Luke 8:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And it came about, after a short time, that he went through town and country giving the good news of the kingdom of God, and with him were the twelve,

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  • Matt 4:23 : 23 And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and making well those who were ill with any disease among the people.
  • Matt 9:35 : 35 And Jesus went about all the towns and small places, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom and making well all sorts of disease and pain.
  • Matt 10:2-4 : 2 Now the names of the twelve are these: The first, Simon, who is named Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew, the tax-farmer; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who was false to him.
  • Matt 11:1 : 1 And it came about that when Jesus had come to the end of giving these orders to his twelve disciples, he went away from there, teaching and preaching in their towns.
  • Matt 13:19 : 19 When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.
  • Mark 1:39 : 39 And he went into their Synagogues in every part of Galilee, preaching and driving out evil spirits.
  • Mark 3:16-19 : 16 To Simon he gave the second name of Peter; 17 And to James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, he gave the second name of Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder: 18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot; 19 And Judas Iscariot, who was false to him.
  • Luke 2:10-11 : 10 And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people: 11 For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.
  • Luke 4:18 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,
  • Luke 4:43-44 : 43 But he said to them, I have to give the good news of the kingdom of God in other towns, because that is why I was sent. 44 And he was teaching in the Synagogues of Galilee.
  • Luke 6:14-16 : 14 Simon, to whom he gave the name of Peter, and Andrew, his brother, and James and John and Philip and Bartholomew 15 And Matthew and Thomas and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Simon, who was named the Zealot, 16 And Judas, the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, he who was false to him.
  • Acts 10:38 : 38 About Jesus of Nazareth, how God gave the Holy Spirit to him, with power: and how he went about doing good and making well all who were troubled by evil spirits, for God was with him.
  • Acts 13:32 : 32 And we are giving you the good news of the undertaking made to the fathers,
  • Rom 10:15 : 15 And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things.
  • Isa 61:1-3 : 1 The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again; 2 To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure has come, and the day of punishment from our God; to give comfort to all who are sad; 3 To give them a fair head-dress in place of dust, the oil of joy in place of the clothing of grief, praise in place of sorrow; so that they may be named trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, and so that he may have glory.

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  • Matt 11:1
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    1And it came about that when Jesus had come to the end of giving these orders to his twelve disciples, he went away from there, teaching and preaching in their towns.

  • Luke 9:6
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    6And they went away, journeying through all the towns, preaching the good news and making people free from diseases in all places.

  • Mark 1:38-39
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    38And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came.

    39And he went into their Synagogues in every part of Galilee, preaching and driving out evil spirits.

  • Matt 9:35
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    35And Jesus went about all the towns and small places, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom and making well all sorts of disease and pain.

  • Luke 8:2
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    2And certain women who had been made free from evil spirits and diseases, Mary named Magdalene, from whom seven evil spirits had gone out,

  • Luke 13:22
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    22And he went on his way, through towns and country places, teaching and journeying to Jerusalem.

  • Luke 9:1-2
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    1And getting the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all evil spirits and over diseases, to make them well.

    2And he sent them out to be preachers of the kingdom of God, and to make well those who were ill.

  • Luke 9:10-11
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    10And the twelve, when they came back, gave him an account of what they had done. And he took them with him and went away from the people to a town named Beth-saida.

    11But the people, getting news of it, went after him: and he was pleased to see them, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God, and made those well who were in need of it.

  • Matt 4:23
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    23And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and making well those who were ill with any disease among the people.

  • Luke 17:11
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    11And it came about that when they were on the way to Jerusalem he went through Samaria and Galilee.

  • Mark 3:14
    74%

    14And he took twelve to be with him, so that he might send them out as preachers,

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    14Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God,

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    4And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:

  • Luke 4:42-44
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    42And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.

    43But he said to them, I have to give the good news of the kingdom of God in other towns, because that is why I was sent.

    44And he was teaching in the Synagogues of Galilee.

  • Mark 2:13
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    13And he went out again by the seaside; and all the people came to him, and he gave them teaching.

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    28And news of him went out quickly everywhere into all parts of Galilee round about.

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    6And he was greatly surprised because they had no faith. And he went about the country places teaching.

    7And he gave orders to the twelve, and sent them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;

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    16And in the evening, they took to him a number of people who had evil spirits; and he sent the spirits out of them with a word, and made well all who were ill;

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    1And when he had come down from the mountain, great numbers of people came after him.

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    34And all the town came out to Jesus; and seeing him they made request that he would go away from their part of the country.

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    2And a great number went after him; and he made them well there.

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    39Go back to your house and let them have news of all the great things which God has done for you. And he went away, giving word through all the town of the great things which Jesus had done for him.

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    28And about eight days after he had said these things, he took Peter and John and James with him and went up into the mountain for prayer.

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    26And they came to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.

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    12And they went out, preaching the need for a change of heart in men.

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    36And Simon and those who were with him came after him.

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    17And he came down with them to a level place, and a great band of his disciples, and a very great number of people from all Judaea and Jerusalem and from the parts of Tyre and Sidon by the sea, came to give hearing to him, and to be made well from their diseases;

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    14And he came out and saw a great number of people and he had pity on them, and made well those of them who were ill.

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    7And, on your way, say, The kingdom of heaven is near.

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    4But those who had gone in flight went everywhere preaching the word.

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    9And he went from there into their Synagogue:

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    8And there was much joy in that town.

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    28And when he had come to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, there came out to him from the place of the dead, two who had evil spirits, so violent that no man was able to go that way.

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    25So they, having given their witness and made clear the word of the Lord, went back to Jerusalem, giving the good news on their way in a number of the small towns of Samaria.