Luke 9
New King James Version
Sending Out the Twelve(A)
9 Then (B)He called His twelve disciples together and (C)gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. 2 (D)He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3 (E)And He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece.
4 (F)“Whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. 5 (G)And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, (H)shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”
6 (I)So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.
Herod Seeks to See Jesus(J)
7 (K)Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by Him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead, 8 and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again. 9 Herod said, “John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things?” (L)So he sought to see Him.
Feeding the Five Thousand(M)
10 (N)And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. (O)Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 11 But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing. 12 (P)When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.”
13 But He said to them, “You give them something to eat.”
And they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people.” 14 For there were about five thousand men.
Then He said to His disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.” 15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.
16 Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He (Q)blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. 17 So they all ate and were [a]filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.
Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ(R)
18 (S)And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”
19 So they answered and said, (T)“John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again.”
20 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
(U)Peter answered and said, “The Christ of God.”
Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection(V)
21 (W)And He strictly warned and commanded them to tell this to no one, 22 saying, (X)“The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.”
Take Up the Cross and Follow Him(Y)
23 (Z)Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross [b]daily, and follow Me. 24 (AA)For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. 25 (AB)For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost? 26 (AC)For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be (AD)ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels. 27 (AE)But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.”
Jesus Transfigured on the Mount(AF)
28 (AG)Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening. 30 And behold, two men talked with Him, who were (AH)Moses and (AI)Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of His [c]decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 But Peter and those with him (AJ)were heavy with sleep; and when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who stood with Him. 33 Then 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 [d]tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said.
34 While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were fearful as they entered the (AK)cloud. 35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, (AL)“This is [e]My beloved Son. (AM)Hear Him!” 36 When the voice had ceased, Jesus was found alone. (AN)But they kept quiet, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.
A Boy Is Healed(AO)
37 (AP)Now it happened on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a great multitude met Him. 38 Suddenly a man from the multitude cried out, saying, “Teacher, I implore You, look on my son, for he is my only child. 39 And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out; it convulses him so that he foams at the mouth; and it departs from him with great difficulty, bruising him. 40 So I implored Your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.”
41 Then Jesus answered and said, “O [f]faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and [g]bear with you? Bring your son here.” 42 And as he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the child, and gave him back to his father.
Jesus Again Predicts His Death(AQ)
43 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, 44 (AR)“Let these words sink down into your ears, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.” 45 (AS)But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this saying.
Who Is the Greatest?(AT)
46 (AU)Then a dispute arose among them as to which of them would be greatest. 47 And Jesus, (AV)perceiving the thought of their heart, took a (AW)little child and set him by Him, 48 and said to them, (AX)“Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and (AY)whoever receives Me (AZ)receives Him who sent Me. (BA)For he who is least among you all will be great.”
Jesus Forbids Sectarianism(BB)
49 (BC)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.”
50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not forbid him, for (BD)he who is not against [h]us is on [i]our side.”
A Samaritan Village Rejects the Savior
51 Now it came to pass, when the time had come for (BE)Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem, 52 and sent messengers before His face. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for Him. 53 But (BF)they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem. 54 And when His disciples (BG)James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, [j]just as (BH)Elijah did?”
55 But He turned and rebuked them, [k]and said, “You do not know what manner of (BI)spirit you are of. 56 [l]For (BJ)the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” And they went to another village.
The Cost of Discipleship(BK)
57 (BL)Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, “Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.”
58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man (BM)has nowhere to lay His head.”
59 (BN)Then He said to another, “Follow Me.”
But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.”
61 And another also said, “Lord, (BO)I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.”
62 But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is (BP)fit for the kingdom of God.”
Footnotes
- Luke 9:17 satisfied
- Luke 9:23 M omits daily
- Luke 9:31 Death, lit. departure
- Luke 9:33 tents
- Luke 9:35 NU My Son, the Chosen One
- Luke 9:41 unbelieving
- Luke 9:41 put up with
- Luke 9:50 NU you
- Luke 9:50 NU your
- Luke 9:54 NU omits just as Elijah did
- Luke 9:55 NU omits the rest of v. 55.
- Luke 9:56 NU omits For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.
路 加 福 音 9
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
耶稣派使徒去传教
9 耶稣把他的十二名使徒召集在一起，赐给了他们制服鬼和医治疾病的力量与权力。 2 然后，耶稣就派他们出去宣传上帝的王国并治病救人。 3 耶稣对他们说∶“旅途中，不要带手杖、背包、面包，也不要带钱，不要带多余的衣服。 4 你们走进哪一家，就在哪一家里住下，一直住到你们离开那座城镇为止。 5 如果哪一处的人们不欢迎你们，当你们离开那个城镇时，抖掉你们脚上的尘土，做为对他们的警告。
6 然后，使徒们便出发了。他们走遍了所有的村庄，传播福音，医治病人。
希律的困惑
7 希律王听说了所发生的一切，感到迷惑不解，因为有人曾经说过：“约翰从死里复活了。” 8 也有人说过：”以利亚已经再现了。”还有人说：“很久以前的一位先知复活了。” 9 但是希律说道∶“我已经砍了约翰的头，可是，我听到的这个人是谁呢？”因此，希律非常想见到耶稣。
耶稣让五千多人吃饱了
10 使徒们回来了，他们向耶稣叙述了他们的所作所为。然后，耶稣悄悄地带领着他们来到了一座叫伯赛大的城镇。 11 但是众人发现耶稣的行踪后，就跟随着他。耶稣很欢迎他们，并对他们讲述了上帝王国的事情，还医治了那些需要治疗的人。
12 当太阳落山时，耶稣的十二个使徒来到他身边，对他说∶“打发人群走吧，以便他们能到附近的村村寨寨去找食物和住处，因为，咱们这儿太偏僻了。”
13 可是耶稣回答说∶“你们给他们一些吃的东西。”
使徒们却说∶“我们只有五块面包和两条鱼，当然，除非我们去给这些人买些食物！” 14 （当时大约共有五千多个男子在那里。）
耶稣对他的门徒说∶“你们让他们每五十个人坐在一起，坐成一组、一组的。”
15 门徒按照耶稣的吩咐，让人们按组坐下。 16 这时，耶稣拿起那五块面包和两条鱼，举目望天，感谢上帝赐给的食物，然后掰开食物，交给门徒，让他们摆在人们面前。 17 所有的人都饱了，剩下的食物，收拾起来还足足装了十二筐。
彼得说耶稣是基督
18 一次当耶稣独自祈祷的时候，门徒们来到他身边，耶稣问他们∶“人们都说我是谁？”
19 他们回答说∶“有人说您是施洗者约翰，还有人说您是以利亚，也有人说您是很久以前死去的一位先知复活了。”
20 耶稣又问门徒∶“你们说我是谁呢？”
彼得回答∶“您是上帝的基督。”
21 但是，耶稣警告他们，不要把此事告诉给任何人。
耶稣说他必死
22 耶稣对门徒说∶“人子必须遭受很多苦难，他必遭到年长的犹太首领、祭司长和律法师的拒弃，并被杀害，然后在第三天必定复活。”
23 然后，耶稣对在场所有的人说道∶“如果谁想跟随我，他就必须舍弃自己，每天都得背起他的十字架跟随我。 24 凡是想保全生命的人都将丧生；凡是为我牺牲生命的人都会保全生命。 25 如果一个人失去或毁灭了自己，即使他得到了整个世界，也毫无价值。 26 不要以我和我的教导为耻，如果你们以我和我的教导为耻，那么当我 [a]—人子伴随着我的荣耀、以及我父和神圣天使的荣耀降临时，也会以你们为耻。 27 但是，我实话告诉你们，站在这里的一些人在经历死亡之前，会看到上帝的王国。”
看到耶稣和摩西、以利亚在一起
28 耶稣说完这些话后的大约第八天，他带着彼得、约翰和雅各到山上去祈祷。 29 当耶稣祷告时，耶稣的容貌变了，他的衣服变得白得耀眼。 30 突然，有两个人出现在那里，与耶稣说话，他们是摩西和以利亚。 31 他们是伴着荣耀出现的，他们谈论着关于耶稣的死，耶稣将死在耶路撒冷。 32 可是，彼得和其他人却都睡着了。当他们醒过来时，都看到了耶稣的荣耀，也看见了和耶稣基督站在一起的那两个人。 33 当这两个人正要离开耶稣时，彼得对耶稣说∶“主人，我们在这里真是太好了，我们应该搭三个帐篷，一个给您，一个给摩西，另一个给以利亚。”彼得并不知道自己在说些什么。
34 当彼得正说这些话时，一片云彩飘来，笼罩住他们。当被云彩笼罩时，他们都很害怕。 35 从云里传来一个声音说∶“这是我的儿子，他是我选中的，你们要听他的话。”
36 话音落后，只有耶稣一人在那里。彼得、约翰和雅各对此事守口如瓶，之后的很久一段时间，他们没有告诉任何人他们所看到的事情。
耶稣解救被邪灵缠身的男孩
37 第二天，耶稣、彼得、约翰和雅各一下山，就有一大群人来见耶稣。 38 当时，人群中有人大声喊道∶“老师，我求您来看看我的儿子，他是我唯一的孩子！ 39 一个邪灵抓住他，他突然尖叫、抽疯、口吐白沫，邪灵折磨他，不肯离开他。 40 我求您的门徒赶走邪灵，可是他们办不到。”
41 然后耶稣回答说∶“你们这代毫无信仰的人啊！你们真是大错特错了！我还要和你们在一起呆多久呢？我还得忍耐你们到何时呢？把你儿子带到我这里来吧。”
42 可是，孩子在来的路上时，鬼把他摔倒在地，使他不停地抽搐。于是，耶稣斥责邪灵，治好了孩子，然后把孩子交给了他的父亲。 43 在场的人都对上帝的卓越力量感到非常惊讶。
耶稣谈到自己的死
当人们沉浸在对耶稣所做的事情惊异之中时，耶稣对他的门徒说： 44 “要听进去我现在告诉你们的话：人子就要被交到凡人手里了。” 45 但是，门徒却不明白这话的意思，因为，它的含义是向他们隐藏着的，所以他们不能理解，而且他们也不敢问耶稣这话是什么意思。
谁是最伟大的人？
46 耶稣的门徒们之间发生了一场争论，争论谁是他们中间最伟大的人。 47 但是，耶稣知道他们内心的想法，便领过来一个小孩，让他站在自己身边。 48 然后，耶稣对门徒说∶“谁以我的名义接受像这孩子的人，谁就是在接受我；任何接受我的人，也就是在接受派我来的那位。你们中间最渺小的人是最伟大的。”
不反对你的人，就是拥护你的人
49 约翰答道∶“主人，我们见到有人以您的名义驱鬼，我们就阻止了他，因为他不与我们一起跟从您！”
50 但是，耶稣却对约翰说∶“不要制止他，因为，不反对你们的人，就是拥护你们的人。”
撒玛利亚城
51 到了耶稣该被接到天堂的时候了，耶稣坚定地前往耶路撒冷。 52 他派了一些使者先走，那些人启程来到了撒玛利亚的一个村庄，为耶稣的到来做准备。 53 但是，撒玛利亚人不接纳耶稣，因为耶稣要去的地方是耶路撒冷。 54 耶稣的门徒雅各和约翰见到这个情景时，便说道∶“主，您想不想让我们命令烈火由天而降，毁掉他们呢？” [b]
55 但是，耶稣却转身斥责了他们。 56 然后，他们到另一个村庄去了。 [c]
跟随耶稣
57 当他们走在路上时，有人对耶稣说∶“无论您到哪里，我都跟随着您。”
58 耶稣却说∶“狐狸有穴，飞鸟有巢，可是人子连枕头的地方都没有。” 59 他又对另一个人说∶“跟随我来。”
那个人却说∶“请先让我回去埋葬我的父亲。”
60 但是，耶稣对他说∶“让死人去埋葬他们自己的死人吧！你只管去传播上帝的王国。”
61 还有一个人说∶“主啊，我将跟随您，但是，请先让我回去向我的家人告别。”
62 但是耶稣对他说∶“手扶犁耕作，却又朝后看的人，对上帝的王国是不合适的。”
Footnotes
- 路 加 福 音 9:26 我： 直译为人子。
- 路 加 福 音 9:54 一些希腊本增有…像以利亚所做的那样。
- 路 加 福 音 9:56 一些希腊本增有∶“耶稣说∶‘你们不知道属于那种灵。 56 节上帝之子不是为了毁掉人的生命而来的，而是为了拯救它们而来的。’”
路加福音 9
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
差遣十二門徒
9 耶穌叫齊了十二個門徒，給他們能力、權柄制伏一切的鬼，醫治各樣的病， 2 又差遣他們去宣傳神國的道、醫治病人， 3 對他們說：「行路的時候不要帶拐杖和口袋，不要帶食物和銀子，也不要帶兩件褂子。 4 無論進哪一家，就住在那裡，也從那裡起行。 5 凡不接待你們的，你們離開那城的時候，要把腳上的塵土跺下去，見證他們的不是。」 6 門徒就出去，走遍各鄉宣傳福音，到處治病。
7 分封的王希律聽見耶穌所做的一切事，就游移不定，因為有人說是約翰從死裡復活， 8 又有人說是以利亞顯現，還有人說是古時的一個先知又活了。 9 希律說：「約翰我已經斬了，這卻是什麼人，我竟聽見他這樣的事呢？」就想要見他。
給五千人吃飽
10 使徒回來，將所做的事告訴耶穌。耶穌就帶他們暗暗地離開那裡，往一座城去，那城名叫伯賽大。 11 但眾人知道了，就跟著他去。耶穌便接待他們，對他們講論神國的道，醫治那些需醫的人。 12 日頭快要平西，十二個門徒來對他說：「請叫眾人散開，他們好往四面鄉村裡去借宿找吃的，因為我們這裡是野地。」 13 耶穌說：「你們給他們吃吧！」門徒說：「我們不過有五個餅、兩條魚，若不去為這許多人買食物就不夠。」 14 那時人數約有五千。耶穌對門徒說：「叫他們一排一排地坐下，每排大約五十個人。」 15 門徒就如此行，叫眾人都坐下。 16 耶穌拿著這五個餅、兩條魚，望著天祝福，掰開，遞給門徒，擺在眾人面前。 17 他們就吃，並且都吃飽了。把剩下的零碎收拾起來，裝滿了十二籃子。
認耶穌為基督
18 耶穌自己禱告的時候，門徒也同他在那裡。耶穌問他們說：「眾人說我是誰？」 19 他們說：「有人說是施洗的約翰，有人說是以利亞，還有人說是古時的一個先知又活了。」 20 耶穌說：「你們說我是誰？」彼得回答說：「是神所立的基督。」 21 耶穌切切地囑咐他們，不可將這事告訴人。
預言受難
22 又說：「人子必須受許多的苦，被長老、祭司長和文士棄絕，並且被殺，第三日復活。」
當背十架跟從主
23 耶穌又對眾人說：「若有人要跟從我，就當捨己，天天背起他的十字架來跟從我。 24 因為凡要救自己生命[a]的，必喪掉生命；凡為我喪掉生命的，必救了生命。 25 人若賺得全世界，卻喪了自己、賠上自己，有什麼益處呢？ 26 凡把我和我的道當做可恥的，人子在自己的榮耀裡，並天父與聖天使的榮耀裡降臨的時候，也要把那人當做可恥的。 27 我實在告訴你們：站在這裡的，有人在沒嘗死味以前，必看見神的國。」
改變相貌
28 說了這話以後約有八天，耶穌帶著彼得、約翰、雅各上山去禱告。 29 正禱告的時候，他的面貌就改變了，衣服潔白放光。 30 忽然，有摩西、以利亞兩個人同耶穌說話， 31 他們在榮光裡顯現，談論耶穌去世的事，就是他在耶路撒冷將要成的事。 32 彼得和他的同伴都打盹，既清醒了，就看見耶穌的榮光，並同他站著的那兩個人。 33 二人正要和耶穌分離的時候，彼得對耶穌說：「夫子，我們在這裡真好！可以搭三座棚：一座為你，一座為摩西，一座為以利亞。」他卻不知道所說的是什麼。 34 說這話的時候，有一朵雲彩來遮蓋他們。他們進入雲彩裡就懼怕。 35 有聲音從雲彩裡出來，說：「這是我的兒子，我所揀選的[b]，你們要聽他！」 36 聲音住了，只見耶穌一人在那裡。當那些日子，門徒不提所看見的事，一樣也不告訴人。
害癲癇病的孩子
37 第二天，他們下了山，就有許多人迎見耶穌。 38 其中有一人喊叫說：「夫子！求你看顧我的兒子，因為他是我的獨生子。 39 他被鬼抓住就忽然喊叫，鬼又叫他抽風，口中流沫，並且重重地傷害他，難以離開他。 40 我求過你的門徒把鬼趕出去，他們卻是不能。」 41 耶穌說：「唉！這又不信又悖謬的世代啊，我在你們這裡，忍耐你們要到幾時呢？將你的兒子帶到這裡來吧！」 42 正來的時候，鬼把他摔倒，叫他重重地抽風。耶穌就斥責那汙鬼，把孩子治好了，交給他父親。 43 眾人都詫異神的大能[c]。
人子將要被交
耶穌所做的一切事，眾人正稀奇的時候，耶穌對門徒說： 44 「你們要把這些話存在耳中，因為人子將要被交在人手裡。」 45 他們不明白這話，意思乃是隱藏的，叫他們不能明白，他們也不敢問這話的意思。
議論誰將為大
46 門徒中間起了議論：誰將為大。 47 耶穌看出他們心中的議論，就領一個小孩子來，叫他站在自己旁邊， 48 對他們說：「凡為我名接待這小孩子的，就是接待我；凡接待我的，就是接待那差我來的。你們中間最小的，他便為大。」
49 約翰說：「夫子，我們看見一個人奉你的名趕鬼，我們就禁止他，因為他不與我們一同跟從你。」 50 耶穌說：「不要禁止他，因為不敵擋你們的，就是幫助你們的。」
撒馬利亞人不接待主
51 耶穌被接上升的日子將到，他就定意向耶路撒冷去， 52 便打發使者在他前頭走。他們到了撒馬利亞的一個村莊，要為他預備。 53 那裡的人不接待他，因他面向耶路撒冷去。 54 他的門徒雅各、約翰看見了，就說：「主啊，你要我們吩咐火從天上降下來燒滅他們，像以利亞所做的[d]嗎？」 55 耶穌轉身責備兩個門徒，說：「你們的心如何，你們並不知道。 56 人子來不是要滅人的性命[e]，是要救人的性命。」說著就往別的村莊去了。[f]
57 他們走路的時候，有一人對耶穌說：「你無論往哪裡去，我要跟從你。」 58 耶穌說：「狐狸有洞，天空的飛鳥有窩，只是人子沒有枕頭的地方。」 59 又對一個人說：「跟從我來！」那人說：「主，容我先回去埋葬我的父親。」 60 耶穌說：「任憑死人埋葬他們的死人，你只管去傳揚神國的道。」 61 又有一人說：「主，我要跟從你，但容我先去辭別我家裡的人。」 62 耶穌說：「手扶著犁向後看的，不配進神的國。」
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