Luke 9:46–62

Who Is the Greatest?

^46cAn argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. ⁴⁷But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side ⁴⁸and said to them, ^d“Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and ^dwhoever receives me receives him who sent me. For ^ehe who is least among you all is the one who is great.”

Anyone Not Against Us Is For Us

^49fJohn answered, “Master, we saw someone ^gcasting out demons in your name, and ^hwe tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” ⁵⁰But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, ⁱfor the one who is not against you is for you.”

A Samaritan Village Rejects Jesus

⁵¹When the days drew near for ^jhim to be taken up, ^khe set his face ^lto go to Jerusalem. ⁵²And ^mhe sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of ⁿthe Samaritans, to make preparations for him. ⁵³But ^othe people did not receive him, because ^phis face was set toward Jerusalem. ⁵⁴And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell ^qfire to come down from heaven and consume them?”^{5 55}But he turned and rebuked them.^{6 56}And they went on to another village.

The Cost of Following Jesus

⁵⁷As they were going ^ralong the road, ^ssomeone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” ⁵⁸And 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.” ⁵⁹To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” ⁶⁰And Jesus⁷ said to him, “Leave ^tthe dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and ^uproclaim the kingdom of God.” ⁶¹Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, ^vbut let me first say farewell to those at my home.” ⁶²Jesus said to him, ^w“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”