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* JESUS called together the twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases . * Then he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal . * He said to them , riversident @Luke:9:4 " /> riversident @Luke:9:5 " /> * Going forth , they began telling the good news from village to village and performing cures everywhere . * Herod the Prince heard of all that was going on , and he was at a loss because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead , * by some that Elijah had appeared , and by others that some one of the old prophets had arisen . * Herod said , "John I beheaded . Who is this about whom I hear such things ?" And he made efforts to see him . * The apostles returned and told Jesus all that they had done . Taking them with him , he went away privately to a city called Bethsaida . * The crowds found it out and followed him . He welcomed them and talked to them about the kingdom of God , and cured those who needed healing . * When the day began to decline , the twelve came and said to him , "Dismiss the crowd , so that they may go to the villages and farms around and put up for the night and find food , for here we are in the wild lands ." * He said to them , They replied , "We have not more than five loaves and two fishes . We cannot go and buy food for all this crowd , can we ?" * There were about five thousand men . He said to his disciples , * They did so , and made all recline . * Taking the five loaves and the fishes , he looked up to heaven and blessed them and broke them and gave to the disciples to distribute to the crowd . * They all ate and had abundance , and what was left over was picked up \'97 twelve baskets of fragments . * Once when he was praying alone , his disciples joined him , and he asked them , * They answered , "John the Baptist ; others say Elijah ; others that some one of the old prophets has arisen ." * He said to them , Peter answered , "The Christ of God ." * But he rebuked him , and charged them not to say this to any one , * telling them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and high priests and be killed , and on the third day be raised . * He said to all : riversident @Luke:9:24 " /> riversident @Luke:9:25 " /> riversident @Luke:9:26 " /> riversident @Luke:9:27 " /> * About eight days after this conversation , Jesus took with him Peter and John and James and went up the mountain to pray . * While he was praying , the appearance of his face changed and his clothing became radiant white . * Suddenly two men were talking with him . They were Moses and Elijah , * who appeared in glory and spoke of his passing which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem . * Peter and his companions had been weighed down with sleep , but becoming fully awake they saw his glory and the two men who were standing with him . * As they were departing from him , Peter said to Jesus , "Master , it is fine for us to be here . Let us make three tents , one for you , one for Moses , and one for Elijah ," not knowing what he was saying . * While he was saying it there came a cloud and over-shadowed them . They were frightened as they entered the cloud . * Then a voice came from the cloud saying , "This is my Son , the Chosen , listen to him ." * When the voice came , Jesus was there alone . They kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen . * On the next day , as they were coming down from the mountain , a great crowd met him , * and suddenly a man from the crowd cried out , "Teacher , I pray you look at my son , for he is my only one , * and see , a spirit seizes him and all at once he shrieks . It convulses him till he foams and it hardly leaves off tormenting him . * I begged your disciples to cast it out , but they could not ." * Jesus answered , * Even while he was coming , the demon dashed him down and convulsed him . Jesus rebuked the impure spirit and healed the boy and gave him back to his father . * They were amazed at the greatness of God . While they were all wondering at all the things that he did , he said to his disciples , riversident @Luke:9:44 " /> * But they did not understand this remark , and it was hidden from them so that they did not take it in , and they were afraid to ask him about it . * A dispute started among them as to which of them was greatest . * Jesus knew the question that was in their minds , and he took a little child and stood him beside himself . * Then he said to them , * John answered , "Master , we saw one casting out demons in your name and we tried to stop him because he is not following along with us ." * But Jesus said to him , * As the days before his being taken up to heaven were passing , he set his face to go to Jerusalem * and sent on messengers in advance . In journeying they came to a village of Samaritans to make arrangements for him . * The Samaritans did not receive him because his face was toward Jerusalem . * On seeing this , his disciples James and John said , "Sir , do you want us to bid fire to come down from heaven and consume them ?" * But he turned and rebuked them . So they journeyed to another village . riversident @Luke:9:56 " /> * As they were traveling on the road , a man said to him , "I will follow you wherever you go ." * Jesus said to him , * He said to another , But he said , "Let me first go and bury my father ." * Jesus said to him , * Another said , "I will follow you , Sir , but first let me say good-bye to those at my home ." * Jesus said to him ,

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