Luke 9
1 He called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.
Then calling the Twelve together He conferred on them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases;
2 He sent them out to preach God’s Kingdom and to heal the sick.
and sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to cure the sick.
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 commanded them, "Take nothing for your journey; neither stick nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have an extra under garment.
4 Into whatever house you enter, stay there, and depart from there.
Whatever house you enter, make that your home, and from it start afresh.
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.”
Wherever they refuse to receive you, as you leave that town shake off the very dust from your feet as a protest against them."
6 They departed and went throughout the villages, preaching the Good News and healing everywhere.
So they departed and visited village after village, spreading the Good News and performing cures everywhere.
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 Tetrarch heard of all that was going on; and he was bewildered because of its being said by some that John had come back to life,
8 and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
by others that Elijah had appeared, and by others that some one of the ancient 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, "John I have beheaded; but who is this, of whom I hear such reports?" And he sought for an opportunity of seeing Jesus.
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.
The Apostles, on their return, related to Jesus all they had done. Then He took them and withdrew to a quiet retreat, to a town called Bethsaida.
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 immense crowd, aware of this, followed Him; and receiving them kindly He proceeded to speak to them of the Kingdom of God, and those who needed to be restored to health, He cured.
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.”
Now when the day began to decline, the Twelve came to Him and said, "Send the people away, that they may go to the villages and farms round about and find lodging and a supply of food; because here we are in an uninhabited district."
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.”
"You yourselves," He said, "must give them food." "We have nothing," they replied, "but five loaves and a couple of fish, unless indeed we were to go and buy provisions for all this host of 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 5,000 adult men.) But He said to His disciples, "Make them sit down in parties of about fifty each."
15 They did so, and made them all sit down.
They did so, making them all, without exception, sit down.
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.
Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to Heaven He blessed them and broke them into portions which He gave to the disciples to distribute to the people.
17 They ate and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.
So they ate and were fully satisfied, all of them; and what they had remaining over was gathered up, twelve baskets of fragments.
18 As he was praying alone, the disciples were near him, and he asked them, “Who do the multitudes say that I am?”
One day when He was praying by Himself the disciples were present; and He asked them, "Who do the people say that I am?"
19 They answered, “‘John the Baptizer,’ but others say, ‘Elijah,’ and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.”
"John the Baptist," they replied; "but others say Elijah; and others that some one of the ancient Prophets has come back to life."
20 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
"But you," He asked, "who do you say that I am?" "God's Anointed One," replied Peter.
21 But he warned them and commanded them to tell this to no one,
And Jesus strictly forbad them to tell this to any one;
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.”
and He said, "The Son of Man must suffer much cruelty, be rejected by the Elders and High Priests and Scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day be raised to life again."
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 all, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross day by day, and so be my follower.
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 desires to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake shall save it.
25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
Why, what benefit is it to a man to have gained the whole world, but to have lost or forfeited his own self.
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 whoever shall have been ashamed of me and my teachings, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own and the Father's glory and in that 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.”
I tell you truly that there are some of those who stand here who will certainly not taste death till they have seen 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.
It was about eight days after this that Jesus, taking with Him Peter, John, and James, went up the mountain to pray.
29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became white and dazzling.
And while He was praying the appearance of His face underwent a change, and His clothing became white and radiant.
30 Behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah,
And suddenly there were two men conversing with Him, who were Moses and Elijah.
31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
They came in glory, and kept speaking about His death, which He was so soon to undergo 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 the others were weighed down with sleep; but, keeping themselves awake all through, they saw His glory, and the two men standing 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 preparing to depart from Him, Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, we are thankful to you that we are here. Let us put up three tents--one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." He did not know 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.
But while he was thus speaking, there came a cloud which spread over them; and they were awe-struck when they had entered into the cloud.
35 A voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”
Then there came a voice from within the cloud: "This is My Son, My Chosen One: listen 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.
After this voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. They kept it to themselves, and said not a word to any one at that time about what they had seen.
37 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.
On the following day, when they were come down from the mountain, a great crowd came to meet 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 the crowd called out, "Rabbi, I beg you to pity 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.
At times a spirit seizes him and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him, and makes him foam at the mouth, and does not leave him till it has well-nigh covered him with bruises.
40 I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they couldn’t.”
I entreated your disciples to expel the spirit, but they could not."
41 Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”
"O unbelieving and perverse generation!" replied Jesus; "how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here to me."
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.
Now while the youth was coming, the spirit dashed him to the ground and cruelly convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the foul spirit, and cured the youth 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 all were awe-struck at the mighty power of God. And while every one was expressing wonder at all that He was doing, 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.”
"As for you, store these my sayings in your memory; for, before long, the Son of Man will be betrayed 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 they did not understand His meaning: it was veiled from them that they might not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
46 An argument arose among them about which of them was the greatest.
Now there arose a dispute among them, which of them was to be the greatest.
47 Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side,
And Jesus, knowing the reasoning that was in their hearts, took a young child and made him stand 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 for my sake receives this little child, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives Him who sent me. For the lowliest among you all--he is the greatest."
49 John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow with us.”
"Rabbi," replied John, "we have seen a man making use of your name to expel demons; and we forbad him, because he does not come with us."
50 Jesus said to him, “Don’t forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us.”
"Do not forbid him," said Jesus, "for he who is not against you is on your side."
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
Now when the time drew near for Him to be received up again into Heaven, He proceeded with fixed purpose towards Jerusalem, and sent messengers before Him.
52 and sent messengers before his face. They went and entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to prepare for him.
They went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for Him.
53 They didn’t receive him, because he was traveling with his face set toward Jerusalem.
But the people there would not receive Him, because He was evidently 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?”
When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Master, do you wish us to order fire to come down from Heaven and consume them?"
55 But he turned and rebuked them, “You don’t know of what kind of spirit you are.
But He turned and rebuked 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 village.
57 As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, “I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord.”
And, as they proceeded on their way, a man came to Him and said, "I will follow 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.”
"The foxes have holes," said Jesus, "and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
59 He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
"Follow me," He said to another. "Master," the man replied, "allow me first to go and bury my father."
60 But Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce God’s Kingdom.”
"Leave the dead," Jesus rejoined, "to bury their own dead; but you must go and announce far and wide the coming 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.”
"Master," said yet another, "I will follow you; but allow me first to go and say good-bye to my friends at home."
62 But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for God’s Kingdom.”
Jesus answered him, "No one who has put his hand to the plough, and then looks behind him, is fit for the Kingdom of God.
