The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Luke 09
1 He called the twelve† together and
gave them power and authority over all
demons, and to cure diseases.
2 He sent them out to preach God’s Kingdom
and to heal the sick.
3 He said to them, “Take nothing for your
journey—no staffs, nor wallet, nor bread,
nor money. Don’t have two tunics each.
4 Into whatever house you enter, stay
there, and depart from there.
5 As many as don’t receive you, whenyou
depart from that city, shake off even the
dustfrom your feetfor a testimony against
them.”
6 They departed and went throughout
the villages, preaching the Good News and
healing everywhere.
7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all
that was done by him; and he was very
perplexed, because it was said by some
that John had risen from the dead,
8 and by some that Elijah had appeared,
and by others that one of the old prophets
had risen again.
9 Herod said, “I beheaded John, but who
is this about whom I hear such things?” He
sought to see him.
10 The apostles, when they had returned,
told him what things they had done.
He took them and withdrew apart to a
desert region of‡ a city called Bethsaida.
11 But the multitudes, perceiving it,
followed him. He welcomed them, spoke
to them of God’s Kingdom, and he cured
those who needed healing.
12 The day began to wear away; and the
twelve came and said to him, “Send the
multitude away, that they may go into the
surrounding villages and farms and lodge
and get food, for we are here in
a deserted place.”
13 But he said to them, “You give them
something to eat.” They said, “We
have no more than five loaves and
two fish, unless we should go
and buy food for all these people.”
14 For they were about five thousand
men. He said to his disciples, “Make them sit
down in groups of about fifty each.”
15 They did so, and made them all sit down.
16 He took the five loaves and the two
fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed
them, broke them, and gave them to the
disciples to set before the multitude.
17 They ate and were all filled. They gathered
up twelve baskets of broken pieces
that were left over.
18 As he was praying alone, the disciples
were near him, and he asked them, “Who
do the multitudes say that I am?”
19 They answered, “ ‘John the Baptizer,’
but others say, ‘Elijah,’ and others, that one
of the old prophets has risen again.”
20 He said to them, “But who do you say
that I am?” Peter answered, “The
Christ of God.”
21 But he warned them and commanded
them to tell this to no one,
22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer
many things, and be rejected by the elders,
chief priests, and scribes, and be killed,
and the third day be raised up.”
23 He said to all, “If anyone desires to
come after me, let him deny himself, take
up his cross,§ and follow me.
24 For whoever desires to save his life
will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for
my sake will save it.
25 For what does it profit a man if he
gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits
his own self?
26 For whoever will be ashamed of me
and of my words, of him will the Son of
Man be ashamed when he comes in his
glory, and the glory of the Father, and of
the holy angels.
27 But I tell you the truth: There are
some of those who stand here who will in
no way taste of death until they see God’s
Kingdom.”
28 About eight days after these sayings,
he took with him Peter, John, and James,
and went up onto the mountain to pray.
29 As he was praying, the appearance
of his face was altered, and his clothing
became white and dazzling.
30 Behold, two men were talking with
him, who were Moses and Elijah,
31 who appeared in glory and spoke of
his departure,† which he was about to
accomplish at Jerusalem.
32 Now Peter and those who were with
him were heavy with sleep, but when they
were fully awake, they saw his glory, and
the two men who stood with him.
33 As they were parting from him, Peter
said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to
be here. Let’s make three tents: one for
you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah,” not
knowing what he said.
34 While he said these things, a cloud
came and overshadowed them, and they
were afraid as they entered into the cloud.
35 A voice came out of the cloud, saying,
“This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”
36 When the voice came, Jesus was found
alone. They were silent, and told no one
in those days any of the things which they
had seen.
37 On the next day, when they had come
down from the mountain, a great
multitude met him.
38 Behold, a man from the crowd called
out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at
my son, for he is my only born‡ child.
39 Behold, a spirit takes him, he suddenly
cries out, and it convulses him so that he
foams; and it hardly departs from him,
bruising him severely.
40 I begged your disciples to cast it out,
and they couldn’t.”
41 Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse
generation, how long shall I be with
you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”
42 While he was still coming, the demon
threw him down and convulsed him violently.
But Jesus rebuked the unclean
spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back
to his father.
43 They were all astonished at the
majesty of God. But while all were
marveling at all the things which
Jesus did, he said to his disciples,
44 “Let these words sink into your ears,
for the Son of Man will be delivered up into
the hands of men.”
45 But they didn’t understand this saying.
It was concealed from them, that
they should not perceive it, and they were
afraid to ask him about this saying.
46 Anargument arose among them about
which of them was the greatest.
47 Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of
their hearts, took a little child, and set him
by his side,
48 and said to them, “Whoever receives
this little child in my name receives me.
Whoever receives me receives him who
sent me. For whoever is least among you
all, this one will be great.”
49 John answered, “Master, we saw
someone casting out demons in your
name, and we forbade him, because he
doesn’t follow with us.”
50 Jesus said to him, “Don’t forbid him,
for he who is not against us is for us.”
51 It came to pass, when the days were
near that he should be taken up, he
intently set his face to go to Jerusalem
52 and sent messengers before his face.
They went and entered into a village of the
Samaritans, so as to prepare for him.
53 They didn’t receive him, because he
was traveling with his face set toward
Jerusalem.
54 When his disciples, James and John,
saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us
to command fire to come down from the
sky and destroy them, just as Elijah did?”
55 But he turned and rebuked them, “You
don’t know of what kind of spirit you are.
56 For the Son of Man didn’t come to
destroy men’s lives, but to save them.”
They went to another village.
57 As they went on the way, a certain man
said tohim, “I wantto follow you wherever
you go, Lord.”
58 Jesus said to him, “The foxes have
holes and the birds of the sky have nests,
but the Son of Man has no place to lay his
head.”
59 He said to another, “Follow me!”
But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go
and bury my father.”
60 But Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead
to bury their own dead, but you go and
announce God’s Kingdom.”
61 Another also said, “I want to follow
you, Lord, but first allow me to say
good bye to those who are at my house.”
62 But Jesus said to him, “No one, having
put his hand to the plow and looking back,
is fit for God’s Kingdom.”