Luke 9
1 He called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.
And getting the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all evil spirits and over diseases, to make them well.
2 He sent them out to preach God’s Kingdom and to heal the sick.
And he sent them out to be preachers of the kingdom of God, and to make well those who were ill.
3 He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey—no staffs, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money. Don’t have two tunics each.
And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, no stick or bag or bread or money, and do not take two coats.
4 Into whatever house you enter, stay there, and depart from there.
And if you go into a house, let that house be your resting-place till you go away.
5 As many as don’t receive you, when you depart from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.”
And if any people will not take you in, when you go away from that town, put off its dust from your feet for a witness against them.
6 They departed and went throughout the villages, preaching the Good News and healing everywhere.
And they went away, journeying through all the towns, preaching the good news and making people free from diseases in all places.
7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him; and he was very perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead,
Now Herod the king had news of all these things: and he was in doubt, because it was said by some people that John had come back from the dead;
8 and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.
9 Herod said, “I beheaded John, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” He sought to see him.
And Herod said, I put John to death: but who is this, of whom such stories are given to me? And he had a desire to see him.
10 The apostles, when they had returned, told him what things they had done. He took them and withdrew apart to a desert region of a city called Bethsaida.
And 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.
11 But the multitudes, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them of God’s Kingdom, and he cured those who needed healing.
But 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.
12 The day began to wear away; and the twelve came and said to him, “Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms and lodge and get food, for we are here in a deserted place.”
And the day went on; and the twelve came to him and said, Send these people away so that they may go into the towns and the country round about and get resting-places and food for themselves, for we are in a waste place.
13 But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people.”
But he said, Give them food yourselves. And they said, We have only five cakes of bread and two fishes, if we do not go and get food for all these people.
14 For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them be seated in groups, about fifty to a group.
15 They did so, and made them all sit down.
And they did so, and made them all be seated.
16 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.
And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them, and when they had been broken, he gave them to the disciples to give to the people.
17 They ate and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.
And they all took the food and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits which were over, twelve baskets full.
18 As he was praying alone, the disciples were near him, and he asked them, “Who do the multitudes say that I am?”
And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am?
19 They answered, “‘John the Baptizer,’ but others say, ‘Elijah,’ and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.”
And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.
20 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
And he said, But who do you say that I am? And Peter, answering, said, The Christ of God.
21 But he warned them and commanded them to tell this to no one,
But he gave them special orders, not to say this to any man;
22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.”
Saying, The Son of man will undergo much and be put on one side by the rulers and the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and be put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.
23 He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.
24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it.
For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it.
25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?
26 For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels.
For if any man has a feeling of shame because of me or of my words, the Son of man will have shame because of him when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
27 But I tell you the truth: There are some of those who stand here who will in no way taste of death until they see God’s Kingdom.”
But truly I say to you, Some of those who are here now will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God.
28 About eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray.
And 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.
29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became white and dazzling.
And while he was in prayer, his face was changed and his clothing became white and shining.
30 Behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah,
And two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him;
31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
Who were seen in glory and were talking of his death which was about to take place in Jerusalem.
32 Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men who stood with him.
Now Peter and those who were with him were overcome with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were with him.
33 As they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let’s make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah,” not knowing what he said.
And when they were about to go away from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah: having no knowledge of what he was saying.
34 While he said these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud.
And while he said these things, the shade of a cloud came over them, and they were full of fear when they went into the cloud.
35 A voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”
And there was a voice from the cloud saying, This is my Son, the man of my selection; give ear to him.
36 When the voice came, Jesus was found alone. They were silent, and told no one in those days any of the things which they had seen.
And after the voice was gone they saw that Jesus was by himself. And they kept quiet, and said nothing at that time to anyone of the things which they had seen.
37 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.
And on the day after, when they came down from the mountain, a great band of people came to him.
38 Behold, a man from the crowd called out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only born child.
And a man from among them, crying out, said, Master, I make a request to you, give a thought to my son, for he is my only child:
39 Behold, a spirit takes him, he suddenly cries out, and it convulses him so that he foams; and it hardly departs from him, bruising him severely.
And see, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he gives a cry, twisted in pain and streaming at the lips, and when it goes away from him at last, he is marked as from blows.
40 I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they couldn’t.”
And I made a request to your disciples to send it out of him, but they were not able to do it.
41 Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”
And Jesus said, O generation without faith and false in heart, how long will I have to be with you and put up with you? let your son come here.
42 While he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him violently. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
And while he was coming, he was pushed violently down and twisted by the evil spirit. But Jesus gave sharp orders to the unclean spirit, and made the boy well, and gave him back to his father.
43 They were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marveling at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,
And they were full of wonder at the great power of God. But while they were all wondering at all the things which he did, he said to his disciples,
44 “Let these words sink into your ears, for the Son of Man will be delivered up into the hands of men.”
Let these words go deep into your ears, for the Son of man will be given up into the hands of men.
45 But they didn’t understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not able to see it: and they had fear of questioning him about it.
46 An argument arose among them about which of them was the greatest.
Now there was a discussion among them about which of them would be the greatest.
47 Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side,
But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their hearts, he took a small child and put him by his side,
48 and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great.”
And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour to him who sent me: for whoever is least among you all, that man is great.
49 John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow with us.”
And John, answering, said, Master, we saw a man driving out evil spirits in your name, and we did not let him do it, because he was not one of us.
50 Jesus said to him, “Don’t forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us.”
But Jesus said to him, Let him do it, for he who is not against you is for you.
51 It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem
And it came about that when the days were near for him to be taken up, his face was turned to go to Jerusalem,
52 and sent messengers before his face. They went and entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to prepare for him.
And he sent men before: and they came to a small town of Samaria to make ready for him.
53 They didn’t receive him, because he was traveling with his face set toward Jerusalem.
But they would not have him there, because he was clearly going to Jerusalem.
54 When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky and destroy them, just as Elijah did?”
And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?
55 But he turned and rebuked them, “You don’t know of what kind of spirit you are.
But turning round he said sharp words to them.
56 For the Son of Man didn’t come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.” They went to another village.
And they went to another small town.
57 As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, “I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord.”
And when they were on the way, a certain man said to him, I will come after you wherever you go.
58 Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have resting-places, but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.
59 He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
60 But Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce God’s Kingdom.”
But he said to him, Let the dead take care of their dead; it is for you to go and give news of the kingdom of God.
61 Another also said, “I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house.”
And another man said, I will come with you, Lord, but first let me say a last good-day to those who are at my house.
62 But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for God’s Kingdom.”
But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.
