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Luke 9
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9 Calling together the Twelve, Yeshua gave them power and authority to expel all the demons and to cure diseases; 2 and he sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal. 3 He said to them, “Take nothing for your trip — neither a walking stick nor a pack, neither bread nor money; and don’t have two shirts. 4 Whatever house you enter, stay there and go out from there. 5 Wherever they don’t welcome you, shake the dust from your feet when you leave that town as a warning to them.” 6 They set out and went through village after village, healing and announcing the Good News everywhere.

7 Herod the governor heard about all that was going on and was perplexed, because it was said by some that Yochanan had been raised from the dead, 8 by others that Eliyahu had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life. 9 Herod said, “I had Yochanan beheaded, so who is this about whom I keep hearing such things?” And he began trying to see him.

10 On their return, the emissaries detailed to Yeshua what they had done. Then, taking them with him, he withdrew by himself to a town called Beit-Tzaidah. 11 But the crowds found out and followed him. Welcoming them, he went on to speak to them about the Kingdom of God and to heal those who needed to be healed.

12 The day began to draw to a close. The Twelve came to him and said, “Send the crowd away, so that they can go and get lodging and food in the towns and farms around here, because where we are is a remote place.” 13 But he said to them, “Give them something to eat, yourselves!” They said, “We have no more than five loaves of bread and two fish — unless we ourselves are supposed to go and buy food for all these people!” 14 (For there were about five thousand men.) He said to his talmidim, “Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15 They did what he told them and had them all sit down. 16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fish and, looking up toward heaven, made a b’rakhah, broke the loaves and began giving them to the talmidim to distribute to the crowd. 17 Everyone ate as much as he wanted; and they took up what was left over, twelve baskets full of broken pieces.

18 Once when Yeshua was praying in private, his talmidim were with him; and he asked them, “Who are the crowds saying I am?” 19 They answered, “Yochanan the Immerser; but others say Eliyahu, and others that some prophet of long ago has risen.” 20 “But you,” he said to them, “who do you say I am?” Kefa answered, “The Mashiach of God!” 21 However, he, warning them, ordered them to tell this to no one, 22 adding, “The Son of Man has to endure much suffering and be rejected by the elders, the head cohanim and the Torah-teachers; and he has to be put to death; but on the third day, he has to be raised to life.”

23 Then to everyone he said, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him say ‘No’ to himself, take up his execution-stake daily and keep following me. 24 For whoever tries to save his own life will destroy it, but whoever destroys his life on my account will save it. 25 What will it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but destroys or forfeits his own life? 26 For if someone is ashamed of me and of what I say, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and that of the Father and of the holy angels. 27 I tell you the truth, there are some people standing here who will not experience death until they see the Kingdom of God.”

28 About a week after Yeshua said these things, he took Kefa, Yochanan and Ya‘akov with him and went up to the hill country to pray. 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed; and his clothing became gleaming white. 30 Suddenly there were two men talking with him — Moshe and Eliyahu! 31 They appeared in glorious splendor and spoke of his exodus, which he was soon to accomplish in Yerushalayim. 32 Kefa and those with him had been sound asleep; but on becoming fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. 33 As the men were leaving Yeshua, Kefa said to him, not knowing what he was saying, “It’s good that we’re here, Rabbi! Let’s put up three shelters — one for you, one for Moshe and one for Eliyahu.” 34 As he spoke, a cloud came and enveloped them. They were frightened as they entered the cloud; 35 and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to him!” 36 When the voice spoke, Yeshua was alone once more. They kept quiet — at that time they told no one anything of what they had seen.

37 The next day, as they were coming down out of the hill country, a large crowd met him. 38 Suddenly a man in the crowd shouted, “Rabbi! Look at my son, I beg you, because he’s my only child! 39 What happens is this: a spirit seizes him, and suddenly it lets out a shriek and throws him into convulsions with foaming at the mouth; and only with difficulty will it leave him. It’s destroying him! 40 I asked your talmidim to drive the spirit out, but they couldn’t.” 41 “Perverted people, without any trust!” Yeshua answered, “How long do I have to be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.” 42 Even as the boy was coming, the demon dashed him to the ground and threw him into a fit. But Yeshua rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father. 43 All were struck with amazement at the greatness of God. While they were all marvelling at everything Yeshua was doing, he said to his talmidim, 44 “Listen very carefully to what I’m going to say. The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.” 45 But they didn’t understand what he meant by this. It had been concealed from them so that they would not grasp its meaning, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

46 An argument arose among the talmidim as to which of them might be the greatest. 47 But Yeshua, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, took a child, stood him beside himself, 48 and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the One who sent me. In other words, the one who is least among you all — this is the one who is great.” 49 Yochanan responded, “Rabbi, we saw someone expelling demons in your name; and we stopped him because he doesn’t follow you along with us.” 50 Yeshua said to him, “Don’t stop such people, because whoever isn’t against you is for you.”

51 As the time approached for him to be taken up into heaven, he made his decision to set out for Yerushalayim. 52 He sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village in Shomron to make preparations for him. 53 However, the people there would not let him stay, because his destination was Yerushalayim. 54 When the talmidim Ya‘akov and Yochanan saw this, they said, “Sir, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to destroy them?”[a] 55 But he turned and rebuked them.[b] 56 And they went on to another village.

57 As they were traveling on the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 Yeshua answered him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds flying about have nests, but the Son of Man has no home of his own.” 59 To another he said, “Follow me!” but the man replied, “Sir, first let me go away and bury my father.” 60 Yeshua said, “Let the dead bury their own dead; you, go and proclaim the Kingdom of God!” 61 Yet another said, “I will follow you, sir, but first let me say good-by to the people at home.” 62 To him Yeshua said, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and keeps looking back is fit to serve in the Kingdom of God.”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:54 2 Kings 1:9–16
  2. Luke 9:55 Some manuscripts have verses 9:55b–56a: . . . and he said, “You don’t know what Spirit you are of; 56 for the Son of Man did not come to destroy people’s lives, but to save.”
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Lukas 9
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Die Aussendung der zwölf Jünger

9 Jesus rief die zwölf Jünger zusammen und gab ihnen Kraft und Vollmacht, alle Dämonen auszutreiben[a] und die Kranken zu heilen. 2 Er sandte sie aus mit dem Auftrag, die Botschaft vom Reich Gottes zu verkünden und die Kranken gesund zu machen. 3 »Nehmt nichts mit auf den Weg«, sagte er zu ihnen, »keinen Wanderstab, keine Vorratstasche, kein Brot und kein Geld; auch soll keiner zwei Hemden bei sich haben. 4 Wenn jemand euch in seinem Haus aufnimmt[b], dann bleibt bei ihm, bis ihr die Ortschaft wieder verlasst. 5 Wenn euch aber in einer Stadt die Leute nicht aufnehmen, dann verlasst den Ort und schüttelt den Staub von euren Füßen als Hinweis auf das Gericht, das sie erwartet[c].«

6 Die Jünger machten sich auf den Weg und zogen von Dorf zu Dorf. Überall verkündeten sie die Botschaft ´vom Reich Gottes` und heilten die Kranken.

Herodes hört von Jesus

7 Der Tetrarch Herodes[d] erfuhr von all diesen Dingen. Er wusste nicht, was er davon halten sollte. Denn die einen sagten, Johannes sei von den Toten auferstanden, 8 andere waren der Ansicht, Elia sei auf die Erde zurückgekommen[e], und wieder andere meinten, einer der alten Propheten sei auferstanden. 9 »Johannes habe ich doch selbst enthaupten lassen«, überlegte Herodes. »Wer ist dann dieser Mann, von dem man mir solche Dinge erzählt?« Darum wollte er Jesus unbedingt sehen.

Jesus gibt einer großen Menschenmenge zu essen

10 Als die Apostel zu Jesus zurückkamen, berichteten sie ihm alles, was sie getan hatten. Danach nahm Jesus sie mit sich und zog sich ´in die Nähe` der Stadt Betsaida zurück, um mit ihnen allein zu sein. 11 Aber die Leute merkten es[f] und folgten ihm in großen Scharen. Jesus wies sie nicht ab, sondern[g] sprach zu ihnen über das Reich Gottes; und alle, die Heilung nötig hatten, machte er gesund.

12 Als es auf den Abend zuging, kamen die Zwölf zu ihm und sagten: »Schick die Leute fort, dann können sie in die umliegenden Dörfer und Gehöfte gehen und dort übernachten und etwas zu essen bekommen. Hier sind wir ja an einem einsamen Ort.« 13 Jesus erwiderte: »Gebt doch ihr ihnen zu essen!« – »Wir haben fünf Brote und zwei Fische, mehr nicht«, entgegneten sie. »Oder sollen wir uns etwa auf den Weg machen und für alle diese Leute Essen kaufen?« 14 (Es waren etwa fünftausend Männer dabei.)

Da sagte Jesus zu seinen Jüngern: »Sorgt dafür, dass sich die Leute in Gruppen von je etwa fünfzig lagern.« 15 Die Jünger taten, was Jesus ihnen gesagt hatte. Als alle sich gesetzt hatten, 16 nahm Jesus die fünf Brote und die zwei Fische, blickte zum Himmel auf und dankte Gott dafür. Dann zerteilte er die Brote und die Fische und ließ sie durch die Jünger an die Menge verteilen. 17 Und alle aßen und wurden satt. Am Schluss wurde aufgesammelt, was sie[h] übrig gelassen hatten – zwölf Körbe voll.

Das Bekenntnis des Petrus. Jesus kündigt zum ersten Mal sein Leiden und Sterben und seine Auferstehung an

18 Als Jesus sich einmal zum Gebet zurückgezogen hatte und nur seine Jünger bei ihm waren, fragte er sie: »Für wen halten mich die Leute?« – 19 »Die einen halten dich für Johannes den Täufer«, antworteten sie, »andere halten dich für Elia, und wieder andere sagen, einer der alten Propheten sei auferstanden.« – 20 »Und ihr«, fragte er, »für wen haltet ihr mich?« Petrus antwortete: »Für den von Gott gesandten Messias.[i]«

21 Doch Jesus schärfte ihnen mit allem Nachdruck ein, niemand etwas davon zu sagen. 22 »´Denn` der Menschensohn wird vieles erleiden müssen«, sagte er, »und wird von den Ältesten, den führenden Priestern und den Schriftgelehrten verworfen werden; er wird getötet werden und drei Tage danach[j] auferstehen.«

Anforderungen der Nachfolge

23 Nun wandte sich Jesus an alle und sagte: »Wenn jemand mein Jünger sein[k] will, muss er sich selbst verleugnen, sein Kreuz täglich auf sich nehmen und mir nachfolgen[l]. 24 Denn wer sein Leben retten will, wird es verlieren; wer aber sein Leben um meinetwillen verliert, der wird es retten. 25 Was[m] nützt es einem Menschen, die ganze Welt zu gewinnen, wenn er dabei sich selbst ins Verderben stürzt[n] oder unheilbar Schaden nimmt[o]? 26 Denn wer nicht zu mir und meinen Worten steht, zu dem wird auch der Menschensohn nicht stehen, wenn er in seiner Herrlichkeit und in der Herrlichkeit seines Vaters und der heiligen Engel kommt. 27 Glaubt mir[p]: Einige von denen, die hier stehen, werden nicht sterben[q], bis sie das Reich Gottes gesehen haben.«

Drei Jünger werden Zeugen der Herrlichkeit Jesu

28 Etwa acht Tage, nachdem Jesus das gesagt hatte, nahm er Petrus, Johannes und Jakobus mit sich und stieg auf einen Berg, um zu beten. 29 Während er betete, veränderte sich das Aussehen seines Gesichts, und seine Kleider wurden strahlend weiß. Auf einmal erschienen zwei Männer in himmlischem Glanz[r] und redeten mit Jesus; es waren Mose und Elia. Sie sprachen mit ihm über das Ende, das ihm in Jerusalem bevorstand, und wie sich damit sein Auftrag erfüllen würde[s].

32 Der Schlaf hatte Petrus und seine Gefährten überwältigt. Als sie aufwachten, sahen sie[t] Jesus in seinem himmlischen Glanz[u] und die beiden Männer, die bei ihm standen. 33 Als diese im Begriff waren, von ihm wegzugehen, sagte Petrus zu Jesus: »Meister, wie gut ist es, dass wir hier sind! Wir wollen drei Hütten bauen[v], eine für dich, eine für Mose und eine für Elia.« Doch Petrus wusste selbst nicht, was er da sagte.

34 Während er noch redete, kam eine Wolke und warf ihren Schatten auf sie. Als die Wolke sie ganz einhüllte, fürchteten sich die Jünger. 35 Und aus der Wolke sprach eine Stimme: »Dies ist mein Sohn, mein Auserwählter; auf ihn sollt ihr hören!« 36 Als die Stimme aufgehört hatte zu reden, war nur noch Jesus da.

Die Jünger schwiegen über das, was sie erlebt[w] hatten; sie erzählten in jener Zeit niemand etwas davon.

Heilung eines besessenen Jungen

37 Als Jesus mit den drei Jüngern am nächsten Tag den Berg hinunterstieg, kam ihm eine große Menschenmenge entgegen. 38 Ein Mann aus der Menge rief: »Meister, ich flehe dich an, hilf meinem Sohn; er ist mein einziges Kind! 39 Immer wieder wird er von einem ´bösen` Geist gepackt. Dann schreit er plötzlich auf, wird von dem Geist hin und her gezerrt, und Schaum tritt ihm vor den Mund. Der Geist lässt fast nicht wieder von ihm ab[x]; er richtet sein Leben noch völlig zugrunde. 40 Ich habe deine Jünger gebeten, den Geist auszutreiben, doch sie konnten es nicht.«

41 »Was seid ihr nur für eine ungläubige und verkehrte Generation!«, erwiderte Jesus. »Wie lange soll ich noch bei euch sein und euch ertragen? Bring deinen Sohn her!« 42 Sowie der Junge in die Nähe Jesu kam, warf ihn der Dämon zu Boden und riss ihn hin und her. Aber Jesus trat dem bösen[y] Geist mit Macht entgegen, heilte den Jungen und gab ihn seinem Vater zurück. 43 Alle waren überwältigt von der Größe Gottes.

Jesus kündigt zum zweiten Mal sein Leiden an

Die Leute waren voller Staunen über alles, was Jesus tat. Er aber sagte zu seinen Jüngern: 44 »Prägt euch gut ein, was ich euch jetzt sage: Der Menschensohn[z] wird in die Hände der Menschen gegeben werden.« 45 Doch sie konnten mit dieser Aussage nichts anfangen. Was damit gemeint war, war ihnen verborgen; sie begriffen es nicht, wagten[aa] aber auch nicht, ihn danach zu fragen.

Die Frage nach der Rangordnung unter den Jüngern

46 Unter den Jüngern kam die Frage auf, wer von ihnen wohl der Größte sei. 47 Jesus wusste, was in ihren Herzen vorging. Er nahm ein Kind, stellte es neben sich 48 und sagte: »Wer dieses Kind um meinetwillen[ab] aufnimmt, der nimmt mich auf; und wer mich aufnimmt, nimmt den auf, der mich gesandt hat. Wirklich groß ist der, der unter euch allen der Geringste ist.«

Wer nicht gegen euch ist, der ist für euch

49 Johannes sagte[ac] zu Jesus: »Meister, wir haben gesehen, wie jemand in deinem Namen Dämonen austrieb. Wir haben versucht, ihn daran zu hindern, weil er nicht mit uns zusammen dir nachfolgt.« 50 Doch Jesus gab ihm zur Antwort: »Hindert ihn nicht! Denn wer nicht gegen euch ist, der ist für euch.«

Ein samaritanisches Dorf verweigert Jesus die Gastfreundschaft

51 Als die Zeit näher rückte, in der Jesus die Erde verlassen und in den Himmel zurückkehren sollte[ad], machte er sich entschlossen auf den Weg nach Jerusalem.

52 Er schickte Boten voraus; diese kamen in ein Dorf in Samarien und wollten dort eine Unterkunft für ihn besorgen. 53 Aber weil er auf dem Weg nach Jerusalem war, wollte man ihn nicht aufnehmen. 54 Als seine Jünger Jakobus und Johannes das hörten[ae], sagten sie: »Herr, sollen wir befehlen, dass Feuer vom Himmel fällt und sie vernichtet[af]?« 55 Da wandte sich Jesus zu ihnen um und wies sie streng zurecht.[ag] 56 Sie übernachteten dann in einem anderen Dorf.[ah]

Kosten der Nachfolge

57 Als sie weitergingen, wurde Jesus von einem Mann angesprochen. »Ich will dir folgen, wohin du auch gehst«, sagte er. 58 Jesus erwiderte: »Die Füchse haben ihren Bau und die Vögel[ai] ihre Nester; aber der Menschensohn hat keinen Ort, wo er sich ausruhen kann[aj].«

59 Zu einem anderen sagte Jesus: »Folge mir nach!« Er aber antwortete: »Herr[ak], erlaube mir, zuerst noch ´nach Hause` zu gehen und mich um das Begräbnis meines Vaters zu kümmern[al].« 60 Jesus erwiderte: »Lass die Toten ihre Toten begraben. Du aber geh und verkünde die Botschaft vom Reich Gottes!«

61 Wieder ein anderer sagte: »Ich will dir nachfolgen, Herr; doch erlaube mir, dass ich zuerst noch von meiner Familie Abschied nehme.« 62 Jesus erwiderte: »Wer die Hand an den Pflug legt und dann zurückschaut, ist nicht brauchbar für das Reich Gottes.«

Footnotes

  1. Lukas 9:1 W Vollmacht über alle Dämonen.
  2. Lukas 9:4 W Wenn ihr in ein Haus hineingeht.
  3. Lukas 9:5 W von euren Füßen zu einem Zeugnis gegen sie.
  4. Lukas 9:7 Gemeint ist Herodes Antipas. Siehe die dritte Anmerkung zu Apostelgeschichte 13,1.
  5. Lukas 9:8 W sei erschienen.
  6. Lukas 9:11 Od erkannten sie. Od erfuhren davon.
  7. Lukas 9:11 W Jesus empfing sie freundlich und.
  8. Lukas 9:17 W was sie an Stücken.
  9. Lukas 9:20 W Für den Messias/Christus Gottes.
  10. Lukas 9:22 W und am dritten Tag. Bei dieser »inklusiven« Zählweise wird der Tag, an dem Jesus stirbt, mitgerechnet. Nach der bei uns üblichen Zählung handelt es sich um den zweiten Tag danach.
  11. Lukas 9:23 W Wenn jemand hinter mir hergehen.
  12. Lukas 9:23 Od verleugnen und sein Kreuz täglich auf sich nehmen; dann wird er mein Nachfolger sein.
  13. Lukas 9:25 W Denn was.
  14. Lukas 9:25 ins Verderben stürzen: im Griechischen dasselbe Wort wie verlieren (Vers 24).
  15. Lukas 9:25 Od oder zerstört.
  16. Lukas 9:27 W Ich sage euch in Wahrheit.
  17. Lukas 9:27 W werden den Tod nicht schmecken.
  18. Lukas 9:30 W in Herrlichkeit.
  19. Lukas 9:30 W über seinen Lebensausgang, der sich bald in Jerusalem erfüllen würde.
  20. Lukas 9:32 Od Petrus und seine Gefährten wurden vom Schlaf fast überwältigt; doch sie hielten sich wach und sahen.
  21. Lukas 9:32 W sahen sie seine Herrlichkeit.
  22. Lukas 9:33 Od drei Zelte aufschlagen.
  23. Lukas 9:36 W gesehen.
  24. Lukas 9:39 Od lässt ihn kaum je einmal in Ruhe.
  25. Lukas 9:42 W unreinen.
  26. Lukas 9:44 Aü Prägt euch alle diese Dinge ein, denn der Menschensohn.
  27. Lukas 9:45 Od war ihnen verborgen, denn sie sollten es noch nicht begreifen; sie wagten.
  28. Lukas 9:48 W aufgrund von meinem Namen.
  29. Lukas 9:49 Od sagte daraufhin.
  30. Lukas 9:51 W Als die Tage sich erfüllten, in denen er hinaufgenommen werden sollte.
  31. Lukas 9:54 W sahen.
  32. Lukas 9:54 AL(1) vernichtet, wie es auch Elia getan hat.
  33. Lukas 9:55 Eine weniger gut bezeugte Lesart fügt hier die Verse 55b und 56a an: Er sagte: »Ihr wisst nicht (od Wisst ihr nicht), welcher Geist euch bestimmt (od bestimmen soll). Denn der Menschensohn ist nicht gekommen, um das Leben der Menschen zu vernichten, sondern um es zu retten.«
  34. Lukas 9:56 W Und sie gingen in ein anderes Dorf.
  35. Lukas 9:58 W die Vögel des Himmels.
  36. Lukas 9:58 W wo er den Kopf hinlegen kann.
  37. Lukas 9:59 AL(1) ohne Herr.
  38. Lukas 9:59 W und meinen Vater zu begraben.
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Luke 9
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Chapter 9

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve on Mission.[a] 1 Calling the Twelve together, Jesus gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to cure diseases, 2 and he sent them forth to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

3 He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither walking staff, nor sack, nor bread, nor money. Nor are you to have a second tunic. 4 Whatever house you enter, stay there until you depart from that area. 5 As for those who do not welcome you, when you leave that town shake the dust from your feet in testimony against them.” 6 Then they set forth and traveled from village to village, preaching the gospel and curing diseases everywhere.

John the Baptist, Herod, and Jesus.[b] 7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was taking place, and he was perplexed because some people were saying that John had been raised from the dead, 8 others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life. 9 But Herod said, “John I beheaded. Then who is this about whom I hear such things?” And he was anxious to see him.

10 Jesus Feeds Five Thousand Men.[c] On their return, the apostles reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them along and withdrew privately to a town named Bethsaida. 11 When the people learned of this, they followed him. Jesus welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God. He also cured those who were in need of healing.

12 When evening was approaching, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Send the people away now so that they can go to the villages and farms in the area and obtain food and lodging, for we are in a deserted place.” 13 He replied, “Give them something to eat yourselves.” They said, “All we have are five loaves and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all these people.” 14 For there were present about five thousand men.

Then he instructed his disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of about fifty.” 15 They did so and made them sit down. 16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed and broke them and gave them to the disciples to distribute among the people. 17 They all ate and were satisfied. Then they gathered up what was left over—twelve baskets of fragments.

18 Peter’s Confession That Jesus Is the Christ.[d]Once while Jesus was praying by himself, he asked his disciples who were standing close by, “Who do the people say that I am?” 19 They answered, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the ancient prophets has arisen.” 20 “But you,” he said to them, “who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him: “The Christ of God.” 21 Thereupon he gave them strict orders and commanded them not to tell this to anyone.

22 Jesus Predicts His Passion. He then went on to say, “The Son of Man must endure great suffering, be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day be raised.”

23 The Conditions of Discipleship.[e] Then he said to all who were with him, “Anyone who wishes to follow me must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 25 What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?

26 “If anyone is ashamed of me and of my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. 27 Truly I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”

28 Jesus Is Transfigured.[f] About eight days after he had said this, Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up on a mountain to pray. 29 And while he was praying, the appearance of his face underwent a change, and his clothing became dazzling white. 30 Suddenly, there were two men talking with him, Moses and Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which would come to pass in Jerusalem. 32 Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake they beheld his glory and the two men standing beside him.

33 When they were ready to leave, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tents—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” But he did not truly know what he was saying. 34 While he was speaking, a cloud came and cast its shadow over them, and the three disciples became frightened as they entered the cloud. 35 Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One.[g] Listen to him.” 36 After the voice had spoken, they beheld only Jesus. They kept silent and at that time they did not tell anyone about what they had witnessed.

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37 Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon.[h] On the following day, when they descended from the mountain, a large crowd came forth to meet him. 38 Then, suddenly, a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I implore you to look at my son. He is my only child. 39 A spirit seizes him and with a shriek suddenly throws him into convulsions until he begins to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him, continuously torturing him. 40 I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable to do so.”

41 Jesus said in reply, “O unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer shall I remain with you and have to endure you? Bring your son here!” 42 As the boy was approaching him, the demon threw him into convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, cured the boy, and gave him back to his father. 43 And all those present were awestruck at the greatness of God.

Jesus Predicts His Passion a Second Time.[i] Amid the astonishment of the crowds at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples, 44 “Listen carefully to these words. The Son of Man is going to be handed over into the power of men.” 45 But they did not understand what he was saying. Its meaning was hidden from them so that they could not comprehend his message, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.

46 True Greatness.[j] The disciples then began to argue about which of them was the greatest. 47 Jesus, aware of their inner thoughts, took a child, placed him by his side, 48 and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. For the one who is least among all of you is the one who is the greatest.”

49 Whoever Is Not against You Is with You.[k] John then said, “Master, we saw someone expelling demons in your name, and we forbade him because he is not with us.” 50 Jesus replied, “Do not hinder him! For whoever is not against you is with you.”

The Journey to Jerusalem[l]

The Departure

51 Passing through Samaria.[m] As the time drew near for him to be taken up, Jesus resolutely set his sights on Jerusalem, 52 and he sent messengers ahead of him. They entered a Samaritan village to make arrangements for his arrival, 53 but the people there would not receive him because his destination was Jerusalem. 54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”[n] 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them. 56 Then they journeyed forth to another village.

57 The Cost of Following Jesus.[o] As they traveled along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 Jesus told him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

59 To another he said, “Follow me.” The man replied, “Lord, allow me to go first and bury my father.” 60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You are to go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

61 Another man said, “I will follow you, Lord, but allow me first to say farewell to my family at home.” 62 Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:1 The Twelve are to share the mission of Jesus, to announce and attest the coming of salvation. Like their Lord, the apostles of the kingdom must be disinterested and conscious of the grave importance of the Gospel. They will accept hospitality simply and without consideration of personal interest. It is by clearly dissociating themselves from incredulity that they will announce the judgment that is coming (see Acts 13:51; 18:5).
  2. Luke 9:7 People speak of the return of Elijah as a precursor of the day of the Lord (Mal 3:23). They have known John. Now Jesus’ renown reaches the palace of the prince whom he will encounter in the course of his Passion (see Lk 23:7-12). The murderer of John evinces an idle curiosity. The action of Jesus compels each of us to ask ourselves: What do we say of Jesus?
  3. Luke 9:10 The preaching of Jesus so excites the crowd that they go so far as to disturb him in his retreat. He receives them and speaks to them about the kingdom of God. The miracle of the loaves is like a renewal of the prodigy of the manna expected at the time of the Messiah. In this account, Christians already discern the signs of the Eucharist: God nourishes his people. See also notes on Mt 14:13-21; 14:19; and 14:21; and Mk 6:43.
  4. Luke 9:18 At the opening of this passage, Jesus is found in prayer—thus Luke underlines the importance of the moment. Christ invites the Twelve to declare themselves concerning who he is. Peter precedes the others—in the Gospel, Peter’s faith has a large role (see Lk 22:31-33)—in acknowledging Christ as God, that is, as the expected Messiah whose unity with God is astonishing. In order to avoid all ambiguity about himself, Jesus recommends secrecy and for the first time announces his Passion. Contrary to what people expect, the Messiah will not save his people by a popular or political uprising but by his Death and Resurrection. The title “Son of Man” suggests the Passion and announces a glorious coming on the last day.
  5. Luke 9:23 To believe in Christ is to strive to share the mystery of his Death and Resurrection. To do so it is necessary for each of us to go beyond ourselves and our egoism in the ordinary conditions of life. See the kingdom of God: this expression evokes the appearances of the risen Lord or the work of the Spirit in the primitive Church.
  6. Luke 9:28 In a vision on a mountain, three disciples behold, for one instant, the divine splendor of Jesus. Moses and Elijah, who announced God’s plan in the Law and the Prophets, attest that it will now be accomplished by the Passion, that “passage” of Jesus, which is the new “Exodus.” As formerly in the Exodus God manifested himself in the cloud, now through the one he designates as his Son, his Chosen One (see Isa 42:1; 49:7), he will give to all people the definitive liberation. The evangelist hardly explains the unfolding of this mysterious event. He gives us the shattering experience of Jesus’ inner life to prompt our faith in Christ: to hear this man is to hear God.
  7. Luke 9:35 My Chosen One: this is similar to a Palestinian Jewish title found in the literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls and to Isa 42:1.
  8. Luke 9:37 Returning to the people, Jesus resumes the struggle. In contrast with the lapse of the disciples, the Messiah manifests his sovereign power against all the forces that enchain us, of which the person afflicted with a demon is a striking example.
  9. Luke 9:43 Amid popular success, Jesus keeps his eyes fixed on his Passion, the decisive act of salvation. For the believers, as for the disciples, it remains difficult to accept the necessity of the cross.
  10. Luke 9:46 As a result of their lack of pretense, children are the beloved of God and become models for the believer (see Lk 18:15-17). We must share this regard of Christ for the little ones, even in the way of thinking and living.
  11. Luke 9:49 It is necessary to accept the initiative of all those who make use of the name of Christ.
  12. Luke 9:51 We are at a crossroads in the life of Christ: Jesus begins to go to Jerusalem where his mystery is to be accomplished. This journey will take him from Galilee to the Holy City. In this section, Luke brings together a part of the teaching of Jesus that the other evangelists do not have or that they give in very different contexts. In these ten chapters, we find some of the most moving words of Christ about the mercy of God.
  13. Luke 9:51 The Samaritans refused passage to Jewish pilgrims on their way to the temple in Jerusalem, because they did not give recognition to that sanctuary. The critical text says simply that Jesus “rebuked” the disciples (v. 55); some manuscripts have: “And he said, ‘You do not know what kind of spirit you are of, for the Son of Man did not come to destroy lives, but to save them.’ ”
  14. Luke 9:54 An allusion to 2 Ki 1:10-12.
  15. Luke 9:57 Jesus demands an unconditional commitment from those who hesitate. The preaching of the kingdom is of primary urgency. On its account, we are to renounce every possession and free ourselves from even the most sacred human attachments.
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Jesus Sends Out the Twelve(A)(B)

9 When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons(C) and to cure diseases,(D) 2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God(E) and to heal the sick. 3 He told them: “Take nothing for the journey—no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt.(F) 4 Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town. 5 If people do not welcome you, leave their town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”(G) 6 So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.

7 Now Herod(H) the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And he was perplexed because some were saying that John(I) had been raised from the dead,(J) 8 others that Elijah had appeared,(K) and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life.(L) 9 But Herod said, “I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?” And he tried to see him.(M)

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(N)(O)

10 When the apostles(P) returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida,(Q) 11 but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God,(R) and healed those who needed healing.

12 Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, “Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.”

13 He replied, “You give them something to eat.”

They answered, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all this crowd.” 14 (About five thousand men were there.)

But he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15 The disciples did so, and everyone sat down. 16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them.(S) Then he gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people. 17 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah(T)(U)

18 Once when Jesus was praying(V) in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say I am?”

19 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist;(W) others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”(X)

20 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.”(Y)

Jesus Predicts His Death

21 Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.(Z) 22 And he said, “The Son of Man(AA) must suffer many things(AB) and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,(AC) and he must be killed(AD) and on the third day(AE) be raised to life.”(AF)

23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.(AG) 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.(AH) 25 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self? 26 Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them(AI) when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.(AJ)

27 “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”

The Transfiguration(AK)

28 About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James(AL) with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.(AM) 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. 30 Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. 31 They spoke about his departure,[a](AN) which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem. 32 Peter and his companions were very sleepy,(AO) but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. 33 As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master,(AP) it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)

34 While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen;(AQ) listen to him.”(AR) 36 When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.(AS)

Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy(AT)

37 The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. 38 A man in the crowd called out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. 39 A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him. 40 I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they could not.”

41 “You unbelieving and perverse generation,”(AU) Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

42 Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the impure spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father. 43 And they were all amazed at the greatness of God.

Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time

While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples, 44 “Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.”(AV) 45 But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it,(AW) and they were afraid to ask him about it.

46 An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.(AX) 47 Jesus, knowing their thoughts,(AY) took a little child and had him stand beside him. 48 Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.(AZ) For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”(BA)

49 “Master,”(BB) said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us.”

50 “Do not stop him,” Jesus said, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”(BC)

Samaritan Opposition

51 As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven,(BD) Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.(BE) 52 And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan(BF) village to get things ready for him; 53 but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. 54 When the disciples James and John(BG) saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them[b]?”(BH) 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them. 56 Then he and his disciples went to another village.

The Cost of Following Jesus(BI)

57 As they were walking along the road,(BJ) a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”

58 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man(BK) has no place to lay his head.”

59 He said to another man, “Follow me.”(BL)

But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”(BM)

61 Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.”(BN)

62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:31 Greek exodos
  2. Luke 9:54 Some manuscripts them, just as Elijah did
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