Luke 9
1 And getting the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all evil spirits and over diseases, to make them well.
He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases.
2 And he sent them out to be preachers of the kingdom of God, and to make well those who were ill.
He sent them forth to proclaim the Kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
3 And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, no stick or bag or bread or money, and do not take two coats.
And he said to them, "Take nothing for your journey—neither staff, nor pack, nor bread, nor money; neither have two tunics.
4 And if you go into a house, let that house be your resting-place till you go away.
Into whatever house you enter, stay there, and depart from there.
5 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.
As many as do not receive you, when you depart from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them."
6 And they went away, journeying through all the towns, preaching the good news and making people free from diseases in all places.
They departed, and went throughout the villages, preaching the Good News, and healing everywhere.
7 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;
Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done; and he was very perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead,
8 And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.
and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
9 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.
Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who is this, about whom I hear such things?" He sought to see him.
10 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.
The apostles, when they had returned, told him what things they had done. He took them, and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida.
11 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.
But the crowds, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, and spoke to them of the Kingdom of God, and he cured those who needed healing.
12 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.
The day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said to him, "Send the crowd away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms, and lodge, and get food, for we are here in a deserted place."
13 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.
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."
14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them be seated in groups, about fifty to a group.
For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."
15 And they did so, and made them all be seated.
They did so, and made them all sit down.
16 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.
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 crowd.
17 And they all took the food and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits which were over, twelve baskets full.
They ate, and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.
18 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?
It happened, as he was praying alone, that the disciples were with him, and he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"
19 And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.
They answered, "'John the Baptist,' but others say, 'Elijah,' and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again."
20 And he said, But who do you say that I am? And Peter, answering, said, The Christ of God.
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God."
21 But he gave them special orders, not to say this to any man;
But he warned them, and commanded them to tell this to no one,
22 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.
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."
23 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.
He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.
24 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.
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.
25 For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?
For what does it profit a person if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
26 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.
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.
27 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.
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."
28 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.
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.
29 And while he was in prayer, his face was changed and his clothing became white and shining.
As he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became white and dazzling.
30 And two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him;
And look, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah,
31 Who were seen in glory and were talking of his death which was about to take place in Jerusalem.
who appeared in glory, and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
32 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.
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.
33 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.
It happened, as they were parting from him, that 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," not knowing what he said.
34 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.
While he said these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud.
35 And there was a voice from the cloud saying, This is my Son, the man of my selection; give ear to him.
A voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him."
36 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.
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.
37 And on the day after, when they came down from the mountain, a great band of people came to him.
It happened on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a large crowd met him.
38 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:
And look, a man from the crowd called out, saying, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.
39 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.
And look, a spirit seizes him, and all at once he cries out, and it convulses him so that he foams, and it hardly departs from him, bruising him severely.
40 And I made a request to your disciples to send it out of him, but they were not able to do it.
I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they could not."
41 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.
Jesus answered, "Faithless and perverse generation, how long must I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here."
42 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.
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.
43 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,
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,
44 Let these words go deep into your ears, for the Son of man will be given up into the hands of men.
"Let these words sink into your ears, for the Son of Man will be delivered up into the hands of men."
45 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.
But they did not understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
46 Now there was a discussion among them about which of them would be the greatest.
There arose an argument among them about which of them was the greatest.
47 But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their hearts, he took a small child and put him by his side,
Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side,
48 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.
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 is great."
49 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.
John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he does not follow with us."
50 But Jesus said to him, Let him do it, for he who is not against you is for you.
Jesus said to him, "Do not forbid him, for he who is not against you is for you."
51 And it came about that when the days were near for him to be taken up, his face was turned to go to Jerusalem,
It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem,
52 And he sent men before: and they came to a small town of Samaria to make ready for him.
and sent messengers before his face. They went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to prepare for him.
53 But they would not have him there, because he was clearly going to Jerusalem.
But they did not receive him, because he was traveling with his face set towards Jerusalem.
54 And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?
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 consume them?"
55 But turning round he said sharp words to them.
And he turned and rebuked them, and said, "You do not realize what kind of Spirit you belong to.
56 And they went to another small town.
For the Son of Man did not come to destroy people's lives, but to save them." And they went to another village.
57 And when they were on the way, a certain man said to him, I will come after you wherever you go.
As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, "I want to follow you wherever you go."
58 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.
And 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."
59 And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
He said to another, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
60 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.
But Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce the Kingdom of God."
61 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.
Another also said, "I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to bid farewell to those who are at my house."
62 But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.
But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God."
