Luke 9:37-50

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Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit

³⁷^(A)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 ^(B)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 ^(C)they could not.” ⁴¹Jesus answered, “O ^(D)faithless and twisted generation, ^(E)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 ^(F)rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and ^(G)gave him back to his father. ⁴³And all were astonished at ^(H)the majesty of God.

Jesus Again Foretells His Death

^(I)But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus^[a] said ^(J)to his disciples, ⁴⁴“Let these words sink into your ears: ^(K)The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” ⁴⁵^(L)But they did not understand this saying, and ^(M)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^(N)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, ^(O)“Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and ^(P)whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For ^(Q)he who is least among you all is the one who is great.”

Anyone Not Against Us Is For Us

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