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Jesus udsender de 12 apostle(A)

En dag kaldte Jesus de Tolv sammen og gav dem magt og autoritet til at uddrive alle slags dæmoner og til at helbrede de syge. Så sendte han dem ud for at forkynde budskabet om Guds rige og for at helbrede de syge. „I skal ikke tage noget med på rejsen,” sagde han, „hverken en stav eller en taske med mad, penge, og ekstra tøj. Når I bliver budt ind i et hjem, så bliv der, så længe I er i byen. Men hvis ingen vil tage imod jer, så forlad byen og ryst dens støv af jeres fødder som et tegn på, at de er overladt til deres egen skæbne.”

Så drog de af sted fra landsby til landsby, forkyndte budskabet om Guds rige og helbredte de syge alle vegne.

Kong Herodes funderer over, hvem Jesus er(B)

Da kong Herodes[a] hørte om alle de undere, Jesus gjorde, vidste han ikke, hvad han skulle tro. Nogle mente, at det måtte være Johannes Døber, der var genopstået fra de døde. Andre mente, at det var profeten Elias, som nu var kommet, mens andre igen mente, at det var en af de andre gamle profeter, der var kommet til live igen.

„Johannes blev halshugget, det sørgede jeg selv for,” sagde Herodes. „Hvem er så den mand, som folk fortæller så meget mærkeligt om?” Og han søgte efter en anledning til at få Jesus at se.

Bespisningen af de 5000(C)

10 Da apostlene kom tilbage til Jesus, fortalte de ham, hvad de havde udrettet. Derefter ville Jesus gerne være alene med dem, så de gik op i en båd og satte kurs mod Betsajda for at komme til et afsides område. 11 Da folkeskaren opdagede, at de var taget af sted, fulgte de efter dem inde på bredden. Senere bad Jesus disciplene lægge til land, og han underviste folkeskaren om Guds rige og helbredte de syge.

12 Sent på eftermiddagen kom de Tolv hen til Jesus og sagde: „Du må hellere lade folk gå nu, så de har tid til at nå hen til gårdene og landsbyerne, hvor de kan købe mad og finde husly. Det her er jo et øde sted.”

13 „Giv I dem noget at spise!” svarede Jesus.

„Jamen, vi har kun fem brød og to fisk,” protesterede de. „Du kan da ikke mene, at vi skal gå hen og købe mad til alle de mennesker!” 14 Der var omkring 5000 mænd til stede. Så sagde Jesus til dem: „Få folk til at sætte sig i rækker med 50 mænd i hver række.” 15 Det gjorde de så, og der var plads til, at alle kunne sidde ned.

16 Jesus tog de fem brød og de to fisk, så op mod himlen og takkede Gud. Så brækkede han brødene i stykker og gav stykkerne til sine disciple, for at de skulle give dem videre til de mange mennesker. 17 Alle spiste og blev mætte. Bagefter samlede disciplene de stykker sammen, som var tilovers, og 12 kurve blev fyldt op.

Peters åbenbaring om Jesus som Messias(D)

18 En dag var Jesus alene sammen med disciplene, og han tilbragte en tid i bøn. Derefter spurgte han dem: „Hvem siger folk, at jeg er?” 19 De svarede: „Nogle siger, at du er Johannes Døber, andre, at du er Elias, og andre igen, at en anden af de gamle profeter må være genopstået fra de døde.”

20 „Og hvad siger I?” spurgte han. „Hvem tror I, at jeg er?”

„Du er Messias, den frelser, Gud har sendt!” svarede Peter.

21 Jesus forbød dem strengt at omtale ham på den måde over for andre, og han tilføjede: 22 „Menneskesønnen skal igennem mange lidelser og vil blive forkastet af ypperstepræsterne, de skriftlærde og de øvrige jødiske ledere. Til sidst dræber de mig, men på den tredje dag[b] bliver jeg oprejst fra de døde.”

Det koster dyrt at følge Guds vilje(E)

23 Så sagde Jesus henvendt til alle, der var hos ham: „De, der ønsker at være mine disciple, skal lægge alt deres eget til side og følge mig hver dag, også selv om det koster livet. 24 De, der klamrer sig til det jordiske liv, vil miste det himmelske. Men de, der sætter livet til for min skyld, vil få det evige liv. 25 Hvad gavner det et menneske at vinde hele verden, hvis det selv går fortabt og mister alt? 26 Hvis I fornægter mig og mine ord, så vil jeg, Menneskesønnen, også fornægte jer, når jeg kommer i min Fars og de hellige engles herlighed. 27 Det siger jeg jer: Nogle af jer, der står her, skal ikke dø, før I har set Guds herredømme.”

Tre disciple ser et glimt af Jesus i hans herlighed(F)

28 En uges tid senere tog Jesus Peter, Johannes og Jakob med op på et bjerg for at bede. 29 Mens han bad, begyndte hans ansigt at stråle, og hans lange kjortel blev blændende hvid. 30 Pludselig var der to mænd, som stod og talte med ham. Det var Moses og Elias. 31 De strålede af himmelsk herlighed, og de talte med ham om hans snarlige bortgang, der skulle finde sted i Jerusalem. 32 Peter og de andre var frygtelig døsige og kæmpede mod søvnen. Det lykkedes dem at holde sig vågne,[c] og de så, hvordan både Jesus og de to mænd udstrålede Guds herlighed. 33 Da Moses og Elias skulle til at forlade Jesus, udbrød Peter: „Mester, hvor er det skønt at være her. Lad os bygge tre hytter: en til dig, en til Moses og en til Elias.” Han vidste ikke, hvad han skulle sige. 34 I det samme kom der en sky ned over dem, og de blev bange, da de pludselig befandt sig midt inde i den. 35 Så lød der en stemme inde fra skyen: „Det er min elskede Søn.[d] Lyt til ham!” 36 Da stemmen lød, var der ingen andre at se end Jesus.

Den oplevelse holdt disciplene foreløbig for sig selv. Det var først lang tid senere, de fortalte andre om, hvad de havde set.

Manglende tro(G)

37 Den næste dag, da de var nået hele vejen ned fra bjerget, kom en stor skare mennesker dem i møde. 38 En mand råbte: „Mester, vil du ikke nok komme og se til min søn? Han er mit eneste barn, 39 og der er en ond ånd, som bliver ved med at tage magten over ham. Den får ham til at udstøde de frygteligste skrig. Derpå kaster den ham til jorden, og han får krampe, og fråden står ham om munden. Altid er den ude efter ham, og den er lige ved at tage livet af ham. 40 Jeg bad dine disciple om at drive den onde ånd ud, men de kunne ikke.”

41 „Åh, I forvildede og vantro mennesker!” udbrød Jesus. „Hvor længe skal jeg blive hos jer? Hvor længe skal jeg bære over med jer? Kom herhen med din søn!”

42 Mens drengen var på vej derhen, hev og sled den onde ånd i ham, og han vred sig i krampeanfald. Jesus befalede den onde ånd at forlade drengen. Straks var han helbredt, og Jesus gav ham tilbage til faderen. 43 Folk var slået af forundring over et sådant Guds under.

Jesus taler igen om sin død(H)

Mens alle stadig undrede sig over det, Jesus havde gjort, sagde han til disciplene: 44 „Hør godt efter og glem ikke, hvad jeg nu siger til jer: Det varer ikke længe, før Menneskesønnen bliver forrådt og overgivet i menneskers vold.” 45 Men disciplene forstod ikke, hvad han mente. Det var simpelt hen en gåde for dem, så de ikke kunne fatte det, men ingen af dem turde spørge ham.

Den største er den, som vil tjene(I)

46 Disciplene begyndte nu at diskutere, hvem der var den mest betydningsfulde af dem. 47 Men da Jesus kendte deres tanker, fik han fat i et barn og stillede det ved siden af sig. 48 Så sagde han: „Enhver, der accepterer sådan et barn, fordi det hører mig til, har i virkeligheden accepteret mig; og den, der har accepteret mig, har accepteret min Far, som sendte mig. Den af jer, som er parat til at være den mindste, er i virkeligheden den største.”

Den, der ikke er imod, er for(J)

49 Johannes sagde nu til Jesus: „Mester, vi så en mand drive onde ånder ud i dit navn, og vi sagde til ham, at det skulle han holde op med. Han var jo ikke en af dine disciple.”

50 Men Jesus svarede: „Lad være med at hindre ham. Den, som ikke er imod jer, er for jer.”

Guds Ånd forlanger ikke hævn

51 Da tiden nu nærmede sig, hvor Jesus skulle vende tilbage til Himlen, satte han kursen mod Jerusalem. 52 En dag sendte han nogle disciple i forvejen for at sørge for husly i en samaritansk landsby. 53 Men de blev afvist, fordi de var på vej til Jerusalem. 54 Da Jakob og Johannes hørte det, sagde de til Jesus: „Herre, vil du have, at vi skal kalde ild ned fra himlen og brænde dem op, ligesom Elias gjorde?”[e] 55 Men Jesus vendte sig om og irettesatte dem,[f] 56 og de gik videre til den næste landsby i stedet for.

En discipel af Jesus skal være parat til at lide afsavn(K)

57 Mens de gik, var der en mand, som sagde til Jesus: „Jeg vil altid følge dig, hvor du end går hen.” 58 Jesus svarede: „Ræve har huler, og fugle har reder, men jeg, Menneskesønnen, har ingen steder, hvor jeg kan hvile ud og være i fred.”

59 Til en anden sagde Jesus: „Kom med mig!” Men han svarede: „Herre, jeg må først tage mig af min fars begravelse.” 60 „Lad de døde begrave deres døde,” svarede Jesus. „Gå du ud og forkynd budskabet om Guds rige!”

61 En tredje sagde: „Jeg ville egentlig gerne være discipel af dig, Herre, men lad mig først tage afsked med min familie.” 62 Jesus sagde til ham: „Når du begynder at pløje, skal du se fremad og ikke tilbage. De, der hele tiden ser sig tilbage, kan ikke arbejde i Guds rige.”

Footnotes

  1. 9,7 Herodes Antipas, en søn af Herodes den Store.
  2. 9,22 I Mellemøsten og mange andre dele af verden tæller man dagene inklusivt. Det vil sige, at udtrykket „på den tredje dag” eller „tre dage efter” svarer til, når vi på dansk siger „to dage efter”. Vi ved jo også, at det drejer sig om tidsrummet fra fredag til søndag.
  3. 9,32 En alternativ oversættelse er: „…de blev overvældet af søvn, men da de vågnede op…”
  4. 9,35 Nogle håndskrifter siger: „min udvalgte Søn”.
  5. 9,54 Nogle håndskrifter mangler „ligesom Elias gjorde”, jf. 2.Kong. 1,9-16.
  6. 9,55 En del håndskrifter har følgende ord: og sagde: „I kender ikke den ånd, som er i jer. Menneskesønnen kom ikke for at tage menneskers liv, men for at frelse dem.”

Sending Out the Twelve(A)

Then (B)He called His twelve disciples together and (C)gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. (D)He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. (E)And He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece.

(F)“Whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. (G)And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, (H)shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”

(I)So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

Herod Seeks to See Jesus(J)

(K)Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by Him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead, and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again. Herod said, “John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things?” (L)So he sought to see Him.

Feeding the Five Thousand(M)

10 (N)And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. (O)Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 11 But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing. 12 (P)When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.”

13 But He said to them, “You give them something to eat.”

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

Then He said to His disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.” 15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.

16 Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He (Q)blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. 17 So they all ate and were [a]filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.

Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ(R)

18 (S)And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”

19 So they answered and said, (T)“John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again.”

20 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

(U)Peter answered and said, “The Christ of God.”

Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection(V)

21 (W)And He strictly warned and commanded them to tell this to no one, 22 saying, (X)“The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.”

Take Up the Cross and Follow Him(Y)

23 (Z)Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross [b]daily, and follow Me. 24 (AA)For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. 25 (AB)For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost? 26 (AC)For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be (AD)ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels. 27 (AE)But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.”

Jesus Transfigured on the Mount(AF)

28 (AG)Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening. 30 And behold, two men talked with Him, who were (AH)Moses and (AI)Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of His [c]decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 But Peter and those with him (AJ)were heavy with sleep; and when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who stood with Him. 33 Then it happened, as they were parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three [d]tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said.

34 While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were fearful as they entered the (AK)cloud. 35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, (AL)“This is [e]My beloved Son. (AM)Hear Him!” 36 When the voice had ceased, Jesus was found alone. (AN)But they kept quiet, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.

A Boy Is Healed(AO)

37 (AP)Now it happened on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a great multitude met Him. 38 Suddenly a man from the multitude cried out, saying, “Teacher, I implore You, look on my son, for 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 it departs from him with great difficulty, bruising him. 40 So I implored Your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.”

41 Then Jesus answered and said, “O [f]faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and [g]bear with you? Bring your son here.” 42 And as he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the child, and gave him back to his father.

Jesus Again Predicts His Death(AQ)

43 And they were all amazed at the majesty of God.

But while everyone marveled at all the things which Jesus did, He said to His disciples, 44 (AR)“Let these words sink down into your ears, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.” 45 (AS)But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this saying.

Who Is the Greatest?(AT)

46 (AU)Then a dispute arose among them as to which of them would be greatest. 47 And Jesus, (AV)perceiving the thought of their heart, took a (AW)little child and set him by Him, 48 and said to them, (AX)“Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and (AY)whoever receives Me (AZ)receives Him who sent Me. (BA)For he who is least among you all will be great.”

Jesus Forbids Sectarianism(BB)

49 (BC)Now John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us.”

50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not forbid him, for (BD)he who is not against [h]us is on [i]our side.”

A Samaritan Village Rejects the Savior

51 Now it came to pass, when the time had come for (BE)Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem, 52 and sent messengers before His face. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for Him. 53 But (BF)they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem. 54 And when His disciples (BG)James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, [j]just as (BH)Elijah did?”

55 But He turned and rebuked them, [k]and said, “You do not know what manner of (BI)spirit you are of. 56 [l]For (BJ)the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them. And they went to another village.

The Cost of Discipleship(BK)

57 (BL)Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, “Lord, 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 (BM)has nowhere to lay His head.”

59 (BN)Then He said to another, “Follow Me.”

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

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

61 And another also said, “Lord, (BO)I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.”

62 But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is (BP)fit for the kingdom of God.”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:17 satisfied
  2. Luke 9:23 M omits daily
  3. Luke 9:31 Death, lit. departure
  4. Luke 9:33 tents
  5. Luke 9:35 NU My Son, the Chosen One
  6. Luke 9:41 unbelieving
  7. Luke 9:41 put up with
  8. Luke 9:50 NU you
  9. Luke 9:50 NU your
  10. Luke 9:54 NU omits just as Elijah did
  11. Luke 9:55 NU omits the rest of v. 55.
  12. Luke 9:56 NU omits For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.

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