New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 8:22-56

22NowδὲdeG1161on oneμιᾷmiaG1520of thosedaysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250Jesus and His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101gotἐνέβηenebēG1684into a boatπλοῖονploionG4143,and He saidG3004to them,“Let us goG1330overG1330to the otherπέρανperanG4008sideG4008ofthe lakeλίμνης.limnēsG3041.”SoG2532they launchedἀνήχθησαν.anēchthēsanG321out.

23But as they were sailingπλεόντωνpleontōnG4126along He fellG879asleepG879;and a fierceG2978galeG2978of windἀνέμουanemouG417descendedκατέβηkatebēG2597onthe lakeλίμνην,limnēnG3041, and they beganto be swampedσυνεπληροῦντοsuneplērountoG4845and to be in dangerἐκινδύνευον.ekinduneuonG2793.

24They cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334to Jesus and wokeδιήγειρανdiēgeiranG1326Him up, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “MasterἐπιστάταepistataG1988,Masterἐπιστάτα,epistataG1988,we are perishingἀπολλύμεθα.apollumethaG622!”And He gotδιεγερθεὶςdiegertheisG1326up andrebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the windἀνέμῳanemōG417and the surgingG2830wavesG2830,and they stoppedἐπαύσαντο,epausantoG3973, andit becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096calmγαλήνη.¶galēnēG1055.

25And He saidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004to them,“WhereποῦpouG4226is your faithπίστιςpistisG4102?”They were fearfulφοβηθέντεςphobēthentesG5399and amazedἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296,sayingG3004to oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenἄραaraG686is thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778,that He commandsἐπιτάσσειepitasseiG2004evenG2532the windsἀνέμοιςanemoisG417and the waterὕδατι,hudatiG5204,and they obeyὑπακούουσινhupakouousinG5219Him?”

26ThenκαὶkaiG2532they sailedκατέπλευσανkatepleusanG2668to the countryχώρανchōranG5561of the GerasenesΓερασηνῶνGerasēnōnG1086,whichἥτιςhētisG3748is oppositeἀντιπέραantiperaG495GalileeΓαλιλαίας.¶GalilaiasG1056.

27And when He cameἘξελθόντιExelthontiG1831out ontoἐπὶepiG1909the landγῆνgēnG1093,He was metὑπήντησενhupēntēsenG5221by a manἀνήρanērG435from the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172who was possessedἔχωνechōnG2192with demonsδαιμόνια.daimoniaG1140;and who had not putἐνεδύσατοenedusatoG1746on any clothingἱμάτιονhimationG2440for a longἱκανῷhikanōG2425timeχρόνῳchronōG5550,and was not livingἔμενενemenenG3306in a houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614,but in the tombsμνήμασιν.mnēmasinG3418.

28SeeingG3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,he criedἀνακράξαςanakraxasG349out and fellG4363beforeG4363Him, and saidG3004in a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “WhatτίtiG5101business do we have with each other, JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,SonυἱὲhuieG5207ofthe Mostὑψίστου;hupsistouG5310HighG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316?I begδέομαίdeomaiG1189You, do not tormentβασανίσῃς.basanisēsG928me.”

29For He had commandedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853the uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151to comeἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831out of the manἀνθρώπου·anthrōpouG444.For it had seizedσυνηρπάκειsunērpakeiG4884him manyπολλοῖςpolloisG4183timesχρόνοιςchronoisG5550;and he was boundἐδεσμεύετοedesmeuetoG1195with chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254and shacklesπέδαιςpedaisG3976and keptG5442underG5442guardG5442, and yethe would breakδιαρρήσσωνdiarrēssōnG1284his bondsδεσμὰdesmaG1199and be drivenἠλαύνετοēlaunetoG1643by the demonδαιμονίουdaimoniouG1140into the desertἐρήμους.erēmousG2048.

30And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905him,“WhatτίtiG5101is your nameὄνομάonomaG3686?”And he saidG3004, “Legionλεγιών·legiōnG3003”;for manyπολλὰpollaG4183demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140had enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525him.

31They were imploringπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870Him not to commandἐπιτάξῃepitaxēG2004them to goἀπελθεῖν.apeltheinG565awayG565intothe abyssἄβυσσονabussonG12.

32NowδὲdeG1161there was a herdἀγέληagelēG34of manyἱκανῶνhikanōnG2425swineχοίρωνchoirōnG5519feedingβοσκομένηboskomenēG1006thereἐκεῖekeiG1563on the mountainὄρει,oreiG3735; and the demonsimploredπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870Him to permitG2010them to enterεἰσελθεῖν.eiseltheinG1525the swine. And He gaveG2010them permissionG2010.

33And the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140cameἐξελθόνταexelthontaG1831out of the manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444and enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525the swineχοίρους,choirousG5519;and the herdἀγέληagelēG34rushedὥρμησενhōrmēsenG3729downκατὰkataG2596the steepκρημνοῦkrēmnouG2911bankG2911intothe lakeλίμνηνlimnēnG3041and was drownedἀπεπνίγη.¶apepnigēG638.

34When the herdsmenβόσκοντεςboskontesG1006sawG3708what had happenedγεγονὸςgegonosG1096,they ranG5343awayG5343and reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518it in the cityπόλινpolinG4172and outin the countryἀγρούς.agrousG68.

35The peoplewentἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831out to seeG3708what had happenedγεγονὸςgegonosG1096;and they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,and foundεὗρονheuronG2147the manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444from whomοὗhouG3739the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140had goneἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out, sittingG2521downG2521at the feetπόδαςpodasG4228of JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,clothedἱματισμένονhimatismenonG2439and in his rightG4993mindG4993;and they became frightenedἐφοβήθησαν.ephobēthēsanG5399.

36ThoseG3588who had seenG3708it reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518to them howπῶςpōsG4459the man who wasdemon-possessedδαιμονισθείς.daimonistheisG1139had beenmadeG4982wellG4982.

37And allἅπανhapanG537the peopleπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the countryG4066of the GerasenesΓερασηνῶνGerasēnōnG1086and the surroundingπεριχώρουperichōrouG4066districtG4066askedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065Him to leaveἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565them, for they were grippedσυνείχοντο.¶suneichontoG4912with greatμεγάλῳmegalōG3173fearφόβῳphobōG5401;and He gotἐμβὰςembasG1684into a boatπλοῖονploionG4143and returnedὑπέστρεψεν.hupestrepsenG5290.

38But the manἀνὴρanērG435from whomοὗhouG3739the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140had goneἐξεληλύθειexelēlutheiG1831out was beggingἐδεῖτοedeitoG1189Him that he mightaccompanyσὺνsunG1510 G4862Him; but He sentG630him awayἀπέλυσενapelusenG630,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,

39“ReturnὑπόστρεφεhupostrepheG5290to your houseοἶκόνoikonG3624and describeδιηγοῦdiēgouG1334whatG3745greatG3745thingsG3745Godθεός.theosG2316has doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160for you.”SoG2532he wentG565awayG565,proclaimingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784throughoutκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596the wholeὅληνholēnG3650cityπόλινpolinG4172whatG3745greatG3745thingsG3745JesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160for him.

40And as JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424returnedὑποστρέφεινhupostrepheinG5290, thepeopleὄχλος·ochlosG3793welcomedἀπεδέξατοapedexatoG588Him, for they had allπάντεςpantesG3956beenἦσανēsanG1510waitingπροσδοκῶντεςprosdokōntesG4328for Him.

41And there cameἦλθενēlthenG2064a manἀνὴρanērG435namedὄνομαonomaG3686JairusἸάϊρος,IairosG2383, and he was anofficialἄρχωνarchōnG758of the synagogueσυναγωγῆςsunagōgēsG4864;and he fellπεσὼνpesōnG4098at Jesus’ἸησοῦIēsouG2424feetπόδαςpodasG4228, and beganto imploreπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870Him to comeεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525to his houseοἶκονoikonG3624;

42for he hadἦνēnG1510anonlyμονογενὴςmonogenēsG3439daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364,aboutὡςhōsG5613twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old, and she was dyingἀπέθνῃσκεν.apethnēskenG599.But as He wentὑπάγεινhupageinG5217,the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were pressingG4846againstG4846Him.

43And a womanγυνὴgunēG1135who hadἐνenG1722a hemorrhageῥύσει αἵματοςrhusei aimatosG4511 G129for twelveδώδεκα,dōdekaG1427yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094,and couldἴσχυσενischusenG2480not be healedθεραπευθῆναι,therapeuthēnaiG2323by anyoneοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762,

44cameπροσελθοῦσαproselthousaG4334up behindὄπισθενopisthenG3693Him and touchedἥψατοhēpsatoG681the fringeκρασπέδουkraspedouG2899of HiscloakἱματίουhimatiouG2440,and immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916her hemorrhageῥύσις αἵματοςrhusis aimatosG4511 G129stoppedἔστηestēG2476.

45And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004,“WhoτίςtisG5101is the one who touchedἁψάμενόςhapsamenosG681Me?”And while they were allπάντωνpantōnG3956denyingἀρνουμένωνarnoumenōnG720it, PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004, “Masterἐπιστάτα,epistataG1988, thepeopleὄχλοιochloiG3793are crowdingσυνέχουσίνsunechousinG4912and pressingἀποθλίβουσινapothlibousinG598in on You.”

46But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004,“Someoneτις·tisG5100did touchἥψατόhēpsatoG681Me, for I was awareἔγνωνegnōnG1097thatpowerδύναμινdunaminG1411had goneἐξεληλυθυῖανexelēluthuianG1831out of Me.”

47When the womanγυνὴgunēG1135sawG3708that she had not escapedG2990noticeG2990,she cameἦλθενēlthenG2064tremblingτρέμουσαtremousaG5141and fellG4363downπροσπεσοῦσαprospesousaG4363beforeG4363Him, and declaredἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of allπαντὸςpantosG3956the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992the reasonαἰτίανaitianG156whyδι᾽ ἣνdi᾽ hēnG1223 G3739she had touchedἥψατοhēpsatoG681Him, and howὡςhōsG5613she had been immediatelyπαραχρῆμα.parachrēmaG3916healedἰάθηiathēG2390.

48And He saidG3004to her,“Daughterθυγάτηρ,thugatērG2364,your faithπίστιςpistisG4102hasmadeG4982you wellG4982;goπορεύουporeuouG4198in peaceεἰρήνην.¶eirēnēnG1515.”

49While He was stillἜτιEtiG2089speakingλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980,someoneτιςtisG5100cameἔρχεταίerchetaiG2064from the house ofthe synagogueἀρχισυναγώγουarchisunagōgouG752officialG752,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004, “Your daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364has diedτέθνηκενtethnēkenG2348;do not troubleσκύλλεskulleG4660the Teacherδιδάσκαλον.didaskalonG1320anymoreμηκέτιmēketiG3371.”

50But when JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424heardἀκούσαςakousasG191this,He answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611him, “Do not be afraidφοβοῦ·phobouG5399any longer;onlyG3440believeπίστευσον,pisteusonG4100, and she will bemadeG4982wellG4982.”

51When He cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064to the houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,He did not allowἀφῆκενaphēkenG863anyoneτιναtinaG5100to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525with Him, exceptG1508PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074and JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491and JamesἸάκωβον,IakōbonG2385,and the girl’sπαιδὸςpaidosG3816fatherπατέραpateraG3962and motherμητέρα.mēteraG3384.

52NowG1161they were allπάντεςpantesG3956weepingἔκλαιονeklaionG2799andlamentingἐκόπτοντοekoptontoG2875for her; but He saidG3004,“StopμὴmēG3361weepingκλαίετε·klaieteG2799,for she has not diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599, butis asleepκαθεύδει.katheudeiG2518.”

53And they beganlaughingκατεγέλωνkategelōnG2606at Him, knowingG3609that she had diedἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599.

54He, howeverδὲdeG1161,tookκρατήσαςkratēsasG2902her by the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495and calledἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“Childπαῖς,paisG3816,ariseἔγειρε.egeireG1453!”

55And her spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151returnedἐπέστρεψενepestrepsenG1994,and she gotἀνέστηanestēG450up immediatelyπαραχρῆμα,parachrēmaG3916;and He gaveG1299ordersG1299for somethingto be givenδοθῆναιdothēnaiG1325her to eatG2068.

56Her parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118were amazedἐξέστησανexestēsanG1839; but HeinstructedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853them to tellG3004noG3367oneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367what had happenedγεγονός.¶gegonosG1096.

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