Luke 8:10

¹⁰ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· Ὑμῖν δέδοται γνῶναι τὰ μυστήρια τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ, τοῖς δὲ λοιποῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς, ἵνα βλέποντες μὴ βλέπωσιν καὶ ἀκούοντες μὴ συνιῶσιν.b

Luke 8 presents a concentrated course in discipleship through four distinct scenes: the parable of the sower, Jesus calming the storm, the healing of the demon-possessed man, and the raising of Jairus's daughter. Each episode tests and reveals what it means to hear the word of God a