Twentieth Century [1904], THE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW TESTAMENT A TRANSLATION INTO MODERN ENGLISH Made from the Original Greek (Westcott & Hort's Text) (The Fleming H. Revell Company, NEW YORK & CHICAGO) [word count] [B14200].
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1 Shortly afterwards, Jesus went on a journey
through the towns and villages, proclaiming the
Good News of the Kingdom of God. With him
went the Twelve,
2 as well as some women who had been cured
of wicked spirits and of infirmities. They were Mary, known
as Mary of Magdala (from whom seven demons had been
expelled),
3 and Joanna (the wife of Herod's steward, Chuza),
and Susannah, and many others—all of whom ministered to
Jesus and his Apostles out of their means.
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4 Once, when a great crowd was collecting, and,
when the people of town after town were flocking
to Jesus, he spoke to them in the form of a parable:
5 “The sower went out to sow his seed; and, as he was sowing,
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some of the seed fell along the path and was trodden upon;
and the wild birds ate it up.
6 Other seed fell upon rock,
and, as soon as it began to grow, having no moisture,
withered away.
7 Other seed fell in the middle of brambles,
but the brambles grew up with it and choked it entirely.
8 Other seed fell into rich soil, and grew, and gave a hundredfold
return.”
After saying this, Jesus cried aloud:
“Let him who has ears to hear with hear.”
9 His disciples asked Jesus the meaning of this parable.
10 “To you,” he said, “the knowledge of the hidden truths of the
Kingdom of God has been imparted, but to others in parables
only, that ‘though they have eyes they may not see, and
though they have ears, they may not understand.’ This is note
11 the parable—
12 The seed is God's Message. By the seed which fell along the
path are meant those who hear the Message; but then comes
the Devil and carries away the Message from their minds, to
prevent their believing it and being saved.
13 By the seed which fell upon the rock are meant those who, as
soon as they hear the Message, welcome it joyfully; but they
have no root, and believe it only for a time, and, when the time
of temptation comes, they draw back.
14 By that which fell among the brambles are meant those who
hear the Message, but who, as they go on their way, are completely
choked by this world's cares and wealth and pleasures,
and bring nothing to perfection.
15 But by that in the good ground are meant those who, having
heard the Message, keep it in the good, rich soil of their
hearts, and patiently yield a return.
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16 No man sets light to a lamp and then covers it
with a bowl or puts it underneath a couch, but he
puts it on a lamp-stand, so that anyone who comes in may see
the light.
17 Nothing is hidden which will not be brought into
the light of day, nor ever kept hidden which will not some day
become known and come into the light of day. ⪆⪆
18 Take
care, then, how you listen. For, to all those who have, more
will be given; while, from all those who have nothing, even
what they seem to have will be taken away.”
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19 Presently Jesus' mother and brothers came
where he was, but they were not able to join him
on account of the crowd.
20 So word was brought to him—
‘Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting
to see you.’
21 His reply, spoken to them all, was:
“My mother and my brothers are those who listen to God's
teaching and do what it bids.”
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22 One day about that time, Jesus got into a boat
with his disciples and said to them: “Let us go
across the lake.”
23 So they put off. While they were sailing,
Jesus fell asleep. A squall swept down upon the lake, and
their boat was filling and they were in danger.
24 So the
disciples came and roused him.
“Sir, Sir,” they cried, “we are lost!”
Jesus rose and rebuked the wind and the rushing waves, and
they fell, and a calm followed.
25 “Where is your faith?” he exclaimed.
But in great awe and amazement they said to one another:
“Who can this be, that he commands even the winds and
the waves, and they obey him?”
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26 And they reached the country of the Gerasenes,
which is on the opposite side to Galilee;
27 and, on
getting ashore, Jesus met a man, who had demons in him,
coming out of the town. For a long time this man had worn
no clothing, and he had not lived in a house, but in the tombs.
28 Catching sight of Jesus, he shrieked out and threw himself
down before him, and in a loud voice exclaimed:
“What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High
God? I beseech you not to torment me.”
29 For Jesus was commanding the foul spirit to come out from
the man. On many occasions it had seized him, and, even when
secured with chains and fetters, and watched, he would break
through anything that bound him, and be driven by the demon
into the Wilds.
30 “What is your name?” Jesus asked.
“Legion,” he answered (for many demons had taken possession
of him);
31 and the demons begged Jesus not to order
them away into the bottomless pit. ⪆⪆
32 There was a drove
of many pigs close by feeding upon the hill-side; and the
demons begged Jesus to give them leave to enter into them.
33 Jesus gave them leave. They came out from the man and took
possession of the pigs; and the drove rushed down the steep
slope into the lake and were drowned. ⪆⪆
34 When the men
who tended them saw what had happened, they ran away, and
carried the news to the town, and to the country round.
35 The
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, clothed and in his right mind, at Jesus' feet; and
they were awe-struck.
36 Those who had seen it told them how
the possessed man had been delivered;
37 upon which all the
people in the neighbourhood of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to
leave them, for they were terrified. Jesus got into a boat and
returned.
38 The man from whom the demons had gone out
begged Jesus to let him be with him; but Jesus sent him away.
39 “Go back to your home,” he said, “and relate the story of
all that God has done for you.”
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So the man went through the whole town and proclaimed, as
he went, all that Jesus had done for him.
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40 On his return, Jesus was welcomed by the people;
for every one was looking out for him. ⪆⪆
41 And
a man named Jaeirus, who was a President
of the Synagogue, came to Jesus, and
threw himself at Jesus' feet, with entreaties that he would
come to his house,
42 because his only daughter, who was about
twelve years old, was dying. ⪆⪆ noteAs Jesus
was going, the people were pressing closely round
him.
43 And a woman, who had suffered from
haemorrhage for twelve years, and whom no one could cure,
came up behind and touched the tassel of his cloak.
44 Instantly
the haemorrhage ceased. note
45 “Who was it that touched me?” Jesus asked; and,
while every one was denying having done so, Peter exclaimed:
“Why, Sir, the people are crowding round you and pressing
upon you!”
46 “Somebody touched me,” said Jesus; “for I felt that power
had gone out from me.”
47 Then the woman, when she saw that she was discovered, came
forward trembling, and threw herself down before him; and,
in presence of all the people, she told him her reason for touching
him, and that she had been cured instantly.
48 “Daughter,” he said, “your faith has delivered you. Go,
and peace be with you.”
49 Before he had finished speaking, some one came from the
house of the President of the Synagogue and said:
“Your daughter is dead! Do not trouble the Teacher
further.”
50 But Jesus, hearing this, spoke to the President:
“Do not be afraid; only have faith, and she shall yet be
delivered.”
51 When he reached the house, he did not allow any one to go in
with him, except Peter, John, and James, and the child's father
and mother.
52 And every one was weeping and mourning for
her.
“Do not weep,” Jesus said, “she is not dead; she is asleep.”
53 They began to laugh at him, for they knew that she was
dead.
54 But, taking her by the hand, Jesus said in a loud
voice:
“Child, rise!”
55 The child's spirit returned to her, and she instantly stood up;
and Jesus ordered them to give her something to eat.
56 Her
parents were amazed, but Jesus impressed on them that they
were not to tell any one what had happened.
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Twentieth Century [1904], THE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW TESTAMENT A TRANSLATION INTO MODERN ENGLISH Made from the Original Greek (Westcott & Hort's Text) (The Fleming H. Revell Company, NEW YORK & CHICAGO) [word count] [B14200].
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