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For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:13
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:13
Daily Meditation
50 But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
Today’s Reading
The Gospel According
To
Luke
Chapter 8
Take Heed Therefore
How Ye Hear
1 And it came to
pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and
shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, 2
and certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary
called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, 3 and Joanna the wife of Chuza
Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of
their substance.
4 And when much
people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake
by a parable: 5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by
the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 6
And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away,
because it lacked moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang
up with it, and choked it. 8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and
bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that
hath ears to hear, let him hear. 9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What
might this parable be? 10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the
mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might
not see, and hearing they might not understand. 11 Now the parable is this: The
seed is the word of God. 12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then
cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they
should believe and be saved. 13 They on the rock are they, which, when they
hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while
believe, and in time of temptation fall away. 14 And that which fell among
thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with
cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart,
having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
16 No man, when he
hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed;
but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light. 17
For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid,
that shall not be known and come abroad. 18 Take heed therefore how ye hear:
for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him
shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.
19 Then came to him
his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press. 20 And it
was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without,
desiring to see thee. 21 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my
brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
22 Now it came to
pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said
unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched
forth. 23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of
wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. 24 And
they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he
arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and
there was a calm. 25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being
afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he
commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
26 And they arrived
at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee. 27 And when he
went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had
devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the
tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a
loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high?
I beseech thee, torment me not. 29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to
come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound
with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil
into the wilderness.) 30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he
said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. 31 And they besought
him that he would not command them to go out into the deep. 32 And there was
there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that
he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them. 33 Then went the
devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently
down a steep place into the lake, and were choked. 34 When they that fed them
saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the
country. 35 Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found
the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus,
clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. 36 They also which saw it
told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.
37 Then the whole
multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart
from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship,
and returned back again. 38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed
besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39
Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee.
And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things
Jesus had done unto him.
40 And it came to
pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they
were all waiting for him. 41 And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he
was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him
that he would come into his house: 42 for he had one only daughter, about
twelve years of age, and she lay a dying.
But as he went the
people thronged him. 43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years,
which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
44 came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her
issue of blood stanched. 45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied,
Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and
press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? 46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath
touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. 47 And when the woman
saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she
declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and
how she was healed immediately. 48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good
comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
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