Luke:9

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* And having called together the twelve , He gave them power and authority over all demons , and to heal diseases . * And He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick . * And He said to them , "Take nothing for the journey , neither staffs nor knapsack nor bread nor silver ; and do not have two tunics apiece . * Whatever house you may enter , stay there , and from there go out . * And as many as will not receive you , when you go out from that city , shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them ." * As they went out , they were going about village by village , preaching the gospel and healing everywhere . * Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things [ ]being done by Him ; and he was perplexed , because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead , * and by others that Elijah had appeared , and by others that one of the ancient prophets had arisen . * And Herod said , "John I have beheaded , but who is this about whom I hear such things ?"And he was seeking to see Him . * And the apostles , when they had returned , recounted to Him all that they had done . And taking them along , He withdrew privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida . * But when the crowds found out , they followed Him ; and He welcomed them , and was speaking to them about the kingdom of God , and He cured those who needed healing . * Now when the day began to decline , the twelve came and said to Him , "Dismiss the crowd , so that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms , and they may find lodging and find provisions ; for we are in a deserted place here ." * But He said to them , "You give them [something ] to eat ."And they said , "We have no more than five loaves of bread and two fish , unless we go and buy food for all these people ." * For there were about five thousand men . And He said to His disciples , "Make them recline in groups of fifty ." * And they did so , and made them all recline . * And taking the five loaves and the two fish , and looking up to heaven , He blessed and broke them , and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd . * So they all ate and were satisfied , and twelve baskets of the remaining fragments were taken up by them . * And it came to pass , while He was alone praying , that His disciples joined Him , and He questioned them , saying , "Who do the crowds pronounce Me to be ?" * So they answered and said , "John the Baptist , but some say Elijah ; and others say that one of the ancient prophets has arisen ." * He said to them , "But who do you pronounce Me to be ?"Peter answered and said , "The Christ of God ." * And He strictly warned and commanded [them ] to tell this to no one , * saying , "The Son of Man must suffer many things , and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes , and to be killed , and to be raised on the third day ." * Then He said to them all , "If anyone desires to come after Me , let him deny himself , and take up his cross , and follow Me . * For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it , but whoever loses his life for My sake shall save it . * For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world , and is himself destroyed or lost ? * For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words , of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory , and in His Father 's , and of the holy angels . * But I tell you truly , there are some standing here who will by no means taste death until they see the kingdom of God ." * Now it came to pass , about eight days after these words , that He took Peter , John , and James and went up on the mountain to pray . * And while He was praying , the appearance of His face [became ]different , and His clothing [became ] white and glistening . * And behold , two men were talking with Him , who were Moses and Elijah , * who appearing in glory were talking about His decease which He was about to accomplish in Jerusalem . * But Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep ; but becoming fully awake , they saw His glory and the two men who stood with Him . * And it happened , as they were parting from Him , that Peter said to Jesus , "Master , it is good [for ] us to be here ; and let us make three tents : one for You , one for Moses , and one for Elijah ,"not knowing what he was saying . * Now as he said these things , a cloud appeared and overshadowed them ; and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud . * And a voice came out of the cloud , saying , "This is My beloved Son . Hear Him !" * When the voice had ceased , Jesus was found alone . But they kept silent , and reported to no one in those days any of the things they had seen . * Now it happened on the next day , when they came down from the mountain , that a great crowd met Him . * And behold , a man from the crowd cried out , saying , "Teacher , I beg You , look upon my son , for he is my only child . * And behold , a spirit seizes him , and he suddenly cries out , and it convulses him so that he foams at the mouth , and it departs from him with great difficulty , bruising him . * So I begged Your disciples that they might cast it out , but they could not ." * Then Jesus answered and said , "O faithless and perverted generation , how long shall I be with you and bear with you ? Bring your son here ." * And as he was still coming , the demon threw him down and convulsed [him ]. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit , and healed the child , and gave him back to his father . * And they were all amazed at the majesty of God . But while everyone marveled at all the things which Jesus did , He said to His disciples , * Let these words sink down into your ears , for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men ." * But they did not understand this saying , and it was concealed from them so that they did not perceive it ; and they were afraid to ask Him about this saying . * Then a dispute came up among them as to which of them might be greater . * But Jesus , having seen the thought of their heart , taking a little child , He stood him beside Himself , * and said to them , "Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me ; and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me . For he who is least among you all shall be great ." * Now John answered and said , "Master , we saw someone casting out demons in Your name , and we forbade him because he does not follow with us ." * But Jesus said to him , "Do not forbid [him ], for he who is not against us is for us ." * Now it came to pass , when the time had come for Him to be received up , that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem , * and sent messengers before His face . And as they went , they entered a village of the Samaritans , so they might prepare for Him . * But they did not receive Him , because He was determined to go to Jerusalem . * And when they saw this , James and John His disciples said , "Lord , do You wish [that ] we should call down fire from heaven and consume them , as Elijah did ?" * But turning , He rebuked them , and said , "You do not know of what sort of spirit you are . * For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men 's lives but to save [them ]."And they went to another village . * Now it happened as they journeyed on the road , that someone said to Him , "Lord , I will follow You wherever You go ." * And Jesus said to him , "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests , but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head ." * Then He said to another , "Follow Me ."But he said , "Lord , permit me first to go and bury my father ." * Jesus said to him , "Leave the dead to bury their own dead , but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God ." * And another also said , "Lord , I will follow You , but first permit me to say farewell to those who are at my house ." * But Jesus said to him , "No one , having put his hand to the plow , and looking back , is fit for the kingdom of God ."

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