Luke 9
1 And having called together His twelve disciples, He gave them power and authority over all the demons, 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 proclaim the Kingdom of God, and to heal the ailing.
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 leather pouch, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats each;
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 whatever house you may enter, remain there, and depart from there;
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, even the dust from your feet shake off, 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 forth they were going through the several villages, proclaiming good news, 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 being done by Him, and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John has been raised out of 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 Elijah appeared, and by others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;
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, “I beheaded John, but who is this concerning whom I hear such things?” And he was seeking 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 turned back, declared to Him how they did great things, and having taken them, He withdrew by Himself into 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 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 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 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.”
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, “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”;
"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, “Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty”;
(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 all to recline;
They did so, making them all, without exception, sit down.
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;
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 ate, and were all filled, and there was taken up what was over to them of broken pieces, 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 is praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, “Who do the multitudes say 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 And they answering said, “John the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen”;
"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, “And you—who do you say 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 And having charged them, He commanded [them] to say this to no one,
And Jesus strictly forbad them to tell this to any one;
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.”
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 anyone wills to come after Me, let him disown 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 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 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 profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited 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 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’;
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 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.”
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, as it were eight days, that having taken Peter, and John, and James, He went up to the 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 it came to pass, in His praying, the appearance of His face became altered, and His clothing became flashing white.
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 speaking together with Him, who were Moses and Elijah,
And suddenly there were two men conversing with Him, who were Moses and Elijah.
31 who having appeared in glory, spoke of His outgoing that He was about to fulfill 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 heavy with sleep, and having awoken, they saw His glory, and the two men standing 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, 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 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 was speaking these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them, and they feared in their entering 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 Son, the Beloved; hear Him”;
Then there came a voice from within the cloud: "This is My Son, My Chosen One: listen to Him."
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.
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 next day, they having come down from the mountain, a great multitude met Him there,
On the following day, when they were come down from the mountain, a great crowd came to meet Him;
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 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 convulses him, with foaming, and it hardly departs from him, bruising 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 implored Your disciples that they might cast it out, and they were not able.”
I entreated your disciples to expel the spirit, 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”;
"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 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.
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 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 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 “Lay to your ears these words, for the Son of Man is about to be delivered up 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 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 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 reasoning among them, this—who may be greater of them.
Now there arose a dispute among them, which of them was to be 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 the reasoning that was in their hearts, took a young child and made him stand by His side
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 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 one casting forth the demons in Your Name, and we forbade him, because he does not follow 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, “Do not forbid, for he who is not against us, is for us.”
"Do not forbid him," said Jesus, "for he who is not against you is on your side."
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,
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 on, they went into a village of Samaritans, to 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 going on to Jerusalem.
But the people there would not receive Him, because He was evidently going to 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 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 having turned, He rebuked them and said, “You have not known of what spirit you are,
But He 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 went 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, 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 sky places of rest, but the Son of Man has nowhere He may recline the 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”; and he said, “Lord, permit me, having gone away, to first 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, “Permit the dead to bury their own dead, and you, having gone away, publish 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 You, Lord, but first permit me to take leave of those in 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 and Jesus said to him, “No one having put his hand on a plow, 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.
