Luke9

¹And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases ,

²and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal .

³And he said to them , Take nothing for your journey , no staff , nor bag , nor bread , nor money ; and do not have two tunics .

⁴And whatever house you enter , stay there , and from there depart .

⁵And wherever they do not receive you , when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them .

⁶And they departed and went through the villages , preaching the gospel and healing everywhere .

⁷Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening , and he was perplexed , because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead ,

⁸by some that Elijah had appeared , and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen .

⁹Herod said , John I beheaded , but who is this about whom I hear such things ? And he sought to see him .

¹⁰On their return the apostles told him all that they had done . And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida .

¹¹When the crowds learned it, they followed him , and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and cured those who had need of healing .

¹²Now the day began to wear away , and the twelve came and said to him , Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions , for we are here in a desolate place .

¹³But he said to them , You give them something to eat . They said , We have no more than five loaves and two fish — unless we are to go and buy food for all these people .

¹⁴For there were about five thousand men . And he said to his disciples , Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each .

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

¹⁶And taking the five loaves and the two fish , he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them . Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd .

¹⁷And they all ate and were satisfied . And what was left over was picked up , twelve baskets of broken pieces .

¹⁸Now it happened that as he was praying alone , the disciples were with him . And he asked them , Who do the crowds say that I am ?

¹⁹And they answered , John the Baptist . But others say, Elijah , and others , that one of the prophets of old has risen .

²⁰Then he said to them , But who do you say that I am ? And Peter answered , The Christ of God .

²¹And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one ,

²²saying , The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes , and be killed , and on the third day be raised .

²³And he said to all , If anyone would come after me , let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me .

²⁴For whoever would save his life will lose it , but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it .

²⁵For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself ?

²⁶For whoever is 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 .

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

²⁸Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray .

²⁹And as he was praying , the appearance of his face was altered , and his clothing became dazzling white .

³⁰And behold , two men were talking with him , Moses and Elijah ,

³¹who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure , which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem .

³²Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep , but when they became fully awake they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him .

³³And as the men were parting from him , Peter said to Jesus , Master , it is good that we are here . Let us make three tents , one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah — not knowing what he said .

³⁴As he was saying these things , a cloud came and overshadowed them , and they were afraid as they entered the cloud .

³⁵And a voice came out of the cloud , saying , This is my Son , my Chosen One; listen to him !

³⁶And when the voice had spoken , Jesus was found alone . And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen .

³⁷On the next day , when they had come down from the mountain , a great crowd met him .

³⁸And behold , a man from the crowd cried out , Teacher , I beg you to look at my son , for he is my only child .

³⁹And behold , a spirit seizes him , and he suddenly cries out . It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him , and will hardly leave him .

⁴⁰And I begged your disciples to cast it out , but they could not .

⁴¹Jesus answered , O faithless and twisted generation , how long am I to be with you and bear with you ? Bring your son here .

⁴²While he was coming , the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him . But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy , and gave him back to his father .

⁴³And all were astonished at the majesty of God . But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing , Jesus said to his disciples ,

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

⁴⁵But they did not understand this saying , and it was concealed from them , so that they might not perceive it . And they were afraid to ask him about this saying .

⁴⁶An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest .

⁴⁷But Jesus , knowing the reasoning of their hearts , took a child and put him by his side

⁴⁸and said to them , Whoever receives this child in my name receives me , and whoever receives me receives him who sent me . For he who is least among you all is the one who is great .

⁴⁹John answered , Master , we saw someone casting out demons in your name , and we tried to stop him , because he does not follow with us .

⁵⁰But Jesus said to him , Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you .

⁵¹When the days drew near for him to be taken up , he set his face to go to Jerusalem .

⁵²And he sent messengers ahead of him , who went and entered a village of the Samaritans , to make preparations for him .

⁵³But the people did not receive him , because his face was set toward Jerusalem .

⁵⁴And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said , Lord , do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them ?

⁵⁵But he turned and rebuked them .

⁵⁶And they went on to another village .

⁵⁷As they were going along the road , someone said to him , I will follow you wherever you go .

⁵⁸And Jesus said to him , Foxes have holes , and birds of the air have nests , but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head .

⁵⁹To another he said , Follow me . But he said , Lord , let me first go and bury my father .

⁶⁰And Jesus said to him , Leave the dead to bury their own dead . But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God .

⁶¹Yet another said , I will follow you , Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home .

⁶²Jesus said to him , No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God .