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Men han sammenkaldte de tolv og gav dem Magt og Myndighed over alle de onde Ånder og til at helbrede Sygdomme. Og han sendte dem ud for at prædike Guds Rige og helbrede de syge. Og han sagde til dem: "Tager intet med på Vejen, hverken Stav eller Taske eller Brød eller Penge, ej heller skal nogen have to Kjortler. Og hvor I komme ind i et Hus, der skulle I blive og derfra drage bort. Og hvor som helst de ikke modtage eder, fra den By skulle I gå ud og endog ryste Støvet af eders Fødder til Vidnesbyrd imod dem." Men de gik ud og droge fra Landsby til Landsby, idet de forkyndte Evangeliet og helbredte alle Vegne.

Men Fjerdingsfyrsten Herodes hørte alt det, som skete; og han var tvivlrådig, fordi nogle sagde, at Johannes var oprejst fra de døde; men nogle, at Elias havde vist sig; men andre, at en af de gamle Profeter var opstanden. Men Herodes sagde: "Johannes har jeg ladet halshugge; men hvem er denne, om hvem jeg hører sådanne Ting?" Og han søgte at få ham at se.

10 Og Apostlene kom tilbage og fortalte ham, hvor store Ting de havde gjort. Og han tog dem med sig og drog bort afsides til en By, som kaldes Bethsajda. 11 Men da Skarerne fik det at vide, fulgte de efter ham; og han tog imod dem og talte til dem om Guds Rige og helbredte dem, som trængte til Lægedom. 12 Men Dagen begyndte at hælde. Og de tolv kom hen og sagde til ham: "Lad Skaren gå bort, for at de kunne gå herfra til de omliggende Landsbyer og Gårde og få Herberge og finde Føde; thi her ere vi på et øde Sted." 13 Men han sagde til dem: "Giver I dem at spise!"Men de sagde: "Vi have ikke mere end fem Brød og to Fisk, med mindre vi skulle gå bort og købe Mad til hele denne Mængde." 14 De vare nemlig omtrent fem Tusinde Mænd. Men han sagde til sine Disciple: "Lader dem sætte sig ned i Hobe, halvtredsindstyve i hver." 15 Og de gjorde så og lode dem alle sætte sig ned. 16 Men han tog de fem Brød og de to Fisk, så op til Himmelen og velsignede dem, og han brød dem og gav sine Disciple dem at lægge dem for Skaren. 17 Og de spiste og bleve alle mætte; og det, som de fik tilovers af Stykker, blev opsamlet, tolv Kurve.

18 Og det skete, medens han bad, vare hans Disciple alene hos ham; og han spurgte dem og sagde: "Hvem sige Skarerne, at jeg er?" 19 Men de svarede og sagde: "Johannes Døberen; men andre: Elias; men andre: En af de gamle Profeter er opstanden." 20 Og han sagde til dem: "Men I hvem sige I, at jeg er?" Og Peter svarede og sagde: "Guds Kristus." 21 Men han bød dem strengt ikke at sige dette til nogen, 22 idet han sagde: "Menneskesønnen skal lide meget og forkastes af de Ældste og Ypperstepræsterne og de skriftkloge og ihjelslås og oprejses på den tredje Dag."

23 Men han sagde til alle: "Vil nogen komme efter mig, han fornægte sig selv og tage sit Kors op daglig og følge mig; 24 thi den, som vil frelse sit Liv. skal miste det; men den, som mister sit Liv for min Skyld, han skal frelse det. 25 Thi hvad gavner det et Menneske, om han har vundet den hele Verden, men mistet sig selv eller bødet med sig selv? 26 Thi den, som skammer sig ved mig og mine Ord, ved ham skal Menneskesønnen skamme sig, når han kommer i sin og Faderens og de hellige Engles Herlighed. 27 Men sandelig, siger jeg eder: Der er nogle af dem, som stå her. der ingenlunde skulle smage Døden. førend de se Guds Rige."

28 Men det skete omtrent otte Dage efter denne Tale, at han tog Peter og Johannes og Jakob med sig og gik op på Bjerget for at bede. 29 Og det skete, medens han bad, da blev hans Ansigts Udseende anderledes, og hans Klædebon blev hvidt og strålende. 30 Og se, to Mænd talte med ham, og det var Moses og Elias, 31 som bleve set i Herlighed og talte om hans Udgang, som han skulde fuldbyrde i Jerusalem. 32 Men Peter og de, som vare med ham, vare betyngede af Søvn; men da de vågnede op, så de hans Herlighed og de to Mænd, som stode hos ham. 33 Og det skete, da disse skiltes fra ham, sagde Peter til Jesus: "Mester! det er godt, at vi ere her; og lader os gøre tre Hytter, en til dig og en til Moses og en til Elias;" men han vidste ikke, hvad han sagde. 34 Men idet han sagde dette, kom en Sky og overskyggede dem; men de frygtede, da de kom ind i Skyen. 35 Og der kom fra Skyen en Røst, som sagde: "Denne er min Søn, den udvalgte, hører ham!" 36 Og da Røsten kom, blev Jesus funden alene. Og de tav og forkyndte i de Dage ingen noget af det, de havde set.

37 Men det skete Dagen derefter, da de kom ned fra Bjerget, at der mødte ham en stor Skare. 38 Og se, en Mand af Skaren råbte og sagde: "Mester! jeg beder dig, se til min Søn: thi han er min enbårne. 39 Og se, en Ånd griber ham, og pludseligt skriger han, og den slider i ham, så at han fråder, og med Nød viger den fra ham, idet den mishandler ham; 40 og jeg bad dine Disciple om at uddrive den; og de kunde ikke." 41 Men Jesus svarede og sagde: "O du vantro og forvendte Slægt! hvor længe skal jeg være hos eder og tåle eder? Bring din Søn hid!" 42 Men endnu medens han gik derhen, rev og sled den onde Ånd i ham. Men Jesus truede den urene Ånd og helbredte drengen og gav hans Fader ham tilbage. 43 Men de bleve alle slagne af Forundring over Guds Majestæt. Men da alle undrede sig over alt det, han gjorde, sagde han til sine Disciple:

44 "Gemmer i eders Øren disse Ord: Menneskesønnen skal overgives i Menneskers Hænder." 45 Men de forstode ikke dette Ord, og det var skjult for dem, så de ikke begreb det, og de frygtede for at spørge ham om dette Ord.

46 Men der opstod den Tanke hos dem, hvem der vel var den største af dem. 47 Men da Jesus så deres Hjertes Tanke, tog, han et Barn og stillede det hos sig. 48 Og han sagde til dem: "Den, som modtager dette Barn for mit Navns Skyld, modtager mig; og den, som modtager mig, modtager den, som udsendte mig; thi den, som er den mindste iblandt eder alle, han er stor."

49 Men Johannes tog til Orde og sagde: "Mester! vi så en uddrive onde Ånder i dit Navn; og vi forbød ham det, fordi han ikke følger med os." 50 Men Jesus sagde til ham: "Forbyder ham det ikke; thi den, som ikke er imod eder, er for eder."

51 Men det skete, da hans Optagelses Dage vare ved at fuldkommes, da fæstede han sit Ansigt på at drage til Jerusalem. 52 Og han sendte Sendebud forud for sig; og de gik og kom ind i en Samaritanerlandsby for at berede ham Herberge. 53 Og de modtoge ham ikke, fordi han var på Vejen til Jerusalem. 54 Men da hans Disciple, Jakob og Johannes, så det, sagde de: "Herre! vil du, at vi skulle byde Ild fare ned fra Himmelen og fortære dem, ligesom også Elias gjorde?" 55 Men han vendte sig og irettesatte dem. 56 Og de gik til en anden Landsby.

57 Og medens de vandrede på Vejen, sagde en til ham: "Jeg vil følge dig, hvor du end går hen." 58 Og Jesus sagde til ham: "Ræve have Huler, og Himmelens Fugle Reder; men Menneskesønnen har ikke det, hvortil han kan hælde sit Hoved." 59 Men han sagde til en anden: "Følg mig!" Men denne sagde: "Herre! tilsted mig først at gå hen at begrave min Fader." 60 Men han sagde til ham: "Lad de døde begrave deres døde; men gå du hen og forkynd Guds Rige!" 61 Men også en anden sagde: "Herre! jeg vil følge dig; men tilsted mig først at tage Afsked med dem, som ere i mit Hus." 62 Men Jesus sagde til ham: "Ingen, som lægger sin Hånd på Ploven og ser tilbage, er vel skikket for Guds Rige."

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve(A)(B)

When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons(C) and to cure diseases,(D) and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God(E) and to heal the sick. He told them: “Take nothing for the journey—no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt.(F) Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town. If people do not welcome you, leave their town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”(G) So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.

Now Herod(H) the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And he was perplexed because some were saying that John(I) had been raised from the dead,(J) others that Elijah had appeared,(K) and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life.(L) But Herod said, “I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?” And he tried to see him.(M)

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(N)(O)

10 When the apostles(P) 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,(Q) 11 but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God,(R) 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.(S) 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(T)(U)

18 Once when Jesus was praying(V) 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;(W) others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”(X)

20 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.”(Y)

Jesus Predicts His Death

21 Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.(Z) 22 And he said, “The Son of Man(AA) must suffer many things(AB) and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,(AC) and he must be killed(AD) and on the third day(AE) be raised to life.”(AF)

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.(AG) 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.(AH) 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(AI) when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.(AJ)

27 “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”

The Transfiguration(AK)

28 About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James(AL) with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.(AM) 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. 30 Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. 31 They spoke about his departure,[a](AN) which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem. 32 Peter and his companions were very sleepy,(AO) but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. 33 As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master,(AP) it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)

34 While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen;(AQ) listen to him.”(AR) 36 When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.(AS)

Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy(AT)

37 The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. 38 A man in the crowd called out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. 39 A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him. 40 I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they could not.”

41 “You unbelieving and perverse generation,”(AU) Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

42 Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the impure spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father. 43 And they were all amazed at the greatness of God.

Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time

While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples, 44 “Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.”(AV) 45 But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it,(AW) and they were afraid to ask him about it.

46 An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.(AX) 47 Jesus, knowing their thoughts,(AY) took a little child and had him stand beside him. 48 Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.(AZ) For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”(BA)

49 “Master,”(BB) said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us.”

50 “Do not stop him,” Jesus said, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”(BC)

Samaritan Opposition

51 As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven,(BD) Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.(BE) 52 And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan(BF) village to get things ready for him; 53 but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. 54 When the disciples James and John(BG) saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them[b]?”(BH) 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them. 56 Then he and his disciples went to another village.

The Cost of Following Jesus(BI)

57 As they were walking along the road,(BJ) a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”

58 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man(BK) has no place to lay his head.”

59 He said to another man, “Follow me.”(BL)

But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”(BM)

61 Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.”(BN)

62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:31 Greek exodos
  2. Luke 9:54 Some manuscripts them, just as Elijah did

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

(A)And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, (B)and he sent them out to (C)proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. (D)And he said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, (E)no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics.[a] And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town (F)shake off the dust from your feet (G)as a testimony (H)against them.” (I)And they departed and went through the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

Herod Is Perplexed by Jesus

(J)Now (K)Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that (L)John had been raised from the dead, (M)by some that Elijah had appeared, and (N)by others that one of the prophets of old had risen. Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And (O)he sought to see him.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

10 On their return (P)the apostles told him all that they had done. (Q)And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida. 11 When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he (R)welcomed them and (S)spoke to them of the kingdom of God and (T)cured those who had need of healing. 12 Now (U)the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, (V)“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, (W)“You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than (X)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, (Y)he looked up to heaven and (Z)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 (AA)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, (AB)“John the Baptist. But others say, (AC)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, (AD)“The Christ of God.”

Jesus Foretells His Death

21 (AE)And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, 22 (AF)saying, (AG)“The Son of Man must (AH)suffer many things and (AI)be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on (AJ)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 (AK)deny himself and (AL)take up his cross (AM)daily and follow me. 24 For (AN)whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 25 (AO)For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? 26 For (AP)whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed (AQ)when he comes in (AR)his glory and the glory of the Father and of (AS)the holy angels. 27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not (AT)taste death (AU)until they see the kingdom of God.”

The Transfiguration

28 (AV)Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him (AW)Peter and John and James and (AX)went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was (AY)altered, and (AZ)his clothing became dazzling white. 30 And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure,[b] which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and those who were with him (BA)were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake (BB)they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 33 And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three (BC)tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah”—(BD)not knowing what he said. 34 As he was saying these things, (BE)a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 And (BF)a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, (BG)my Chosen One;[c] (BH)listen to him!” 36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. (BI)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 (BJ)On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. 38 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for (BK)he is my only child. 39 And 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. 40 And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but (BL)they could not.” 41 Jesus answered, “O (BM)faithless and twisted generation, (BN)how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.” 42 While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus (BO)rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and (BP)gave him back to his father. 43 And all were astonished at (BQ)the majesty of God.

Jesus Again Foretells His Death

(BR)But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus[d] said (BS)to his disciples, 44 “Let these words sink into your ears: (BT)The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” 45 (BU)But they did not understand this saying, and (BV)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 (BW)An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. 47 But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side 48 and said to them, (BX)“Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and (BY)whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For (BZ)he who is least among you all is the one who is great.”

Anyone Not Against Us Is For Us

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

A Samaritan Village Rejects Jesus

51 When the days drew near for (CE)him to be taken up, (CF)he set his face (CG)to go to Jerusalem. 52 And (CH)he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of (CI)the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. 53 But (CJ)the people did not receive him, because (CK)his face was set toward Jerusalem. 54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell (CL)fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”[e] 55 But he turned and rebuked them.[f] 56 And they went on to another village.

The Cost of Following Jesus

57 As they were going (CM)along the road, (CN)someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 60 And Jesus[g] said to him, “Leave (CO)the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and (CP)proclaim the kingdom of God.” 61 Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, (CQ)but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” 62 Jesus said to him, (CR)“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:3 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
  2. Luke 9:31 Greek exodus
  3. Luke 9:35 Some manuscripts my Beloved
  4. Luke 9:43 Greek he
  5. Luke 9:54 Some manuscripts add as Elijah did
  6. Luke 9:55 Some manuscripts add And he said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of; 56 for the Son of Man came not to destroy people's lives but to save them”
  7. Luke 9:60 Greek he