Luke 9

9Then ^ahe called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. ²And ^bhe sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. ^3cAnd he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. ⁴And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. ⁵And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet ^dfor a testimony against them. ^6eAnd they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.

^7*fNow ^gHerod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he ^hwas perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; ⁸And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. ⁹And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? ⁱAnd he desired to see him.

^10jAnd the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. ^kAnd he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called ^lBethsaida. ¹¹And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and ^mspake unto them of the kingdom of God, and ⁿhealed them that had need of healing. ¹²And when the day began to ⁿⁿwear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and ^olodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place. ¹³But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. ¹⁴For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company. ¹⁵And they did so, and made them all sit down. ¹⁶Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. ¹⁷And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

¹⁸And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and ^phe asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? ¹⁹They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that ^qone of the old prophets is risen again. ²⁰He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God. ^21rAnd he ^sstraitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing; ^22tSaying, ^uThe Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. ²³And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and ^wtake up his cross ^xdaily, and follow me. ²⁴For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. ²⁵For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or ^ybe cast away? ^26zFor whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels. ²⁷But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

^28aAnd it came to pass about an ^beight days after these ^||csayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain ^dto pray. ²⁹And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was ^ealtered, and his raiment was white and glistering. ³⁰And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were ⁱMoses and Elias: ³¹Who appeared in ^fglory, and spake of his ^gdecease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. ³²But Peter and they that were with him were ^hheavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw ^fhis glory, and the two men that stood with him. ³³And it came to pass, as ⁱthey departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, ^kMaster, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: ^lnot knowing what he said. ³⁴While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as ⁱthey entered into the cloud. ³⁵And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. ³⁶And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. ^mAnd they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.

³⁷And it came to pass, that on the next day, ⁿwhen they were come down from ⁿⁿthe hill, much people met him. ³⁸And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, ^olook upon my son: for he is ^pmine only child. ³⁹And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly ^ppcrieth out; and it ^qteareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him. ⁴⁰And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not. ⁴¹And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither. ⁴²And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.

⁴³And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. ^rBut while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples, ⁴⁴Let these sayings ^ssink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. ^45tBut they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.

^46uThen there arose ^wa reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest. ⁴⁷And Jesus, ^xperceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him, ⁴⁸And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and ^ywhosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: ^zfor he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

^49aAnd John answered and said, ^bMaster, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. ⁵⁰And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.

⁵¹And it came to pass, when the time ^cwas come ^dthat he should be received up, he ^estedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, ⁵²And sent ^fmessengers before his face: and they went, and ^gentered into a village of the ^hSamaritans, to make ready for him. ⁵³And ⁱthey did not ^jreceive him, because ^khis face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. ⁵⁴And when his disciples ^lJames and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, ^meven as Elias did? ⁵⁵But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. ⁵⁶ⁿFor the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.

⁵⁷And it came to pass, that, ^oas they went in the way, ^pa certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. ⁵⁸And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. ^59qAnd he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. ⁶⁰Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. ⁶¹And another also said, Lord, ^rI will follow thee; but let me first go ^sbid them farewell, which are at home at my house. ⁶²And Jesus said unto him, No man, ^thaving put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is ^ufit for the kingdom of God.