Luke 9

¹And he called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

²And he sent them forth to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

³And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats.

⁴And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart.

⁵And as many as receive you not, when ye depart from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

⁶And they departed, and went throughout the villages, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere.

⁷Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done: and he was much perplexed, because that it was said by some, that John was risen from the dead;

⁸and by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

⁹And Herod said, John I beheaded: but who is this, about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

¹⁰And the apostles, when they were returned, declared unto him what things they had done. And he took them, and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida.

¹¹But the multitudes perceiving it followed him: and he welcomed them, and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and them that had need of healing he cured.

¹²And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions: for we are here in a desert place.

¹³But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all this people.

¹⁴For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.

¹⁵And they did so, and made them all sit down.

¹⁶And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake; and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

¹⁷And they ate, and were all filled: and there was taken up that which remained over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

¹⁸And it came to pass, as he was praying apart, the disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

¹⁹And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

²⁰And he said unto them, But who say ye that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

²¹But he charged them, and commanded them to tell this to no man;

²²saying, 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.

²³And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

²⁴For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

²⁵For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self?

²⁶For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in his own glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels.

²⁷But I tell you of a truth, There are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

²⁸And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray.

²⁹And as he was praying, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became white and dazzling.

³⁰And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah;

³¹who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

³²Now Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.

³³And it came to pass, as they were parting from him, Peter said unto 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 Elijah: not knowing what he said.

³⁴And while he said these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.

³⁵And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my chosen: hear ye him.

³⁶And when the voice came, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of the things which they had seen.

³⁷And it came to pass, on the next day, when they were come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.

³⁸And behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee to look upon my son; for he is mine only child:

³⁹and behold, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth, and it hardly departeth from him, bruising him sorely.

⁴⁰And I besought thy disciples to cast it out; and they could not.

⁴¹And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? bring hither thy son.

⁴²And as he was yet a coming, the demon dashed him down, and tare him grievously. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

⁴³And they were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marvelling at all the things which he did, he said unto his disciples,

⁴⁴Let these words sink into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men.

⁴⁵But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

⁴⁶And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them was the greatest.

⁴⁷But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their heart, he took a little child, and set him by his side,

⁴⁸and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same is great.

⁴⁹And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us.

⁵⁰But Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against you is for you.

⁵¹And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

⁵²and sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.

⁵³And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he were going to Jerusalem.

⁵⁴And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?

⁵⁵But he turned, and rebuked them.

⁵⁶And they went to another village.

⁵⁷And as they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

⁵⁸And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

⁵⁹And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

⁶⁰But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God.

⁶¹And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my house.

⁶²But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

Luke 9

¹And having called together the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all demons, and to heal diseases,

²and sent them to proclaim the kingdom ofGod and to heal the sick.

³And he said to them, Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; nor to have two body-coats apiece.

⁴And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide and thence go forth.

⁵And 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.

⁶And going forth they passed through the villages, announcing the glad tidings and healing everywhere.

⁷And 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,

⁸and by some that Elias had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.

⁹And Herod said, John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things? and he sought to see him.

¹⁰And 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.

¹¹But the crowds knowing [it] followed him; and he received them and spake to them of the kingdom ofGod, and cured those that had need of healing.

¹²But 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.

¹³And 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;

¹⁴for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifties.

¹⁵And they did so, and made them all sit down.

¹⁶And 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.

¹⁷And 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.

¹⁸And 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?

¹⁹But they answering said, John the baptist; but others, Elias; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.

²⁰And he said to them, But ye, who do ye say that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ ofGod.

²¹But, earnestly charging them, he enjoined [them] to say this to no man,

²²saying, 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.

²³And 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;

²⁴for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it.

²⁵For 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?

²⁶For 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.

²⁷But 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 ofGod.

²⁸And 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.

²⁹And as he prayed the fashion of his countenance became different and his raiment white [and] effulgent.

³⁰And lo, two men talked with him, who were Moses and Elias,

³¹who, appearing in glory, spoke of his departure which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.

³²But 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.

³³And 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.

³⁴But as he was saying these things, there came a cloud and overshadowed them, and they feared as they entered into the cloud:

³⁵and there was a voice out of the cloud saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

³⁶And 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.

³⁷And it came to pass on the following day, when they came down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.

³⁸And lo, a man from the crowd cried out saying, Teacher, I beseech thee look upon my son, for he is mine only child:

³⁹and 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.

⁴⁰And I besought thy disciples that they might cast him out, and they could not.

⁴¹And Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you and suffer you? Bring hither thy son.

⁴²But 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.

⁴³And all were astonished at the glorious greatness ofGod. And as all wondered at all the things which [Jesus] did, he said to his disciples,

⁴⁴Do ye let these words sink into your ears. For the Son of man is about to be delivered into men's hands.

⁴⁵But 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.

⁴⁶And a reasoning came in amongst them, who should be [the] greatest of them.

⁴⁷And Jesus, seeing the reasoning of their heart, having taken a little child set it by him,

⁴⁸and 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.

⁴⁹And John answering said, Master, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbad him, because he follows not with us.

⁵⁰And Jesus said to him, Forbid [him] not, for he that is not against you is for you.

⁵¹And it came to pass when the days of his receiving up were fulfilled, that he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.

⁵²And he sent messengers before his face. And having gone they entered into a village of the Samaritans that they might make ready for him.

⁵³And they did not receive him, because his face was [turned as] going to Jerusalem.

⁵⁴And 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?

⁵⁵But turning he rebuked them [and said, Ye know not of what spirit ye are].

⁵⁶And they went to another village.

⁵⁷And it came to pass as they went in the way, one said to him, I will follow thee wheresoever thou goest, Lord.

⁵⁸And 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.

⁵⁹And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me to go first and bury my father.

⁶⁰But Jesus said to him, Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, but do thou go and announce the kingdom ofGod.

⁶¹And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord, but first allow me to bid adieu to those at my house.

⁶²But Jesus said to him, No one having laid his hand on [the] plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom ofGod.