Luc 9
Segond 21
Mission des douze apôtres
9 Jésus rassembla les douze [apôtres] et leur donna puissance et autorité pour chasser tous les démons et guérir les maladies. 2 Il les envoya proclamer le royaume de Dieu et guérir les malades. 3 «Ne prenez rien pour le voyage, leur dit-il, ni bâtons, ni sac, ni pain, ni argent, et n'ayez pas deux chemises [chacun]. 4 Quelle que soit la maison où vous entrez, restez-y, et c'est de là que vous partirez. 5 Si l’on ne vous accueille pas, sortez de cette ville et secouez la poussière de vos pieds[a] en témoignage contre eux.» 6 Ils partirent et allèrent de village en village; ils annonçaient la bonne nouvelle et faisaient partout des guérisons.
7 Hérode le tétrarque entendit parler de tout ce qui se passait; il ne savait que penser, car les uns disaient que Jean était ressuscité, 8 d'autres qu'Elie était apparu et d'autres qu'un des prophètes d'autrefois était ressuscité. 9 Mais Hérode disait: «J'ai fait décapiter Jean. Qui donc est cet homme à propos duquel j'entends dire de telles choses?» et il cherchait à le voir.
Multiplication des pains pour 5000 hommes
10 A leur retour, les apôtres racontèrent à Jésus tout ce qu'ils avaient fait. Il les prit avec lui et se retira à l'écart, du côté d'une ville appelée Bethsaïda. 11 Mais les gens l'apprirent et le suivirent. Jésus les accueillit; il leur parlait du royaume de Dieu et il guérissait ceux qui en avaient besoin.
12 Comme le jour commençait à baisser, les douze s'approchèrent et lui dirent: «Renvoie la foule, afin qu'elle aille dans les villages et dans les campagnes des environs pour se loger et pour trouver de quoi manger, car nous sommes ici dans un endroit désert.» 13 Mais Jésus leur dit: «Donnez-leur vous-mêmes à manger!» Ils répondirent: «Nous n'avons pas plus de cinq pains et deux poissons, à moins d'aller nous-mêmes acheter des vivres pour tout ce peuple.» 14 En effet, il y avait environ 5000 hommes. Jésus dit à ses disciples: «Faites-les asseoir par groupes de 50.» 15 C’est ce qu’ils firent, et tout le monde s'assit. 16 Jésus prit les cinq pains et les deux poissons, leva les yeux vers le ciel et les bénit. Puis il les rompit et les donna aux disciples afin qu'ils les distribuent à la foule. 17 Tous mangèrent et furent rassasiés, et l'on emporta douze paniers pleins des morceaux qui restaient.
Pierre reconnaît Jésus comme le Messie
18 Un jour, Jésus priait à l'écart et ses disciples étaient avec lui. Il leur posa cette question: «Qui suis-je, d’après les foules?» 19 Ils répondirent: «D’après les uns, Jean-Baptiste; d’après certains, Elie; d’après d'autres, un des prophètes d'autrefois qui est ressuscité.» 20 «Et d’après vous, qui suis-je?» leur demanda-t-il. Pierre répondit: «Le Messie de Dieu.» 21 Jésus leur recommanda sévèrement de ne le dire à personne. 22 Il ajouta qu'il fallait que le Fils de l'homme souffre beaucoup, qu'il soit rejeté par les anciens, par les chefs des prêtres et par les spécialistes de la loi, qu'il soit mis à mort et qu'il ressuscite le troisième jour.
23 Puis il dit à tous: «Si quelqu'un veut être mon disciple, qu'il renonce à lui-même, qu'il se charge [chaque jour] de sa croix et qu'il me suive, 24 car celui qui voudra sauver sa vie la perdra, mais celui qui la perdra à cause de moi la sauvera. 25 Que sert-il à un homme de gagner le monde entier, s'il se perd ou se détruit lui-même? 26 En effet, celui qui aura honte de moi et de mes paroles, le Fils de l'homme aura honte de lui, quand il viendra dans sa gloire et dans celle du Père et des saints anges. 27 Je vous le dis en vérité, quelques-uns de ceux qui sont ici ne mourront pas avant d'avoir vu le royaume de Dieu.»
La transfiguration
28 Environ huit jours après avoir dit ces paroles, Jésus prit avec lui Pierre, Jean et Jacques, et il monta sur la montagne pour prier. 29 Pendant qu'il priait, l'aspect de son visage changea et son vêtement devint d'une blancheur éclatante. 30 Et voici que deux hommes s'entretenaient avec lui: c'étaient Moïse et Elie; 31 apparaissant dans la gloire, ils parlaient de son prochain départ qui allait s'accomplir à Jérusalem. 32 Pierre et ses compagnons étaient accablés de sommeil mais, restés éveillés, ils virent la gloire de Jésus et les deux hommes qui étaient avec lui. 33 Au moment où ces hommes se séparaient de Jésus, Pierre lui dit: «Maître, il est bon que nous soyons ici. Faisons trois abris: un pour toi, un pour Moïse et un pour Elie.» Il ne savait pas ce qu'il disait. 34 Il parlait encore quand une nuée vint les couvrir; les disciples furent saisis de frayeur en les voyant disparaître dans la nuée. 35 Et de la nuée sortit une voix qui dit: «Celui-ci est mon Fils bien-aimé: écoutez-le!» 36 Quand la voix se fit entendre, Jésus se retrouva seul. Les disciples gardèrent le silence et, à cette époque-là, ils ne racontèrent rien à personne de ce qu'ils avaient vu.
Guérison d'un démoniaque
37 Le lendemain, lorsqu'ils furent descendus de la montagne, une grande foule vint à la rencontre de Jésus. 38 Alors, du milieu de la foule, un homme s'écria: «Maître, je t'en prie, jette les regards sur mon fils, car c'est mon fils unique. 39 Un esprit s’empare de lui et tout à coup il pousse des cris; l'esprit le secoue violemment, le fait écumer et le quitte à grand-peine, après l'avoir tout brisé. 40 J'ai prié tes disciples de le chasser et ils n'ont pas pu.» 41 «Génération incrédule et perverse, répondit Jésus, jusqu'à quand serai-je avec vous et devrai-je vous supporter? Amène ton fils ici.» 42 Tandis que l'enfant s'approchait, le démon le jeta par terre et le secoua violemment, mais Jésus menaça l'esprit impur, guérit l'enfant et le rendit à son père. 43 Tous furent frappés par la grandeur de Dieu. Alors que chacun s’émerveillait de tout ce que faisait Jésus, il dit à ses disciples: 44 «Quant à vous, écoutez bien ceci: le Fils de l'homme doit être livré entre les mains des hommes.» 45 Cependant, ils ne comprenaient pas cette parole; elle était voilée pour eux afin qu'ils n'en saisissent pas le sens, et ils avaient peur de l'interroger à ce sujet.
Petits et grands dans le royaume de Dieu
46 Ils eurent une discussion entre eux pour savoir lequel parmi eux était le plus grand. 47 Jésus connaissait la pensée de leur cœur; il prit un petit enfant, le plaça près de lui 48 et leur dit: «Celui qui accueille en mon nom ce petit enfant, c’est moi-même qu’il accueille, et celui qui m’accueille accueille celui qui m'a envoyé. En effet, celui qui est le plus petit parmi vous tous, c'est celui-là qui est grand.»
49 Jean prit la parole et dit: «Maître, nous avons vu quelqu'un chasser des démons en ton nom et nous l'en avons empêché, parce qu'il ne nous suit pas.» 50 «Ne l'en empêchez pas, lui répondit Jésus, car celui qui n'est pas contre nous est pour nous.»
De la Galilée à Jérusalem 9.51–21.38
Jésus en Samarie
51 Lorsque approchèrent les jours où il devait être enlevé du monde, Jésus prit la décision de se rendre à Jérusalem. 52 Il envoya devant lui des messagers qui se mirent en route et entrèrent dans un village samaritain pour lui préparer un logement. 53 Mais on refusa de l’accueillir parce qu'il se dirigeait vers Jérusalem. 54 Voyant cela, ses disciples Jacques et Jean dirent: «Seigneur, veux-tu que nous ordonnions au feu de descendre du ciel et de les consumer [comme l’a fait Elie]?» 55 Jésus se tourna vers eux et leur adressa des reproches [en disant: «Vous ne savez pas de quel esprit vous êtes animés. 56 En effet, le Fils de l'homme n'est pas venu pour perdre les âmes des hommes, mais pour les sauver.»] Et ils allèrent dans un autre village.
57 Pendant qu'ils étaient en chemin, un homme lui dit: «[Seigneur,] je te suivrai partout où tu iras.» 58 Jésus lui répondit: «Les renards ont des tanières et les oiseaux du ciel ont des nids, mais le Fils de l'homme n'a pas un endroit où il puisse reposer sa tête.» 59 Il dit à un autre: «Suis-moi.» Il répondit: «Seigneur, permets-moi d'aller d'abord enterrer mon père.» 60 Mais Jésus lui dit: «Laisse les morts enterrer leurs morts et toi, va annoncer le royaume de Dieu.» 61 Un autre dit: «Je te suivrai, Seigneur, mais permets-moi d'aller d'abord faire mes adieux à ceux de ma maison.» 62 Jésus lui répondit: «Celui qui met la main à la charrue et regarde en arrière n'est pas fait pour le royaume de Dieu.»
Footnotes
- Luc 9:5 Secouez… pieds: les Juifs avaient l’habitude de secouer la poussière de leurs pieds en quittant une ville non juive; ils exprimaient ainsi leur séparation d’avec ceux qui n’adoraient pas Dieu.
Luke 9
The Message
Keep It Simple
9 1-5 Jesus now called the Twelve and gave them authority and power to deal with all the demons and cure diseases. He commissioned them to preach the news of God’s kingdom and heal the sick. He said, “Don’t load yourselves up with equipment. Keep it simple; you are the equipment. And no luxury inns—get a modest place and be content there until you leave. If you’re not welcomed, leave town. Don’t make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and move on.”
6 Commissioned, they left. They traveled from town to town telling the latest news of God, the Message, and curing people everywhere they went.
7-9 Herod, the ruler, heard of these goings on and didn’t know what to think. There were people saying John had come back from the dead, others that Elijah had appeared, still others that some prophet of long ago had shown up. Herod said, “But I killed John—took off his head. So who is this that I keep hearing about?” Curious, he looked for a chance to see him in action.
10-11 The apostles returned and reported on what they had done. Jesus took them away, off by themselves, near the town called Bethsaida. But the crowds got wind of it and followed. Jesus graciously welcomed them and talked to them about the kingdom of God. Those who needed healing, he healed.
Bread and Fish for Five Thousand
12 As the sun set, the Twelve said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the farms or villages around here and get a room for the night and a bite to eat. We’re out in the middle of nowhere.”
13-14 “You feed them,” Jesus said.
They said, “We couldn’t scrape up more than five loaves of bread and a couple of fish—unless, of course, you want us to go to town ourselves and buy food for everybody.” (There were more than five thousand people in the crowd.)
14-17 But he went ahead and directed his disciples, “Sit them down in groups of about fifty.” They did what he said, and soon had everyone seated. He took the five loaves and two fish, lifted his face to heaven in prayer, blessed, broke, and gave the bread and fish to the disciples to hand out to the crowd. After the people had all eaten their fill, twelve baskets of leftovers were gathered up.
Don’t Run from Suffering
18 One time when Jesus was off praying by himself, his disciples nearby, he asked them, “What are the crowds saying about me, about who I am?”
19 They said, “John the Baptizer. Others say Elijah. Still others say that one of the prophets from long ago has come back.”
20-21 He then asked, “And you—what are you saying about me? Who am I?”
Peter answered, “The Messiah of God.” Jesus then warned them to keep it quiet. They were to tell no one what Peter had said.
22 He went on, “It is necessary that the Son of Man proceed to an ordeal of suffering, be tried and found guilty by the religious leaders, high priests, and religion scholars, be killed, and on the third day be raised up alive.”
23-27 Then he told them what they could expect for themselves: “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat—I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self. What good would it do to get everything you want and lose you, the real you? If any of you is embarrassed with me and the way I’m leading you, know that the Son of Man will be far more embarrassed with you when he arrives in all his splendor in company with the Father and the holy angels. This isn’t, you realize, pie in the sky by and by. Some who have taken their stand right here are going to see it happen, see with their own eyes the kingdom of God.”
Jesus in His Glory
28-31 About eight days after saying this, he climbed the mountain to pray, taking Peter, John, and James along. While he was in prayer, the appearance of his face changed and his clothes became blinding white. At once two men were there talking with him. They turned out to be Moses and Elijah—and what a glorious appearance they made! They talked over his exodus, the one Jesus was about to complete in Jerusalem.
32-33 Meanwhile, Peter and those with him were slumped over in sleep. When they came to, rubbing their eyes, they saw Jesus in his glory and the two men standing with him. When Moses and Elijah had left, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, this is a great moment! Let’s build three memorials: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” He blurted this out without thinking.
34-35 While he was babbling on like this, a light-radiant cloud enveloped them. As they found themselves buried in the cloud, they became deeply aware of God. Then there was a voice out of the cloud: “This is my Son, the Chosen! Listen to him.”
36 When the sound of the voice died away, they saw Jesus there alone. They were speechless. And they continued speechless, said not one thing to anyone during those days of what they had seen.
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37-40 When they came down off the mountain the next day, a big crowd was there to meet them. A man called from out of the crowd, “Please, please, Teacher, take a look at my son. He’s my only child. Often a spirit seizes him. Suddenly he’s screaming, thrown into convulsions, his mouth foaming. And then it beats him black-and-blue before it leaves. I asked your disciples to deliver him but they couldn’t.”
41 Jesus said, “What a generation! No sense of God! No focus to your lives! How many times do I have to go over these things? How much longer do I have to put up with this? Bring your son here.”
42-43 While he was coming, the demon slammed him to the ground and threw him into convulsions. Jesus stepped in, ordered the foul spirit gone, healed the boy, and handed him back to his father. They all shook their heads in wonder, astonished at God’s greatness, God’s majestic greatness.
Your Business Is Life
43-44 While they continued to stand around exclaiming over all the things he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples, “Treasure and ponder each of these next words: The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into human hands.”
45 They didn’t get what he was saying. It was like he was speaking a foreign language and they couldn’t make heads or tails of it. But they were embarrassed to ask him what he meant.
46-48 They started arguing over which of them would be most famous. When Jesus realized how much this mattered to them, he brought a child to his side. “Whoever accepts this child as if the child were me, accepts me,” he said. “And whoever accepts me, accepts the One who sent me. You become great by accepting, not asserting. Your spirit, not your size, makes the difference.”
49 John spoke up, “Master, we saw a man using your name to expel demons and we stopped him because he wasn’t of our group.”
50 Jesus said, “Don’t stop him. If he’s not an enemy, he’s an ally.”
51-54 When it came close to the time for his Ascension, he gathered up his courage and steeled himself for the journey to Jerusalem. He sent messengers on ahead. They came to a Samaritan village to make arrangements for his hospitality. But when the Samaritans learned that his destination was Jerusalem, they refused hospitality. When the disciples James and John learned of it, they said, “Master, do you want us to call a bolt of lightning down out of the sky and incinerate them?”
55-56 Jesus turned on them: “Of course not!” And they traveled on to another village.
57 On the road someone asked if he could go along. “I’ll go with you, wherever,” he said.
58 Jesus was curt: “Are you ready to rough it? We’re not staying in the best inns, you know.”
Jesus said to another, “Follow me.”
59 He said, “Certainly, but first excuse me for a couple of days, please. I have to make arrangements for my father’s funeral.”
60 Jesus refused. “First things first. Your business is life, not death. And life is urgent: Announce God’s kingdom!”
61 Then another said, “I’m ready to follow you, Master, but first excuse me while I get things straightened out at home.”
62 Jesus said, “No procrastination. No backward looks. You can’t put God’s kingdom off till tomorrow. Seize the day.”
Luke 9
King James Version
9 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.
4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.
5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;
8 And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
9 And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.
10 And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
11 And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.
12 And when the day began to wear 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 lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.
13 But 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.
14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.
16 Then 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.
17 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?
19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;
22 Saying, The 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.
23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
26 For 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.
27 But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
28 And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
29 And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.
30 And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:
31 Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
32 But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.
33 And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, 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: not knowing what he said.
34 While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.
35 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
36 And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.
37 And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.
38 And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
41 And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
42 And 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.
43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,
44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
45 But 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.
46 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.
47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
48 And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
49 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.
50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.
51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
52 And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
58 And 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.
59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
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