Luke 9
International Children’s Bible
Jesus Sends Out the Apostles
9 Jesus called the 12 apostles together. He gave them power to heal sicknesses and power over all demons. 2 Jesus sent the apostles out to tell about God’s kingdom and to heal the sick. 3 He said to them, “When you travel, don’t take a walking stick. Also, don’t carry a bag, or food, or money. Take for your trip only the clothes you are wearing. 4 When you go into a house, stay there until it is time to leave. 5 If the people in the town will not welcome you, go outside the town and shake the dust off of your feet.[a] This will be a warning to them.”
6 So the apostles went out. They traveled through all the towns. They told the Good News and healed people everywhere.
Herod Is Confused About Jesus
7 Herod, the governor, heard about all these things that were happening. He was confused because some people said, “John the Baptist is risen from death.” 8 Others said, “Elijah has come to us.” And still others said, “One of the prophets from long ago has risen from death.” 9 Herod said, “I cut off John’s head. So who is this man I hear these things about?” And Herod kept trying to see Jesus.
More Than 5,000 People Fed
10 When the apostles returned, they told Jesus all the things they had done on their trip. Then Jesus took them away to a town called Bethsaida. There, Jesus and his apostles could be alone together. 11 But the people learned where Jesus went and followed him. Jesus welcomed them and talked with them about God’s kingdom. He healed those who needed to be healed.
12 Late in the afternoon, the 12 apostles came to Jesus and said, “No one lives in this place. Send the people away. They need to find food and places to sleep in the towns and countryside around here.”
13 But Jesus said to them, “You give them something to eat.”
They said, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish. Do you want us to go buy food for all these people?” 14 (There were about 5,000 men there.)
Jesus said to his followers, “Tell the people to sit in groups of about 50 people.”
15 So the followers did this, and all the people sat down. 16 Then Jesus took the five loaves of bread and two fish. He looked up to heaven and thanked God for the food. Then Jesus divided the food and gave it to the followers to give to the people. 17 All the people ate and were satisfied. And there was much food left. Twelve baskets were filled with pieces of food that were not eaten.
Jesus Is the Christ
18 One time when Jesus was praying alone, his followers came together there. Jesus asked them, “Who do the people say I am?”
19 They answered, “Some say you are John the Baptist. Others say you are Elijah.[b] And others say you are one of the prophets from long ago who has come back to life.”
20 Then Jesus asked, “And who do you say I am?”
Peter answered, “You are the Christ from God.”
21 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone. Then he said, 22 “The Son of Man must suffer many things. He will be rejected by the Jewish elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of the law. The Son of Man will be killed. But after three days he will be raised from death.”
23 Jesus went on to say to all of them, “If anyone wants to follow me, he must say ‘no’ to the things he wants. Every day he must be willing even to die on a cross, and he must follow me. 24 Whoever wants to save his life will lose it. And whoever gives his life for me will save it. 25 It is worth nothing for a man to have the whole world, if he himself is destroyed or lost. 26 If anyone is ashamed of me and my teaching, then I[c] will be ashamed of him. I will be ashamed of him at the time I come with my glory and with the glory of the Father and the holy angels. 27 I tell you the truth. Some of you people standing here will see the kingdom of God before you die.”
Jesus with Moses and Elijah
28 About eight days after Jesus said these things, he took Peter, James, and John and went up on a mountain to pray. 29 While Jesus was praying, his face was changed, and his clothes became shining white. 30 Then two men were talking with Jesus. The men were Moses and Elijah.[d] 31 They appeared in heavenly glory, talking with Jesus about his death which would happen in Jerusalem. 32 Peter and the others were asleep. But they woke up and saw the glory of Jesus. They also saw the two men who were standing with him. 33 When Moses and Elijah were about to leave, Peter said, “Master, it is good that we are here. We will put three tents here—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (Peter did not know what he was saying.)
34 While Peter was saying these things, a cloud came down all around them. Peter, James, and John became afraid when the cloud covered them. 35 A voice came from the cloud. The voice said, “This is my Son. He is the One I have chosen. Obey him.”
36 When the voice finished speaking, only Jesus was there. Peter, James, and John said nothing. At that time they told no one about what they had seen.
Jesus Heals a Sick Boy
37 The next day, Jesus, Peter, James, and John came down from the mountain. A large crowd met Jesus. 38 A man in the crowd shouted to Jesus, “Teacher, please come and look at my son. He is the only child I have. 39 An evil spirit comes into my son, and then he shouts. He loses control of himself, and he foams at the mouth. The evil spirit keeps on hurting him and almost never leaves him. 40 I begged your followers to make the evil spirit leave my son, but they could not do it.”
41 Jesus answered, “You people who live now have no faith. Your lives are all wrong. How long must I be with you and be patient with you?” Then Jesus said to the man, “Bring your son here.”
42 While the boy was coming, the demon threw him on the ground. The boy lost control of himself. But Jesus gave a strong command to the evil spirit. Then the boy was healed, and Jesus gave him back to his father. 43 All the people were amazed at the great power of God.
Jesus Talks About His Death
The people were all wondering about the things Jesus did. But he said to his followers, 44 “Don’t forget the things I tell you now: The Son of Man will be handed over into the control of men.” 45 But the followers did not understand what Jesus meant. The meaning was hidden from them so that they could not understand it. But they were afraid to ask Jesus about what he said.
The Most Important Person
46 Jesus’ followers began to have an argument about which one of them was the greatest. 47 Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he took a little child and stood the child beside him. 48 Then Jesus said, “If anyone accepts a little child like this in my name, then he accepts me. And when he accepts me, he accepts the One who sent me. He who is least among you all—he is the greatest.”
Anyone Not Against Us Is for Us
49 John answered, “Master, we saw someone using your name to force demons out of people. We told him to stop because he does not belong to our group.”
50 Jesus said to him, “Don’t stop him. If a person is not against you, then he is for you.”
A Samaritan Town
51 The time was coming near when Jesus would leave and be taken to heaven. He was determined to go to Jerusalem 52 and sent some men ahead of him. The men went into a town in Samaria to make everything ready for Jesus. 53 But the people there would not welcome him because he was going toward Jerusalem. 54 James and John, the followers of Jesus, saw this. They said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven and destroy those people?”[e]
55 But Jesus turned and scolded them. [And Jesus said, “You don’t know what kind of spirit you belong to. 56 The Son of Man did not come to destroy the souls of men but to save them.”][f] Then he and his followers went to another town.
Following Jesus
57 They were all going along the road. Someone said to Jesus, “I will follow you any place you go.”
58 Jesus answered, “The foxes have holes to live in. The birds have nests to live in. But the Son of Man has no place to rest his head.”
59 Jesus said to another man, “Follow me!”
But the man said, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
60 But Jesus said to him, “Let the people who are dead bury their own dead! You must go and tell about the kingdom of God.”
61 Another man said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me go and say good-bye to my family.”
62 Jesus said, “Anyone who begins to plow a field but keeps looking back is of no use in the kingdom of God.”
Footnotes
- 9:5 shake . . . feet A warning. It showed that they were finished talking to these people.
- 9:19 Elijah A man who spoke for God. He lived hundreds of years before Christ.
- 9:26 I Literally, “the Son of Man.”
- 9:30 Moses and Elijah Two of the most important Jewish leaders in the past.
- 9:54 people Some Greek copies add: “. . . as Elijah did.”
- 9:55-56 And . . . them. Some Greek copies do not contain the bracketed text.
Lucas 9
O Livro
Jesus envia os doze
(Mt 10.5-14; Mc 6.7-12)
9 Reunindo os doze discípulos, deu-lhes poder e autoridade sobre todos os demónios e para curar as enfermidades. 2 Em seguida, enviou-os a pregar a toda a gente o reino de Deus e a curar os doentes. 3 “Não levem convosco nem sequer um bordão”, recomendou-lhes, “nem saco de viagem, nem comida, nem dinheiro de prata, nem mesmo uma muda de roupa. 4 Na casa em que entrarem, fiquem nela até à vossa partida. 5 Se o povo de qualquer povoação não vos receber, sacudam a poeira dos vossos pés quando saírem, como testemunho de que abandonaram essa terra à sua própria sorte.”
6 Começaram então essa digressão pelas povoações, pregando as boas novas e curando os doentes.
Herodes preocupado com Jesus
(Mt 14.1-2; Mc 6.14-16)
7 Quando soube dos milagres de Jesus, o governador Herodes ficou preocupado, pois já havia quem dissesse: “É João Batista que voltou à vida.” 8 E outros: “É Elias ou outro antigo profeta que ressuscitou dos mortos.”
9 “Degolei João”, dizia Herodes, “quem será este homem de quem me contam tais histórias?” E procurava ver Jesus.
Jesus alimenta 5000 homens
(Mt 14.13-21; Mc 6.30-44; Jo 6.1-15)
10 Quando os apóstolos voltaram para contar a Jesus o que tinham feito, este saiu com eles para um sítio isolado, para os lados da povoação de Betsaida. 11 O povo, porém, descobriu para onde se dirigia e seguiu-o. Ele acolheu-os, ensinando-os acerca do reino de Deus e curando os doentes.
12 No fim da tarde, os doze discípulos vieram recomendar-lhe: “Manda o povo retirar-se, para ir às aldeias e campos dos arredores arranjar abrigo para a noite e encontrar comida, porque o lugar em que estamos é deserto.”
13 Mas Jesus respondeu: “Deem-lhes vocês de comer.”
“Como, se temos apenas cinco pães e dois peixes?”, protestaram. “Onde é que iríamos agora arranjar alimento suficiente para toda esta multidão?” 14 É que estavam ali uns 5000 homens.
“Digam-lhes que se sentem no chão em grupos de cerca de cinquenta cada”, ordenou Jesus aos discípulos. 15 E assim fizeram. 16 Tomando os cinco pães e os dois peixes, Jesus ergueu os olhos para o céu e abençoou-os. Depois, partiu-os em pedaços e deu-os aos discípulos, para que os oferecessem à multidão.
17 Todos comeram até ficarem satisfeitos. E quando as sobras foram recolhidas enchiam doze cestos.
Pedro confessa que Jesus é o Cristo
(Mt 16.13-20; Mc 8.27-30)
18 Um dia, estando sozinho a orar e encontrando-se os discípulos ali perto, Jesus aproximou-se e perguntou-lhes: “Quem diz o povo que eu sou?”
19 Responderam-lhe: “João Batista, ou talvez Elias, ou outro dos antigos profetas que terá ressuscitado.”
20 Então perguntou-lhes: “E vocês, quem pensam que eu sou?” E Pedro respondeu: “Tu és o Cristo de Deus!”
Jesus prediz a sua morte
(Mt 16.20-23; Mc 8.30-33)
21 Jesus deu-lhes ordens rigorosas para não falarem nisso a ninguém.
22 Disse-lhes ele: “O Filho do Homem está destinado a passar por muitos sofrimentos, ser rejeitado pelos anciãos, pelos principais sacerdotes e pelos especialistas na Lei e ser morto, mas três dias depois ressuscitará.”
Como ser um discípulo de Cristo
(Mt 16.24-28; Mc 8.34–9.1)
23 Então disse a todos: “Se alguém quiser ser meu seguidor, tem de esquecer-se de si próprio, tomar a sua cruz todos os dias e seguir-me. 24 Quem quiser salvar a sua vida perdê-la-á. E quem perder a sua vida por minha causa salvá-la-á. 25 Que lucro terá o homem em ganhar o mundo inteiro e causar dano a si mesmo? 26 Quem se envergonhar de mim e das minhas palavras, também eu, o Filho do Homem, me envergonharei desse, quando vier na minha glória e na do Pai e dos santos anjos. 27 Porém, a verdade é que alguns dos que estão aqui agora não morrerão sem ver o reino de Deus!”
Jesus transfigura-se
(Mt 17.1-13; Mc 9.2-13)
28 Aproximadamente oito dias depois de proferir estas palavras, levou consigo Pedro, Tiago e João e subiu ao monte para orar. 29 Enquanto orava, o seu rosto começou a brilhar e o seu vestuário ficou de uma brancura resplandecente. 30 De súbito, dois homens, Moisés e Elias, puseram-se a falar com ele. 31 O aspeto deles era glorioso e falavam da sua morte que iria ocorrer em Jerusalém.
32 Pedro e os outros, de tão cheios de sono que estavam, adormeceram. Ao acordarem, viram Jesus cheio de esplendor e glória, e os dois homens que estavam com ele. 33 Quando Moisés e Elias se iam retirar, Pedro, não sabendo o que dizer, exclamou: “Mestre, que bom é estarmos aqui! Façamos três tendas: uma para ti, uma para Moisés e outra para Elias!”
34 No momento em que dizia isto, uma nuvem formou-se por cima deles e encheram-se de terror, quando a nuvem os envolveu. 35 Uma voz que saía da nuvem disse: “Este é o meu Filho, a quem escolhi. Ouçam-no!” 36 Quando a voz se calou, ficou apenas Jesus. Os discípulos guardaram silêncio e por aqueles dias não contaram a ninguém nada do que tinham visto.
A cura do rapaz com um espírito mau
(Mt 17.14-19; Mc 9.14-29)
37 No outro dia, quando desceram do monte, veio ao seu encontro uma grande multidão. 38 Um homem gritou-lhe: “Mestre, este menino que aqui está é o meu único filho. 39 E há um demónio que se apodera dele e o faz gritar, abanando-o com violência, a ponto de espumar pela boca. Esse demónio fá-lo ferir-se constantemente e não o deixa em paz. 40 Já roguei aos teus discípulos que o expulsassem, mas não foram capazes.”
41 Jesus respondeu: “Ó povo sem fé e obstinado! Até quando terei de andar convosco e de vos suportar? Traz-me cá o teu filho!” 42 Quando a criança se aproximava, o espírito impuro atirou-a ao chão numa violenta agitação. Mas Jesus, ordenando-lhe que saísse, curou o menino e entregou-o ao pai. 43 O espanto apoderou-se do povo ao ver esta manifestação do poder de Deus.
Jesus fala outra vez da sua morte e ressurreição
(Mt 17.22-23; Mc 9.30-32)
Entretanto, enquanto se admiravam das coisas maravilhosas que fazia, Jesus disse aos discípulos: 44 “Ouçam-me e lembrem-se do que vos vou dizer. O Filho do Homem vai ser entregue nas mãos dos homens.” 45 Eles, porém, não compreendiam o que ele dizia; tal estava-lhes velado, de modo a não o perceberem, e tinham medo de lhe fazer perguntas sobre isso.
Quem será o maior?
(Mt 18.1-5; Mc 9.33-37)
46 Surgiu então entre eles uma discussão sobre qual dos discípulos seria o mais importante. 47 Jesus, contudo, conhecendo-lhes os pensamentos, colocou uma criancinha ao seu lado 48 e disse-lhes: “Quem receber uma criancinha como esta, em meu nome, é a mim que recebe. E quem me receber recebe aquele que me enviou. O mais insignificante entre vós, esse é o maior.”
Quem não é contra nós é por nós
(Mc 9.38-40)
49 João disse-lhe: “Mestre, vimos alguém que se servia do teu nome para expulsar demónios, mas dissemos-lhe que não o fizesse, por não pertencer ao nosso grupo.”
50 Mas Jesus disse-lhe: “Não o proíbam! Porque quem não está contra vós está do vosso lado.”
Oposição de Samaria
51 À medida que se aproximava o momento de regressar ao céu, Jesus mostrava-se decidido a ir a Jerusalém. 52 Um dia, enviou mensageiros à sua frente, a fim de reservar hospedagem numa localidade samaritana. 53 Todavia, mandaram-nos embora. O povo daquele lugar não quis nada com eles, porque viram que se dirigiam para Jerusalém. 54 Quando chegou a notícia do que tinha acontecido, os discípulos Tiago e João perguntaram a Jesus: “Mestre, devíamos pedir que caia fogo do céu para os queimar?” 55 Mas Jesus voltou-se e repreendeu-os. 56 E prosseguiram até chegarem a outra aldeia.
O custo de seguir Jesus
(Mt 8.19-22)
57 Quando iam a passar, alguém disse a Jesus: “Seguir-te-ei aonde quer que fores.”
58 Mas Jesus respondeu: “As raposas têm tocas e as aves têm ninhos; eu, porém, o Filho do Homem, não possuo lar próprio nem sítio onde repousar a cabeça.”
59 Ele disse a outro homem: “Segue-me.” Este disse-lhe: “Senhor, deixa-me primeiro enterrar o meu pai.”
60 Jesus respondeu: “Os mortos de espírito que cuidem dos seus mortos. Tu deves ir anunciar o reino de Deus.”
61 Outro disse-lhe: “Sim, Senhor, irei, mas deixa-me ir primeiro despedir-me da minha família.”
62 “Aquele que lança mão do arado e depois olha para trás não está pronto para o reino de Deus!”, replicou-lhe Jesus.
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