Luke 9:1-36

Christian Standard Bible

Commissioning the Twelve

9 Summoning the Twelve,^(A) he gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.^{(B) 2} Then he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.^(C)

³ “Take nothing for the road,”^(D) he told them, “no staff,^(E) no traveling bag, no bread, no money; and don’t take an extra shirt. ⁴ Whatever house you enter, stay there and leave from there. ⁵ If they do not welcome you, when you leave that town, shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”^{(F) 6} So they went out and traveled from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing everywhere.

Herod’s Desire to See Jesus

⁷ Herod the tetrarch^(G) heard about everything that was going on.^(H) He was perplexed, because some said that John had been raised from the dead, ⁸ some that Elijah had appeared,^(I) and others that one of the ancient prophets had risen.^{(J) 9} “I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this I hear such things about?” And he wanted to see him.^(K)

Feeding of the Five Thousand

¹⁰ When the apostles returned,^(L) they reported to Jesus all that they had done.^(M) He took them along and withdrew privately to a^[a] town called Bethsaida.^{(N) 11} When the crowds found out, they followed him. He welcomed them,^(O) spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.

¹² Late in the day,^(P) the Twelve approached and said to him, “Send the crowd away,^(Q) so that they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a deserted place here.”

¹³ “You give them something to eat,” he told them.

“We have no more than five loaves^(R) and two fish,” they said, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.” ¹⁴ (For about five thousand men were there.)

Then he told his disciples, “Have them sit down^[b] in groups of about fifty each.” ¹⁵ They did what he said, and had them all sit down. ¹⁶ Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven,^(S) he blessed and broke them.^(T) He kept giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd. ¹⁷ Everyone ate and was filled. They picked up twelve baskets of leftover pieces.

Peter’s Confession of the Messiah

¹⁸ While he was praying in private^(U) and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”

¹⁹ They answered, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, that one of the ancient prophets has come back.”^[c](V)

²⁰ “But you,” he asked them, “who do you say that I am?”

Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.”^(W)

His Death and Resurrection Predicted

²¹ But he strictly warned and instructed them to tell this to no one,^{(X) 22} saying,^(Y) “It is necessary that the Son of Man^(Z) suffer many things^(AA) and be rejected^(AB) by the elders, chief priests, and scribes,^(AC) be killed, and be raised the third day.”^(AD)

Take Up Your Cross

²³ Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to follow after^[d] me, let him deny himself,^(AE) take up his cross daily,^[e] and follow me.^{(AF) 24} For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it.^{(AG) 25} For what does it benefit someone if he gains the whole world, and yet loses or forfeits himself?^{(AH) 26} For whoever is ashamed of me and my words,^(AI) the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory^(AJ) and that of the Father and the holy angels.^{(AK) 27} Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death^(AL) until they see the kingdom of God.”^(AM)

The Transfiguration

²⁸ About eight days after this conversation,^(AN) he took along Peter, John, and James^(AO) and went up on the mountain to pray.^{(AP) 29} As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed,^(AQ) and his clothes became dazzling white.^{(AR) 30} Suddenly, two men were talking with him—Moses and Elijah. ³¹ They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.

³² Peter and those with him were in a deep sleep,^[f](AS) and when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were standing with him. ³³ As the two men were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master,^(AT) it’s good for us to be here. Let’s set up three shelters: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he was saying.^(AU)

³⁴ While he was saying this, a cloud appeared and overshadowed^(AV) them. They became afraid as they entered the cloud. ³⁵ Then a voice came from the cloud,^(AW) saying, “This is my Son,^(AX) the Chosen One;^[g](AY) listen to him!” ^(AZ)

³⁶ After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. They kept silent, and at that time told no one what they had seen.