1Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.stylusJohn 14:12, John 14:12, Luke 10:19, Luke 10:19, Acts 4:302And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.stylusLuke 10:9, Luke 10:9, Matthew 10:7, Matthew 10:8, Matthew 10:73“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.stylusLuke 22:35, Luke 22:35, Psalms 37:3, Psalms 37:3, Luke 10:44Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.stylusMatthew 10:11, Matthew 10:11, Mark 6:10, Mark 6:10, Luke 10:55If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”stylusActs 18:6, Acts 13:51, Acts 18:6, Acts 13:51, Mark 6:116So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.stylusMark 16:20, Acts 4:30, Mark 6:12, Mark 6:13, Acts 5:157When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,stylusMark 6:14, Mark 6:28, Matthew 14:1, Matthew 14:12, Mark 6:148others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that a prophet of old had arisen.stylusLuke 9:19, John 1:21, Luke 9:19, John 1:21, Mark 6:159“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.stylusLuke 23:8, Luke 23:8, Luke 13:31, Luke 13:32, Luke 13:3110Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.stylusMatthew 11:21, Matthew 11:21, Hebrews 13:17, Luke 10:17, Matthew 14:1311But the crowds found out and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and He healed those who needed healing.stylusLuke 1:53, Matthew 21:31, Romans 15:3, John 4:34, Luke 5:3112As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”stylusHosea 13:5, Matthew 15:23, Hosea 13:5, Matthew 15:23, Psalms 78:1913But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”stylusProverbs 11:24, Proverbs 11:25, Proverbs 11:24, Proverbs 11:25, John 6:514(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”stylus1 Corinthians 14:40, 1 Corinthians 14:40, Mark 8:6, Mark 6:39, Mark 6:4015They did so, and everyone was seated.stylus16Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.stylusMatthew 14:19, Matthew 14:19, 1 Timothy 4:4, 1 Timothy 4:5, Luke 24:3017They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.stylus2 Kings 4:44, 2 Kings 4:44, Philippians 4:18, Philippians 4:19, Mark 6:4218One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”stylusMatthew 16:13, Matthew 16:16, Matthew 16:13, Matthew 16:16, Mark 8:2719They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”stylusLuke 9:7, Luke 9:8, Malachi 4:5, Mark 6:15, John 1:2120“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”stylusMatthew 16:15, Matthew 16:17, Matthew 16:15, Matthew 16:17, John 4:2921Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.stylusMatthew 16:20, Matthew 16:20, Matthew 17:9, Matthew 17:9, Mark 8:3022“The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”stylusIsaiah 53:1, Isaiah 53:12, Isaiah 53:1, Isaiah 53:12, Luke 24:723Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.stylusMatthew 10:38, Matthew 10:39, Matthew 10:38, Matthew 10:39, Luke 14:2624For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.stylusLuke 17:33, Luke 17:33, John 12:25, John 12:25, Revelation 2:1025What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?stylusMatthew 16:26, Matthew 16:26, Mark 8:36, Mark 8:36, Psalms 49:626If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.stylusMatthew 10:32, Matthew 10:33, Matthew 10:32, Matthew 10:33, Luke 12:827But I tell you truthfully, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”stylusMatthew 16:28, Matthew 16:28, Mark 9:1, John 21:22, John 21:2328About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.stylusLuke 6:12, Mark 9:2, Mark 9:13, Matthew 26:37, Matthew 26:3929And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.stylusMark 9:2, Mark 9:3, Mark 9:2, Mark 9:3, Matthew 17:230Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.stylus2 Corinthians 3:7, 2 Corinthians 3:11, Hebrews 3:3, Hebrews 3:6, 2 Corinthians 3:731They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.stylusPhilippians 3:21, Philippians 3:21, 2 Peter 1:15, 1 Peter 5:10, 1 Peter 1:1132Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.stylusJohn 1:14, Daniel 8:18, John 1:14, Daniel 8:18, Daniel 10:933As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)stylusMark 9:5, Mark 9:6, Mark 9:5, Mark 9:6, Psalms 27:434While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.stylusExodus 40:34, Exodus 40:38, Matthew 17:5, Matthew 17:7, Exodus 40:3435And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”stylusLuke 3:22, Luke 3:22, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 3:17, Acts 3:2236After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.stylusMatthew 17:9, Matthew 17:9, Mark 9:9, Mark 9:10, Mark 9:937The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd.stylusMatthew 17:14, Matthew 17:20, Matthew 17:14, Matthew 17:20, Mark 9:1438Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.stylusZechariah 12:10, Luke 7:12, John 4:47, Luke 8:41, Luke 8:4239A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.stylusMark 9:26, Luke 4:35, Mark 9:20, Mark 5:4, Mark 5:540I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”stylusLuke 9:1, Luke 9:1, Acts 19:13, Acts 19:16, Acts 19:1341“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”stylusDeuteronomy 32:5, Deuteronomy 32:5, Matthew 17:17, John 14:9, John 20:2742Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.stylusLuke 7:15, Luke 7:15, Revelation 12:12, Mark 1:26, Mark 1:2743And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,stylusLuke 9:43, Luke 9:45, Luke 9:43, Luke 9:45, Acts 3:1044“Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”stylusLuke 9:22, Acts 2:23, Luke 9:22, Acts 2:23, Hebrews 2:145But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.stylusLuke 18:34, Luke 18:34, Mark 9:32, John 12:16, Luke 2:5046Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.stylusMatthew 18:1, Matthew 18:5, Matthew 18:1, Matthew 18:5, Mark 9:3347But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.stylusPsalms 139:23, John 16:30, Psalms 139:23, John 16:30, Psalms 139:248And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”stylusLuke 14:11, Luke 14:11, 1 Peter 5:6, Luke 22:26, Matthew 10:4049“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”stylusMark 9:38, Mark 9:40, Mark 9:38, Mark 9:40, Numbers 11:2750“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”stylusLuke 11:23, Luke 11:23, Matthew 12:30, Matthew 12:30, Philippians 1:1551As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.stylusMark 16:19, Mark 16:19, Isaiah 50:5, Isaiah 50:9, Isaiah 50:552He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.stylusMatthew 10:5, Matthew 10:5, Luke 17:16, Luke 10:1, Luke 10:3353But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.stylusJohn 4:9, John 4:9, John 4:40, John 4:42, John 4:4054When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”stylus2 Kings 1:10, 2 Kings 1:14, 2 Kings 1:10, 2 Kings 1:14, James 3:1455But Jesus turned and rebuked them.stylusRevelation 3:19, Revelation 3:19, Job 31:29, Job 31:31, 1 Peter 3:956And He and His disciples went on to another village.stylusMatthew 20:28, Romans 12:21, Matthew 20:28, Romans 12:21, John 3:1757As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”stylusMatthew 8:19, Matthew 8:22, Matthew 8:19, Matthew 8:22, John 13:3758Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”stylusMatthew 8:20, Matthew 8:20, Luke 14:26, Luke 14:33, Luke 14:2659Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”stylusMatthew 16:24, Matthew 16:24, 1 Kings 19:20, Matthew 6:33, 1 Kings 19:2060But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”stylus2 Timothy 2:3, 2 Timothy 2:4, 2 Timothy 2:3, 2 Timothy 2:4, 1 Timothy 5:661Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”stylus1 Kings 19:20, Luke 14:26, Luke 14:18, Luke 14:20, 1 Kings 19:2062Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”stylusPhilippians 3:13, Philippians 3:13, Hebrews 10:38, Hebrews 10:38, 2 Peter 2:20
