Luke 9
9
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles
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Matt. 10:1; Mark 3:13-15; 6:7 And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 2#Matt. 10:5, 7, 8; [ver. 11; ch. 10:1, 9] and he sent them out to #ver. 11, 60; See ch. 4:43proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. 3#For ver. 3-5, see Matt. 10:9-14; Mark 6:8-11; [ch. 10:4-11; 22:35] And he said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, #[Mark 6:8]no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics.#9:3 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin 4And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. 5And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town #Acts 13:51; [Neh. 5:13; Acts 18:6] shake off the dust from your feet #See Mark 1:44 as a testimony #James 5:3against them.” 6#Mark 6:12And they departed and went through the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.
Herod Is Perplexed by Jesus
7 # For ver. 7-9, see Matt. 14:1-12; Mark 6:14-29 Now #ch. 3:1, 19; Acts 13:1 Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that #ver. 19John had been raised from the dead, 8#[See ver. 7 above]by some that Elijah had appeared, and #[See ver. 7 above]by others that one of the prophets of old had risen. 9Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And #ch. 23:8he sought to see him.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
10On their return #Mark 6:30 the apostles told him all that they had done. #For ver. 10-17, see Matt. 14:13-21; Mark 6:32-44; John 6:1-13; [Matt. 15:32-38; Mark 8:2-9]And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida. 11When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he #ch. 8:40 welcomed them and #ver. 2spoke to them of the kingdom of God and #ver. 2cured those who had need of healing. 12Now #ch. 24:29 (Gk.); Jer. 6:4 the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, #[Matt. 15:23]“Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place.” 13But he said to them, #[2 Kgs. 4:42-44] “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than #Matt. 16:9; Mark 8:19five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all these people.” 14For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15And they did so, and had them all sit down. 16And taking the five loaves and the two fish, #Mark 7:34; John 11:41; 17:1 he looked up to heaven and #ch. 24:30; 1 Sam. 9:13; Matt. 26:26; Mark 8:7; 14:22; [1 Cor. 14:16]said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 17And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ
18 # For ver. 18-20, see Matt. 16:13-16; Mark 8:27-29 Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19And they answered, #ver. 7; Matt. 14:2; Mark 6:14 “John the Baptist. But others say, #ver. 8; Mark 6:15; [Matt. 17:10; Mark 9:11; John 1:21]Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.” 20Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, #ch. 23:35; Acts 3:18; Rev. 12:10; See Matt. 1:17“The Christ of God.”
Jesus Foretells His Death
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Matt. 16:20; Mark 8:30; See Matt. 12:16 And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, 22#For ver. 22-27, see Matt. 16:21-28; Mark 8:31–9:1 saying, #ch. 18:31; [ch. 13:33] “The Son of Man must #ch. 24:7; Matt. 17:12, 22, 23; Mark 9:30, 31 suffer many things and #ch. 17:25; 1 Pet. 2:4; [ch. 20:17] be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on #ch. 18:33; 24:7, 46; See Matt. 27:63; John 2:19the third day be raised.”
Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus
23And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him #[2 Tim. 2:12, 13] deny himself and #See Matt. 10:38, 39 take up his cross #1 Cor. 15:31daily and follow me. 24For #[See ver. 23 above]whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 25#[ch. 12:20]For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? 26For #Rom. 1:16; 2 Tim. 1:8, 12, 16; Heb. 11:16; 1 John 2:28; [Matt. 10:33] whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed #Dan. 7:10, 13; Zech. 14:5; Matt. 24:30; 25:31; 26:64; John 1:51; Acts 1:11; 1 Thess. 1:10; 4:16; Jude 14; Rev. 1:7; [Deut. 33:2] when he comes in #Matt. 19:28; 25:31; Mark 10:37; John 17:24 his glory and the glory of the Father and of #Acts 10:22; Rev. 14:10; [Matt. 13:41; 16:27]the holy angels. 27But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not #John 8:52; Heb. 2:9 taste death #[ch. 21:31, 32; Matt. 10:23; 23:36; 24:34; Mark 13:30]until they see the kingdom of God.”
The Transfiguration
28 # For ver. 28-36, see Matt. 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-8 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him #ch. 8:51; Mark 14:33 Peter and John and James and #See Matt. 14:23went up on the mountain to pray. 29And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was #Mark 16:12 (Gk.) altered, and #Dan. 7:9; [Ps. 104:2; Matt. 28:3]his clothing became dazzling white. 30And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, 31who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure,#9:31 Greek exodus which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32Now Peter and those who were with him #Dan. 8:18; Matt. 26:43 were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake #See John 1:14they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 33And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three #[Neh. 8:15] tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah”—#[Mark 9:6; 14:40]not knowing what he said. 34As he was saying these things, #2 Pet. 1:17; [Ex. 24:15, 16]a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35And #[See ver. 34 above] a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, #ch. 23:35; Isa. 42:1; [Ps. 89:3; Isa. 49:7] my Chosen One;#9:35 Some manuscripts my Beloved #Acts 3:22listen to him!” 36And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. #Matt. 17:9; Mark 9:9, 10And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.
Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit
37 # For ver. 37-42, see Matt. 17:14-19; Mark 9:14-28 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. 38And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for #See ch. 7:12he is my only child. 39And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him. 40And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but #[ver. 1; ch. 10:17; Matt. 10:1; Mark 6:7]they could not.” 41Jesus answered, “O #Phil. 2:15; [John 20:27] faithless and twisted generation, #[John 14:9]how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.” 42While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus #ch. 4:35, 39; Zech. 3:2; Matt. 8:26; Mark 1:25; Jude 9 rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and #See ch. 7:15gave him back to his father. 43And all were astonished at #2 Pet. 1:16 the majesty of God.
Jesus Again Foretells His Death
# For ver. 43-45, see Matt. 17:22, 23; Mark 9:30-32 But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus#9:43 Greek he said #ver. 22to his disciples, 44“Let these words sink into your ears: #[See ver. 43 above]The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” 45#ch. 2:50; 18:34; Mark 6:52; John 10:6; 12:16; 16:17-19; [Matt. 17:13; Mark 9:10] But they did not understand this saying, and #ch. 18:34; [ch. 24:16]it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
Who Is the Greatest?
46 # For ver. 46-48, see Matt. 18:1-5; Mark 9:33-37; [Matt. 20:20-28; Mark 10:35-45] An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. 47But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side 48and said to them, #[Matt. 10:40, 42] “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and #[Matt. 10:40, 42] whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For #ch. 22:26he who is least among you all is the one who is great.”
Anyone Not Against Us Is For Us
49 # For ver. 49, 50, see Mark 9:38-40 John answered, “Master, we saw someone #ch. 10:17; Matt. 7:22; Mark 16:17; Acts 19:13; [Matt. 12:27] casting out demons in your name, and #[Num. 11:28]we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” 50But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, #[ch. 11:23; Matt. 12:30]for the one who is not against you is for you.”
A Samaritan Village Rejects Jesus
51When the days drew near for #See Mark 16:19 him to be taken up, #2 Kgs. 12:17; Isa. 50:7; Jer. 42:15 he set his face #ch. 13:22; 17:11; 18:31; 19:11, 28to go to Jerusalem. 52And #[ch. 10:1] he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of #See Matt. 10:5the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. 53But #John 4:9; [ch. 10:33] the people did not receive him, because #John 4:20his face was set toward Jerusalem. 54And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell #See Rev. 13:13fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”#9:54 Some manuscripts add as Elijah did 55But he turned and rebuked them.#9:55 Some manuscripts add And he said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of; 56 for the Son of Man came not to destroy people’s lives but to save them” 56And they went on to another village.
The Cost of Following Jesus
57As they were going #ver. 51 along the road, #For ver. 57-60, see Matt. 8:19-22someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 59To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 60And Jesus#9:60 Greek he said to him, “Leave #[John 5:25] the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and #ver. 2proclaim the kingdom of God.” 61Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, #[1 Kgs. 19:20]but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” 62Jesus said to him, #[Phil. 3:13]“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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Luke 9
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Sending Out the Twelve
1Then #Matt. 10:1, 2; Mark 3:13; 6:7He called His twelve disciples together and #Mark 16:17, 18; (John 14:12)gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. 2#Matt. 10:7, 8; Mark 6:12; Luke 10:1, 9He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3#Matt. 10:9–15; Mark 6:8–11; Luke 10:4–12; 22:35And He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece.
4#Matt. 10:11; Mark 6:10“Whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. 5#Matt. 10:14And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, #Luke 10:11; Acts 13:51shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”
6#Mark 6:12; Luke 8:1So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.
Herod Seeks to See Jesus
7#Matt. 14:1, 2; Mark 6:14Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by Him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead, 8and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again. 9Herod said, “John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things?” #Luke 23:8So he sought to see Him.
Feeding the Five Thousand
10#Mark 6:30And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. #Matt. 14:13Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 11But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing. 12#Matt. 14:15; Mark 6:35; John 6:1, 5When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.”
13But 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.” 14For there were about five thousand men.
Then He said to His disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.” 15And they did so, and made them all sit down.
16Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He #Luke 22:19; 24:30blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. 17So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.
Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ
18#Matt. 16:13–16; Mark 8:27–29And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”
19So they answered and said, #Matt. 14:2“John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again.”
20He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
#Matt. 16:16; John 6:68, 69Peter answered and said, “The Christ of God.”
Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection
21#Matt. 8:4; 16:20; Mark 8:30And He strictly warned and commanded them to tell this to no one, 22saying, #Matt. 16:21; 17:22; Luke 18:31–33; 23:46; 24:46“The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.”
Take Up the Cross and Follow Him
23#Matt. 10:38; 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 14:27Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. 24#Matt. 10:39; Luke 17:33; (John 12:25)For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. 25#Matt. 16:26; Mark 8:36; (Luke 16:19–31); Acts 1:18, 25For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost? 26#(Rom. 1:16)For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be #Matt. 10:33; Mark 8:38; Luke 12:9; 2 Tim. 2:12ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels. 27#Matt. 16:28; Mark 9:1; Acts 7:55, 56; Rev. 20:4But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.”
Jesus Transfigured on the Mount
28#Matt. 17:1–8; Mark 9:2–8Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening. 30And behold, two men talked with Him, who were #Heb. 11:23–29Moses and #2 Kin. 2:1–11Elijah, 31who appeared in glory and spoke of His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32But Peter and those with him #Dan. 8:18; 10:9; Matt. 26:40, 43; Mark 14:40were heavy with sleep; and when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who stood with Him. 33Then it happened, as they were parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said.
34While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were fearful as they entered the #Ex. 13:21; Acts 1:9cloud. 35And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, #Ps. 2:7; (Is. 42:1; Matt. 3:17; 12:18); Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22“This is My beloved Son. #Acts 3:22Hear Him!” 36When the voice had ceased, Jesus was found alone. #Matt. 17:9; Mark 9:9But they kept quiet, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.
A Boy Is Healed
37#Matt. 17:14–18; Mark 9:14–27Now it happened on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a great multitude met Him. 38Suddenly a man from the multitude cried out, saying, “Teacher, I implore You, look on my son, for he is my only child. 39And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out; it convulses him so that he foams at the mouth; and it departs from him with great difficulty, bruising him. 40So I implored Your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.”
41Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.” 42And as he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the child, and gave him back to his father.
Jesus Again Predicts His Death
43And they were all amazed at the majesty of God.
But while everyone marveled at all the things which Jesus did, He said to His disciples, 44#Matt. 17:22; Mark 10:33; 14:53; Luke 22:54; John 18:12“Let these words sink down into your ears, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.” 45#Mark 9:32; Luke 2:50; 18:34But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this saying.
Who Is the Greatest?
46#Matt. 18:1–5; Mark 9:33–37; Luke 22:24Then a dispute arose among them as to which of them would be greatest. 47And Jesus, #Matt. 9:4; John 2:24, 25perceiving the thought of their heart, took a #Luke 18:17little child and set him by Him, 48and said to them, #Matt. 18:5“Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and #Matt. 10:40; Mark 9:37; John 12:44whoever receives Me #John 13:20receives Him who sent Me. #(Matt. 23:11, 12); 1 Cor. 15:9; Eph. 3:8For he who is least among you all will be great.”
Jesus Forbids Sectarianism
49#Mark 9:38–40Now John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us.”
50But Jesus said to him, “Do not forbid him, for #Matt. 12:30; Luke 11:23he who is not against us is on our side.”
A Samaritan Village Rejects the Savior
51Now it came to pass, when the time had come for #Is. 50:7; Mark 16:19; Acts 1:2Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem, 52and sent messengers before His face. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for Him. 53But #John 4:4, 9they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem. 54And when His disciples #Mark 3:17James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as #2 Kin. 1:10, 12Elijah did?”
55But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of #(Rom. 8:15; 2 Tim. 1:7)spirit you are of. 56For #Luke 19:10; John 3:17; 12:47the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” And they went to another village.
The Cost of Discipleship
57#Matt. 8:19–22Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, “Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.”
58And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man #Luke 2:7; 8:23has nowhere to lay His head.”
59#Matt. 8:21, 22Then He said to another, “Follow Me.”
But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
60Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.”
61And another also said, “Lord, #1 Kin. 19:20I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.”
62But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is #2 Tim. 4:10fit for the kingdom of God.”
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