1   And it came to passe afterward, and he made his iourney by cities and tovvnes preaching and euangelizing the kingdom of God: and the Tvvelue vvith him,

2   and some vvomen that had been cured of vvicked spirits and infirmities, ^note Marie vvhich is called Magdalene, out of vvhom seuen deuils vvere gone

forth,

3   and Ioane the vvife of Chusa Herods procurator, and Susan, and ^note many others that09Q0711 did minister vnto him of their substance.

4    ^noteAnd ^note vvhen a very great multitude assembled, and hastened out of the cities vnto him, he said by a similitude.

5   The sovver vvent forth to sovv his seede. and vvhiles he sovveth, some fel by the vvay side, and vvas troden vpon, and the foules of the aire did eate it.

6   And other some fel vpon the rocke: and being shot vp, it vvithered, because it had not moisture.

7   And othersome fel among thornes, and the thornes grovving vp vvithal, choked it.

8   And other some fel vp&obar; good ground: and being shot vp, yelded fruite an hundred fold. Saying these things he cried, He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

9   And his disciples asked him vvhat this parable vvas.

10   To vvhom he said, To you it is giuen to knovv the mysterie of the kingd&obar; of God, but to the rest in parables, ^note that ^note seeing they may not see, and hearing may not vnderstand.

11   And the parable is this: The seede, is the vvord of God.

12   And they besides the vvay: are those that heare, then the deuil c&obar;meth, and taketh the vvord out of their hart, lest beleeuing they be saued.

13   For they vpon the rocke: such as vvhen they heare, vvith ioy receiue the vvord: and these haue no rootes: because ^note for a time they beleeue, and in time of tentation they reuolt.

14   And that vvhich fel into thornes, are they that haue heard, and going their vvaies, are choked vvith cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and render not fruite.

15   And that vpon good ground: are they vvhich in a good and very good hart, hearing the vvord, doe reteine it, and yeld fruite in patience. &cross4;

16   And no man lighting a candel doth couer it vvith a vessel, or put it vnder a bed: but setteth it vp&obar; a c&abar;delsticke, that they that enter in, may see the light.

17   For there is not any thing secrete, that shal not be made manifest: nor hid, that shal not be knowen, & come abrode.

18   See therfore how you heare. For he that hath, to him shal be giuen: and vvhosoeuer hath not, that also vvhich he thinketh he hath, shal be taken avvay fr&obar; him.

19   And ^note his mother and brethren came vnto him: and they could not come at him for the multitude.

20   And it vvas told him, Thy mother and09Q0712 thy brethren stand vvithout, desirous to see thee.

21   Who ansvvering said to them, My ^note mother and

my brethren, are they that heare the vvord of God and doe it.

22    ^noteAnd it came to passe one day: and he vvent vp into a boate, and his disciples, and he said to them, Let vs strike ouer the lake. And they launched forth.

23   And vvhen they vvere sailing, he slept: and there fel a storme of vvinde into the lake, and they ^note vvere filled, and vvere in danger.

24   And ^note they came and raised him, saying, Maister, vve perish. But he rising, rebuked the vvinde and the tempest of vvater: and it ceased, and there vvas made a calme.

25   And he said to them, Vvhere is your faith? Who fearing, marueiled one to an other, saying, Vvho is this (trovv ye) that he commaundeth both the vvindes and the sea, and they obey him?

26    ^noteAnd they sailed to the countrie of the Gerasens vvhich is ouer against Galilee.

27   And vvhen he vvas come forth to the land, there mette him a certaine man that had a deuil novv a very long time, and he did vveare no clothes, neither did he tarie in house, but in the monum&ebar;ts.

28   And as he savv Iesvs, he fel dovvne before him: and crying out vvith a great voice, he said, Vvhat is to me and thee Iesvs sonne of God most high? I beseech thee doe not torment me.

29   For he commaunded the vncleane spirit to goe forth out of the man. For many times he caught him, and he vvas bound vvith chaines, and kept vvith fetters: and breaking the bondes vvas driuen of the deuil into the deserts.

30   And Iesvs asked him saying, Vvhat is thy name? But he said, Legion. because many deuils vvere entred into him.

31   And they besought him that he vvould not commaund them to goe into the depth.

32   And there vvas there a heard of many svvine feeding on the mountaine: and they desired him, that he vvould permit them to enter into them. And he permitted them.

33   The deuils therfore vvent forth out of the man, and entred into the svvine: and the heard vvith violence vvent headlong into the lake, and vvas stifled.

34   Which vvhen the svvine heards savv done, they fled: and told into the citie and into the tovvnes.

35   And they vvent forth to see that vvhich vvas done: and they came to Iesvs, and found the man, out of vvh&obar; the deuils vvere gone forth, sitting at his feete, clothed, and vvel in his vvittes, and they vvere afraid.

36   And they also that had seen, told them hovv he had been made whole from the legion.

37   And al the multitude of the countrie of the Gerasens besought him to depart from

them: for they vvere taken vvith great feare. And he going vp into the boate, returned.

38   And the man out of vvhom the deuils vvere departed, desired him that he might be vvith him. But Iesvs dimissed him, saying,

39   Returne into thy house, and tel hovv great things God hath done to thee. And he vvent through the vvhole citie, preaching hovv great things Iesvs had done to him.

40   And it came to passe: vvhen Iesvs vvas returned, the multitude receiued him. and al vvere expecting him.

41   And ^note behold there came a man vvhose name vvas Iaîrus, and he vvas Prince of the Synagogue: and he fel at the feete of Iesvs, desiring him that he vvould enter into his house,

42   because he had an only daughter almost tvvelue yeres old, and she vvas a dying. And it chaunced, vvhiles he vvent, he vvas thronged of the multitudes.

43   And there vvas ^note a certaine vvoman in a fluxe of bloud from tvvelue yeres past, vvhich had bestovved al her subst&abar;ce vpon Physicions, neither could she be cured of any:

44   she came behind him, and touched the hemme of his garment: and forthvvith the fluxe of her bloud stinted,

45   And Iesvs said, Vvho is it that touched me? And al denying, ^note Peter said, and they that vvere vvith him, Maister, the multitudes throng and presse thee, and doest thou say, Vvho touched me?

46   And Iesvs said, Some bodie hath touched me. for I knovv that there is vertue proceded from me.

47   And the vvoman seeing, that she vvas not hid, came trembling, and fel dovvne before his feete: and for vvhat cause she had touched him, she shevved before al the people: and hovv forthvvith she vvas made vvhole.

48   But he said to her, Daughter, thy faith hath made the safe, goe thy vvay in peace.

49   As he vvas yet speaking, there c&obar;meth one to the Prince of the synagogue, saying to him, That thy daughter is dead, trouble him not.

50   And Iesvs hearing this vvord, ansvvered the father of the maide, Feare not: ^note beleeue only, and she shal be safe.

51   And vvhen he vvas come to the house, he permitted not any man to enter in vvith him, but Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and the father and mother of the maide.

52   And al vvept, and mourned for her. But he said, Vveepe not, the maide is not dead, but sleepeth.

53   And they derided him, knovving that she vvas dead.

54   But he holding her hand cried saying, Maide arise.

55   And09Q0713 her spirit returned, and she rose

incontinent. And he bade them giue her to eate.

56   And her parentes vvere astonied, vvhom he commaunded to tel no man that vvhich vvas done.

Previous section

Next section