Luke 9
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority
over all demons, and to cure diseases. He sent them forth to preach the
Kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. He said to them, "Take nothing for your journey--neither staffs, nor wallet,
nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats apiece. Into whatever house you enter,
stay there, and depart from there. 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."
They departed, and went
throughout the villages, preaching the Good News, and healing everywhere.
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, and by some that Elijah had
appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
Herod said, "John I
beheaded, but who is this, about whom I hear such things?" He sought
to see him.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
The apostles,
when they had returned, told him what things they had done.
He took them, and withdrew apart to a deserted place of a city called
Bethsaida. But the
multitudes, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, and spoke to
them of the Kingdom of God, and he cured those who needed healing. 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."
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." For they were about five thousand
men.
He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in
groups of about fifty each." They did so, and made them all
sit down. He took the
five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them,
and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the
multitude. They ate, and
were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that
were left over.
Peter's Confession of Christ
It happened, as he was
praying alone, that the disciples were with him, and he asked them, "Who do the multitudes say that I am?"
They answered,
"'John the Baptizer,' but others say, 'Elijah,' and others, that one
of the old prophets is risen again."
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
Peter answered, "The Christ of God."
But he warned them,
and commanded them to tell this to no one, 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."
He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself,
take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever desires to save his
life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same
will save it. For what
does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits
his own self? 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. 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 the Kingdom of God."
The Transfiguration
It happened about
eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter, John, and
James, and went up onto the mountain to pray. As he was praying, the appearance
of his face was altered, and his clothing became white and dazzling.
Behold, two men were
talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory, and spoke
of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at
Jerusalem.
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. It happened, as they were parting
from him, that Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be
here. Let's make three tents: one for you, and one for Moses, and one for
Elijah," not knowing what he said.
While he said these
things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they
entered into the cloud. A
voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son. Listen
to him!" 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.
The Healing of a Boy With an Evil Spirit
It happened on the
next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a great
multitude met him. Behold, a man from the crowd
called out, saying, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is
my only child. 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. I begged your disciples to cast
it out, and they couldn't."
Jesus answered, "Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be
with you and bear with you? Bring your son here."
While he was still
coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him violently. But Jesus
rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his
father. 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, "Let these words sink into your ears, for the Son of Man
will be delivered up into the hands of men." 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.
Who Will Be the Greatest
There arose an
argument among them about which of them was the greatest. Jesus, perceiving the reasoning
of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side, 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."
John answered,
"Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we
forbade him, because he doesn't follow with us."
Jesus said to him,
"Don't forbid him, for he who is not against us is
for us."
Samaritan Opposition
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 sent
messengers before his face. They went, and entered into a village of the
Samaritans, so as to prepare for him. They didn't receive him, because
he was traveling with his face set towards Jerusalem. 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?"
But he turned and
rebuked them, "You don't know of what kind of spirit
you are. For the Son of
Man didn't come to destroy men's lives, but to save them."
They went to another village.
The Cost of Following Jesus
As they went on the way, a
certain man said to him, "I want to follow you wherever you go,
Lord."
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."
He said to another,
"Follow me!"
But he said, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
But Jesus said to him,
"Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go
and announce the Kingdom of God."
Another also said,
"I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to bid farewell to
those who are at my house."
But Jesus said to him,
"No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking
back, is fit for the Kingdom of God."
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