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. [ Since Luke would have been writing to the Gentiles he pulls out the Saviors message here aas the light is visible to those who are not inside of the house but are outside of it. This would be in comparison to Matt 5:15 where Matthew who would have been writing to the Jews suggested that the light on the candlestick was for those who were in the house, or the house of Israel. So here luke suggests that the light shones for those who enter in. ]

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, [ His daughter is twelve years old this is the same amount of time that the woman with the issure of blood has been suffering. ] 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: a [ Mark simply identifies the garment where Matthew (cf. Matt. 9:20) identifies "the hem of his garment" and Luke (cf. Luke 8:44) identifies "the border of his garment". These more specific statements are clearly referring to the kanaph, or fringes, of Jesus' garment. (See Numbers 15:38-39) Also cp. Matt. 14:36 where people are healed by touching the hem of Jesus' garments. The Midrash Rabbah on Exodus 31:10 interprets Mal. 4:2 as Messianic and states the Messiah will come with healing in his kanaph. Thus, when the woman touches Jesus' cloak and is healed, we see, in part, a fulfilment of the Messiah arising with healing in his garments for the women of Israel. When Jesus raises Jairus' daughter, who is 12 years old, he is reviving a girl who has just approached marriageable age. The Messiah has arisen to heal the women of Israel, in sharp contrast to the treatment the women receive at the hands of the priests, Pharisees, and physicians. A broader symbolic approach to this passage is that Jesus' healing of these two women represents the OT relationship between the Lord and His wife Israel. He has come to redeem and restore his wife Israel, cp. Isa. 49:18, 61:10, 62:5. Also note in both healings faith is the essential ingredient. In the first healing it is the faith of the woman, in the second healing it is the faith of Jairus. ] and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? [ Jesus has recognized that power has been withdrawn from him and is looking for who has done this? ] When all denied, [ It is kind of like everyone is touching him, they all should have came forth in a way and say it was I. But they all denied it. ] Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? [ The disciples say are you kidding, you are asking who touched you when there are so many people around and everyone is pressing up against you, The answer could be everyone. ]

46 And Jesus said, somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. [ The Savior does not let it stand that everyone has touched him and follows up that he has felt virtue withdrawn from him. ]

47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, [ When the woman realized that Jesus knew that he touch was different as virtue had left him. SHe was caught in a way, even though others touched him they did not do so in such a manner. Mark adds "knowing what was done in her". ] she came trembling, [ She wou;d have done so because she was declared as unclean and the idea is that now she has made him unclean as well. ] and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people [ It was very public, and would have taken great courage as she was unclean and now she has by law made them all unclean. ] for what cause she had touched him, [ To be made whole, to become clean. ] and how she was healed immediately. [ She bore her testimony of how her body was changed. See Mark 5:33 "knowing what was done in her". ]

48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: [ Don't worry about it. ] thy faith hath made thee whole; [ Whole os a couple of aspects. First whole on that she has been healed and whole in the fact that she is now clean and can associated with the community that she has not been able to do. ] go in peace.

49 ¶ While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; [ Just what Jairus had been worried about. ] trouble not the Master. [ Or it is all together to late now to do anything about your daughter - she is dead. ]

50 But when Jesus heard it, [ That the daughter of Jairus was now dead. ] he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, [ Don't let dear overtake your faith, stand fimr and believe. Is this is a lot to ask? How would you respond? It is interesting that His daughter is twelve years old (vs 42) this is the same amount of time that the woman with the issure of blood has been suffering. So kind of as if to say I will take care of things in an orderly fashion, be patient and trust, your turn will come. ] and she shall be made whole.

51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, [ The first presidency. This is a teaching moment. ] and the father and the mother of the maiden.

52 And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. [ They mocked him that anything could be done. It is obvious that they do not share his faith that she can yet still live. Can you image the mockiing words repeated by them "oh she is just asleep". ]

54 And he [ Jesus. ] put them all out, [ Told everyone to leave expect Mom and dad and Peter James and John. (Mark 5:37). ] and took her by the hand, [ He lifted up her limp hand. ] and called, [ And spoke, maybe called her from the dead. Who has the power to do that? ] saying, Maid, arise. [ Even though she was dead he spoke to her as though she was living. Arise. ]

55 And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.

56 And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done. [ Let's just keep what happened here between us ok. Matthew suggests that the fame went all about - the funeral was cancelled. ]