New Testament in a Year
37 And it came to pass that on the next day, when they had come down from the hill, many people met Him.
38 And behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, “Master, I beseech Thee, look upon my son, for he is mine only child.
39 And lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him so that he foameth again, and bruising him, hardly departeth from him.
40 And I besought Thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.”
41 And Jesus answering said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.”
42 And as he was yet coming, the devil threw him down and tore him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.
43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all the things which Jesus did, He said unto His disciples,
44 “Let these sayings sink down into your ears, for the Son of Man shall be delivered into the hands of men.”
45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not; and they were afraid to ask Him about that saying.
46 Then there arose a reasoning among them as to which of them should be greatest.
47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child and set him by Him,
48 and said unto them, “Whosoever shall receive this child in My name receiveth Me; and whosoever shall receive Me receiveth Him that sent Me. For he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.”
49 And John answered and said, “Master, we saw one casting out devils in Thy name, and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.”
50 And Jesus said unto him, “Forbid him not; for he that is not against us, is for us.”
51 And it came to pass, when the time had come that He should be received up, He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem,
52 and He sent messengers before His face. And they went and entered into a village of the Samaritans to make ready for Him.
53 But they did not receive Him, because His face was set as though He would go to Jerusalem.
54 And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, wilt Thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, even as Elijah did?”
55 But He turned and rebuked them and said, “Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
56 For the Son of Man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.” And they went to another village.
57 And it came to pass that, as they went along the way, a certain man said unto Him, “Lord, I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou goest.”
58 And Jesus said unto him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man hath nowhere to lay His head.”
59 And He said unto another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.”
60 Jesus said unto him, “Let the dead bury their dead, but go thou and preach the Kingdom of God.”
61 And another also said, “Lord, I will follow Thee, but let me first go bid those farewell who are at home at my house.”
62 And Jesus said unto him, “No man, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God.”
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