The Concordant Literal New Testament

Luke’s Account

Chapter 9

¹ Now calling together the twelve apostles, He gives them power and authority over all the demons and to be curing diseases.
² And He commissions them to be heralding the kingdom of God and to be healing the infirm.
³ And He said to them, "Nothing pick up for the road, neither staff, nor beggar's bag, nor bread, nor silver, nor have two tunics apiece.
⁴ And into whatever house you may be entering, there be remaining, and thence be coming away.
⁵ And whoever should not be receiving you, coming out from that city, twitch off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them."
⁶ Now coming out, they passed through by the villages, bringing the evangel and curing everywhere.
⁷ Now Herod the tetrarch hears all that is occurring by Him, and was bewildered because of what is being said by some that "John was roused from among the dead,"
⁸ yet by some that "Elijah appeared," yet by others that "Some prophet of the ancients rose."
⁹ Yet Herod said, "John I behead. Now who is this about whom I am hearing such things?" And he sought to become acquainted with Him.
¹⁰ And returning, the apostles relate to Him whatever they do and whatever they teach. And taking them along, He retreats privately into a city called Bethsaida.
¹¹ Now the throngs, knowing it, follow Him. And welcoming them, He spoke to them concerning the kingdom of God, and those having need of a cure, He healed.
¹² Now the day begins to be declining. Now approaching, the twelve said to Him, "Dismiss the throng, that they, being gone into the villages and the fields around, should be putting up for the night and finding forage, for we are in a desolate place here."
¹³ Yet He said to them, "You be giving them something to eat." Yet they say, "We have no more than five cakes of bread and two fishes, except should we go and buy food for all these people."
¹⁴ For there were about five thousand men. Now He said to His disciples, "Cause them to recline in groups of about fifty apiece."
¹⁵ And they do thus, and cause all to recline.
¹⁶ Now taking the five cakes of bread and the two fishes, looking up into heaven, He blesses them and breaks them up, and gave to the disciples to place before the throng.
¹⁷ And they ate, and all are satisfied. And twelve panniers of their superfluous fragments were picked up.
¹⁸ And it occurred, as He is praying in seclusion, the disciples were together with Him, and Jesus inquires of them, saying, "Who are the throngs saying that I am?"
¹⁹ Now they, answering, say, "'John the baptist,' yet others 'Elijah,' yet others that 'Some prophet of the ancients rose.'"
²⁰ Now He said to them, "Now you, who are you saying that I am?" Now Peter, answering, said, "The Christ of God."
²¹ Now He, warning them, charges them to tell no one this,
²² saying that "The Son of Mankind must be suffering much, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be roused."
²³ Now He said to all, "If anyone is wanting to come after Me, let him disown himself and pick up his cross daily and follow Me.
²⁴ For whosoever may be wanting to save his soul, shall be destroying it, yet whoever should be destroying his soul on My account, he shall be saving it.
²⁵ For what does a man benefit, gaining the whole world, yet destroying or forfeiting himself?
²⁶ "For whoever may be ashamed of Me and of My words, of this one the Son of Mankind shall be ashamed, whenever He may be coming in the glory of Him and of the Father and of the holy messengers.
²⁷ Now I am saying to you, truly there are some of those standing here who under no circumstances should be tasting death till they should be perceiving the kingdom of God."
²⁸ Now it occurred about eight days after these sayings, taking along Peter and John and James also, that He ascended into the mountain to pray.
²⁹ And it occurred, in His praying, to the perception His face became different, and His vesture glittering white.
³⁰ And lo! two men conferred with Him, who were Moses and Elijah,
³¹ who, being seen in the glory, spoke of His exodus, which He was about to be completing in Jerusalem.
³² Now Peter and those with Him were heavy with sleep. Yet, becoming alert, they perceived His glory and the two men who stand together with Him.
³³ And it occurred, as they are detached from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, "Doctor, it is ideal for us to be here. And we should be making three tabernacles, one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah"-not being aware what he is saying.
³⁴ Now, at his saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them. Now they were afraid at their entering into the cloud.
³⁵ And a voice came out of the cloud saying, "This is My Son, The Chosen; Him be hearing."
³⁶ And at the coming of the voice, Jesus was found alone. And they hush, and to no one in those days do they report anything of what they have seen.
³⁷ Now it occurred on the next day, at their coming down from the mountain, that a vast throng meets with Him.
³⁸ And lo! a man from the throng exclaims, saying, "Teacher, I beseech Thee, look on my son, for my only begotten is he!
³⁹ And lo! a spirit is getting him, and suddenly he is crying out, and it is tearing and convulsing him, with froth, and is departing with difficulty from him, bruising him.
⁴⁰ And I besought Thy disciples that they should cast it out, and they could not."
⁴¹ Now, answering, Jesus said, "O generation unbelieving and perverse! Till when shall I be with you and bear with you? Lead your son here to Me."
⁴² Yet, while he is still approaching, the demon tears and violently convulses him. Yet Jesus rebukes the unclean spirit, and He heals the boy and gives him back to his father.
⁴³ Now all were astonished at the magnificence of God. Now at all marveling at all which Jesus did, He said to His disciples.
⁴⁴ "You be laying up these sayings in your ears, for the Son of Mankind is about to be given up into the hands of men."
⁴⁵ Yet they were ignorant of this declaration, and it was screened from them, that they may not be sensing it, and they feared to ask Him concerning this declaration.
⁴⁶ Now a reasoning entered among them as to which of them should be greatest.
⁴⁷ Now Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their hearts, getting hold of a little child, stands it beside Himself
⁴⁸ and said to them, "Whosoever should be receiving this little child in My name is receiving Me, and whosoever should be receiving Me is receiving Him Who commissions Me. For the one inherently smaller among you all, he is great."
⁴⁹ Now, answering, John said, "Doctor, we perceived someone casting out demons in Thy name, and we forbade him, for he is not following with us."
⁵⁰ Yet Jesus said to him, "Be not forbidding, for he who is not against you is for you."
⁵¹ Now it occurred in the fulfillment of the days of His taking up, He fixes His face steadfastly to go to Jerusalem.
⁵² And He dispatches messengers before His face. And, being gone, they entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to make ready for Him.
⁵³ And they do not receive Him, for His face was going to Jerusalem.
⁵⁴ Now perceiving it, His disciples, James and John, say, "Lord, art Thou willing? May we be telling fire to descend from heaven and consume them, as Elijah also does?"
⁵⁵ Now, being turned, He rebukes them.
⁵⁶ And they went into a different village.
⁵⁷ And at their going in the road, someone said to Him, "I will be following Thee wheresoever Thou mayest be coming away, Lord!"
⁵⁸ And Jesus said to him, "The jackals have burrows and the flying creatures of heaven roosts, yet the Son of Mankind has no where that He may be reclining His head."
⁵⁹ Now He said to a different one, "Follow Me!" Yet he said, "Lord, permit me first to come away to entomb my father."
⁶⁰ Yet He said to him, "Let the dead entomb their own dead. Yet you, coming away, publish the kingdom of God."
⁶¹ Now a different one also said, "I shall be following Thee, Lord! Yet first permit me to take leave of those in my home."
⁶² Yet Jesus said to him, "No one, putting forth his hand on a plow and looking behind, is fit in the kingdom of God."

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