Luke:9-10
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Then calling the Twelve together He conferred on them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases ;
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and sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to cure the sick .
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And He commanded them , »
Take nothing for your journey ;
neither stick nor bag nor bread nor money ;
and do not have an extra under garment .
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Whatever house you enter ,
make that your home ,
and from it start afresh .
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Wherever they refuse to receive you ,
as you leave that town shake off the very dust from your feet as a protest against them .«
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So they departed and visited village after village ,
spreading the Good News and performing cures everywhere .
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Now Herod the Tetrarch heard of all that was going on ;
and he was bewildered because of its being said by some that John had come back to life ,
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by others that Elijah had appeared ,
and by others that some one of the ancient Prophets had come back to life .
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And Herod said , »
John I have beheaded ;
but who is this ,
of whom I hear such reports ?«
And he sought for an opportunity of seeing Jesus .
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The Apostles ,
on their return ,
related to Jesus all they had done .
Then He took them and withdrew to a quiet retreat ,
to a town called Bethsaida .
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But the immense crowd ,
aware of this ,
followed Him ;
and receiving them kindly He proceeded to speak to them of the Kingdom of God ,
and those who needed to be restored to health ,
He cured .
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Now when the day began to decline ,
the Twelve came to Him and said , »
Send the people away ,
that they may go to the villages and farms round about and find lodging and a supply of food ;
because here we are in an uninhabited district .«
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You yourselves ,«
He said , »
must give them food .«»
We have nothing ,«
they replied , »
but five loaves and a couple of fish ,
unless indeed we were to go and buy provisions for all this host of people .«
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For there were about 5 ,
000 adult men .)
But He said to His disciples , »
Make them sit down in parties of about fifty each .«
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They did so ,
making them all ,
without exception ,
sit down .
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Then He took the five loaves and the two fish ,
and looking up to Heaven He blessed them and broke them into portions which He gave to the disciples to distribute to the people .
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So they ate and were fully satisfied ,
all of them ;
and what they had remaining over was gathered up ,
twelve baskets of fragments .
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One day when He was praying by Himself the disciples were present ;
and He asked them , »
Who do the people say that I am ?«
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John the Baptist ,«
they replied ; »
but others say Elijah ;
and others that some one of the ancient Prophets has come back to life .«
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But you ,«
He asked , »
who do you say that I am ?«»
God '
s Anointed One ,«
replied Peter .
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And Jesus strictly forbad them to tell this to any one ;
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and He said , »
The Son of Man must suffer much cruelty ,
be rejected by the Elders and High Priests and Scribes ,
and be put to death ,
and on the third day be raised to life again .«
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And He said to all , »
If any one is desirous of following me ,
let him ignore self and take up his cross day by day ,
and so be my follower .
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For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it ,
and whoever loses his life for my sake shall save it .
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Why ,
what benefit is it to a man to have gained the whole world ,
but to have lost or forfeited his own self .
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For whoever shall have been ashamed of me and my teachings ,
of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own and the Father '
s glory and in that of the holy angels .
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I tell you truly that there are some of those who stand here who will certainly not taste death till they have seen the Kingdom of God .«
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It was about eight days after this that Jesus ,
taking with Him Peter ,
John ,
and James ,
went up the mountain to pray .
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And while He was praying the appearance of His face underwent a change ,
and His clothing became white and radiant .
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And suddenly there were two men conversing with Him ,
who were Moses and Elijah .
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They came in glory ,
and kept speaking about His death ,
which He was so soon to undergo in Jerusalem .
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Now Peter and the others were weighed down with sleep ;
but ,
keeping themselves awake all through ,
they saw His glory ,
and the two men standing with Him .
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And when they were preparing to depart from Him ,
Peter said to Jesus , »
Rabbi ,
we are thankful to you that we are here .
Let us put up three tents –
one for you ,
one for Moses ,
and one for Elijah .«
He did not know what he was saying .
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But while he was thus speaking ,
there came a cloud which spread over them ;
and they were awe-struck when they had entered into the cloud .
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Then there came a voice from within the cloud :»
This is My Son ,
My Chosen One :
listen to Him .«
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After this voice had spoken ,
Jesus was found alone .
They kept it to themselves ,
and said not a word to any one at that time about what they had seen .
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On the following day ,
when they were come down from the mountain ,
a great crowd came to meet Him ;
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and a man from the crowd called out , »
Rabbi ,
I beg you to pity my son ,
for he is my only child .
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At times a spirit seizes him and he suddenly cries out .
It convulses him ,
and makes him foam at the mouth ,
and does not leave him till it has well-nigh covered him with bruises .
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I entreated your disciples to expel the spirit ,
but they could not .«
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O unbelieving and perverse generation !«
replied Jesus ; »
how long shall I be with you and bear with you ?
Bring your son here to me .«
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Now while the youth was coming ,
the spirit dashed him to the ground and cruelly convulsed him .
But Jesus rebuked the foul spirit ,
and cured the youth and gave him back to his father .
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And all were awe-struck at the mighty power of God .
And while every one was expressing wonder at all that He was doing ,
He said to his disciples ,
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As for you ,
store these my sayings in your memory ;
for ,
before long ,
the Son of Man will be betrayed into the hands of men .«
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But they did not understand His meaning :
it was veiled from them that they might not perceive it ,
and they were afraid to ask Him about it .
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Now there arose a dispute among them ,
which of them was to be the greatest .
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And Jesus ,
knowing the reasoning that was in their hearts ,
took a young child and made him stand by His side
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and said to them , »
Whoever for my sake receives this little child ,
receives me ;
and whoever receives me ,
receives Him who sent me .
For the lowliest among you all –
he is the greatest .«
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Rabbi ,«
replied John , »
we have seen a man making use of your name to expel demons ;
and we forbad him ,
because he does not come with us .«
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Do not forbid him ,«
said Jesus , »
for he who is not against you is on your side .«
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Now when the time drew near for Him to be received up again into Heaven ,
He proceeded with fixed purpose towards Jerusalem ,
and sent messengers before Him .
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They went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for Him .
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But the people there would not receive Him ,
because He was evidently going to Jerusalem .
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When the disciples James and John saw this ,
they said , »
Master ,
do you wish us to order fire to come down from Heaven and consume them ?«
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But He turned and rebuked them .
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And they went to another village .
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And ,
as they proceeded on their way ,
a man came to Him and said , »
I will follow you wherever you go .«
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The foxes have holes ,«
said Jesus , »
and the birds of the air have nests ;
but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head .«
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Follow me ,«
He said to another . »
Master ,«
the man replied , »
allow me first to go and bury my father .«
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Leave the dead ,«
Jesus rejoined , »
to bury their own dead ;
but you must go and announce far and wide the coming of the Kingdom of God .«
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Master ,«
said yet another , »
I will follow you ;
but allow me first to go and say good-bye to my friends at home .«
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Jesus answered him , »
No one who has put his hand to the plough ,
and then looks behind him ,
is fit for the Kingdom of God .
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After this the Lord appointed seventy others ,
and sent them before Him ,
by twos ,
to go to every town or place which He Himself intended to visit .
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And He addressed them thus : »
The harvest is abundant ,
but the reapers are few :
therefore entreat the Owner of the harvest to send out more reapers into His fields .
And now go .
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Remember that I am sending you out as lambs into the midst of wolves .
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Carry no purse ,
bag ,
nor change of shoes ;
and salute no one on your way .«
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Whatever house you enter ,
first say , `
Peace be to this house !'«
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And if there is a lover of peace there ,
your peace shall rest upon it ;
otherwise come back upon you .
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And in that same house stay ,
eating and drinking at their table ;
for the labourer deserves his wages .
Do not move from one house to another .
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And whatever town you come to and they receive you ,
eat what they put before you .«
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Cure the sick in that town ,
and tell them , »`
The Kingdom of God is now at your door .'
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But whatever town you come to and they will not receive you ,
go out into the broader streets and say ,«
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The very dust of your town that hangs about us we wipe off as a protest .
Only be sure of this ,
that the Kingdom of God is close at hand .'«
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I tell you that it will be more endurable for Sodom on the great day than for that town .«
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Alas for thee ,
Chorazin !
Alas for thee ,
Bethsaida !
For had the miracles been performed in Tyre and Sidon which have been performed in you ,
long ere now they would have repented ,
sitting in sackcloth and ashes .«
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However ,
for Tyre and Sidon it will be more endurable at the Judgement than for you .
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And thou ,
Capernaum ,
shalt thou be lifted high as Heaven ?
Thou shalt be driven down as low as Hades .
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He who listens to you listens to me ;
and he who disregards you disregards me ,
and he who disregards me disregards Him who sent me .«
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When the Seventy returned ,
they exclaimed joyfully , »
Master ,
even the demons submit to us when we utter your name .«
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I saw Satan fall like a lightning-flash out of Heaven ,«
He replied .
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I have given you power to tread serpents and scorpions underfoot ,
and to trample on all the power of the Enemy ;
and in no case shall anything do you harm .
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Nevertheless rejoice not at this ,
that the spirits submit to you ;
but rejoice that your names are registered in Heaven .«
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On that same occasion Jesus was filled by the Holy Spirit with rapturous joy . »
I give Thee fervent thanks ,«
He exclaimed , »
O Father ,
Lord of Heaven and earth ,
that Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of understanding ,
and hast revealed them to babes .
Yes ,
Father ,
for such has been Thy gracious will .
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All things are delivered to me by my Father ;
and no one knows who the Son is but the Father ,
nor who the Father is but the Son ,
and he to whom the Son may choose to reveal Him .«
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And He turned towards His disciples and said to them apart , »
Blessed are the eyes which see what you see !
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For I tell you that many Prophets and kings have desired to see the things you see ,
and have not seen them ,
and to hear the things you hear ,
and have not heard them .«
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Then an expounder of the Law stood up to test Him with a question . »
Rabbi ,«
he asked , »
what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages ?«
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Go to the Law ,«
said Jesus ; »
what is written there ?
how does it read ?«
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he replied ,
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A right answer ,«
said Jesus ; »
do that ,
and you shall live .«
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But he ,
desiring to justify himself ,
said , »
But what is meant by my `
fellow man '?«
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Jesus replied , »
A man was once on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell among robbers ,
who after both stripping and beating him went away ,
leaving him half dead .
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Now a priest happened to be going down that way ,
and on seeing him passed by on the other side .
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In like manner a Levite also came to the place ,
and seeing him passed by on the other side .
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But a certain Samaritan ,
being on a journey ,
came where he lay ,
and seeing him was moved with pity .
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He went to him ,
and dressed his wounds with oil and wine and bound them up .
Then placing him on his own mule he brought him to an inn ,
where he bestowed every care on him .
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The next day he took out two shillings and gave them to the innkeeper . »`
Take care of him ,'
he said , `
and whatever further expense you are put to ,
I will repay it you at my next visit .'
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Which of those three seems to you to have acted like a fellow man to him who fell among the robbers ?«
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The one who showed him pity ,«
he replied . »
Go ,«
said Jesus , »
and act in the same way .«
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As they pursued their journey He came to a certain village ,
where a woman named Martha welcomed Him to her house .
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She had a sister called Mary ,
who seated herself at the Lord '
s feet and listened to His teaching .
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Martha meanwhile was busy and distracted in waiting at table ,
and she came and said , »
Master ,
do you not care that my sister is leaving me to do all the waiting ?
Tell her to assist me .«
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Martha ,
Martha ,«
replied Jesus , »
you are anxious and worried about a multitude of things ;
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and yet only one thing is really necessary .
Mary has chosen the good portion and she shall not be deprived of it .«
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At one place where He was praying ,
when He rose from His knees one of His disciples said to Him , »
Master ,
teach us to pray ,
just as John taught his disciples .«
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