1. Soon afterward He was traveling from one town and village to another, preaching and telling the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,
2. and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary, called Magdalene (seven demons had come out of her);
3. Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward; Susanna; and many others who were supporting them from their possessions.
4. As a large crowd was gathering, and people were flocking to Him from every town, He said in a parable: