1 And it came about, after a short time, that he went through town and country giving the good news of the kingdom of God, and with him were the twelve,
2 And certain women who had been made free from evil spirits and diseases, Mary named Magdalene, from whom seven evil spirits had gone out,
3 And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's chief house-servant, and Susanna and a number of others, who gave him of their wealth for his needs.
4 And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:
5 A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.
6 And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.
7 And some went among thorns, and the thorns came up with it and it had no room for growth.
8 And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear.
9 And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.
10 And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.
11 Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.
12 Those by the side of the road are those who have given hearing; then the Evil One comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not have faith and get salvation.
13 And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.
14 And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.
15 And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.
16 No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.
17 For nothing is put out of view which will not be made clear, and nothing is secret of which the knowledge will not come to light.
18 So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.
19 And his mother and his brothers came to him, and they were not able to get near him because of the great number of people.
20 And someone said to him, Your mother and your brothers are outside desiring to see you.
21 But he said to them in answer, My mother and my brothers are those who have knowledge of the word of God and do it.
22 Now it came about on one of those days that he got into a boat with his disciples; and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the water: and they put out the boat.
23 But while they were sailing he went to sleep: and a storm of wind came down on the sea, and the boat became full of water and they were in danger.
24 Then they came to him and, awaking him out of his sleep, said, Master, Master, destruction is near. And he, when he was awake, gave orders to the wind and the rolling waves, and the storm came to an end, and all was calm.
25 And he said to them, Where is your faith? And fear and wonder overcame them, and they said to one another, Who then is this, who gives orders even to the winds and the water and they do what he says?
26 And they came to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.
27 And when he had come to the land, there came to him a certain man from the town who had evil spirits; and for a long time he had had no clothing on, and was not living in a house but in the place of the dead.
28 And when he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry and went down on the earth before him and in a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Do not be cruel to me.
29 For he gave an order to the evil spirit to come out of the man. For frequently it would take a grip of him: and he was kept under control, and prisoned with chains; but parting the chains in two, he would be sent by the driving of the evil spirit into waste places.
30 And Jesus said to him, What is your name? And he said, Legion; for a number of spirits had gone into him.
31 And they made a request to him that he would not give them an order to go away into the deep.
32 Now there was a great herd of pigs in that place, getting food on the mountain: and the evil spirits made a request to him that he would let them go into the pigs, and he let them.
33 And the evil spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs: and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the water and came to destruction.
34 And when the men who took care of them saw what had come about, they went quickly and gave news of it in the town and the country.
35 And they went out to see what had taken place, and they came to Jesus and saw the man out of whom the evil spirits had gone, seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, at the feet of Jesus; and fear came on them.
36 And those who had seen it gave them an account of how the man who had the evil spirits was made well.
37 And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes made a request to him to go away from them; for they were in great fear: and he got into a boat and went back.
38 But the man from whom the evil spirits had gone out had a great desire to be with him, but he sent him away, saying,
39 Go back to your house and let them have news of all the great things which God has done for you. And he went away, giving word through all the town of the great things which Jesus had done for him.
40 And when Jesus went back, the people were glad to see him, for they were all waiting for him.
41 Then there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler in the Synagogue: and he went down at the feet of Jesus, desiring him to come to his house;
42 For he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was near to death. But while he was on his way, the people were pushing to be near him.
43 And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had given all her money to medical men, and not one of them was able to make her well,
44 Came after him and put her hand on the edge of his robe, and straight away the flowing of her blood was stopped.
45 And Jesus said, Who was touching me? And when they all said, It is not I, Peter and those who were with him said, Master, the people are pushing round you on every side.
46 But Jesus said, Someone was touching me, for I had the feeling that power had gone out from me.
47 And when the woman saw that she was not able to keep it secret, she came, shaking with fear, and falling down before him she made clear before all the people the reason for her touching him, and how she was made well straight away.
48 And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.
49 While he was still talking, someone came from the house of the ruler of the Synagogue, saying, Your daughter is dead; do not go on troubling the Master.
50 But Jesus at these words said to him, Have no fear, only have faith, and she will be made well.
51 And when he came to the house he did not let any man go in with him, but only Peter and John and James, and the father of the girl and her mother.
52 And all the people were weeping and crying for her; but he said, Do not be sad, for she is not dead, but sleeping.
53 And they were laughing at him, being certain that she was dead.
54 But he, taking her hand, said to her, My child, get up.
55 And her spirit came back to her and she got up straight away: and he gave orders that food was to be given to her.
56 And her father and mother were full of wonder, but he gave orders to them to say nothing about it to anyone.
1 ED avvenne poi appresso, ch’egli andava attorno di città in città, e di castello in castello, predicando, ed evangelizzando il regno di Dio, avendo seco i dodici.
2 Ed anche certe donne, le quali erano state guarite da spiriti maligni, e da infermità, cioè: Maria, detta Maddalena, della quale erano usciti sette demoni;
3 e Giovanna, moglie di Cuza, procurator di Erode; e Susanna, e molte altre; le quali gli ministravano, sovvenendolo delle lor facoltà
4 ORA, raunandosi gran moltitudine, e andando la gente di tutte le città a lui, egli disse in parabola:
5 Un seminatore uscì a seminar la sua semenza; e mentre egli seminava, una parte cadde lungo la via, e fu calpestata, e gli uccelli del cielo la mangiarono tutta.
6 Ed un’altra cadde sopra la pietra; e come fu nata, si seccò; perciocchè non avea umore.
7 Ed un’altra cadde per mezzo le spine; e le spine, nate insieme, l’affogarono.
8 Ed un’altra cadde in buona terra; ed essendo nata, fece frutto, cento per uno. Dicendo queste cose, gridava: Chi ha orecchie da udire, oda.
9 E i suoi discepoli lo domandarono, che voleva dir quella parabola.
10 Ed egli disse: A voi è dato di conoscere i misteri del regno di Dio; ma agli altri quelli son proposti in parabole, acciocchè veggendo non veggano, e udendo non intendano.
11 Or questo è il senso della parabola: La semenza è la parola di Dio.
12 E coloro che son seminati lungo la via son coloro che odono la parola; ma poi viene il diavolo, e toglie via la parola dal cuor loro; acciocchè non credano, e non sieno salvati.
13 E coloro che son seminati sopra la pietra son coloro i quali, quando hanno udita la parola, la ricevono con allegrezza; ma costoro non hanno radice, non credendo se non a tempo; ed al tempo della tentazione si ritraggono indietro.
14 E la parte ch’è caduta fra le spine son coloro che hanno udita la parola; ma, quando se ne sono andati, sono affogati dalle sollecitudini, e dalle ricchezze, e da’ piaceri di questa vita, e non fruttano.
15 Ma la parte che è caduta nella buona terra son coloro i quali, avendo udita la parola, la ritengono in un cuore onesto e buono, e fruttano con perseveranza.
16 OR niuno, accesa una lampana, la copre con un vaso, o la mette sotto il letto; anzi la mette sopra il candelliere; acciocchè coloro ch’entrano veggano la luce.
17 Poichè non v’è nulla di nascosto, che non abbia a farsi manifesto; nè di segreto, che non abbia a sapersi, ed a venire in palese.
18 Guardate adunque come voi udite; perciocchè a chiunque ha, sarà dato; ma a chi non ha, eziandio quel ch’egli pensa di avere gli sarà tolto.
19 OR sua madre e i suoi fratelli vennero a lui, e non potevano avvicinarglisi per la moltitudine.
20 E ciò gli fu rapportato, dicendo alcuni: Tua madre, e i tuoi fratelli, son là fuori, volendoti vedere.
21 Ma egli, rispondendo, disse loro: La madre mia, e i miei fratelli, son quelli che odono la parola di Dio, e la mettono ad effetto
22 ED avvenne un di que’ dì, ch’egli montò in una navicella, co’ suoi discepoli, e disse loro: Passiamo all’altra riva del lago. Ed essi vogarono in alta acqua.
23 E mentre navigavano, egli si addormentò; ed un turbo di vento calò nel lago, talchè la lor navicella si empieva; e pericolavano.
24 Ed essi, accostatisi, lo svegliarono, dicendo: Maestro, Maestro, noi periamo. Ed egli, destatosi, sgridò il vento, e il fiotto dell’acqua, e quelli si acquetarono, e si fece bonaccia.
25 E Gesù disse a’ suoi discepoli: Ov’è la vostra fede? Ed essi, impauriti, si maravigliarono, dicendo l’uno all’altro: Chi è pur costui, ch’egli comanda eziandio al vento ed all’acqua, ed essi gli ubbidiscono?
26 E NAVIGARONO alla contrada de’ Gadareni, ch’è di rincontro alla Galilea.
27 E quando egli fu smontato in terra, gli venne incontro un uomo di quella città, il quale, già da lungo tempo, avea i demoni, e non era vestito d’alcun vestimento; e non dimorava in casa alcuna, ma dentro i monumenti.
28 E, quando ebbe veduto Gesù, diede un gran grido, e gli si gettò a’ piedi, e disse con gran voce: Gesù, Figliuol dell’Iddio altissimo, che vi è egli fra te e me? io ti prego, non tormentarmi.
29 Perciocchè egli comandava allo spirito immondo di uscir di quell’uomo; perchè già da lungo tempo se n’era impodestato; e benchè fosse guardato, legato con catene, e con ceppi, rompeva i legami, ed era trasportato dal demonio ne’ deserti.
30 E Gesù lo domandò, dicendo: Qual’è il tuo nome? Ed esso disse: Legione; perciocchè molti demoni erano entrati in lui.
31 Ed essi lo pregavano che non comandasse loro di andar nell’abisso.
32 Or quivi presso era una greggia di gran numero di porci, che pasturavan sul monte; e que’ demoni lo pregavano che permettesse loro d’entrare in essi. Ed egli lo permise loro.
33 E que’ demoni, usciti di quell’uomo, entrarono ne’ porci; e quella greggia si gettò per lo precipizio nel lago, ed affogò.
34 E quando coloro che li pasturavano videro ciò ch’era avvenuto, se ne fuggirono, e andarono, e lo rapportarono nella città, e per lo contado.
35 E la gente uscì fuori, per veder ciò ch’era avvenuto; e venne a Gesù, e trovò l’uomo, del quale i demoni erano usciti, che sedeva a’ piedi di Gesù, vestito, e in buon senno; e temette.
36 Coloro ancora che l’aveano veduto, raccontaron loro come l’indemoniato era stato liberato.
37 E tutta la moltitudine del paese circonvicino dei Gadareni richiese Gesù che si dipartisse da loro; perciocchè erano occupati di grande spavento. Ed egli, montato nella navicella, se ne ritornò.
38 Or quell’uomo, del quale erano usciti i demoni, lo pregava di poter stare con lui. Ma Gesù lo licenziò, dicendo:
39 Ritorna a casa tua, e racconta quanto gran cose Iddio ti ha fatte. Ed egli se ne andò per tutta la città, predicando quanto gran cose Gesù gli avea fatte
40 OR avvenne, quando Gesù fu ritornato, che la moltitudine l’accolse; perciocchè tutti l’aspettavano.
41 Ed ecco un uomo, il cui nome era Iairo, il quale era capo della sinagoga, venne, e gettatosi a’ piedi di Gesù, lo pregava che venisse in casa sua.
42 Perciocchè egli avea una figliuola unica, d’età d’intorno a dodici anni, la qual si moriva. Or mentre egli vi andava, la moltitudine l’affollava.
43 Ed una donna, la quale avea un flusso di sangue già da dodici anni, ed avea spesa ne’ medici tutta la sua sostanza, e non era potuta esser guarita da alcuno;
44 accostatasi di dietro, toccò il lembo della vesta di esso; e in quello stante il flusso del suo sangue si stagnò.
45 E Gesù disse: Chi mi ha toccato? E negandolo tutti, Pietro, e coloro ch’eran con lui, dissero: Maestro, le turbe ti stringono, e ti affollano, e tu dici: Chi mi ha toccato?
46 Ma Gesù disse: Alcuno mi ha toccato, perciocchè io ho conosciuto che virtù è uscita di me.
47 E la donna, veggendo ch’era scoperta, tutta tremante venne; e, gettataglisi a’ piedi, gli dichiarò, in presenza di tutto il popolo, per qual cagione l’avea toccato, e come in quello stante era guarita.
48 Ed egli le disse: Sta’ di buon cuore, figliuola; la tua fede ti ha salvata; vattene in pace.
49 Ora, mentre egli parlava ancora, venne uno di casa del capo della sinagoga, dicendogli: La tua figliuola è morta; non dar molestia al Maestro.
50 Ma Gesù, udito ciò, gli fece motto, e disse: Non temere; credi solamente, ed ella sarà salva.
51 Ed entrato nella casa, non permise che alcuno vi entrasse, se non Pietro, e Giovanni, e Giacomo, e il padre, e la madre della fanciulla.
52 Or tutti piangevano, e facevan cordoglio di lei. Ma egli disse: Non piangete; ella non è morta, ma dorme.
53 Ed essi si ridevano di lui, sapendo ch’ella era morta.
54 Ma egli, avendo messi fuori tutti, e presala per la mano, gridò, dicendo: Fanciulla, levati.
55 E il suo spirito ritornò in lei, ed ella si levò prontamente; ed egli comandò che le si desse da mangiare.
56 E il padre, e la madre di essa, sbigottirono. E Gesù comandò loro, che non dicessero ad alcuno ciò ch’era stato fatto