Luke 9

1 Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.

2 And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

3 “Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staffs, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.

4 Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.

5 If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”

6 So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.

7 When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was being done by Him, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,

8 others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that a prophet of old had arisen.

9 “I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.

10 Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a deserted place of the city called Bethsaida.

11 But the crowds found out and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and He healed those who needed healing.

12 As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”

13 But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

14 (There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of fifty each.”

15 They did so, and everyone was seated.

16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.

17 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

18 One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”

19 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”

20 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”

21 Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.

22 “The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day rise again.”

23 Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

25 What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?

26 If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

27 But I tell you truly, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”

28 About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.

29 And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.

30 Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.

31 They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

32 Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.

33 As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)

34 While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

35 And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”

36 After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.

37 The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd.

38 Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.

39 A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.

40 I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”

41 “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

42 Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

43 And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus had done, He said to His disciples,

44 “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”

45 But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

46 Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.

47 But Jesus, seeing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.

48 And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he will be the greatest.”

49 “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

50 “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against us is for us.”

51 As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.

52 He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.

53 But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.

54 When His disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them, just as Elijah did?”

55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them and said, “You do not know what kind of spirit you are.

56 For the Son of Man did not come to destroy the lives of men, but to save them.” And He and His disciples went on to another village.

57 As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.”

58 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

59 Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

60 But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

61 Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”

62 Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

1 ¶ Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

3 And he said unto them, ‹Take nothing for› [your] ‹journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.›

4 ‹And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.›

5 ‹And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.›

6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.

7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;

8 And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

9 And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

10 ¶ And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

11 And the people, when they knew [it], followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.

12 And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

13 But he said unto them, ‹Give ye them to eat.› And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, ‹Make them sit down by fifties in a company.›

15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.

16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

17 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

18 ¶ And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, ‹Whom say the people that I am?›

19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some [say], Elias; and others [say], that one of the old prophets is risen again.

20 He said unto them, ‹But whom say ye that I am?› Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded [them] to tell no man that thing;

22 Saying, ‹The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.›

23 And he said to [them] all, ‹If any› [man] ‹will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.›

24 ‹For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.›

25 ‹For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?›

26 ‹For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and› [in his] ‹Father's, and of the holy angels.›

27 ‹But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.›

28 ¶ And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.

29 And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment [was] white [and] glistering.

30 And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:

31 Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.

32 But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.

33 And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

34 While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.

35 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

36 And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept [it] close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.

37 ¶ And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.

38 And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.

39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.

40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.

41 And Jesus answering said, ‹O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.›

42 And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare [him]. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.

43 ¶ And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,

44 ‹Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.›

45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.

46 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.

47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,

48 And said unto them, ‹Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.›

49 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.

50 And Jesus said unto him, ‹Forbid› [him] ‹not: for he that is not against us is for us.›

51 ¶ And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

52 And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.

53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.

54 And when his disciples James and John saw [this], they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?

55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, ‹Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.›

56 ‹For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save› [them]. And they went to another village.

57 ¶ And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain [man] said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

58 And Jesus said unto him, ‹Foxes have holes, and birds of the air› [have] ‹nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay› [his] ‹head.›

59 And he said unto another, ‹Follow me.› But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

60 Jesus said unto him, ‹Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.›

61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.

62 And Jesus said unto him, ‹No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.›

1 And he called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and that they might heal pestilences.

2 And sent them forth to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. The sick.

3 And he said unto them: Ye shall take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; neither shall any man have two coats.

4 And whither ye go into one house, there abide till ye depart from thence.

5 And they that receive you not, come out of the same city, and shake off the dust of your feet for a testimony against them.

6 And they went out, and went through the markets, preaching the gospel, and healing in every place.

7 And it came to pass before Herod the tetrarch, that all things were done by him: and he was troubled, because it was said of some, John is risen from the dead;

8 And of some, Elias hath appeared; and of some, One of the old prophets is risen.

9 And Herod said, John, him have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear these things? And desired to see him.

10 And the apostles came again, and told him how great things they had done: and he took them, and departed specially into a wilderness near the city which is called Bethsaida.

11 And when the people perceived it, they followed him. And he sent for them, and told them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that needed it. But the day began to draw near.

12 And the twelve came unto him, and said unto him, Send the people away from thee, that they may go into the villages round about, and find lodging and meat: for we are here in the wilderness.

13 And he said unto them: Give ye them to eat. And they said: We have not more than five loaves and two fishes: except we go and buy meat for so great a multitude.

14 (For there were about five thousand men.) And he said unto his disciples, Let them sit down by strata, fifty by fifty.

15 And they did so, and sat down all of them.

16 And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks, and brake them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the people.

17 And they did eat, and were all filled: and they took up that which was left them of the fragments, twelve baskets.

18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, and his disciples with him, he asked them, saying, Who do men say that I am?

19 And they answered and said, They say that thou art John the Baptist; and some that thou art Elias; and some that one of the old prophets is risen.

20 And he said unto them: But who do ye say that I am? Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ of God.

21 And he afflicted them, and commanded that they should tell no man,

22 And said, For the Son of man must yet suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, and rise again the third day.

23 Then said he unto them all: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall save it.

25 And what profit would a man have if he gained the whole world and lost himself or damaged himself?

26 But whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed also, when he cometh in his glory, and of his Father, and of the holy angels.

27 But verily I say unto you, That there be some of them which stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

28 And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that he took Peter, and John, and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.

29 And as he prayed, the form of his countenance was changed, and his raiment became white and shining.

30 And, behold, two men talked with him, which were Moses and Elias.

31 Which appeared in plainness, and spake of the end which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.

32 And Peter, and they that were with him, were full of sleep. And when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men standing by him.

33 And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto JESUS, Master, here is good: let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. And he knew not what he spake.

34 And as he spake these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them. And they were afraid, because the cloud overshadowed them.

35 and there fell a voice from the Cloud which said, This is my beloved Son, him shall ye hear.

36 And when this voice was heard, they found Jesus alone. And they kept silence, and told no man any thing in those days which they had seen.

37 And it came to pass on the morrow, as they came down from the mountain, much people met them.

38 And, behold, a man of the people cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, possess my son: for he is mine only son.

39 Behold, the spirit taketh hold upon him, and straightway he crieth out, and teareth him, and he foameth; and with distress he departeth from him, when he hath torn him.

40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.

41 Then answered JEsus, and said, O faithless and perverse kind! How long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.

42 And when he was come unto him, the devil rent him, and tore him asunder. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and restored him unto his father.

43 And they were all astonished at the glory of GOD. And when they were all astonished at all that he did, he said unto his disciples:

44 Take ye in your ears these sayings. For the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of men.

45 But they heard not the word, and it was hid from them, that they understood it not: and they feared to ask him the same word.

46 There came also a thought among them, which of them would be the greatest.

47 And when JESUS saw the thought of their heart, he took hold of a child, and set him by his side.

48 And said unto them: He that receiveth the child in my name receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. But he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

49 Then John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and we rebuked him: for he followed not thee with us.

50 And JEsus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.

51 And it came to pass, when the time was fulfilled for him to be taken away, that he turned his face to go straightway to Jerusalem.

52 And he sent messengers before him; and they went, and came into a market of the Samaritans, to give him lodging.

53 And they received him not, because he had turned his face to walk toward Jerusalem.

54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said: Lord, if thou wilt, let us say, Fire shall fall from heaven, and consume them, as Elias did.

55 But JEsus turned and afflicted them, and said, Know ye not of what manner of spirit ye are the children?

56 The Son of man is not come to destroy men's souls, but to preserve them.

57 And they went into another market. And it came to pass, when they were in the way, that one said unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

58 And JESUS said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

59 And he said unto another: Follow me. And he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

60 But JESUS said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou, preach the kingdom of GOD.

61 And another said, Lord, I will come after thee: but let me first make a parting with them that are in my house.

62 And JESUS said unto him, Whosoever putteth his hand to the plough, and looketh back, is not sent into the kingdom of GOD.