Luke 9
1 And having called together the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all demons, and to heal diseases,
Then calling the Twelve together He conferred on them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases;
2 and sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
and sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to cure the sick.
3 And he said to them, Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; nor to have two body-coats apiece.
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 And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide and thence go forth.
Whatever house you enter, make that your home, and from it start afresh.
5 And as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a witness 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 And going forth they passed through the villages, announcing the glad tidings and healing everywhere.
So they departed and visited village after village, spreading the Good News and performing cures everywhere.
7 And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things which were done [by him], and was in perplexity, because it was said by some that John was risen from among [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 Elias 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 And Herod said, John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things? and 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 And the apostles having returned related to him whatever they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart into [a desert place 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 crowds knowing [it] followed him; and he received them and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those that had need of 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 But the day began to decline, and the twelve came and said to him, Send away the crowd that they may go into the villages around, and [into] the fields, and lodge and find victuals, for here we are in a desert 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 And he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we should go and buy food for all this 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. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifties.
(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 And they did so, and made them all sit down.
They did so, making them all, without exception, sit down.
16 And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven he blessed them, and broke and gave to the disciples to set before the crowd.
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 And they all ate and were filled; and there was taken up of what had remained over and above to them in fragments twelve hand-baskets.
So they ate and were fully satisfied, all of them; and what they had remaining over was gathered up, twelve baskets of fragments.
18 And it came to pass as he was praying alone, his disciples were with him, and he asked them saying, Who do the crowds 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 But they answering said, John the baptist; but others, Elias; 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 And he said to them, But ye, who do ye say that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
"But you," He asked, "who do you say that I am?" "God's Anointed One," replied Peter.
21 But, earnestly charging them, he enjoined [them] to say this to no man,
And Jesus strictly forbad them to tell this to any one;
22 saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and 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 And he said to [them] all, If any one will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily 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 whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall 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 shall a man profit if he shall have gained the whole world, and have destroyed, or come under the penalty of the loss of himself?
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 whosoever shall have been ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he shall come in his glory, and [in that] 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 say unto you of a truth, There are some of those standing here who shall not taste death until they shall have seen the kingdom of God.
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 And it came to pass after these words, about eight days, that taking Peter and John and James he went up into a 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 And as he prayed the fashion of his countenance became different and his raiment white [and] effulgent.
And while He was praying the appearance of His face underwent a change, and His clothing became white and radiant.
30 And lo, two men talked with him, who were Moses and Elias,
And suddenly there were two men conversing with Him, who were Moses and Elijah.
31 who, appearing in glory, spoke of his departure which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.
They came in glory, and kept speaking about His death, which He was so soon to undergo in Jerusalem.
32 But Peter and those with him were oppressed with sleep: but having fully awoke up 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 And it came to pass as they departed from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: 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 But as he was saying these things, there came a cloud and overshadowed them, and they feared 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 and there was a voice out of the cloud saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
Then there came a voice from within the cloud: "This is My Son, My Chosen One: listen to Him."
36 And as the voice was [heard] Jesus was found alone: and they kept silence, and told no one in those days any of the things 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 And it came to pass on the following day, when they came down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.
On the following day, when they were come down from the mountain, a great crowd came to meet Him;
38 And lo, a man from the crowd cried out saying, Teacher, I beseech thee look upon my son, for he is mine only child:
and a man from the crowd called out, "Rabbi, I beg you to pity my son, for he is my only child.
39 and behold, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he cries out, and it tears him with foaming, and with difficulty departs from him after crushing him.
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 And I besought thy disciples that they might cast him out, and they could not.
I entreated your disciples to expel the spirit, but they could not."
41 And Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you and suffer you? Bring hither thy son.
"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 But as he was yet coming, the demon tore him and dragged him all together. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child 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 And all were astonished at the glorious greatness of God. And as all wondered 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 Do ye let these words sink into your ears. For the Son of man is about to be delivered into men's hands.
"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 understood not this saying, and it was hid from them that they should not perceive it. And they feared to ask him concerning 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 And a reasoning came in amongst them, who should be [the] greatest of them.
Now there arose a dispute among them, which of them was to be the greatest.
47 And Jesus, seeing the reasoning of their heart, having taken a little child set it by him,
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, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receives me, and whosoever shall receive me receives him that sent me. For he who is the least among you all, he is 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 And John answering said, Master, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbad him, because he follows not 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 And Jesus said to him, Forbid [him] not, for he that is not against you is for you.
"Do not forbid him," said Jesus, "for he who is not against you is on your side."
51 And it came to pass when the days of his receiving up were fulfilled, that he stedfastly 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 he sent messengers before his face. And having gone they entered into a village of the Samaritans that they might make ready for him.
They went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for Him.
53 And they did not receive him, because his face was [turned as] going to Jerusalem.
But the people there would not receive Him, because He was evidently going to Jerusalem.
54 And his disciples James and John seeing [it] said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak [that] fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias 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 turning he rebuked them [and said, Ye know not of what spirit ye are].
But He turned and rebuked them.
56 And they went to another village.
And they went to another village.
57 And it came to pass as they went in the way, one said to him, I will follow thee wheresoever thou goest, Lord.
And, as they proceeded on their way, a man came to Him and said, "I will follow you wherever you go."
58 And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes and the birds of the heaven roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where he may 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 And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me to go first 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, Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, but do thou go and announce the kingdom of God.
"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 And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord, but first allow me to bid adieu to those 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 laid his hand on [the] plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God.
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.
