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Luke 8

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ΚαὶAndἐγένετοit came to passἐνafterwardτῷtheκαθεξῆςsoonκαὶthatαὐτὸςHe himselfδιώδευενwas travelingκατὰthroughoutπόλινcityκαὶandκώμηνvillageκηρύσσωνpreachingκαὶandεὐαγγελιζόμενοςevangelisingτὴνof theβασιλείανkingdomτοῦtheθεοῦof GodκαὶAndοἱtheδώδεκαTwelveσὺνwere withαὐτῷHim
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καὶandγυναῖκέςwomenτινεςcertainαἳwhoἦσανwereτεθεραπευμέναιcuredἀπὸfromπνευμάτωνspiritsπονηρῶνevilκαὶandἀσθενειῶν,infirmities,ΜαρίαMaryἡwhoκαλουμένηis calledΜαγδαληνὴMagdaleneἀφ᾽fromἧςwhomδαιμόνιαdemonsἑπτὰsevenἐξεληλύθει,had gone out,
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καὶandἸωάνναJoannaγυνὴwifeΧουζᾶof Chuzaἐπιτρόπουa stewardἩρῴδουof HerodκαὶandΣουσάνναSusannaκαὶandἕτεραιothersπολλαὶmanyαἵτινεςwhoδιηκόνουνwere ministeringαὐτοῖςto themἐκout ofτῶνtheὑπαρχόντωνpossessionsαὐταῖς.¶of theirs.
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ΣυνιόντοςWhen were assemblingδὲnowὄχλουa crowdπολλοῦgreatκαὶandτῶνthoseκατὰfrom eachπόλινtownἐπιπορευομένωνare comingπρὸςtoαὐτὸνHimεἶπενHe spokeδιὰthroughπαραβολῆς·a parable:
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ἐξῆλθενWent outὁthe oneσπείρωνsowingτοῦtheσπεῖραιto sowτὸνtheσπόρονseedαὐτοῦ·of him;καὶAndἐνinτῷtheσπείρεινsowingαὐτὸνof himὃsomeμὲνindeedἔπεσενfellπαρὰalongτὴνtheὁδὸνroadκαὶandκατεπατήθη,it was trampled upon,καὶandτὰtheπετεινὰbirdsτοῦof theοὐρανοῦairκατέφαγενdevouredαὐτό.it.
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καὶHoweverἕτερονotherκατέπεσενfellἐπὶuponτὴνtheπέτραν,rock,καὶandφυὲνhaving sprung upἐξηράνθηit witheredδιὰthroughτὸtheμὴnotἔχεινhavingἰκμάδα.moisture.
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καὶAndἕτερονotherἔπεσενfellἐνinμέσῳthe midstτῶνof theἀκανθῶν,thorns,καὶandσυμφυεῖσαιhaving sprung up with itαἱtheἄκανθαιthornsἀπέπνιξανchokedαὐτό.it.
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καὶAndἕτερονotherἔπεσενfellεἰςuponτὴνtheγῆνsoilτὴνtheἀγαθήν,good,καὶandφυὲνhaving sprung upἐποίησενit producedκαρπὸνfruitἑκατονταπλασίονα.a hundredfold.ταῦταThese thingsλέγωνsayingἐφώνει·He was calling out;ὁThe oneἔχωνhavingὦταearsἀκούεινto hearἀκουέτω.¶he should hear.
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ἘπηρώτωνWere askingδὲthenαὐτὸνHimοἱtheμαθηταὶdisciplesαὐτοῦof Himλέγοντες·saying:τίςWhatαὕτηthisεἴηwould meanἡtheπαραβολή;parable
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ὁtheδὲAndεἶπεν·He said;ὑμῖνTo youδέδοταιit has been givenγνῶναιto knowτὰtheμυστήριαmysteriesτῆςof theβασιλείαςkingdomτοῦtheθεοῦ,of God,τοῖςto theδὲhoweverλοιποῖςrestἐνit is inπαραβολαῖςparablesἵναso thatβλέποντεςSeeingμὴnotβλέπωσινshall they seeκαὶandἀκούοντεςhearingμὴnotσυνιῶσιν.shall they understand.’
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ἔστινIsδὲnowαὕτηthisἡtheπαραβολή·parable:ὁTheσπόροςseedἐστὶνisὁtheλόγοςwordτοῦtheθεοῦ.of God.
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οἱThoseδὲnowπαρὰalongτὴνtheὁδόνroadεἰσινareοἱwhich areἀκούσαντες,having heard,εἶταthenἔρχεταιcomesὁtheδιάβολοςdevilκαὶandαἴρειtakes awayτὸνtheλόγονwordἀπὸfromτῆςtheκαρδίαςheartαὐτῶνof themἵναthatμὴnotπιστεύσαντεςhaving believedσωθῶσιν.they may be saved.
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οἱThoseδὲnowἐπὶuponτῆςtheπέτρας,rock,οἳthose whoὅτανwhenἀκούσωσινthey may hearμετὰwithχαρᾶςjoyδέχονταιreceiveτὸνtheλόγον·word;καὶandοὗτοιtheseῥίζανa rootοὐκnotἔχουσιν,have,οἳwhoπρὸςforκαιρὸνa timeπιστεύουσινbelieveκαὶandἐνinκαιρῷtimeπειρασμοῦof testingἀφίστανται.fall away.
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τὸThatδὲnowεἰςintoτὰςtheἀκάνθαςthornsπεσόν,having fallen,οὗτοίtheseεἰσινareοἱthoseἀκούσαντες,having heard,καὶandὑπὸunderμεριμνῶνcaresκαὶandπλούτουrichesκαὶandἡδονῶνpleasuresτοῦtheβίουof lifeπορευόμενοιmoving alongσυμπνίγονταιare chokedκαὶandοὐnotτελεσφοροῦσιν.do mature.
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τὸThatδὲnowἐνinτῇtheκαλῇgoodγῇ,soil,οὗτοίtheseεἰσινareοἵτινεςthoseἐνinκαρδίᾳa heartκαλῇworthyκαὶandἀγαθῇgoodἀκούσαντεςhaving heardτὸνtheλόγονwordκατέχουσινkeep itκαὶandκαρποφοροῦσινthey bring forth fruitἐνbyὑπομονῇ.¶perseverance.
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ΟὐδεὶςNo oneδὲnowλύχνονa lampἅψαςhaving lightedκαλύπτειcoversαὐτὸνitσκεύειwith a vesselἢorὑποκάτωunderκλίνηςa bedτίθησιν,puts it,ἀλλ᾽butἐπὶonλυχνίαςa lampstandτίθησινputs itἵναso thatοἱthoseεἰσπορευόμενοιentering inβλέπωσινmay seeτὸtheφῶς.light.
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οὐNothingγάρforἐστινisκρυπτὸνhiddenὃwhichοὐnotφανερὸνmanifestγενήσεται,will become,οὐδὲnor isἀπόκρυφονsecretὃwhichοὐcertainlyμὴnotγνωσθῇmay be knownκαὶandεἰςtoφανερὸνlightἔλθῃ.¶come.
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Βλέπετεdo take heedοὖνthereforeπῶςhowἀκούετε·you hear;ὃςwhoeverἂνmaybeγὰρforἔχῃ,shall have,δοθήσεταιwill be givenαὐτῷ,to him,καὶandὃςwhoeverἂνmaybeμὴnotἔχῃ,shall have,καὶevenὃwhatδοκεῖhe seemsἔχεινto haveἀρθήσεταιit will be taken awayἀπ᾽fromαὐτοῦ.¶him.
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Παρεγένετοshe cameδὲthenπρὸςtoαὐτὸνHimἡtheμήτηρmotherκαὶandοἱtheἀδελφοὶbrothersαὐτοῦof Himκαὶandοὐκnotἠδύναντοthey were ableσυντυχεῖνto getαὐτῷto Himδιὰbecause ofτὸνtheὄχλον.crowd.
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ΚαὶandἀπηγγέληIt was toldδὲalsoαὐτῷto Himλέγοντων·saying:ἡTheμήτηρmotherσουof Youκαὶandοἱtheἀδελφοίbrothersσουof Youἑστήκασινhave stoodἔξωoutsideἰδεῖνto seeθέλοντέςwantingσε.You.
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ὁtheδὲButἀποκριθεὶςansweringεἶπενHe saidπρὸςtoαὐτούς·them;μήτηρMotherμουof Mineκαὶandἀδελφοίbrothersμουof mineοὗτοίthoseεἰσινareοἱwhoτὸνtheλόγονwordτοῦtheθεοῦof Godἀκούοντεςare hearingκαὶandποιοῦντεςdoingαὐτόν.¶it.
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ΚαὶandἘγένετοIt came to passδὲthenἐνonμιᾷoneτῶνof theἡμερῶνdaysκαὶalsoαὐτὸςHe himselfἐνέβηclimbedεἰςintoπλοῖονa boatκαὶwithοἱtheμαθηταὶdisciplesαὐτοῦof HimκαὶandεἶπενHe saidπρὸςtoαὐτούς·them;διέλθωμενLet us pass overεἰςtoτὸtheπέρανother sideτῆςof theλίμνης.lake.καὶAndἀνήχθησαν.they launched out.
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πλεόντωνWhen were sailingδὲthenαὐτῶνtheyἀφύπνωσεν,He fell asleep,καὶAndκατέβηcame downλαῖλαψa stormἀνέμουof windεἰςonτὴνtheλίμνην,lake,καὶandσυνεπληροῦντοthey were being swampedκαὶandἐκινδύνευον.were in danger.
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προσελθόντεςHaving come to Himδὲthenδιήγειρανthey awokeαὐτὸνHimλέγοντες·saying;ἐπιστάταMasterἐπιστάτα,Master,ἀπολλύμεθα.we are perishing!ὁtheδὲAndδιεγερθεὶςhaving arisen upἐπετίμησενHe rebukedτῷtheἀνέμῳwindκαὶandτῷtheκλύδωνιragingτοῦof theὕδατος.water.καὶandἐπαύσαντο,they ceased,καὶandἐγένετοthere wasγαλήνη.¶a calm.
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ΕἶπενHe saidδὲthenαὐτοῖς·to them;ποῦWhereἐστινisἡtheπίστιςfaithὑμῶν;of you?φοβηθέντεςHaving been afraidδὲthenἐθαύμασανthey marveledλέγοντεςsayingπρὸςtoἀλλήλους·one another;τίςWhoἄραthenοὗτόςthisἐστινisὅτιforκαὶevenτοῖςto theἀνέμοιςwindsἐπιτάσσειHe commandsκαὶandτῷto theὕδατι,water,καὶandὑπακούουσινthey obeyαὐτῷ;Him?
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καὶAndκατέπλευσανthey sailed downεἰςtoτὴνtheχώρανregionτῶνof theΓερασηνῶνGerasenesἥτιςwhichἐστὶνisἀντιπέραoppositeτῆςtheΓαλιλαίας.¶Galilee.
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ἘξελθόντιHaving gone forthδὲthenαὐτῷto Himἐπὶuponτὴνtheγῆνlandὑπήντησενmetαὐτῷwith himἀνήρa manτιςcertainἐκout ofτῆςtheπόλεωςcityὃςwhoἔχωνis havingδαιμόνια.demons.καὶandἐκfromχρόνῳtimeἱκανῷa longοὐκnotἐνεδύσατοwas wearingἱμάτιονclothingκαὶandἐνinοἰκίᾳa houseοὐκnotἔμενενwas abidingἀλλ᾽butἐνinτοῖςtheμνήμασιν.tombs.
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ἰδὼνHaving seenδὲthenτὸνtheἸησοῦνJesusκαὶandἀνακράξαςhaving cried outπροσέπεσενhe fell down beforeαὐτῷHimκαὶandφωνῇin a voiceμεγάλῃloudεἶπεν·said;τίWhatἐμοὶto me myselfκαὶandσοί,to You,Ἰησοῦ,Jesus,υἱὲSonτοῦtheθεοῦof Godτοῦtheὑψίστου;Most High?δέομαίI imploreσου,of Youμήnotμεmeβασανίσῃς.You may torment!
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παρήγγειλενHe was commandingγὰρforτῷto theπνεύματιspiritτῷtheἀκαθάρτῳuncleanἐξελθεῖνto come outἀπὸfromτοῦtheἀνθρώπου·man;πολλοῖςManyγὰρforχρόνοιςtimesσυνηρπάκειit had seizedαὐτόν,him,καὶandἐδεσμεύετοhe was shackledἁλύσεσινwith chainsκαὶandπέδαιςin fettersφυλασσόμενος,being kept,καὶandδιαρρήσσωνbreakingτὰtheδεσμὰchainsἠλαύνετοhe was drivenὑπὸbyτοῦtheδαιμονίουdemonεἰςintoτὰςtheἐρήμους.deserts.
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ἐπηρώτησενAskedδὲnowαὐτὸνhimὁtheἸησοῦςJesusλέγων·saying:τίWhatσοιyourὄνομάnameἐστιν;isὁtheδὲAndεἶπεν·he said;λεγιών·Legion;ὅτιbecauseεἰσῆλθενwere enteredδαιμόνιαdemonsπολλὰmanyεἰςintoαὐτόν.him.
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καὶAndπαρεκάλουνthey were beggingαὐτὸνHimἵναthatμὴnotἐπιτάξῃhe would commandαὐτοῖςto themεἰςintoτὴνtheἄβυσσονabyssἀπελθεῖν.to go away.
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ἦνThere wasδὲnowἐκεῖthereἀγέληa herdχοίρωνof pigsἱκανῶνmanyβοσκομένηfeedingἐνinτῷtheὄρει,mountain,καὶandπαρεκάλεσανthey beggedαὐτὸνHimἵναthatἐπιτρέψῃHe would allowαὐτοῖςthemεἰςintoἐκείνουςthemεἰσελθεῖν.to enter.καὶandἐπέτρεψενHe allowedαὐτοῖς.them.
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ἐξελθόνταHaving gone outδὲthenτὰtheδαιμόνιαdemonsἀπὸfromτοῦtheἀνθρώπουmanεἰσῆλθονthey enteredεἰςintoτοὺςtheχοίρους,pigs,καὶandὥρμησενrushedἡtheἀγέληherdκατὰdownτοῦtheκρημνοῦsteep bankεἰςintoτὴνtheλίμνηνlakeκαὶandἀπεπνίγη.¶was drowned.
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ἸδόντεςHaving seenδὲthenοἱthoseβόσκοντεςfeeding themτὸwhatγεγονὸςalready happeningἔφυγονthey fledκαὶandἀπελθόντεςhaving goneἀπήγγειλανthey reported itεἰςtoτὴνtheπόλινcityκαὶandεἰςtoτοὺςtheἀγρούς.country.
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ἐξῆλθονThey went outδὲthenἰδεῖνto seeτὸthatγεγονὸςhaving happenedκαὶandἦλθονthey cameπρὸςtoτὸνtheἸησοῦνJesusκαὶandεὗρονfoundκαθήμενονsittingτὸνtheἄνθρωπονmanἀφ᾽fromοὗwhomτὰtheδαιμόνιαdemonsἐξῆλθενhad gone outἱματισμένονclothedκαὶandσωφρονοῦνταbeing of sound mindπαρὰatτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetτοῦtheἸησοῦ,of Jesus,καὶAndἐφοβήθησαν.they were afraid.
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ἀπήγγειλανRelatedδὲthenαὐτοῖςto themκαὶandοἱthoseἰδόντεςhaving seen itπῶςhowἐσώθηwas healedὁthe oneδαιμονισθείς.having been demonised.
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καὶAndἠρώτησενaskedαὐτὸνHimἅπανallτὸtheπλῆθοςmultitudeτῆςof theπεριχώρουsurrounding regionτῶνof theΓερασηνῶνGerasenesἀπελθεῖνto departἀπ᾽fromαὐτῶν,them,ὅτιbecauseφόβῳwith fearμεγάλῳgreatσυνείχοντο.¶they were seized.ΑὐτὸςHe himselfδὲnowἐμβὰςhaving climbedεἰςintoτὸtheπλοῖονboatὑπέστρεψεν.turned back.
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ἐδεῖτοWas beggingδὲhoweverαὐτοῦHimὁtheἀνὴρmanἀφ᾽fromοὗwhomἐξεληλύθειhad gone outτὰtheδαιμόνιαdemonsεἶναιto be takenσὺνwithαὐτῷ.Him.ἀπέλυσενHe sent awayδὲhoweverαὐτὸνhimὁtheἸησοῦςJesusλέγων·saying;
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ὑπόστρεφεdo returnεἰςtoτὸνtheοἶκόνhouseσουof youκαὶandδιηγοῦdo relateὅσαhow muchσοιfor youἐποίησενhas doneὁtheθεός.God.καὶAndἀπῆλθενhe departedκαθ᾽throughὅληνallτὴνtheπόλινcityκηρύσσωνproclaimingὅσαhow muchἐποίησενdidαὐτῷfor himὁtheἸησοῦς.¶Jesus.
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Ἐγένετοit came to passἐνWhenδὲthenτῷtheὑποστρέφεινis returningτὸνtheἸησοῦνJesusἀπεδέξατοreceivedαὐτὸνHimὁtheὄχλος·crowd;ἦσανthey wereγὰρforπάντεςallπροσδοκῶντεςlooking forαὐτόν.Him.
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καὶAndἰδοὺbeholdἦλθενcameἀνὴρa manᾧwhoseὄνομαname wasἸάϊρος,Jairus,καὶandοὗτοςheἄρχωνa rulerτῆςof theσυναγωγῆςsynagogueὑπῆρχεν.was.καὶandπεσὼνhaving fallenπαρὰatτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetτοῦtheἸησοῦof Jesusπαρεκάλειhe was beggingαὐτὸνHimεἰσελθεῖνto comeεἰςtoτὸνtheοἶκονhouseαὐτοῦof him
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ὅτιbecauseθυγάτηρdaughterμονογενὴςan onlyἦνwasαὐτῷto himὡςaboutἐτῶνyears oldδώδεκαtwelveκαὶandαὐτὴsheἀπέθνῃσκεν.was dying.ἐνAsδὲthenτῷtheὑπάγεινis to goαὐτὸνHeοἱtheὄχλοιcrowdsσυνέπνιγονwere pressing aroundαὐτόν.¶Him.
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ΚαὶAndγυνὴa womanοὖσαbeingἐνwithῥύσειa fluxαἵματοςof bloodἀπὸforἐτῶνyearsδώδεκα,twelve,ἥτιςwhoεἰςintoἰατροῖςon physiciansπροσαναλώσασαhaving spentὅλονallτὸνtheβίονlivingαὐτῆςof herοὐκneitherἴσχυσενwas ableἀπ᾽byοὐδενὸςno oneθεραπευθῆναι,to be healed,
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προσελθοῦσαhaving comeὄπισθενbehind Himἥψατοshe touchedτοῦtheκρασπέδουfringeτοῦtheἱματίουof cloakαὐτοῦ,of Him,καὶandπαραχρῆμαimmediatelyἔστηstoppedἡtheῥύσιςfluxτοῦof theαἵματοςbloodαὐτῆς.of her.
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καὶAndεἶπενsaidὁtheἸησοῦς·Jesus;τίςWho isὁthe oneἁψάμενόςhaving touchedμου;Me?ἀρνουμένωνWhen is denying itδὲhoweverπάντωνeveryoneεἶπενsaidὁtheΠέτροςPeterκαὶandοἱthoseμετ᾽withαὐτοῦ·him:ἐπιστάτα,Master,οἱtheὄχλοιpeopleσυνέχουσίνsurroundσεYouκαὶandἀποθλίβουσινpress inκαὶandλέγειςsayτίςwhichὁoneἁψάμενόςhaving touchedμου.me.
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ὁtheδὲButἸησοῦςJesusεἶπεν·said;ἥψατόTouchedμούMeτις·someone;ἐγὼI myselfγὰρforἔγνωνknowδύναμινpowerἐξεληλυθυῖανhaving leftἀπ᾽fromἐμοῦ.Me.
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ἰδοῦσαHaving seenδὲthenἡtheγυνὴwomanὅτιthatοὐκnotἔλαθεν,she was hid,τρέμουσαtremblingἦλθενshe cameκαὶandπροσπεσοῦσαhaving fallen downαὐτῷ,before Him,δι᾽forἣνwhatαἰτίανcauseἥψατοshe touchedαὐτοῦHimἀπήγγειλενshe declaredαὐτῷto himἐνώπιονbeforeπαντὸςallτοῦtheλαοῦpeopleκαὶandὡςhowἰάθηshe was healedπαραχρῆμα.immediately.
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ὁtheδὲAndεἶπενHe saidαὐτῇ·to her;θάρσειTake courageθυγάτηρ,daughter,ἡtheπίστιςfaithσουof youσέσωκένhas healedσε·you;πορεύουdo goεἰςinεἰρήνην.¶peace.
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ἜτιStillαὐτοῦwhen heλαλοῦντοςis speakingἔρχεταίcomesτιςoneπαρὰfromτοῦtheἀρχισυναγώγουsynagogue rulerλέγωνsayingαὐτῷto himὅτιthatτέθνηκενHas diedἡtheθυγάτηρdaughterσου·of You;μηκέτιno longerσκύλλεdo troubleτὸνtheδιδάσκαλον.Teacher.
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ὁtheδὲButἸησοῦςJesusἀκούσαςhaving heardἀπεκρίθηHe answeredαὐτῷto himλέγων·saying;μὴNotφοβοῦ·do fear;μόνονonlyπίστευσον,do believe,καὶandσωθήσεται.she will be saved.
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ἐλθὼνhaving enteredδὲthenεἰςintoτὴνtheοἰκίανhouseοὐκnotἀφῆκενHe did allowεἰσελθεῖνto go inτιναanyoneσὺνwithαὐτῷHimεἰonlyμὴexceptΠέτρονPeterκαὶandἸωάννηνJohnκαὶandἸάκωβον,James,καὶandτὸνtheπατέραfatherτῆςof theπαιδὸςchildκαὶandτὴνtheμητέρα.mother.
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ἔκλαιονThey were weepingδὲnowπάντεςallκαὶandἐκόπτοντοthey were mourning forαὐτήν.her.ὁtheδὲButεἶπεν·He said;μὴNotκλαίετε·do weep;οὐnotγὰρforἀπέθανενshe is deadἀλλὰbutκαθεύδει.sleeps.
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καὶAndκατεγέλωνthey were laughingαὐτοῦ,at Him,εἰδότεςknowingὅτιthatἀπέθανεν.she was dead.
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αὐτὸςHe himselfδὲnowἐκβαλὼνhaving taken outἔξωoutsideπάνταςallκαὶandκρατήσαςhaving taken holdτῆςof theχειρὸςhandαὐτῆςof herἐφώνησενcalled outλέγων·saying:ἡOπαῖς,Child,ἔγειρε.do arise.
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καὶAndἐπέστρεψενreturnedτὸtheπνεῦμαspiritαὐτῆς,of her,καὶandἀνέστηshe aroseπαραχρῆμα,immediately,καὶandδιέταξενHe directedαὐτῇto herδοθῆναιto be givenφαγεῖν.to eat.
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καὶAndἐξέστησανwere amazedοἱtheγονεῖςparentsαὐτῆς.of her.ὁtheδὲandπαρήγγειλενHe instructedαὐτοῖςto themμηδενὶno oneεἰπεῖνto tellτὸwhatγεγονός.¶having happened.

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