Luk 9 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now He called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all the demons , and the power to heal diseases .

1 ^aNow He called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all the demons, and the power to heal diseases. 2 And He sent them out to ^bproclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing. 3 And He said to them, “ ^cTake nothing for your journey, ^dneither a staff, nor a ^{▼▼Or knapsack}bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not even have two ^{▼▼A long shirt worn next to the skin}tunics. 4 And whatever house you enter, stay there ^{▼▼Lit and leave from there}until you leave that city. 5 And as for all who do not receive you, when you leave that city, ^hshake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.” 6 And as they were leaving, they began going ^{▼▼Or from village to village}throughout the villages, ^jpreaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

7 ^kNow ^lHerod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening; and he was greatly perplexed, because it was said by some that ^mJohn had risen from the dead, 8 and by some that ⁿElijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen. 9 Herod said, “I myself had John beheaded; but who is this man about whom I hear such things?” And ^ohe kept trying to see Him.

10 ^pWhen the apostles returned, they gave an account to Him of all that they had done. ^qAnd taking them with Him, He withdrew privately to a city called ^rBethsaida. 11 But the crowds were aware of this and followed Him; and He welcomed them and began speaking to them about the kingdom of God, and curing those who had need of healing.

Five Thousand Men Fed

12 Now the day ^{▼▼Lit began to decline}was ending, and the twelve came up and said to Him, “Dismiss the crowd, so that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and get ^{▼▼Lit provisions}something to eat; because here, we are in a secluded place.” 13 But He said to them, “You give them something to eat!” But they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we go and buy food for all these people.” 14 (For there were about five thousand men.) But He said to His disciples, “Have them recline to eat ^uin groups of about fifty each.” 15 They did so, and had them all recline. 16 And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and, looking up to heaven, He blessed them and broke them, and gave them to the disciples again and again, to serve the crowd. 17 And they all ate and were satisfied; and ^{▼▼Lit what was left over to them of the broken pieces was}the broken pieces which they had left over were picked up, twelve ^wbaskets full.

Peter Says Jesus is The Christ

18 ^xAnd it happened that while He was ^ypraying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, “Who do the ^{▼▼Lit crowds}people say that I am?” 19 They answered and said, “John the Baptist, and others say Elijah; but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.” 20 And He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered and said, “ ^aaThe ^{▼▼I.e., Messiah}Christ of God.” 21 But He ^{▼▼Or strictly admonished
,} ^adwarned them and instructed them not to tell this to anyone, 22 ^aesaying, “ ^afThe 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.”

23 And He was saying to them all, “ ^agIf anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me. 24 For ^ahwhoever wants to save his ^{▼▼Or soul}life will lose it, but whoever loses his ^{▼▼Or soul}life for My sake, this is the one who will save it. 25 For what good does it do a person if he gains the whole world, but ^akloses or forfeits himself? 26 ^alFor 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 the holy angels. 27 But I say to you truthfully, ^amthere are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”

The Transfiguration

28 ^anAbout eight days after these sayings, He took along ^aoPeter, John, and James, and ^apwent up on the mountain ^aqto pray. 29 And while He was ^arpraying, the appearance of His face ^asbecame different, and His clothing became white and ^{▼▼Or flashing like lightning}gleaming. 30 And behold, two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah, 31 who, appearing in ^{▼▼Or splendor}glory, were speaking of His ^avdeparture, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and his companions ^awhad been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who were standing with Him. 33 And as ^{▼▼Lit they}these two men were leaving Him, Peter said to Jesus, “ ^ayMaster, it is good that we are here; and ^azlet’s make three ^{▼▼Or sacred tents}tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”-- ^bbnot realizing what he was saying. 34 But while he was saying this, a cloud ^{▼▼Lit occurred}formed and began to overshadow them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 And then ^bda voice came from the cloud, saying, “ ^beThis is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!” 36 And when the voice ^{▼▼Lit occurred}had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And ^bgthey kept silent, and reported to no one in those days any of the things which they had seen.

37 ^bhOn the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Him. 38 And a man from the crowd shouted, saying, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, because he is my only son, 39 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. 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 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 amazed at the ^{▼▼Or majesty
,} ^bjgreatness of God.

^bkBut while everyone was astonished at all that He was doing, He said to His disciples, 44 “As for you, let these words sink into your ears: ^blfor the Son of Man is going to be ^{▼▼Or betrayed}handed over to men.” 45 But ^bnthey ^{▼▼Lit were not knowing}did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they would not comprehend it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this statement.

The Test of Greatness

46 ^bpNow an argument ^{▼▼Lit entered}started among them as to which of them might be the greatest. 47 But Jesus, ^brknowing ^{▼▼Lit the reasoning; or argument}what they were thinking in their hearts, took a child and had him stand by His side, 48 and He said to them, “ ^btWhoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; ^bufor the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great.”

49 ^bvJohn answered and said, “ ^bwMaster, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name; and we tried to prevent him, because he does not follow along with us.” 50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not hinder him; ^bxfor the one who is not against you is ^{▼▼Or on your side}for you.”

51 When the days were approaching for ^bzHis ^{▼▼Lit taking up}ascension, He ^{▼▼Lit set His face}was determined ^ccto go to Jerusalem; 52 and He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a village of the ^cdSamaritans to ^{▼▼Or prepare}make arrangements for Him. 53 And they did not receive Him, ^cfbecause ^{▼▼Lit His face was proceeding toward}He was traveling toward Jerusalem. 54 When His disciples ^chJames and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to ^cicommand fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 55 But He turned and rebuked them. ^{▼▼Some late mss add: and said, “You do not know of what kind of spirit you are; for the Son of Man did not come to destroy people’s lives, but to save them.”} 56 And they went on to another village.

Exacting Discipleship

57 ^ckAs they were going on the road, ^clsomeone 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 sky have nests, but ^cmthe Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” 59 And He said to another, “ ^cnFollow Me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.” 60 But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and ^coproclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.” 61 Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord; but ^cpfirst permit me to say goodbye to those at my home.” 62 But Jesus said to him, “ ^cqNo one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”