Luke:9-10

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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 ." * Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others also , and He sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to come . * Then He said to them , "The harvest indeed [is ] great , but the workers [are ] few ; therefore pray [to ]the Lord of the harvest that He may send forth workers into His harvest . * Go ; behold , I send you out as lambs in [the ] midst of wolves . * Do not carry a money bag , nor a knapsack , nor sandals ; and greet no one along the road . * But whatever house you enter , first say , 'Peace to this house .' * And if a son of peace is there , your peace will rest upon it ; if not , it will return to you . * And remain in that very house , eating and drinking what they have , for the worker is worthy of his wages . Do not move from house to house . * And into which ever city you enter , and they receive you , eat what is set before you . * And heal the sick there , and say to them , 'The kingdom of God has drawn near to you .' * But whatever city you enter , and they do not receive you , go out into its streets and say , * 'The very dust from your city which clings to us we wipe off against you . Nevertheless know this , that the kingdom of God has drawn near to you .' * I say to you that it will be more tolerable in that Day for Sodom than for that city . * "Woe to you , Chorazin ! Woe to you , Bethsaida ! Because if the miracles which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon , they would have repented long ago , sitting in sackcloth and ashes . * Nevertheless it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you . * And you , Capernaum , who are exalted to heaven , will be brought down to Hades . * He who hears you hears Me , he who rejects you rejects Me , and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me ." * Then the seventy returned with joy , saying , "Lord , even the demons are subject to us in Your name ." * And He said to them , "I saw Satan having fallen like lightning out of heaven . * Behold , I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions , and over all the power of the enemy , and nothing shall by any means hurt you . * Nevertheless do not rejoice in this , that the spirits are subject to you , but rejoice because your names have been written in heaven ." * In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said , "I praise You , Father , Lord of heaven and earth , that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent , and have revealed them to babes . Yes , Father , for so it seemed good in Your sight ." * And turning to His disciples He said , "All things have been delivered to Me by My Father , and no one knows who the Son is except the Father , and who the Father is except the Son , and [the one ] to whom the Son wills to reveal [Him ]." * And turning to His disciples He said privately , "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see ; * for I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see , and they did not see [them ], and to hear what you hear , and they did not hear ." * And behold , a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him , saying , "Teacher , what shall I do to inherit eternal life ?" * He said to him , "What is written in the law ? How do you read [it ]?" * So he answered and said , "'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart , with all your soul , with all your strength , and with all your mind ,' and 'your neighbor as yourself .' " * And He said to him , "You have answered correctly ; do this and you shall live ." * But he , wanting to justify himself , said to Jesus , "And who is my neighbor ?" * Then Jesus answered and said : "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho , and encountered bandits , who after having stripped him of his clothing and having wounded him , departed , leaving [him ] half dead . * Now by coincidence a certain priest was coming down that road . And when he saw him , he passed by on the opposite side . * Likewise a Levite , arriving at the place , came and saw , and passed by on the opposite side . * But a certain Samaritan , as he traveled , came by him ; and when he saw him , he was moved with compassion . * And coming to him , he bandaged his wounds , pouring on oil and wine ; and putting him on his own animal , he brought him to an inn , and took care of him . * On the next day , when he departed , he took out two denarii , and gave [them ] to the innkeeper , and said to him , 'Take care of him ; and whatever you spend in addition , when I come back , I will repay you .' * So which of these three does it seem to you proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the bandits ?" * And he said , "the [one ] who showed mercy to him ."Then Jesus said to him , "Go and do likewise ." * Now it came to pass as they traveled , that He entered into a certain village ; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house . * And the [woman ] had a sister called Mary , who also sat at Jesus ' feet and was listening to His word . * But Martha was distracted with much serving , and she approached Him and said , "Lord , don 't You care that my sister has left me to serve alone ? Therefore tell her to help me ." * And Jesus answered and said to her , "Martha , Martha , you are worried and troubled about many things . * But one [thing ] is needed , and Mary has chosen that good part , which shall not be taken away from her ." * Now it came to pass , as He was praying in a certain place , when He ceased , that one of His disciples said to Him , "Lord , teach us to pray , just as John also taught his disciples ."

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