?”37
  26. ¶ And they put in to shore in the country of the Gerʹa·senes,[b] which is on the side opposite Galʹi·lee.38
  27. But as he got out onto land a certain man from the city who had demons met him. And for a considerable time he had not worn clothing, and he was staying, not at home, but among the tombs.39
  28. At the sight of Jesus he cried aloud and fell down before him, and with a loud voice he said: “What have I to do with you,[c]40 Jesus Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me.”41
  29. (For he had been ordering the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For over a long time it had held him fast,42 and he was repeatedly bound with chains and fetters under guard, but he would burst the bonds and be driven by the demon into the lonely places.)
  30. Jesus asked him: “What is your name?” He said: “Legion,” because many demons had entered into him.43
  31. And they kept entreating44 him not to order them to go away into the abyss.[d]45
  32. Now a herd of a considerable number of swine46 was feeding there on the mountain; so they entreated him to permit them to enter into those.47 And he gave them permission.
  33. Then the demons went out of the man and entered into the swine, and the herd rushed over the precipice into the lake and drowned.48
  34. But when the herders saw what had happened, they fled and reported it to the city and to the countryside.49
  35. ¶ Then people turned out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons came out, clothed and in his sound mind, sitting at the feet of Jesus; and they became fearful.50
  36. Those who had seen it reported to them how the demon-possessed man had been made well.[e]51
  37. So all the multitude from the surrounding country of the Gerʹa·senes[f] asked him to get away from them, because they were in the grip of great fear.52 Then he went aboard the boat and turned away.
  38. However, the man from whom the demons had gone out kept begging to continue with him; but he dismissed the man, saying:53
  39. “Be on your way back home, and keep on relating what things God did for you.”54 Accordingly he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what things Jesus did for him.55
  40. ¶ When Jesus got back, the crowd received him kindly, for they were all expecting him.56
  41. But, look! a man named Jaʹi·rus came, and this man was a presiding officer of the synagogue. And he fell at the feet of Jesus and began to entreat him to enter into his house,57
  42. because he had an only-begotten[g] daughter about twelve years old and she was dying.58
    ¶ As he was going the crowds thronged him.59
  43. And a woman, subject to a flow of blood60 for twelve years, who had not been able to get a cure from anyone,61
  44. approached from behind and touched the fringe[h]62 of his outer garment,63 and instantly her flow of blood stopped.64
  45. So Jesus said: “Who was it that touched me?”65 When they were all denying it, Peter said: “Instructor, the crowds are hemming you in and closely pressing you.”66
  46. Yet Jesus said: “Someone touched me, for I perceived that power67 went out of me.”68
  47. Seeing that she had not escaped notice, the woman came trembling and fell down before him and disclosed before all the people the cause for which she touched him and how she was healed instantly.69
  48. But he said to her: “Daughter, your faith has made you well;[i]70 go your way in peace.”71
  49. ¶ While he was yet speaking, a certain representative of the presiding officer of the synagogue came, saying: “Your daughter has died; do not bother the teacher any longer.”72
  50. On hearing this, Jesus answered him: “Have no fear, only put forth faith,73 and she will be saved.”
  51. When he reached the house he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter and John and James and the girl’s father and mother.74
  52. But people were all weeping and beating themselves in grief for her. So he said: “STOP weeping,75 for she did not die but is sleeping.”76
  53. At this they began to laugh at him scornfully, because they knew she had died.77
  54. But he took her by the hand and called, saying: “Girl, get up!”[j]78
  55. And her spirit[k]79 returned, and she rose80 instantly, and he ordered something to be given her to eat.81
  56. Well, her parents were beside themselves; but he instructed them to tell no one what had happened.82

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, “heralding.” Gr., ke·rysʹson; Lat., praeʹdi·cans.
  2. ^ “Gerasenes,” P75BDItVg; א, “Gergesenes”; ASyp,s, “Gadarenes.”
  3. ^ An idiom; a repellent question indicating objection. See App 7B.
  4. ^ Or, “the deep.” See Ro 10:7.
  5. ^ Or, “had been saved.”
  6. ^ See vs 26 ftn.
  7. ^ Or, “an only.” Gr., mo·no·ge·nesʹ. See Jg 11:34 ftn, “Child.”
  8. ^ Or, “border; tassel.”
  9. ^ Or, “has saved you.”
  10. ^ Or, “wake up!”
  11. ^ Or, “her breath (life-force).” Gr., to pneuʹma au·tesʹ; J17,18,22(Heb.), ru·chahʹ.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Mt 9:35; Lu 4:43
  2. ^ Mt 27:55; Mr 15:40
  3. ^ Mr 16:9; Lu 11:26
  4. ^ Lu 24:10
  5. ^ Mt 13:3; Mr 4:1
  6. ^ Mt 13:4; Mr 4:4; Lu 8:12
  7. ^ Mt 13:5; Mr 4:5; Lu 8:13
  8. ^ Mt 13:7; Mr 4:7; Lu 8:14
  9. ^ Mt 13:8; Mr 4:8; Lu 8:15
  10. ^ Mt 11:15; 13:9; Mr 4:9
  11. ^ Mt 13:10; Mr 4:10
  12. ^ Ps 78:2; Mt 13:35; Mr 4:34
  13. ^ Is 6:9; Mt 13:11; Mr 4:11
  14. ^ Mt 13:18; Mr 4:14
  15. ^ Ac 20:32; 1Pe 1:23
  16. ^ Jm 1:23
  17. ^ 2Co 2:11
  18. ^ Mt 13:19; Mr 4:15; 1Co 1:21; 2Co 4:3
  19. ^ Mt 13:20; Mr 4:16
  20. ^ Mt 19:23; 1Ti 6:9; 2Ti 3:4; 4:10
  21. ^ Mt 13:22; Mr 4:18
  22. ^ Ac 16:14
  23. ^ Mt 13:23; Mr 4:20; Heb 10:36; Re 3:10
  24. ^ Mt 5:15; Mr 4:21; Lu 11:33; Pp 2:15
  25. ^ Ec 12:14
  26. ^ Mt 10:26; Mr 4:22; Lu 12:2; 1Co 4:5
  27. ^ Mt 25:23
  28. ^ Mt 13:12; 25:29; Mr 4:25; Lu 19:26
  29. ^ Mt 13:55; Jn 7:5; Ac 1:14
  30. ^ Mt 12:46; Mr 3:31
  31. ^ Mt 12:47; Mr 3:32
  32. ^ Mt 12:50; Mr 3:35; Jn 15:14
  33. ^ Mt 8:23; Mr 4:36
  34. ^ Mt 8:24; Mr 4:37
  35. ^ Mt 8:25; Mr 4:38
  36. ^ Ps 65:7; Mt 8:26; Mr 4:39
  37. ^ Mt 8:27; Mr 4:41
  38. ^ Mt 8:28; Mr 5:1
  39. ^ Mr 5:2
  40. ^ Mr 1:24
  41. ^ Mt 8:29; Mr 5:7; Lu 4:34
  42. ^ Mr 9:21; Lu 13:16; Jn 5:6
  43. ^ Mr 5:9
  44. ^ Mr 5:10
  45. ^ Re 20:3
  46. ^ Le 11:7; De 14:8
  47. ^ Mt 8:31; Mr 5:12
  48. ^ Mt 8:32; Mr 5:13
  49. ^ Mt 8:33; Mr 5:14
  50. ^ Mt 8:34; Mr 5:15
  51. ^ Mr 5:16
  52. ^ Mr 5:17
  53. ^ Mr 5:18; Lu 18:43
  54. ^ Mr 5:19
  55. ^ Mr 5:20
  56. ^ Mr 5:21
  57. ^ Mt 9:18; Mr 5:22
  58. ^ Mt 9:18; Mr 5:23
  59. ^ Mr 5:24
  60. ^ Le 15:25
  61. ^ Mt 9:20; Mr 5:25
  62. ^ Nu 15:38
  63. ^ Mt 9:21; Mr 5:27
  64. ^ Le 6:27
  65. ^ Mr 5:30
  66. ^ Mr 5:31
  67. ^ Lu 5:17
  68. ^ Mr 5:32
  69. ^ Mr 5:33
  70. ^ Lu 7:50
  71. ^ 1Sa 1:17; Mt 9:22; Mr 5:34
  72. ^ Mr 5:35
  73. ^ Mr 5:36; Jn 11:25; Ro 4:17
  74. ^ Mr 5:37
  75. ^ Lu 7:13
  76. ^ Mr 5:39; Jn 11:11; Ac 7:60; 13:36; 1Co 7:39
  77. ^ Mt 9:24; Mr 5:40
  78. ^ Mr 5:41; Lu 7:14; Jn 11:43
  79. ^ Ge 2:7; 6:17; Jb 33:4; Ec 3:19; Is 42:5; Re 11:11
  80. ^ Mr 5:42
  81. ^ Mr 5:43
  82. ^ Mr 7:36; Lu 5:14

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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