April 12th, 2025

This Sunday continues our walk within the Lenten season. And this particular Sunday has a special title, or you could say that it has two special titles. This Sunday is Palm Sunday. It is also known as the Sunday of the Passion.

It is a good thing that these two themes are brought together, especially since Jesus, for most of his lifetime, did not often have recorded his going to Jerusalem. And when he gets to Jerusalem this final time, he does not pick myriads of angels to ride upon. He instead picks a slow, small, and borrowed donkey. And his enemies think that they can bring him down. But he goes down willingly. And you might say that he goes UP willingly. And you also might say that he is very passionate about this.

In the writings of this website, we are going through the Gospel according to Luke in the way that was laid out by the writer. And currently we are in the midst of going through what is typically called chapter eight of the account, much earlier than Palm Sunday. What follows is an extremely literal translation of essentially the latter half of chapter eight.

It should also be noted that the words in capital letters below are to note an historical present, where a past tense verb is expected, but a present tense verb is given. The first time this happened was with Simon, the Pharisee, at Luke 7:40. The people connected to these special verbs are not very special.  But we will be seeing a significant (and therefore special) amount of variety of those who are connected to these special verbs, in much the same way that the Gospel goes out to a variety of people in the book of the Acts of the Apostles. By the way it could be said at this point that there are historical presents within this work as well. And a connection could also be made to the living creature connected to the Gospel according to Luke, that of an ox, a tame animal that can deal with a large variety of other living things.

If this is your first encounter with the writings of this website, please note that the hyphens below are designed to give the reader an idea of how many words in English are from the one word in the Greek, the language of the New Testament. And although some of the translations of the words below are quite awkward, they are designed to show how similar the Greek language is to the English. And in general, the verbs are usually at the beginning of sentences, so when other words appear before the verb, they are given a greater emphasis. A strong recommendation is to look at this text also it at least another translation or perhaps a study bible. There are many different ways to translate the same text. And what follows is Luke 8:26-56:

And  they-sailed-down  into  the  country  of-the  Gerasenes,  which  it-is  opposite  the  Galilee.  Now  having-come-out,  him,  upon  the  land,  he-met-up-with  a-man,  a-certain,  out-of  the  city,  having  demons,  and  for-time,  sufficient,  not  he-put-on  a-garment,  and  in  house,  not  he-was-remaining,  but-on-the-contrary,  in  the  tombs.

Now  having-seen  the  Jesus,  having-cried-out,  he-fell-toward  him,  and  with-a-voice,  great,  he-said,  “What  with-me  and  with-you,  Jesus,  Son  of-the  God  of-the  Highest?  I-beg  you,  not  me  torment.”  For  he-commanded  the  spirit,  the  unclean,  to-come-out  from  the  man,  for  with-many  times  it-had-seized-with  him,  and  he-was-being-bound  with-chains  and  with-fetters  being-guarded,  and  ripping-apart  the  bonds,  he-was-driven  by  the  demon  into  the  deserts.  Now  he-questioned  him,  the  Jesus,  “What  your  name  is?”

Now  the-one  said,  “Legion,”  because  it-entered,  demons,  many,  into  him.  And  they-were-exhorting  him  that,  not  he-would-command  them  into  the  abyss  to-come-away.  Now  it-was  there,  a-herd  of-pigs,  sufficient,  grazing  in  the  hill,  and  they-exhorted  him  that  he-would-allow  them  into  those,  to-come-into,  and  he-allowed  them.

Now  having-come-out,  the  demons,  from  the  man,  they-came-into,  into  the  pigs,  and  it-rushed,  the  herd,  down  the  steep-bank,  into  the  lake,  and  it-choked.

Now  having-seen  the-ones  grazing,  the-thing  having-happened,  they-fled,  and  they-reported-back  into  the  city  and  into  the  fields.  Now  they-came-out  to-see  the-thing  having-happened,  and  they-came  toward  the  Jesus,  and  they-found,  sitting,  the  man  from  whom  the  demons  came-out,  having-been-clothed  and  being-in-his-senses  by  the  feet  of-the  Jesus,  and  they-were-phobic.  Now  they-reported  to-them,  the-ones  having-seen  how  he-was-saved,  the  demonized-one. 

And  it-asked  him,  all  the  multitude  of-the  surrounding-region  of-the  Gerasenes,  to-come-away  from  them,  because  with-phobia,  a-great,  they-were-seized;  now  he,  having-stepped-in  into  a-boat,  he-returned.  Now  he-was-begging  of-him,  the  man  from  whom  it-had-come-out,  the  demons,  to-be  with  him;  now  he-dismissed  him  saying,  “Return  into  the  house  of-you,  and  describe  what-things  to-you,  he-did,  the  God.”  And  he-came-away,  throughout  whole  the  city,  proclaiming  what-things  he-did  to-him,  the  Jesus.
Now  in  the  return,  the  Jesus,  it-welcomed  him,  the  crowd;  for  they-were  all  expecting  him.  And  behold,  he-came,  a-man,  to-whom  name,  Jairus,  and  this-one,  a-ruler  of-the  synagogue  he-existed;  and  having-fallen  at  the  feet  of-the  Jesus,  he-was-exhorting  him  to-come-into,  into  the  house  of-him,  because  daughter,  only-begotten  was  to-him,  as  of-years,  twelve,  and  she,  she-was-dying. 

Now  in  the  going-off,  his,  the  crowds,  they-were-pressing-upon  him.  And  a-woman,  being  in  a-flow  of-blood  from  years,  twelve,  who  on-physicians,  having-spent-up  whole,  the  livelihood,  not  she-had-power  from  no-one  to-be-therapeutic;  coming-toward  from-behind,  she-touched  the  fringe  of-the  garment  of-him,  and  at-once  it-stood,  the  flow  of-the  blood  of-her.  And  he-said,  the  Jesus,  “Who  the-one  having-touched  me?”

Now  denying,  all,  he-said,  the  Peter,  “Overseer,  the  crowds  press-upon  you,  and  they-jostle.”

Now  the  Jesus,  he-said,  “He-touched  me,  someone;  for  I,  I-knew  power,  having-gone-out  from  me.”

Now  having-seen,  the  woman,  that  not  she-was-hidden,  trembling  she-came,  and  having-fallen-toward  him,  for  what  cause  she-touched  him,  she-announced  before  all  the  people,  and  how  she-was-cured  at-once.

Now  the  one  said  to-her,  “Daughter,  the  faith  of-you,  it-has-saved  you;  go  into  peace.” 

Still  he  speaking,  HE-COMES  a-certain-one  from  the  arch-synagogue,  saying,  “She-has-died,  the  daughter  of-you;  no-more  trouble  the  teacher.”

Now  the  Jesus,  having-heard,  he-answered  him,  “Not  do-phobia;  only  believe,  and  she-will-be-saved.”  Now  having-come  into  the  house,  not  he-allowed  to-come-into  anyone  with  him,  if  not  Peter  and  John  and  Jacob,  and  the  father  of-the  child,  and  the  mother.

Now  they-were-weeping,  all,  and  they-were-bewailing  her.  Now  the-one  said,  “Not  do-weep;  for  not  she-did-die,  but-on-the-contrary  she-is-sleeping.”  And  they-were-ridiculing  hem,  knowing  that  she-died.​

Now  he,  having-held  the  hand  of-her,  he-called,  saying,  “The  child,  rise.”  And  it-returned,  the  spirit  of-her,  and  she-rose-up  at-once,  and  he-instructed  her  to-be-given  to-eat.  And  they-stood-out,  the  parents  of-her;  now  the-one  commanded  them,  no-one  to tell,  the-thing  having-happened.