Luke 9:28-50

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The Transfiguration

²⁸^(A)Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him ^(B)Peter and John and James and ^(C)went up on the mountain to pray. ²⁹And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was ^(D)altered, and ^(E)his clothing became dazzling white. ³⁰And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, ³¹who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure,^[a] which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. ³²Now Peter and those who were with him ^(F)were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake ^(G)they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. ³³And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three ^(H)tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah”—^(I)not knowing what he said. ³⁴As he was saying these things, ^(J)a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. ³⁵And ^(K)a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, ^(L)my Chosen One;^[b] ^(M)listen to him!” ³⁶And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. ^(N)And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.

Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit

³⁷^(O)On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. ³⁸And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for ^(P)he is my only child. ³⁹And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him. ⁴⁰And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but ^(Q)they could not.” ⁴¹Jesus answered, “O ^(R)faithless and twisted generation, ^(S)how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.” ⁴²While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus ^(T)rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and ^(U)gave him back to his father. ⁴³And all were astonished at ^(V)the majesty of God.

Jesus Again Foretells His Death

^(W)But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus^[c] said ^(X)to his disciples, ⁴⁴“Let these words sink into your ears: ^(Y)The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” ⁴⁵^(Z)But they did not understand this saying, and ^(AA)it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

Who Is the Greatest?

⁴⁶^(AB)An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. ⁴⁷But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side ⁴⁸and said to them, ^(AC)“Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and ^(AD)whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For ^(AE)he who is least among you all is the one who is great.”

Anyone Not Against Us Is For Us

⁴⁹^(AF)John answered, “Master, we saw someone ^(AG)casting out demons in your name, and ^(AH)we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” ⁵⁰But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, ^(AI)for the one who is not against you is for you.”