Luke 9

Jesus Commissioned the Twelve

Matt. 10:5-15; Mk. 6:7-13

1 And having called together the twelve,* He gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases, 2 and He sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3 And He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey—neither a staff, nor a bag, nor bread, nor money, nor to have two tunics apiece. 4 And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. 5 And as many as do not receive you, when you depart from that city, shake off the dust from your feet as a witness against them.” 6 So they departed, and travelled throughout the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

The Thorough Perplexity of Herod

Matt. 14:1-12; Mk. 6:14-29

7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed, because it was being said by some that John had been raised from the dead, 8 and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that a specific one of the ancient prophets had risen. 9 And Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this concerning whom I am hearing such things?” So he was seeking to see Him.

The Miraculous Feeding of the Five Thousand

Matt. 14:13-21; Mk. 6:30-44; Jn. 6:1-14

10 And when they returned, the apostles narrated to Him all they had done. And He took them along and withdrew privately to a city called Bethsaida. 11 But when the crowds got to know, they followed Him; and having received them, He began to speak to them concerning the kingdom of God and continued to heal those who had need of healing.

12 Now the day began to wane, and the twelve came near and said to Him, “Dismiss the crowd, so that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find a lodging and get provisions,* because we are in a deserted place here. 13 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 we go and buy food for all these people.” 14 (For there were approximately five thousand men.) And He said to His disciples, “Make them sit down in a relaxed posture in groups of about fifty each.” 15 And they did so,* and made them all sit down in a relaxed posture. 16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them. Then He kept giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 17 And they all ate and were satisfied; and what was left over was picked up by them, amounting to* twelve baskets of broken pieces.

Jesus is the Christ of God

Matt. 16:13-19; Mk. 8:27-29

18 Now it occurred that, while He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him. And He questioned them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19 And in response, they said, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that a specific one of the ancient prophets has risen.” 20 Then He said to them, “But you, who do you say that I am?” And in response, Peter said, “The Christ of God.”

Jesus Speaks of His Death and Resurrection the First Time

Matt. 16:20-23; Mk. 8:33

21 And, having warned them, He commanded them to tell this to no one, 22 saying, “It is necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed, and on the third day to be raised.”

Following Jesus

Matt. 16:24-28; Mk. 8:34-9:1

23 And He began to say to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross every day and follow Me. 24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for the sake of Me— this person will save it. 25 For what is a man * profited, if he gains the whole world, yet loses or forfeits himself? 26 For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of this one when He comes in His glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. 27 But I say to you certainly: There are some of those standing here who will never have a taste of death until they see the kingdom of God.”

The Transfiguration

Matt. 17:1-8; Mk. 9:2-8

28 Now it occurred that about eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And as He was praying, the appearance of His face was altered, and His clothing became white, flashing forth like lightning. 30 And behold, two men were talking with Him—who were Moses and Elijah— 31 who, appearing in glory, were speaking of His departure, which He was about to accomplish in Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and those with him were weighed down with sleep, but when they became fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who were standing with Him. 33 And it occurred that, as they were parting from Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is fitting for us to be here. And let us make three tents, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah” —not knowing what he was saying. 34 And as he was saying these things, a cloud came and began to overshadow them, and they feared as they entered the cloud. 35 Then a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, the One whom I have chosen; listen to Him!” 36 And when the voice had occurred, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent, and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.

The Healing of a Boy with an Unclean Spirit

Matt. 17:14-18; Mk. 9:14-27

Now on the next day, it occurred that when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met Him. 38 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, “Teacher, I beg You to look pitifully on my son, because he is my only child. 39 And behold, a spirit seizes him, and suddenly he cries out; and it convulses him with foaming, and with difficulty it departs from him, crushing him as it leaves.* 40 And I begged Your disciples that they would cast it out, but they could not.” 41 And in response, Jesus said, “O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long * will I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.” 42 And while he was coming near, the demon dashed him down and seized him with convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. 43 And they were all being struck with amazement at the majesty of God.

Jesus Speaks of His Death the Second Time

Matt. 17:22-23; Mk. 9:30-32

But while they were all wondering at everything which He was doing, He said to His disciples, 44 “You sink these words into your ears, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.” 45 But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them, so that they might not understand it. And they were afraid to ask Him about this saying.

The Argument on Who is Greatest Among the Disciples

Matt. 18:1-5; Mk. 9:33-37

46 And an argument came up among them regarding who of them might be greatest. 47 But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took hold of a child and made him stand by Him 48 and said to them, “Whoever accepts this child in My name accepts Me, and whoever accepts Me accepts the One who sent Me. For the one who is least among you all—this is the one who is great.”

Whoever is Not Against You is for You

Mk. 9:38-40

49 And in response, John said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we kept preventing him, because he does not follow with us.” 50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not prevent him, for whoever is not against you is for you.” *

The Rejection of Jesus in a Samaritan Village

51 Now it occurred that, when the days of His ascension were drawing near, He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem. 52 And He sent messengers before His face; and having gone, they entered a village of the Samaritans so as to prepare for Him. 53 And they did not receive Him, because His face was set to go towards Jerusalem. 54 And when the disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 55 But He turned and rebuked them,* 56 and they went to another village.

The Demands of Following Jesus

Matt. 8:19-22

57 And as they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have lurking places, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” 59 And He said to another, “Follow Me.” But He said, “Lord, grant me leave to go and bury my father first.” 60 But He said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But you go and declare the kingdom of God.” 61 Yet another also said, “I will follow You, Lord, but first permit me to say farewell to those at my home.” 62 But Jesus said, “No one who puts the hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Notes

1 Some ancient manuscripts include apostles

12 One ancient Greek manuscript omits and get provisions

15 One ancient Greek manuscript ends the verse at this point

17 The expression amounting to is supplied to the text on a contextual basis for the purpose of clarification

25 Or person, as the term is understood in a generic sense

39 The Greek text is elliptical. Therefore, the expression as it leaves is contextually added to complete the sense of the text

41 Greek until when

50 One ancient Greek manuscript omits the expression for whoever is not against you is for you

55-56 Some ancient manuscripts expand the text to read: 55 But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what spirit you are of. 56 For the Son of Man did not come to destroy lives of men, but to save them.” And they went to another village

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