Luke 9
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Jesus Sends Out The Twelve To Proclaim The Kingdom And Heal The Sick
9 Now having called together the twelve, He gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases. 2 And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick ones. 3 And He said to them, “Be taking nothing for the journey— neither a staff, nor a [traveler’s] bag, nor bread, nor money, nor are you to have two tunics[a] each. 4 And into whatever house you enter, be staying there, and going forth from there. 5 And all who do not welcome you— while going out from that city, be shaking-off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them”. 6 And going forth, they were going from village-to-village announcing-the-good-news and curing everywhere.
Herod Hears of What Jesus Is Doing And Seeks To See Him
7 And Herod[b] the tetrarch heard-of all the things taking place. And he was greatly-perplexed because of it being said by some that John arose from the dead, 8 and by some that Elijah appeared, and by others that some prophet of the ancients[c] rose-up. 9 And Herod said, “I beheaded John. But who is this One about Whom I am hearing such things?” And he was seeking to see Him.
The Twelve Return. Jesus Multiplies Bread And Fish To Feed 5000 Men
10 And having returned, the apostles related to Him all that they did. And having taken them along, He retreated privately toward a city being called Bethsaida. 11 But the crowds, having known[d] it, followed Him. And having welcomed them, He was speaking to them about the kingdom of God and healing the ones having a need of a cure. 12 And the day began to decline. And having come to Him, the twelve said to Him, “Send-away the crowd in order that having gone into the surrounding villages and farms, they may take-up-lodging and find provisions, because here we are in a desolate place”. 13 But He said to them, “You give them something to eat”. And the ones said, “There are not more than five loaves and two fish with us— unless perhaps, having gone, we should buy food for this whole group-of-people!”. 14 For there were about five-thousand men. And He said to His disciples, “Make them lie-down [to eat] in eating-groups— about fifty each”. 15 And they did so, and made everyone lie down. 16 And having taken the five loaves and the two fish, having looked up to heaven, He blessed them, and broke them in pieces, and was giving them to the disciples to set-before the crowd. 17 And they ate and were all filled-to-satisfaction. And the amount of fragments left-over by them was picked up— twelve baskets.
Who Do You Say That I Am? Peter Says, You Are The Christ of God
18 And it came about during His being alone praying that the disciples were with Him. And He questioned them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19 And the ones, having responded, said, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that some prophet of the ancients rose-up”. 20 And He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter, having responded, said, “The Christ of God”. 21 But the One, having warned them, ordered them to be telling this to no one— 22 having said that “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 on the third day”.
Deny Yourself, Take Up Your Cross, Follow Me. Some Here Will See My Kingdom
23 And He was saying to everyone, “If anyone wants to be coming after Me, let him deny[e] himself, and let him take up his cross[f] daily, and let him be following Me. 24 For whoever wants to save[g] his life will lose it. But whoever loses his life for My sake— this one will save it. 25 For what is a person profited— having gained the whole world, but having lost or having forfeited himself ? 26 For whoever is ashamed-of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed-of this one when He comes in the glory of Himself and the Father and the holy angels. 27 And I say to you truly, there are some[h] of the ones standing here who will by-no-means taste death until they see the kingdom of God”.
Three Disciples See Jesus Transformed, And Hear God Tell Them To Listen To Jesus
28 And it came about, about eight days after these words, that having taken-along Peter and John and James, He went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And during His praying the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white, while gleaming-out. 30 And behold, two men were talking-with Him, who were Moses and Elijah— 31 who, having appeared in glory, were speaking of His departure which He was about to bring-to-fulfillment[i] in Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and the ones with him had been weighed-down with sleep. But having fully-awakened, they saw His glory and the two men standing-with Him. 33 And it came about during their parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here. And let us make three dwellings[j]; one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah”— not knowing what he was saying. 34 And while he was saying these things, there came-to-be a cloud. And it was overshadowing[k] them. And they became afraid at their entering into the cloud. 35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My chosen Son. Be listening-to Him”. 36 And at the voice coming, Jesus was found alone. And they kept-silent, and reported to no one during those days anything of the things which they had seen.
Jesus Heals a Boy His Disciples Could Not Heal
37 And it came about on the next day, they having come down from the mountain, that a large crowd met Him. 38 And behold— a man from the crowd shouted, saying, “Teacher, I beg You to look upon my son, because he is an only-born son to me. 39 And behold— a spirit seizes him and he suddenly cries-out. And it convulses him, along with foam [at the mouth]. And it departs from him with difficulty, while bruising[l] him. 40 And I begged Your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able”. 41 And having responded, Jesus said, “O unbelieving[m] and perverted generation, how long will I be with you, and bear-with you? Bring your son to Me here”. 42 And while he was still approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. 43 And they were all astounded at the majesty of God.
Jesus Predicts His Death
But while all were marveling at everything which He was doing, He said to His disciples, 44 “You put these words into your ears— for the Son of Man is going to be handed-over into the hands of men”. 45 But the ones were not understanding this statement. And it had been concealed from them, so that they did not perceive it. And they were fearing to ask Him about this statement.
The Disciples Argue Over Who Is The Greatest. Jesus Says The Least Is The Greatest
46 And an argument came-in among them as to which of them might be greater[n]. 47 But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their heart, having taken-hold-of a child, stood him[o] beside Himself, 48 and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child on the basis of My name, welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me, welcomes the One having sent Me forth. For the one being least among you all, this one is great[p]”. 49 And having responded, John said, “Master, we saw someone casting-out demons in Your name. And we were forbidding him because he is not following with us”. 50 And Jesus said to him, “Do not be forbidding[q] him. For he who is not against you is for you”.
Jesus Sets His Course For Jerusalem
51 Now it came about during the days of [r] His ascension being fulfilled, that He set His face[s] that He might proceed to Jerusalem.
Jesus Sends Messengers Ahead To Samaria. They Are Not Welcomed
52 And He sent out messengers ahead of His presence. And having gone, they entered into a village of Samaritans so-as to prepare for Him. 53 And they did not welcome Him, because His face was going toward Jerusalem. 54 And the disciples having seen it, James and John said, “Lord, do You want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 55 But having turned, He rebuked them. 56 And they proceeded to another village.
Jesus Says Follow Me Now, Unbound By Earthly Concerns
57 And while they were proceeding on the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go”. 58 And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests, but the Son of Man does not have a place where He may lay His head”. 59 And He said to another, “Be following Me”. But the one said, “Master, permit me, having gone, to first bury[t] my father”. 60 But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead. But you, having gone, be proclaiming the kingdom of God”. 61 And another also said, “I will follow You, Master. But first permit me to say-good-bye to the ones in my house”. 62 But Jesus said to him, “No one having put his hand on the plow and looking to the things behind[u] is fit[v] for the kingdom of God”.
Footnotes
- Luke 9:3 That is, undergarments. Take no provisions for the journey; just go.
- Luke 9:7 See Mt 14:1.
- Luke 9:8 That is, ancient ones; or, ancient times.
- Luke 9:11 Or, learned, recognized.
- Luke 9:23 That is, disown and refuse to follow the impulses of self.
- Luke 9:23 That is, the instrument of his death to self.
- Luke 9:24 That is, by avoiding his cross.
- Luke 9:27 See Mt 16:28.
- Luke 9:31 This views the death as something prophesied for the Christ in the OT, Lk 24:44. Or, complete, finish; viewing the death as a task yet to be accomplished by Jesus.
- Luke 9:33 Or, tents, tabernacles.
- Luke 9:34 Or, covering, hovering over.
- Luke 9:39 That is, physically. Or, crushing (emotionally).
- Luke 9:41 Or, faithless.
- Luke 9:46 Or, greatest.
- Luke 9:47 Or, her. Lit, it (the child).
- Luke 9:48 Or, greatest.
- Luke 9:50 forbidding... you... you. These words are plural. Jesus addresses them all through John.
- Luke 9:51 That is, leading to the event named next.
- Luke 9:51 That is, firmly established His purpose and direction.
- Luke 9:59 This man’s father may have just died; or, he may mean ‘Let me fulfill my duties to my father. When he dies, I will follow you’.
- Luke 9:62 Or, looking back.
- Luke 9:62 Or, useful, suitable.
Luke 9
Revised Geneva Translation
9 Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to heal diseases.
2 And He sent them forth to preach the Kingdom of God, and to cure the sick.
3 And He said to them, “Take nothing on your journey, neither staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; nor have two tunics apiece.
4 “And whatever house you enter, stay there, and leave from there.
5 “And however many will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.”
6 And they went out and went through every town preaching the Gospel and healing everywhere.
7 Now Herod the Tetrarch heard of all that had been done by Him. And he doubted, because it was said by some that John had risen again from the dead.
8 And by some that Elijah had appeared. And by some that one of the old Prophets had risen again.
9 Then Herod said, “John I have beheaded. Who then is this of Whom I hear such things?” And he sought to see Him.
10 And when the Apostles returned, they told Him what great things they had done. Then He took them and went aside into a solitary place, near the city called Bethsaida.
11 But when the people knew of it, they followed Him. And He received them, and spoke to them of the Kingdom of God, and healed those needing to be healed.
12 And when the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the people away, so that they may go into the surrounding towns and villages, and lodge, and get food. For we are here in a desert place.
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 all sit down.
16 Then He took the five loaves, and the two fish, and looked up to Heaven and blessed them; and broke and gave to the disciples to set before the people.
17 So they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces from what remained.
18 And it happened that as He was alone praying, His disciples were with Him. And He asked them, saying, “Whom do the people say that I am?”
19 They answered, and said, “John Baptist. And others say, Elijah. And some say that one of the old Prophets has risen again.”
20 And He said to them, “But Whom do you say that I am?” Peter answered, and said, “The Christ of God.”
21 And He warned and commanded them to tell that to no one,
22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, and by the chief priests and scribes, and be killed; and the third day rise again.”
23 And He said to them all, “If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
24 “For whoever would save his life, shall lose it. And whoever shall lose his life, for my sake, the same shall save it.
25 "For what does it benefit a man if he wins the whole world and destroys himself, or loses himself?
26 “For whoever shall be ashamed of Me and My words, of him shall the Son of Man be ashamed when He shall come in His own Glory, and in the Glory of the Father, and of the holy angels.
27 “And I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste of death till they have seen the Kingdom of God.”
28 And it happened that about eight days after those words, He took Peter and John, and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
29 And as He prayed, the appearance of His face was changed. And His clothes became white and radiant.
30 And behold, two men talked with Him (who were Moses and Elijah),
31 They appeared in glory and told of His departure which he would accomplish at Jerusalem.
32 But Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep. And when they awoke, they saw His Glory, and the two men standing with him.
33 And it happened that as they departed from Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Therefore, let us make three tabernacles: one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah,” not knowing what he said.
34 While he said this, a cloud came and overshadowed them. And they were afraid as they entered into the cloud.
35 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him.”
36 And after the voice spoke, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it secret and told no one in those days anything they had seen.
37 And it happened that on the next day, as they came down from the mountain, many people met Him.
38 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, “Master, I beg You! Look upon my son! For he is all that I have!
39 “And lo, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he cries. And he convulses him, so that he foams at the mouth. And when he has bruised him, he departs from him roughly.
40 “Now I have begged Your disciples to cast him out, but they could not.
41 Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation! How long now shall I be with you, and bear with you? Bring your son here.”
42 And while He was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and returned him to his father.
43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. And while they all wondered at all the things which Jesus did, He said to His disciples,
44 “Let these words sink down into your ears. For the time will come when the Son of Man shall be delivered into the hands of man.”
45 But they did not understand that word, for it was hidden from them. So, they could not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask Him about that word.
46 Then a dispute arose among them: which one of them should be the greatest.
47 When Jesus saw the thoughts of their hearts, He took a little child and set him by Him.
48 And He said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in My Name, receives Me. And whoever shall receive Me, receives Him Who sent Me. For the one who is least among you all shall be great.”
49 And John answered and said, “Master, we saw one casting out demons in Your Name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us.”
50 Then Jesus said to him, “Do not forbid him. For whoever is not against us, is with us.”
51 And it happened that when it was time for Him to be received up, He set His face to go to Jerusalem,
52 And sent messengers before Him. And they went and entered into a town of the Samaritans, to prepare for Him.
53 But they would not receive Him, because His face was set toward Jerusalem.
54 And when His disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command that fire come down from Heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?”
55 But Jesus turned around and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know of what spirit you are.
56 “For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.” Then they went to another town.
57 And it happened that as they went on the way, a certain man said to Him, “I will follow You, Lord, wherever You go!”
58 And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the heaven nests. But the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
59 But He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
60 And Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their dead. But go and preach the Kingdom of God.”
61 Then another said, “I will follow You, Lord. But first let me go and bid farewell to those who are at my house.
62 And Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for the Kingdom of God.”
Luke 9
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The Mission of the Twelve
9 Then Jesus[a] called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. 3 He said to them, ‘Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money—not even an extra tunic. 4 Whatever house you enter, stay there, and leave from there. 5 Wherever they do not welcome you, as you are leaving that town shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.’ 6 They departed and went through the villages, bringing the good news and curing diseases everywhere.
Herod’s Perplexity
7 Now Herod the ruler[b] heard about all that had taken place, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead, 8 by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the ancient prophets had arisen. 9 Herod said, ‘John I beheaded; but who is this about whom I hear such things?’ And he tried to see him.
Feeding the Five Thousand
10 On their return the apostles told Jesus[c] all they had done. He took them with him and withdrew privately to a city called Bethsaida. 11 When the crowds found out about it, they followed him; and he welcomed them, and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed to be cured.
12 The day was drawing to a close, and the twelve came to him and said, ‘Send the crowd away, so that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside, to lodge and get provisions; for we are here in a deserted place.’ 13 But he said to them, ‘You give them something to eat.’ They said, ‘We have no more than 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, ‘Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.’ 15 They did so and made them all sit down. 16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 17 And all ate and were filled. What was left over was gathered up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
Peter’s Declaration about Jesus
18 Once when Jesus[d] was praying alone, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, ‘Who do the crowds say that I am?’ 19 They answered, ‘John the Baptist; but others, Elijah; and still others, that one of the ancient prophets has arisen.’ 20 He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Peter answered, ‘The Messiah[e] of God.’
Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection
21 He sternly ordered and commanded them not to tell anyone, 22 saying, ‘The Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.’
23 Then he said to them all, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. 24 For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it. 25 What does it profit them if they gain the whole world, but lose or forfeit themselves? 26 Those who are ashamed of me and of my words, of them the Son of Man will be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. 27 But truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.’
The Transfiguration
28 Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus[f] took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. 30 Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him. 31 They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep; but since they had stayed awake,[g] they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 33 Just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, ‘Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings,[h] 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 terrified as they entered the cloud. 35 Then from the cloud came a voice that said, ‘This is my Son, my Chosen;[i] listen to him!’ 36 When the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and in those days told no one any of the things they had seen.
Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon
37 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. 38 Just then a man from the crowd shouted, ‘Teacher, I beg you to look at my son; he is my only child. 39 Suddenly a spirit seizes him, and all at once he[j] shrieks. It throws him into convulsions until he foams at the mouth; it mauls him and will scarcely leave him. 40 I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.’ 41 Jesus answered, ‘You faithless and perverse generation, how much longer must I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.’ 42 While he was coming, the demon dashed him to the ground in convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. 43 And all were astounded at the greatness of God.
Jesus Again Foretells His Death
While everyone was amazed at all that he was doing, he said to his disciples, 44 ‘Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into human hands.’ 45 But they did not understand this saying; its meaning was concealed from them, so that they could not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
True Greatness
46 An argument arose among them as to which one of them was the greatest. 47 But Jesus, aware of their inner thoughts, took a little child and put it by his side, 48 and said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me; for the least among all of you is the greatest.’
Another Exorcist
49 John answered, ‘Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.’ 50 But Jesus said to him, ‘Do not stop him; for whoever is not against you is for you.’
A Samaritan Village Refuses to Receive Jesus
51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him; 53 but they did not receive him, because his face was set towards Jerusalem. 54 When his disciples James and John saw it, they said, ‘Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?’[k] 55 But he turned and rebuked them. 56 Then[l] they went on to another village.
Would-Be Followers of Jesus
57 As they were going along the road, 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, first let me go and bury my father.’ 60 But Jesus[m] said to him, ‘Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.’ 61 Another said, ‘I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home.’ 62 Jesus said to him, ‘No one who puts a hand to the plough and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.’
Footnotes
- Luke 9:1 Gk he
- Luke 9:7 Gk tetrarch
- Luke 9:10 Gk him
- Luke 9:18 Gk he
- Luke 9:20 Or The Christ
- Luke 9:28 Gk he
- Luke 9:32 Or but when they were fully awake
- Luke 9:33 Or tents
- Luke 9:35 Other ancient authorities read my Beloved
- Luke 9:39 Or it
- Luke 9:54 Other ancient authorities add as Elijah did
- Luke 9:56 Other ancient authorities read rebuked them, and said, ‘You do not know what spirit you are of, 56 for the Son of Man has not come to destroy the lives of human beings but to save them.’ Then
- Luke 9:60 Gk he
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