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Luke 9:10-27
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Luke 9:10-27
English Standard Version
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
10 On their return (A)the apostles told him all that they had done. (B)And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida. 11 When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he (C)welcomed them and (D)spoke to them of the kingdom of God and (E)cured those who had need of healing. 12 Now (F)the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, (G)“Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place.” 13 But he said to them, (H)“You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than (I)five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all these people.” 14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15 And they did so, and had them all sit down. 16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, (J)he looked up to heaven and (K)said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 17 And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ
18 (L)Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19 And they answered, (M)“John the Baptist. But others say, (N)Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.” 20 Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, (O)“The Christ of God.”
Jesus Foretells His Death
21 (P)And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, 22 (Q)saying, (R)“The Son of Man must (S)suffer many things and (T)be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on (U)the third day be raised.”
Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus
23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him (V)deny himself and (W)take up his cross (X)daily and follow me. 24 For (Y)whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 25 (Z)For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? 26 For (AA)whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed (AB)when he comes in (AC)his glory and the glory of the Father and of (AD)the holy angels. 27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not (AE)taste death (AF)until they see the kingdom of God.”
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Luke 9:10-27
New International Version
Luke 9:10-27
New International Version
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(A)(B)
10 When the apostles(C) 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,(D) 11 but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God,(E) 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.(F) 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(G)(H)
18 Once when Jesus was praying(I) 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;(J) others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”(K)
20 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.”(L)
Jesus Predicts His Death
21 Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.(M) 22 And he said, “The Son of Man(N) must suffer many things(O) and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,(P) and he must be killed(Q) and on the third day(R) be raised to life.”(S)
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.(T) 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.(U) 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(V) when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.(W)
27 “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”
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