Luke 9
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Commissioning the Twelve
1Summoning the Twelve, # 9:1 Lk 6:12–16 he gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases. # 9:1 Mt 10:1; Mk 3:13–15; 6:7 2Then he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. # 9:2 Mt 10:5,7–8; Lk 4:43; 9:11,60; 10:1,9
3 “Take nothing for the road,” # 9:3–5 Mt 10:9–15; Mk 6:8–11; Lk 10:4–12; 22:35 he told them, “no staff, # 9:3 Mk 6:8 no traveling bag, no bread, no money; and don’t take an extra shirt. 4Whatever house you enter, stay there and leave from there. 5If they do not welcome you, when you leave that town, shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.” # 9:5 Neh 5:13; Ac 13:51; 18:6 6So they went out and traveled from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing everywhere.
Herod’s Desire to See Jesus
7Herod the tetrarch # 9:7 Lk 3:1,19; 13:31; 23:7; Ac 13:1 heard about everything that was going on. # 9:7–9 Mt 14:1–2; Mk 6:14–16 He was perplexed, because some said that John had been raised from the dead, 8some that Elijah had appeared, # 9:8 Mt 11:14; 16:14; 17:3–4,10–12; Lk 1:17; 4:26 and others that one of the ancient prophets had risen. # 9:8 Mk 6:15 9“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this I hear such things about? ” And he wanted to see him. # 9:9 Lk 23:8
Feeding of the Five Thousand
10When the apostles returned, # 9:10–17 Mt 14:13–21; Mk 6:32–44; Jn 6:5–13 they reported to Jesus all that they had done. # 9:10 Mk 6:30 He took them along and withdrew privately to a # 9:10 Other mss add deserted place near a town called Bethsaida. # 9:10 Mt 11:21; Mk 8:22; Jn 1:44; 12:21 11When the crowds found out, they followed him. He welcomed them, # 9:11 Lk 8:40 spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.
12Late in the day, # 9:12 Lk 24:29 the Twelve approached and said to him, “Send the crowd away, # 9:12 Mt 15:23 so that they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a deserted place here.”
13 “You give them something to eat,” he told them.
“We have no more than five loaves # 9:13 Mt 16:9; Mk 8:19 and two fish,” they said, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.” 14(For about five thousand men were there.)
Then he told his disciples, “Have them sit down # 9:14 Lit them recline in groups of about fifty each.” 15They did what he said, and had them all sit down. 16Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, # 9:16 Mk 7:34; Jn 11:41; 17:1 he blessed and broke them. # 9:16 Mt 26:26; Mk 8:7; 14:22; Lk 24:30 He kept giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 17Everyone ate and was filled. They picked up twelve baskets of leftover pieces.
Peter’s Confession of the Messiah
18While he was praying in private # 9:18–20 Mt 16:13–16; Mk 8:27–29 and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am? ”
19They answered, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, that one of the ancient prophets has come back.” # 9:19 Lit has risen,# 9:19 Lk 9:7–8
20 “But you,” he asked them, “who do you say that I am? ”
Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.” # 9:20 Mt 1:17; Lk 23:35; Ac 3:18; Rv 12:10
His Death and Resurrection Predicted
21But he strictly warned and instructed them to tell this to no one, # 9:21 Mt 12:16; 16:20; Mk 7:36; 8:30; 9:9; Lk 5:14; 8:56 22saying, # 9:22–27 Mt 16:21–28; Mk 8:31–9:1 “It is necessary that the Son of Man # 9:22 Lk 13:33; 18:31 suffer many things # 9:22 Mt 17:12,22–23; Lk 24:7 and be rejected # 9:22 Lk 17:25; 20:17; 1Pt 2:4 by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, # 9:22 Lk 20:1; 22:66 be killed, and be raised the third day.” # 9:22 Mt 27:63; Jn 2:19
Take Up Your Cross
23Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to follow after # 9:23 Lit come after me, let him deny himself, # 9:23 2Tm 2:12–13 take up his cross daily, # 9:23 Other mss omit daily and follow me. # 9:23 Mt 10:38–39; Lk 14:27; 1Co 15:31 24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it. # 9:24 Lk 17:33; Jn 12:25 25For what does it benefit someone if he gains the whole world, and yet loses or forfeits himself? # 9:25 Lk 12:20 26For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, # 9:26 Mt 10:33; Rm 1:16; 2Tm 1:8; Heb 11:16; 1Jn 2:28 the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory # 9:26 Dn 7:10; Zch 14:5; Mt 24:30; Jn 1:51; Ac 1:11; 1Th 1:10 and that of the Father and the holy angels. # 9:26 Lk 12:9; Rv 14:10 27Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death # 9:27 Jn 8:52; Heb 2:9 until they see the kingdom of God.” # 9:27 Mt 10:23; 23:36; 24:34; Mk 13:30; Lk 21:31–32
The Transfiguration
28About eight days after this conversation, # 9:28–36 Mt 17:1–8; Mk 9:2–8 he took along Peter, John, and James # 9:28 Mk 14:33; Lk 8:51 and went up on the mountain to pray. # 9:28 Mt 14:23; Lk 3:21; 5:16; 6:12; 9:18 29As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, # 9:29 Mk 16:12 and his clothes became dazzling white. # 9:29 Ps 104:2; Dn 7:9; Mt 28:3 30Suddenly, two men were talking with him — Moses and Elijah. 31They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.
32Peter and those with him were in a deep sleep, # 9:32 Lit were weighed down with sleep,# 9:32 Gn 2:21; 15:12; 1Sm 26:12; Dn 8:18; 10:9; Mt 26:43 and when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were standing with him. 33As the two men were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, # 9:33 Lk 5:5; 9:49 it’s good for us to be here. Let’s set up three shelters: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah” — not knowing what he was saying. # 9:33 Mk 14:40
34While he was saying this, a cloud appeared and overshadowed # 9:34 Lk 1:35; Ac 5:15 them. They became afraid as they entered the cloud. 35Then a voice came from the cloud, # 9:35 Ex 24:15–16; 2Pt 1:16–18 saying, “This is my Son, # 9:35 Ex 4:23; Ps 2:7; Hs 11:1; Ac 13:33; Heb 1:5 the Chosen One; # 9:35 Other mss read the Beloved,# 9:35 Ps 89:3; Is 42:1; Lk 23:35 listen to him! ” # 9:35 Ac 3:22
36After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. They kept silent, and at that time told no one what they had seen.
The Power of Jesus over a Demon
37The next day, # 9:37–42 Mt 17:14–18; Mk 9:14–27 when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. 38Just then a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, because he’s my only child. # 9:38 Lk 7:12 39A spirit seizes him; suddenly he shrieks, and it throws him into convulsions until he foams at the mouth; severely bruising him, it scarcely ever leaves him. 40I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn’t.” # 9:40 Lk 9:1; 10:17
41Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and perverse # 9:41 Or corrupt, orperverted, or twisted; Dt 32:5 generation, # 9:41 Php 2:15 how long will I be with you and put up with you? # 9:41 Jn 14:9 Bring your son here.”
42As the boy was still approaching, the demon knocked him down and threw him into severe convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, # 9:42 Zch 3:2; Mt 8:26; Mk 1:25; Lk 4:35,39; Jd 9 and gave him back to his father. # 9:42 Lk 7:15 43And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. # 9:43 2Pt 1:16
The Second Prediction of His Death
While everyone was amazed at all the things he was doing, # 9:43–45 Mt 17:22–23; Mk 9:30–32 he told his disciples, 44“Let these words sink in: # 9:44 Lit “Put these words in your ears The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.” # 9:44 Lk 9:22
45But they did not understand this statement; # 9:45 Mk 6:52; Lk 2:50; 18:34; 24:25; Jn 10:6; 12:16; 16:17–19 it was concealed from them so that they could not grasp it, # 9:45 Lk 18:34; 24:16 and they were afraid to ask him about it.
Who Is the Greatest?
46An argument started among them about who was the greatest of them. # 9:46–48 Mt 18:1–5; Mk 9:33–37; Lk 22:24 47But Jesus, knowing their inner thoughts, # 9:47 Lit the thoughts of their hearts,# 9:47 Mt 9:4 took a little child and had him stand next to him. 48He told them, “Whoever welcomes # 9:48 Or receives, throughout the verse this little child in my name welcomes me. And whoever welcomes me welcomes him who sent me. # 9:48 Mt 10:40,42; Lk 10:16; Jn 13:20 For whoever is least among you — this one is great.” # 9:48 Lk 22:26
In His Name
49John responded, # 9:49–50 Mk 9:38–40 “Master, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, # 9:49 Mt 7:22; 12:27; Mk 16:17; Lk 10:17; Ac 19:13 and we tried to stop him because he does not follow us.” # 9:49 Nm 11:28
50 “Don’t stop him,” Jesus told him, “because whoever is not against you is for you.” # 9:50 Other mss read against us is for us,# 9:50 Mt 12:30; Lk 11:23
The Journey to Jerusalem
51When the days were coming to a close for him to be taken up, # 9:51 Mk 16:19 he determined # 9:51 Lit he stiffened his face to go; Is 50:7,# 9:51 2Kg 12:17; Is 50:7; Jr 42:15 to journey to Jerusalem. # 9:51 Lk 13:22; 17:11; 18:31; 19:11,28 52He sent messengers ahead of himself, # 9:52 Lk 10:1 and on the way they entered a village of the Samaritans # 9:52 Mt 10:5 to make preparations for him. 53But they did not welcome him, because he determined to journey to Jerusalem. # 9:53 Jn 4:9,20 54When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them? ” # 9:54 Other mss add as Elijah also did,# 9:54 2Kg 1:9–16; Rv 13:13
55But he turned and rebuked them, # 9:55–56 Other mss add and said, “You don’t know what kind of spirit you belong to. 56For the Son of Man did not come to destroy people’s lives but to save them,” 56and they went to another village.
Following Jesus
57As they were traveling on the road someone said to him, # 9:57–60 Mt 8:19–22 “I will follow you wherever you go.”
58Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” 59Then he said to another, “Follow me.”
“Lord,” he said, “first let me go bury my father.”
60But he told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and spread the news of the kingdom of God.” # 9:60 Lk 8:1; 9:2; 16:16
61Another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me go and say good-bye to those at my house.” # 9:61 1Kg 19:20
62But Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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Lukas 9
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1And having called together the Shneym Asar, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach gave to them koach (power) and samchut (authority) over all the shedim and to give refuah (healing) to their illnesses. 2Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach sent them out as his Shlichim to preach the Malchut Hashem and to give refuah to the cholim, 3And Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to them, Take nothing for the journey, neither walking stick nor a schnorrerʼs (beggarʼs) sack nor lechem nor kesef, nor an extra kaftan. 4And into whatever bais you may enter, remain there, and from there go out. 5And as many as do not receive you, going out from that shtetl, shake off the dust from your feet for an edut against them. 6And they departed and were itinerating throughout the shtetlach, darshenen the Besuras HaGeulah and healing everywhere.
7Now Herod the Tetrarch heard all the things happening and he was perplexed because it was said by some that Yochanan had experienced his Techiyah from HaMesim and come back; 8by some also that Eliyahu Hanavi had appeared; but by others that some navi of the ancients arose. 9But Herod said, Yochanan I beheaded. Who then is this about whom I hear such things? And he was seeking to see him.
10And having returned, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiachʼs Shlichim told him what things they did. And having taken them for a yechidus, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach withdrew to a shtetl being called Beit-Tzaidah. 11But the multitudes, having realized this, followed him. And having given them a kabbalat panim (welcome), Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach was speaking to them about the Malchut Hashem, and to the ones having need of it, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach was giving refuah. 12Now the day began to decline. And having approached, the Shneym Asar said to Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach, Send away the multitude, so that having gone into the surrounding shtetlach and farms, they may find lodging and may find provisions, for here we are in a desolate place. 13And Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to them, You give them [something] to eat. But they said, There are not to us more than chamesh kikrot (loaves) and dagim, shenayim, unless we go and buy for all this people okhel (food). 14For there were about chamesh elafim anashim (five thousand). But Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to his talmidim, Have them recline,#9:14 as at a farbrengen (inspirational gathering) and chamishim (fifty) in a group.#9:14 Ps 23:2 15And Rebbe Melech HaMoshiachʼs talmidim did so, and all reclined.#9:15 as at tish 16And having taken the chamesh kikrot and the shnei hadagim, and having looked up to Shomayim, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said a bracha over them, and offered the betziat halechem, and was giving to the talmidim to set before the multitude. 17And they ate and all were satisfied, and they picked up shirayim, shneym asar baskets full.
18And it came about while he was davening alone, with only his talmidim with him, he questioned them, saying, Whom do the multitudes declare me to be? 19And in reply they said, Yochanan of the tevilah of teshuva; but others, Eliyahu Hanavi; and others, that a certain navi of the ancients has come back to life. 20And he said to them, And you, who do you declare me to be? And in reply, Kefa said, The Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach of Hashem.
21And having warned them, he gave orders to tell no one this, 22Saying, It is necessary for the Bar Enosh#9:22 Moshiach, Dan 7:13-14 to suffer much and to be rejected by the Ziknei HaAm and Rashei Hakohanim and Sofrim and to be killed, and after his histalkus (passing), on Yom HaShelishi to undergo the Techiyas HaMoshiach.
23And Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach was saying to all, If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and lift up his etz shel mesiros nefesh yom yom and let him follow me. 24For whoever wishes to save his nefesh will lose it. But whoever loses his nefesh on my account will save it. 25For what is the revach (profit) to a ben Adam who has gained the whole of the Olam Hazeh, but has lost his own self, forfeited his neshamah? 26For whoever has bushah (shame) toward me and my devarim, this one the Bar Enosh#9:26 Moshiach, Dan 7:13-14 will be ashamed of, when Moshiach comes in his Kavod and the Kavod of HaAv of him and of the malachim hakedoshim (holy angels). 27But I say to you, Omein, there are some standing here who will by no means taste mavet until they see the Malchut Hashem.
28And it came to pass, about a week after these divrei Moshiach, that when he had taken Kefa and Yochanan and Ya'akov, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach went up to the har to daven. 29And it came about that while Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach davens, the appearance of his face became different and his kaftan and all his clothing became dazzling white. 30And two men were conversing with Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach, and these two men were Moshe Rabbeinu and Eliyahu HaNavi, 31Who appeared in kavod and were speaking of Moshiachʼs Litziat Exodus, which he was about to fulfill in Yerushalayim. 32But Kefa and the ones with him had been weighed down with sleep. And having awakened fully, they saw his kavod and the two men standing with him. 33And it came about, just as the men departed from Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach, Kefa said, Adoni, it is good for us to be here; let us make shalosh sukkot, one for you and one for Moshe Rabbeinu and one for Eliyahu HaNavi. (Kefa did not know what he was saying.) 34And while Kefa was saying these things, an anan (cloud) came and was overshadowing them, and while they entered into the anan they were afraid. 35And a bat kol came from the anan (cloud), saying ZEH BENI BECHIRI, ELAV TISHMAUN (This is my Son the Chosen One, listen to him).#9:35 Isa 42:1; Ps 2:7 36When the bat kol became silent, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach was found alone. And they were silent, and reported to no one in those yamim anything of what they had seen.
37And it came about on the following day, when they had descended from the har (mountain), a large throng met Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach. 38And an ish from the multitude cried out, saying, Rabbi, I beg you to look at beni (my son), for to me he is a ben yachid (only son), 39And a shed seizes him and suddenly shrieking and lets out a shrai and throws the bocher into a convulsion with foam at the mouth and it mauls him and will scarcely depart from him. 40And I begged your talmidim that they might cast out the shed, and they were not able. 41And in reply, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said, O perverse dor (generation) without emunah, until when will I be with you, and until when will I put up with you? Bring your ben here.#9:41 Dt 32:5 42Even now as the bocher was approaching Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach, the shed threw him down and convulsed him. But Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach rebuked the shed (the ruach hatumah) and gave refuah to the bocher, and gave him back to his abba. 43And all were amazed at the gedulat Hashem.
And while all were beholding the peledike way he was doing everything, he said to his talmidim, 44Let these divrei Hashem lodge in your ears: for the Bar Enosh#9:44 Moshiach, Dan 7:13 is about to be delivered into the hands of Bnei Adam. 45But they had no binah concerning this dvar of Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach, and it had been nistar from them in order that they might not have binah, and they were afraid to ask him about this dvar.
46Now an argument arose among his talmidim, as to who would be the greatest. 47And Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach, having perceived the machshavah of their levavot, took a yeled into his arms and stood the yeled next to him. 48And Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to them, Whoever receives this yeled in ha-Shem of me,#9:48 Moshiach is mekabel (receiving, accepting) of me. And whoever is mekabel of me is mekabel of the One#9:48 Hashem who sent me. For whoever is the least among all of you, this one is the Gadol.
49And in reply Yochanan said, Adoni, we saw someone casting out shedim b'Shem of you and we were trying to stop him, because he is not following as one of the anshei shlomeinu (men of our fraternity). 50But Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to him, Do not stop him. For whoever is not against you, is for you.
51And it came about that as the Yom of Rebbe Melech HaMoshiachʼs aliyah ascent to Shomayim approaches, he set his face bedavka (deliberately) and resolutely to go up to Yerushalayim. 52And Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach sent messengers ahead of him. And having gone, they entered into a village of Shomron in order to make arrangements for him. 53And the people of Shomron were not mekabel Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach, because his face was set to go to Yerushalayim. 54And when Rebbe Melech HaMoshiachʼs talmidim, Ya'akov and Yochanan, witnessed this, they said, Adoneinu, do you want that we should call eish to come down from Shomayim to consume them?#9:54 2Kgs 1:10,12 55And, having turned around, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach rebuked them. 56And they went to another village.
57And as they were going baderech (on the road), a certain one said to Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach, I will follow you wherever you go. 58And Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to him, Foxes have dens, and the OPH HASHOMAYIM#9:58 Job 7:13-14 (birds of heaven) have nests, but the Bar Enosh#9:58 Moshiach, Dan 7:13-14 does not have a place where he may lay down his head. 59And he said to another, Follow me. But the ish said, Adoni, allow me to go first and bury the Av of me. 60But Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to him, Leave the mesim (dead ones, spiritually unregenerate ones without hitkhadshut) to bury their mesim (dead ones), but you go and proclaim the Malchut Hashem. 61And another said also, I will follow you, Adoni. But first allow me to say lhitraot to the ones in my bais.#9:61 1Kgs 19:20 62But Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to him, No one having put his hand upon the plow yet looking back to the things behind is fit for the Malchut Hashem.#9:62 Gn 19:26
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