aAnd He called the twelve
together
, and gave
them power
and authority
over
all
the demons
and to heal
diseases
.
And He sent them out to aproclaim
the kingdom
of God
and to perform
healing
.
And He said to them, " aTake
nothing
for your journey
, bneither
a staff
, nor
a 1bag
, nor
bread
, nor
money
; and do not even have
2two
tunics
apiece
.
"Whatever house
you enter
, stay
there
1until
you leave
that city
.
"And as for those who do not receive you, as you go
out from that city
, ashake
the dust
off
your feet
as a testimony
against
them."
Departing, they began going
1throughout
the villages
, apreaching
the gospel
and healing
everywhere
.
aNow bHerod
the tetrarch
heard
of all
that was happening
; and he was greatly
perplexed
, because
it was said
by some
that cJohn
had risen
from the dead
,
and by some that aElijah
had appeared
, and by others
that one
of the prophets
of old
had risen
again
.
Herod said
, "I myself
had John
beheaded
; but who
is this
man
about
whom
I hear
such
things
?" And ahe kept trying
to see
Him.
aWhen the apostles returned
, they gave
an account
to Him of all
that they had done
. bTaking
them with Him, He withdrew
by Himself
to a city
called
cBethsaida
.
But the crowds were aware
of this and followed
Him; and welcoming
them, He began speaking
to them about
the kingdom
of God
and curing
those
who had
need
of healing
.
Now the day 1was ending
, and the twelve
came
and said
to Him, "Send
the crowd
away
, that they may go
into the surrounding
villages
and countryside
and find
lodging
and get
2something
to eat
; for here
we are in a desolate
place
."
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
perhaps
we go
and buy
food
for all
these
people
."
(For there were about five
thousand
men
.) And He said
to His disciples
, "Have them 1sit
down
to eat ain groups
of about
fifty
each
."
They did so
, and had them all
1sit
down
.
Then He took
the five
loaves
and the two
fish
, and looking
up to heaven
, He blessed
them, and broke
them, and kept giving
them to the disciples
to set
before
the 1people
.
And they all ate
and were satisfied
; and 1the broken
pieces
which they had left
over
were picked
up, twelve
abaskets
full.
aAnd it happened that while
He was bpraying
alone
, the disciples
were with Him, and He questioned
them, saying
, "Who
do the 1people
say
that I am
?"
They answered and said
, "John
the Baptist
, and others
say Elijah
; but others
, that one
of the prophets
of old
has risen
again
."
And He said to them, "But who
do you say
that I am
?" And Peter
answered
and said
, " aThe 1Christ
of God
."
But He 1 awarned them and instructed
them not to tell
this
to anyone
,
asaying, " bThe Son
of Man
must
suffer
many
things
and be rejected
by the elders
and chief
priests
and scribes
, and be killed
and be raised
up on the third
day
."
And He was saying to them all
, " aIf
anyone
wishes
to come
after
Me, he must deny
himself
, and take
up his cross
daily
and follow
Me.
"For awhoever wishes
to save
his 1life
will lose
it, but whoever
loses
his 1life
for My sake
, he is the one who will save
it.
"For what is a man
profited
if he gains
the whole
world
, and aloses
or
forfeits
himself
?
" aFor whoever is ashamed
of Me and My words
, the Son
of Man
will be ashamed
of him when
He comes
in His glory
, and the glory of the Father
and of the holy
angels
.
"But I say to you truthfully
, athere are some
of those
standing
here
who
will not taste
death
until
they see
the kingdom
of God
."
aSome eight
days
after
these
sayings
, He took
along
bPeter
and John
and James
, and cwent
up on the mountain
dto pray
.
And while He was apraying
, the appearance
of His face
bbecame
different
, and His clothing
became white
and 1gleaming
.
And behold, two
men
were talking
with Him; and they were Moses
and Elijah
,
who, appearing
in 1glory
, were speaking
of His adeparture
which
He was about
to accomplish
at Jerusalem
.
Now Peter
and his companions
ahad been
overcome
with sleep
; but when they were fully
awake
, they saw
His glory
and the two
men
standing
with Him.
And as 1these were leaving
Him, Peter
said
to Jesus
, " aMaster
, it is good
for us to be here
; blet us make
three
2tabernacles
: one
for You, and one
for Moses
, and one
for Elijah
"-- cnot realizing
what
he was saying
.
While he was saying this
, a cloud
1formed
and began to overshadow
them; and they were afraid
as they entered
the cloud
.
Then aa voice
came
out of the cloud
, saying
, " bThis
is My Son
, My Chosen
One; listen
to Him!"
And when the voice
1had spoken
, Jesus
was found
alone
. And athey kept
silent
, and reported
to no
one
in those
days
any
of the things which
they had seen
.
aOn the next day
, when they came
down
from the mountain
, a large
crowd
met
Him.
And a man from the crowd
shouted
, saying
, "Teacher
, I beg
You to look
at my son
, for he is my 1only
boy,
and 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
.
"I begged Your disciples
to cast
it out, and they could
not."
And Jesus answered
and said
, "You unbelieving
and perverted
generation
, how
long
shall I be with you and put
up with you? Bring
your son
here
."
While he was still approaching
, the demon
1slammed
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
.
And they were all amazed
at the 1 agreatness
of God
.
bBut while everyone was marveling
at all
that He was doing
, He said
to His disciples
,
"Let these words
sink
into your ears
; afor the Son
of Man
is going
to be 1delivered
into the hands
of men
."
But athey 1did 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
.
aAn argument 1started
among
them as to which
of them might be the greatest
.
But Jesus, aknowing
1what
they were thinking
in their heart
, took
a child
and stood
him by His side
,
and said to them, " aWhoever
receives
this
child
in My name
receives
Me, and whoever
receives
Me receives
Him who sent
Me; bfor the one
who is least
among
all
of you, this
is the one who is great
."
aJohn answered
and said
, " bMaster
, we saw
someone
casting
out demons
in Your name
; and we tried to prevent
him because
he does not follow
along with us."
But Jesus said
to him, "Do not hinder
him; afor he who
is not against
you is 1for you."
When the days
were approaching
for aHis 1ascension
, He 2was determined
bto go
to Jerusalem
;
and He sent messengers
on ahead
of Him, and they went
and entered
a village
of the aSamaritans
to 1make
arrangements
for Him.
But they did not receive Him, abecause
1He was traveling
toward
Jerusalem
.
When His disciples aJames
and John
saw
this, they said
, "Lord
, do You want
us to bcommand
fire
to come
down
from heaven
and consume
them?"
But He turned and rebuked
them, [ 1and said
, "You do not know
what
kind
of spirit
you are of;
for the Son of Man
did not come
to destroy
men's
lives
, but to save
them."] And they went
on to another
village
.
aAs they were going along
the road
, bsomeone
said
to Him, "I will follow
You wherever
You go
."
And Jesus said
to him, "The foxes
have
holes
and the birds
of the 1air
have 2nests
, but athe Son
of Man
has
nowhere
to lay
His head
."
And He said to another
, " aFollow
Me." But he said
, "Lord
, permit
me first
to go
and bury
my father
."
But He said to him, "Allow
the dead
to bury
their own
dead
; but as for you, go
and aproclaim
everywhere
the kingdom
of God
."
Another also
said
, "I will follow
You, Lord
; but afirst
permit
me to say
good-bye
to those
at home
."
But Jesus said
to him, " aNo
one
, after putting
his hand
to the plow
and looking
back
, is fit
for the kingdom
of God
."