Luke:9:2-26

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* And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God , and to heal the sick . * And he said unto them , Take nothing for your journey , neither staves , nor scrip , neither bread , neither money ; neither have two coats apiece . * And whatsoever house ye enter into , there abide , and thence depart . * And whosoever will not receive you , when ye go out of that city , shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them . * And they departed , and went through the towns , preaching the gospel , and healing every where . * Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him : and he was perplexed , because that it was said of some , that John was risen from the dead ; * And of some , that Elias had appeared ; and of others , that one of the old prophets was risen again . * And Herod said , John have I beheaded : but who is this , of whom I hear such things ? And he desired to see him . * And the apostles , when they were returned , told him all that they had done . And he took them , and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida . * And the people , when they knew it , followed him : and he received them , and spake unto them of the kingdom of God , and healed them that had need of healing . * And when the day began to wear away , then came the twelve , and said unto him , Send the multitude away , that they may go into the towns and country round about , and lodge , and get victuals : for we are here in a desert place . * But he said unto them , Give ye them to eat . And they said , We have no more but five loaves and two fishes ; except we should go and buy meat for all this people . * For they were about five thousand men . And he said to his disciples , Make them sit down by fifties in a company . * And they did so , and made them all sit down . * Then 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 . * And they did eat , and were all filled : and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets . * And it came to pass , as he was alone praying , his disciples were with him : and he asked them , saying , Whom say the people that I am ? * They answering said , John the Baptist ; but some say , Elias ; and others say , that one of the old prophets is risen again . * He said unto them , But whom say ye that I am ? Peter answering said , The Christ of God . * And he straitly charged them , and commanded them to tell no man that thing ; * Saying , The Son of man must suffer many things , and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes , and be slain , and be raised the third day . * And he said to them all , If any man will come after me , let him deny himself , and take up his cross daily , and follow me . * For whosoever will save his life shall lose it : but whosoever will lose his life for my sake , the same shall save it . * For what is a man advantaged , if he gain the whole world , and lose himself , or be cast away ? * For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words , of him shall the Son of man be ashamed , when he shall come in his own glory , and in his Father 's , and of the holy angels .

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