Luke 9:37-49

Legacy Standard Bible

Jesus Casts Out a Demon

^37 (A)Now it happened on the next day, that when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Him. ³⁸ And behold, a man from the crowd shouted, saying, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my ^[a]only one, ³⁹ and behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams, and it throws him into a convulsion with foaming at the mouth, and only with difficulty does it leave him, mauling him as it leaves. ⁴⁰ And I begged Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not.” ⁴¹ And Jesus answered and said, “You unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.” ⁴² Now while he was still approaching, the demon ^[b]slammed him to the ground and threw him into a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy and gave him back to his father. ⁴³ And they were all astonished at the ^(B)majesty of God.

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

^(C)But while everyone was marveling at all that He was doing, He said to His disciples, ⁴⁴ “Put these words into your ears; ^(D)for the Son of Man is going to be ^[c]delivered into the hands of men.” ⁴⁵ But ^(E)they ^[d]did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they would not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask Him about this statement.

Who Is the Greatest?

^46 (F)Now an argument ^[e]started among them as to which of them might be the greatest. ⁴⁷ But Jesus, ^(G)knowing ^[f]what they were thinking in their heart, took a child and stood him by His side, ⁴⁸ and said to them, “^(H)Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; ^(I)for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great.”

^49 (J)And John answered and said, “^(K)Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to hinder him because he does not follow along with us.”