Luke 8
Reading Luke chapter 8 in the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible, public-domain text from 1899.
Verses 1–10
1 And it came to pass afterwards he travelled through the cities and towns, preaching and evangelizing the kingdom of God: and the twelve with him:
2 And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who is called Magdalen, out of whom seven devils were gone forth,
3 And Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod's steward, and Susanna and many others who ministered unto him of their substance.
4 And when a very great multitude was gathered together and hastened out of the cities, unto him, he spoke by a similitude.
5 The 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 other some fell upon a rock. And as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
7 And other some fell among thorns. And the thorns growing up with it, choked it.
8 And other some fell upon good ground and, being sprung up, yielded fruit a hundredfold. Saying these things, he cried out: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
9 And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.
10 To whom he said: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see and hearing may not understand.
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