And they put in at the country of the Gerasenes, which is across from Galilee. And as he stepped ashore a man from the city met him, a man beset by demons; for some time he had worn no clothing, and would not stay in a house, but only among the tombs. When he saw Jesus he cried out aloud and threw himself down before him and said, in a great voice: What have I to do with you, Jesus son of the most high? I pray you, do not torture me. For he had been commanding the unclean spirit to go out of the man. For at many times it had seized upon him, and he had been bound in chains and shackles and kept under guard, and he would break his bonds and go driven by the demon into the desert. But Jesus asked him: What is your name? And he said: Legion; because many demons had entered him. And they begged him not to order them to vanish into the bottomless pit. But there was a considerable herd of swine feeding there on the hillside. And they begged him to give them leave to enter into these; and he gave them leave. And when the demons came forth from the man they entered into the swine, and the whole herd rushed over the cliff into the lake and were drowned. And when those who were herding them saw what had happened, they fled and brought the news to the city and the countryside. And they came out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and they saw the man, from whom the demons had gone forth, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind: and they were afraid. Those who had seen it told them how the possessed man had been saved. And the whole population of the region of the Gerasenes asked him to go away from them, because they were constrained by a great fear; and he went to the ship and returned. The man from whom the demons had gone forth begged to be with him; but he dismissed him, saying: Go back to your house and describe what God has done for you. And he went through the whole city announcing what Jesus had done for him.
As Jesus returned the multitude welcomed him, for they were all expecting him. And behold, a man came to him whose name was Jairus; and this man was a leader in the synagogue, and he threw himself at the feet of Jesus and begged him to enter his house, because he had an only daughter about twelve years old, and she was dying. As he went the people were crowding close about him. And there was a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years, who could not be healed by anyone. She came behind him and touched the hem of his mantle, and immediately her flow of blood stopped. And Jesus said: Who is the one who touched me? When they all denied that they had, Peter said: Master, the crowds are squeezing you and pressing in upon you. But Jesus said: Someone touched me, for I felt the power going forth from me. And when the woman saw that she had not gone unnoticed, she came, trembling, and threw herself down before him, and in the presence of all the people she told why she had touched him and how she had been healed at once. And he said: My daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace. While he was still talking, a man came from the house of the leader of the synagogue, saying: Your daughter is dead: do not trouble the master any longer. But when Jesus heard, he answered him: Have no fear, only believe, and she will be saved. And he entered the house, and would not let anyone come in with him except Peter and John and James and the father of the child, and her mother. And all were weeping and mourning for her. But he said: Do not weep, for she has not died, but she is asleep. And they laughed at him, knowing that she had died. But he took her hand and spoke and said: Child, awake. And her breath came back, and at once she stood up, and he directed that something be given her to eat. And her parents were astonished; but he told them to tell no one what had happened.
41 And calling together the twelve, he gave them power and authority against all demons, and to treat sicknesses, and he sent them out to preach the Kingdom of God and to heal, and he said to them: Take nothing with you for the journey, no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, nor have two tunics. And if you go into a house, stay there and make your excursions from there. And when any will not receive you, as you go out of that city shake the dust from your feet, in testimony against them. And they went forth and went through the villages preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.
And Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was happening, and he was perplexed because it was said by some that John was risen from the dead, and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the ancient prophets had risen up. And Herod said: John I beheaded. But who is this about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.
And the apostles returned and told him what they had done. And taking them with him he withdrew privately to a city called Bethsaida. And the multitudes learned of it and followed him. And he welcomed them and talked to them about the Kingdom of God, and those who needed treatment he healed. And the day began to decline; and the twelve came to him and said: Dismiss the people, so that they can go to the villages and farms which are round about and put up there and find something to eat, since here we are in a deserted place. But he said to them: Give them something to eat yourselves. But they said: We have nothing but five loaves and two fish; unless we go and buy food for all these people. For there were some five thousand men. But he said to his disciples: Place them by companies, by about fifties. And they did so and placed them all. And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up into the sky, and blessed them and broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the multitude. And they ate and all were fed, and what was left of the broken pieces was picked up, twelve baskets.
It happened that while he was praying, alone, his disciples joined him, and he questioned them, saying: Who do the masses say I am? And they said in answer: John the Baptist; but others say Elijah, and others that one of the ancient prophets has risen up. He said to them: And you, who do you think I am? Peter answered and said: The Christ of God. But he warned them and directed them to tell this to no one, saying: The son of man must suffer much, and be rejected by the elders and the high priests and the scribes, and be killed, and rise up on the third day. And he said to all: If anyone wishes to go after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross day by day and follow me. For he who wishes to save his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake, will save it. For what will it advantage a man if he gains the whole world, but loses himself or is punished? For he who is ashamed of me and my words, of him will the son of man be ashamed when he comes in the glory of himself and his father and the holy angels. But I tell you truly, there are some of those who stand here who will not taste of death until they see the Kingdom of God.
And it happened about eight days after these sayings that taking with him Peter and John and James he went up the mountain to pray. And it happened while he was praying that the look of his face became different, and his clothing was flashing white. And behold, two men were talking with him. They were Moses and Elijah, and they were seen in their glory as they spoke of his outward journey which he was to complete in Jerusalem. Now Peter and those with him had been heavy with sleep; but wakening they saw his glory, and the two men who were standing with him. And it happened as they were going from him that Peter said to Jesus: Master, it is good for us to be here, and let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah. He did not know what he was saying. But as he was saying this there came a cloud, and it covered them; and they were frightened as they went into the cloud. And a voice came from the cloud, saying: This is my son, the chosen; listen to him. And in the coming of the voice Jesus was found to be alone. And they kept silence and reported to no one, in those days, anything of what they had seen.
And it happened on the next day, as they came down from the mountain, a great multitude met them. And behold, out of the crowd a man cried out, saying: Master, I beg you to look upon my son; because he is my only child, and see, a spirit takes hold of him, and suddenly he screams, and it racks him with foaming and bruises him and barely leaves him. And I begged your disciples to cast him out, and they were not able to. Jesus answered and said: О g
eneration without faith and perverse, how long shall I be with you and endure you? Bring your son here. While he was still coming forward the demon tore him and convulsed him. But Jesus reproved the unclean spirit and healed the boy and gave him back to his father. And all were astounded at the greatness of God.
And as all were wondering over all the things he was doing, he said to his disciples: Store these words in your ears; for the son of man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men. But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they might not be aware of it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying. But there arose a dispute among them as to which was the greater; and Jesus, knowing the disputation of their hearts, took a child and set him beside himself and said to them: He who accepts this child in my name accepts me, and he who accepts me accepts him who sent me. For he who is smaller among you all, that one is great.
And John spoke forth and said: Master, we saw a man driving out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not one of our following. Jesus said to him: Do not stop him; for he who is not against you is for you.
And it happened in the filling out of the days before his assumption, that he himself set his face toward the journey to Jerusalem and also that he sent messengers out before his presence. And they on their journey entered a village of the Samaritans, to make things ready for him. And they would not receive him, because his face was set on the journey to Jerusalem. And learning of this the disciples James and John said: Lord, do you wish us to summon fire to come down from heaven and consume them? But Jesus turned on them and reproved them. And they went to another village.
And as they journeyed along the way, a man said to him: I will follow you wherever you go. And Jesus said to him: Foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the son of man has no place to lay his head. And he said to another: Follow me. But the man said: Give me leave first to go and bury my father. But he said to him: Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce the Kingdom of God. And another man said: I will follow you, Lord; but first allow me to take leave of the people in my house. But Jesus said to him: No one who has put his hand to the plow and then looked back is fit for the Kingdom of God.
fl After this the Lord appointed seventy other men and sent them out two by two before his presence to every city and place where he was going to go. And he said to them: The harvest is abundant, but the laborers few. Beg the master of the harvest to send out laborers to his harvest. Go forth. See, I send you out like sheep into the midst of wolves. Take no purse, no bag, no shoes, and greet no one on the road. Whenever you enter any house, say: Peace to this house. And if a son of peace is there, your peace will stay with him; and if not, it will return to you. Remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they give you, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not move about from house to house. And when you go into any city, and they receive you, eat what is put before you, and treat the sick who are there, and say to them: The Kingdom of God has come near you. But when you go into any city and they do not receive you, as you go into the open places of that city say: Even the dust of your city which has stuck to our feet we wipe off, against you. Only know this, that the Kingdom of God is near. I tell you that on the Day it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for that city. Woe, to you, Chorazin. Woe to you, Bethsaida. For if there had been shown in Tyre and Sidon the powers that have been shown among you, long since they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes. But for Tyre and Sidon it will be more tolerable at the judgment than it will be for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to the sky? You will go down to Hades.
He who listens to you listens to me, and he who rejects you rejects me. And he who rejects me rejects him who sent me.
And the seventy returned in joy, saying: Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name. He said to them: I saw Satan falling from the sky like a flash of lightning. See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and against every power of the enemy, and nothing can injure you. Except do not rejoice in this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.
In that same hour, he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said: I thank you, father lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things away from the clever and the understanding, and revealed them to the simple. Yes, father, that thus it has been your pleasure in your sight. All was given to me by my father, and no one knows who is the son except the father, and who is the father except the son and anyone to whom the son wishes to reveal it. And he turned to the disciples and said to them alone: Blessed are the eyes that have seen what you have seen. For I tell you that many prophets and kings have wished to see what you have seen, and have not seen it, and to hear what you have heard and have not heard it.
And behold, a man versed in the law stood up, making trial of him and saying: Master, what shall I do to inherit everlasting life? He said to him: What is written in the law? How do you read it? The man answered and said: You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart and in all your spirit and in all your strength and in all your mind; and you shall love your neighbor as yourself. He said to him: You have answered right. Do this and you will live. But the man, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus: And who is my neighbor? Jesus answered and said: There was a man who went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell in with robbers who stripped him and beat him and went away leaving him half dead. And by chance a priest went down that road, and when he saw him passed by on the other side; and so likewise a Levite coming to the place and seeing him passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan came there on his journey, and when he saw him he pitied him, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them, and set him on his own beast and took him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the next day he put out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said: Take care of him, and any extra expense you have I will repay you on my return journey. Which of these three do you think was the neighbor of the man who fell among robbers? He said: The man who treated him with mercy. Jesus said to him: Go on, you also, and do likewise.
And it happened on their journey that he came to a certain village; and there was a woman, Martha by name, who took him into her house. And she had a sister named Mary who sat at the feet of the Lord and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she stood near him and said: Lord, does it not matter to you that my sister has left me to serve all by myself? Tell her to help me. But the Lord answered and said to her: Martha, Martha, you worry and are troubled over much, but there is need of few things, or only one. For Mary has chosen the good portion, which shall not be taken away from her.
(l And it happened that while he was praying in a certain place, when he stopped, one of his disciples said to him: Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. He said to them: When you pray, say: Father, may your name be hallowed. May your kingdom come. Give us our sufficient bread day by day; and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who is our debtor. And do not bring us into temptation.
And he said to them: Which of you will have a friend and go to him in the middle of the night and say to him: My friend, lend me three loaves, because a friend has come in from the road to visit me and I have nothing to set before him? And he answers from inside and says: Stop making difficulties for me. Now the door is locked, and my children are in bed with me. I cannot get up and give it to you. I tell you, if he will not get up and give it to the man because he is his friend, he will wake up and give him what he needs because of his insistence. And I tell you, ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and for him who knocks the door is opened. Or who is there among you whose son
will ask his father for a fish, and he will give him a snake? Or ask for an egg, and will give him a scorpion? If then you, who are corrupt, know how to give good gifts to your children, by how much more your father in heaven will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.
He was casting out a deaf-mute demon, and it happened as the demon went out the deaf-mute talked. And the people marveled, but some of them said: It is through Beelzebub the prince of the demons that he drives out the demons. But others, making trial of him, demanded of him a sign from heaven. But he knew their thoughts and said to them: Every kingdom that is divided against itself is made desolate, and house that is against house collapses. And if even Satan is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? Since you say that through Beelzebub I drive out the demons. But if I drive out the demons through Beelzebub, through whom do your sons drive them out? Therefore they will be judges of you. But if through the finger of God I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come suddenly upon you. When the strong man, well armed, guards his own estate, his possessions are in peace; but when one stronger than he attacks and overcomes him, he takes away the armor in which he had trusted, and he gives away his spoils. He who is not with me is against me; and he who does not gather with me, scatters. When the unclean spirit goes forth from a man, it wanders through waterless regions looking for a place to rest, and when it does not find one it says: I will return to my house that I came out from; and it comes and finds it swept and furnished. Then it goes and picks up other spirits worse than itself, seven of them, and they go in and settle there; and the end for that man is worse than the beginning.
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