Luke 9
1 Then calling together the twelve apostles, he gave them power and authority over all devils, 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 And he sent them to preach 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 your journey; neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats.
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 whatsoever house you shall enter into, abide there, and depart not from thence.
Whatever house you enter, make that your home, and from it start afresh.
5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off even the dust of 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 And going out, they went about through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
So they departed and visited village after village, spreading the Good News and performing cures everywhere.
7 Now Herod, the tetrarch, heard of all things that were done by him; and he was in a doubt, because it was said
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 By some, that John was risen from the dead: but by other some, that Elias had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets was 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, when they were returned, told him all they had done. And taking them, he went aside into a desert place, apart, which belongeth to 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 Which when the people knew, they followed him; and he received them, and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and healed them who 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 Now the day began to decline. And the twelve came and said to him: Send away the multitude, that going into the towns and villages round about, they may lodge and get victuals; for we are here 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 But he said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said: We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; unless perhaps we should go and buy food for all this multitude.
"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 Now there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
(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, he looked up to heaven, and blessed them; and he broke, and distributed to his 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 And they did all eat, and were filled. And there were taken up of fragments that remained to them, twelve 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 alone praying, his disciples also were with him: and he asked them, saying: Whom do the people 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 answered, and said: John the Baptist; but some say Elias; and others say that one of the former prophets is 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 whom do you say that I am? Simon 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 he strictly charging them, commanded they should tell 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 by the ancients and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day rise again.
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 all: If any man 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 will save his life, shall lose it; for he that shall lose his life for my sake, 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 is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, and cast away 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 he that shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him the Son of man shall be ashamed, when he shall come in his majesty, and that of his 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 of a truth: There are some standing here that shall not taste death, till they see 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 about eight days after these words, that he took Peter, and James, and John, and 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 whilst he prayed, the shape of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became white and glittering.
And while He was praying the appearance of His face underwent a change, and His clothing became white and radiant.
30 And behold two men were talking with him. And they were Moses and Elias,
And suddenly there were two men conversing with Him, who were Moses and Elijah.
31 Appearing in majesty. And they spoke of his decease that he should 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 they that were with him were heavy with sleep. And waking, they saw his glory, and the two men that 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, that as they were departing from him, Peter saith 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 And as he spoke these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them; and they were afraid, when 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 a voice came 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 whilst the voice was uttered, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of these 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 And it came to pass the day following, when they came down from the mountain, there met him a great multitude.
On the following day, when they were come down from the mountain, a great crowd came to meet Him;
38 And behold a man among the crowd cried out, saying: Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son, because he is my only one.
and a man from the crowd called out, "Rabbi, I beg you to pity my son, for he is my only child.
39 And lo, a spirit seizeth him, and he suddenly crieth out, and he throweth him down and teareth him, so that he foameth; and bruising him, he hardly departeth from 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 desired thy disciples to 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 faithless and perverse 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 And as he was coming to him, the devil threw him down, and tore him.
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 Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and cured the boy, and restored him to his father.
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 And all were astonished at the mighty power of God. But while all wondered at all the things he did, he said to his disciples: Lay you up in your hearts these words, for it shall come to pass, that the Son of man shall be delivered 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 understood not this word; and it was hid from them, so that they perceived it not. And they were afraid to ask him concerning this word.
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 there entered a thought into them, which of them should be greater.
Now there arose a dispute among them, which of them was to be the greatest.
47 But Jesus seeing the thoughts of their heart, took a child and set him 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 child in my name, receiveth me; and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth him that sent me. For he that is the lesser among you all, he is the greater.
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 a certain man casting out devils in thy name, and we forbade him, because he followeth 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 assumption were accomplishing, that he steadfastly 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 going, they entered into a city of the Samaritans, to prepare for him.
They went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for Him.
53 And they received him not, because his face was of one going to Jerusalem.
But the people there would not receive Him, because He was evidently going to Jerusalem.
54 And when his disciples James and John had seen this, they said: Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?
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 And turning, he rebuked them, saying: You know not of what spirit you are.
But He turned and rebuked them.
56 The Son of man came not to destroy souls, but to save. And they went into another town.
And they went to another village.
57 And it came to pass, as they walked in the way, that a certain man said to him: I will follow thee withersoever thou goest.
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 air nests; but the Son of man hath not where 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 But he said to another: Follow me. And he said: Lord, suffer me first to go, and to bury my father.
"Follow me," He said to another. "Master," the man replied, "allow me first to go and bury my father."
60 And Jesus said to him: Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou, and preach 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 said: I will follow thee, Lord; but let me first take my leave of them that 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 Jesus said to him: No man putting his hand to 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.
