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Luke 8:30 (NIV)

Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.

Luke 8:3 (NIV)

Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.

Luke 8:31 (NIV)

And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss.

Luke 8:32 (NIV)

A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and he gave them permission.

Luke 8:33 (NIV)

When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

Luke 8:34 (NIV)

When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside,

and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

Luke 8:36 (NIV)

Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been cured.

Luke 8:37 (NIV)

Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and left.

Luke 8:38 (NIV)

The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

Luke 8:39 (NIV)

“Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him.

Luke 8:1 (NIV)

After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him,

Luke 8:2 (NIV)

and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out;

Luke 8:4 (NIV)

While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable:

Luke 8:5 (NIV)

“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up.

Luke 8:6 (NIV)

Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture.

Luke 8:7 (NIV)

Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants.

Luke 8:8 (NIV)

Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.” When he said this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”

Luke 8:9 (NIV)

His disciples asked him what this parable meant.

Luke 8:10 (NIV)

He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, “ ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’

Luke 8:11 (NIV)

“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

Luke 8:12 (NIV)

Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

Luke 8:13 (NIV)

Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.

Luke 8:14 (NIV)

The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.

Luke 8:15 (NIV)

But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.