Luke 9
1 And having called together His twelve disciples, He gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases,
Jesus called the Twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, as well as to cure diseases.
2 and He sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God, and to heal the ailing.
He sent them out as his messengers, to proclaim the kingdom of God, and to work cures.
3 And He said to them, “Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor leather pouch, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats each;
‘Do not,’ he said to them, ‘take anything for your journey; not even a staff, or a bag, or bread, or any silver, or a change of clothes with you.
4 and into whatever house you may enter, remain there, and depart from there;
Whatever house you go to stay in, remain there, and leave from that place.
5 and as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, even the dust from your feet shake off, for a testimony against them.”
If people do not welcome you, as you leave that town, shake even the dust off your feet, as a protest against them.’
6 And going forth they were going through the several villages, proclaiming good news, and healing everywhere.
Then they set out and went from village to village, telling the good news and curing people everywhere.
7 And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things being done by Him, and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John has been raised out of the dead,
Herod the ruler heard of all that was happening, and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John must be risen from the dead.
8 and by some that Elijah appeared, and by others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;
Some again said that Elijah had appeared, and others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
9 and Herod said, “I beheaded John, but who is this concerning whom I hear such things?” And he was seeking to see Him.
But Herod himself said, ‘John I beheaded; but who is this of whom I hear such things?’ And he endeavoured to see him.
10 And the apostles having turned back, declared to Him how they did great things, and having taken them, He withdrew by Himself into a city called Bethsaida,
When the apostles returned, they related to Jesus all that they had done. Then Jesus went privately to a town called Bethsaida, taking the apostles with him.
11 and the multitudes having known followed Him, and having received them, He was speaking to them concerning the Kingdom of God, and He cured those having need of service.
But the people recognised him and followed him in crowds; and Jesus welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, while he cured those who were in need of help.
12 And the day began to decline, and the Twelve having come near, said to Him, “Let away the multitude, that having gone into the surrounding villages and the fields, they may lodge and may find provision, because here we are in a desolate place.”
The day was drawing to a close, when the twelve came up to him, and said, ‘Send the crowd away, so that they may make their way to the villages and farms round about, and find themselves lodgings and provisions, for we are in a lonely spot here.’
13 And He said to them, “You give them to eat”; and they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy food for all this people”;
But Jesus said, ‘It is for you to give them something to eat.’ ‘We have not more than five loaves and two fish,’ they answered. ‘Unless indeed we are to go and buy food for all these people.’
14 for they were about five thousand men. And He said to His disciples, “Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty”;
(For the men among them were about five thousand.) ‘Get them seated in companies,’ was his reply, ‘about fifty in each.’
15 and they did so, and made all to recline;
This they did, and got all the people seated.
16 and having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the sky, He blessed them, and broke, and was giving to the disciples to set before the multitude;
Taking the five loaves and the two fish, Jesus looked up to heaven and said the blessing over them. Then he broke them in pieces, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people.
17 and they ate, and were all filled, and there was taken up what was over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.
Everyone had sufficient to eat, and what was left of the broken pieces was picked up – twelve baskets.
18 And it came to pass, as He is praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, “Who do the multitudes say I am?”
Afterwards, when Jesus was alone, praying, his disciples joined him, and he asked them this question – ‘Who do the people say that I am?’
19 And they answering said, “John the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen”;
‘John the Baptist,’ was their answer. ‘Others, however, say that you are Elijah, while others say that one of the old prophets has risen again.’
20 and He said to them, “And you—who do you say I am?” And Peter answering said, “The Christ of God.”
‘But you,’ he went on, ‘who do you say that I am?’ And to this Peter answered, ‘The Christ of God.’
21 And having charged them, He commanded [them] to say this to no one,
Jesus, however, strictly charged them not to say this to anyone;
22 saying, “It is necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and to be raised the third day.”
he told them that the Son of Man must undergo much suffering, and be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and teachers of the Law, and be put to death, and rise on the third day.
23 And He said to all, “If anyone wills to come after Me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me;
And to all present he said, ‘If any one wishes to walk in my steps, they must renounce self, and take up their cross daily, and follow me.
24 for whoever may will to save his life will lose it, and whoever may lose his life for My sake, he will save it;
For whoever wishes to save their life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake, loses his life – that person will save it.
25 for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?
What good does it do someone if, when they has gained the whole world, they has lost or forfeited themselves?
26 For whoever may be ashamed of Me and of My words, of this one will the Son of Man be ashamed when He may come in His glory, and the Father’s, and the holy messengers’;
Whoever is ashamed of me and of my teaching, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them, when he comes in his glory and the glory of the father and of the holy angels.
27 and I say to you, truly, there are certain of those standing here who will not taste of death until they may see the Kingdom of God.”
Indeed, I tell you, some who are standing before me will not know death, until they have seen the kingdom of God.’
28 And it came to pass, after these words, as it were eight days, that having taken Peter, and John, and James, He went up to the mountain to pray,
About eight days after speaking these words, Jesus went up the mountain to pray, taking with him Peter, John, and James.
29 and it came to pass, in His praying, the appearance of His face became altered, and His clothing became flashing white.
As he was praying, the aspect of his face was changed, and his clothing became a dazzling white.
30 And behold, two men were speaking together with Him, who were Moses and Elijah,
And all at once two men were talking with Jesus; they were Moses and Elijah,
31 who having appeared in glory, spoke of His outgoing that He was about to fulfill in Jerusalem,
who appeared in a glorified state, and spoke of his departure, which was destined to take place at Jerusalem.
32 but Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep, and having awoken, they saw His glory, and the two men standing with Him.
Peter and his companions had been overpowered by sleep but, suddenly becoming wide awake, they saw Jesus glorified and the two men who were standing beside him.
33 And it came to pass, in their parting from Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three shelters: one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah,” not knowing what he says:
And, as Moses and Elijah were passing away from Jesus, Peter exclaimed, ‘Sir, it is good to be here; let us make three tents, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.’ He did not know what he was saying;
34 and as he was speaking these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them, and they feared in their entering into the cloud,
and, while he was speaking, a cloud came down and enveloped them; and they were afraid, as they passed into the cloud;
35 and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, the Beloved; hear Him”;
and from the cloud came a voice which said – ‘This is my Son, the Chosen One; him you must hear.’
36 and when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone; and they were silent, and declared to no one in those days anything of what they have seen.
And, as the voice ceased, Jesus was found alone. The apostles kept silence, and told no one about any of the things that they had seen.
37 And it came to pass on the next day, they having come down from the mountain, a great multitude met Him there,
The next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met Jesus.
38 and behold, a man from the multitude cried out, saying, “Teacher, I implore You, look on my son, because he is my only begotten;
And just then a man in the crowd shouted out, ‘Teacher, I entreat you to look at my son, for he is my only child;
39 and behold, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he cries out, and it convulses him, with foaming, and it hardly departs from him, bruising him,
all at once a spirit will seize him, suddenly shriek out, and throw him into convulsions until he foams, and will leave him only when he is utterly exhausted.
40 and I implored Your disciples that they might cast it out, and they were not able.”
I entreated your disciples to drive the spirit out, but they could not.’
41 And Jesus answering said, “O generation, unsteadfast and perverse, until when will I be with you, and endure you? Bring your son near here”;
‘Faithless and perverse generation!’ Jesus exclaimed, ‘How long must I be with you and have patience with you? Lead your son here.’
42 and as he is yet coming near, the demon threw him down, and convulsed [him], and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the youth, and gave him back to his father.
While the boy was coming up to Jesus, the demon dashed him down and threw him into convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the foul spirit, and cured the boy, and gave him back to his father.
43 And they were all amazed at the greatness of God, and while all are wondering at all things that Jesus did, He said to His disciples,
And all present were struck with awe at the majesty of God. In the midst of the general astonishment at all that Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,
44 “Lay to your ears these words, for the Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men.”
‘Listen carefully to my words. For the Son of Man is destined to be betrayed into the hands of his fellow men.’
45 And they were not knowing this saying, and it was veiled from them, that they might not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask Him about this saying.
But the disciples did not understand the meaning of this; it had been concealed from them so that they did not see it, and they were afraid to question him as to what he meant.
46 And there entered a reasoning among them, this—who may be greater of them.
A discussion arose among the disciples as to which of them was the greatest;
47 And Jesus having seen the reasoning of their heart, having taken hold of a child, set him beside Him,
and Jesus, knowing of the discussion that was occupying their thoughts, took hold of a little child, and placed it beside him,
48 and said to them, “Whoever may receive this child in My Name, receives Me, and whoever may receive Me, receives Him who sent Me, for he who is least among you all—he will be great.”
and then said to them, ‘Anyone who, for the sake of my name, welcomes even this little child is welcoming me; and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming him who sent me as his messenger. For whoever is least among you all – that person is great.’
49 And John answering said, “Master, we saw a certain one casting forth the demons in Your Name, and we forbade him, because he does not follow with us”;
John said, ‘Sir, we saw a man driving out demons by using your name, and we tried to prevent him, because he does not follow you with us.’
50 and Jesus said to him, “Do not forbid, for he who is not against us, is for us.”
‘None of you must prevent him,’ Jesus said to John, ‘whoever is not against you is for you.’
51 And it came to pass, in the completing of the days of His being taken up, that He fixed His face to go on to Jerusalem,
As the days before his being taken up to heaven were growing few, Jesus set his face resolutely in the direction of Jerusalem; and he sent on messengers in advance.
52 and He sent messengers before His face, and having gone on, they went into a village of Samaritans, to make ready for Him,
On their way, they went into a Samaritan village to make preparations for him,
53 and they did not receive Him, because His face was going on to Jerusalem.
but the people there did not welcome him, because his face was set in the direction of Jerusalem.
54 And His disciples James and John having seen, said, “Lord, will You [that] we may command fire to come down from Heaven, and to consume them, as Elijah also did?”
When James and John saw this, they said, ‘Master, do you wish us to call for fire to come down from the heavens and consume them?’
55 And having turned, He rebuked them and said, “You have not known of what spirit you are,
But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
56 for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save”; and they went on to another village.
And they made their way to another village.
57 And it came to pass, as they are going on in the way, a certain one said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You may go, Lord”;
And, while they were on their way, a man said to Jesus, ‘I will follow you wherever you go.’
58 and Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky places of rest, but the Son of Man has nowhere He may recline the head.”
‘Foxes have holes,’ he replied, ‘and wild birds their nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.’
59 And He said to another, “Follow Me”; and he said, “Lord, permit me, having gone away, to first bury my father”;
To another man Jesus said, ‘Follow me.’ ‘Let me first go and bury my father,’ said the man.
60 and Jesus said to him, “Permit the dead to bury their own dead, and you, having gone away, publish the Kingdom of God.”
But Jesus said, ‘Leave the dead to bury their dead; but go yourself and carry far and wide the news of the kingdom of God.’
61 And another also said, “I will follow You, Lord, but first permit me to take leave of those in my house”;
‘Master,’ said another, ‘I will follow you; but first let me say goodbye to my family.’
62 and Jesus said to him, “No one having put his hand on a plow, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God.”
But Jesus answered, ‘No one who looks back, after putting their hand to the plough, is fitted for the kingdom of God.’
