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          DASV: Luke 9    

1 Then Jesus called the twelve together, and gave them power
and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases,
2 and sent them out to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal
the sick.
3 He instructed them, "Take nothing for your journey, no staff,
no wallet, no bread, no money; not even a change of clothes.
4 Into whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave town.
5 Whoever does not welcome you, when you depart from that town,
shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them."
6 So they left and went throughout the villages, preaching the
gospel, and healing the sick everywhere.

7 Now Herod Antipas the tetrarch heard of all that was done, and
he was very perplexed, because some people were saying that John
had risen from the dead,
8 and some, that Elijah had appeared; and others, that one of the
old prophets had risen.
9 Herod said, "John I beheaded; but who is this, about whom I hear
such things?" So he attempted to see him.

10 When they returned, the apostles told him what they had done.
He took them and withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.
11 But the crowds found out about it and followed him. He welcomed
them, and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and those who
were in need of healing he cured.
12 When the day began to come to an end the twelve came, and
asked him, "Send the crowd away, that they may go into the
villages and surrounding country, and lodge and get provisions;
for we are here in a deserted place."
13 But he said to them, "Give them something to eat." But they
said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we
go and buy food for all these people."
14 There were about 5,000 men. He said to his disciples, "Have
them sit down in groups of about fifty each."
15 So they did it and had them all sit down.
16 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to
heaven, he blessed them, and broke them, and gave them to the
disciples to set before the crowd.
17 They ate, and were all filled. There were picked up twelve
baskets from what was left over from the broken pieces.

18 One day, as Jesus was praying alone, and only the disciples
were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"
19 They answered, "John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah;
and others, one of the old prophets who has risen again."
20 Then he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
Peter answered, "The Messiah of God."
21 But he charged them, and commanded them not to tell this to
anyone,
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 them all, "If anyone wants to become my follower,
he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever
loses his life for my sake will save it.
25 For what benefit is there for a person, if they gain the
whole world, and lose or forfeit themselves?
26 For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, the Son
of Man will be ashamed of him, when he comes in his glory,
and the glory of the Father and the holy angels.
27 But I tell you the truth, there are some standing here,
who will not taste of death, until they see the kingdom
of God."

28 About eight days after these sayings, he took with him
Peter, John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray.
29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face was
transformed, and his clothes became dazzling white.
30 Then two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him.
31 They appeared with glory, and spoke about 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 there with him.
33 As the men were preparing to leave, Peter said to Jesus,
"Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three
memorial shelters; one for you, one for Moses and one
for Elijah"--not knowing what he was saying.
34 While he said these things, a cloud came, and overshadowed
them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
35 A voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my Son,
my chosen, hear him."
36 After the voice spoke, Jesus was found alone. They kept
quiet, and told no one in those days about any of the
things they had seen.

37 On the next day, after they had come down from the
mountain, a great crowd met him.
38 A man from the crowd shouted out, "Teacher, I beg you
to look on my son; for he is my only child.
39 A spirit seizes him, and suddenly he will shriek. It
throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth.
It hardly ever leaves him alone but continually hurts him.
40 I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they could not."
41 Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation,
how long will I be with you, and bear with you? Bring your
son here."
42 While he was still coming, the demon threw him to the
ground in convulsions. 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 everything which he did,
he said to his disciples,
44 "Let these words sink into your ears. The Son of man
will be betrayed into the hands of men."
45 But they did not understood this saying, for its meaning
was concealed from them, so that they could not understand it.
But they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

46 There arose an argument among them about which of them
was the greatest.
47 But when Jesus became aware of what they were thinking
in their hearts, he took a little child, and set him by
his side.
48 Then he said to them, "Whoever will receive this little
child in my name receives me and whoever receives me
receives him who sent me. For he who is least among
you all, that one is the greatest."

49 John said, "Master, we saw one casting out demons in
your name; and we stopped him, because he did not follow us."
50 But Jesus said to him, "Do not stop him for he that
is not against you is for you."

51 When the days drew near that he should be taken up, he
resolutely set his face to go to Jerusalem.
52 He sent messengers ahead of him. They went and entered
into a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for him,
53 but they did not receive him, because he was set on
going to Jerusalem.
54 When his disciples James and John saw this, they asked,
"Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven
and consume them?"
55 But he turned and rebuked them.
56 Then they went on to another village.

57 As they going along the way, someone said to him,
"I will follow you wherever you go."
58 Jesus replied, "The foxes have holes, and the birds
of the heaven have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere
to lay his head."
59 He said to another person, "Follow me." But he replied,
"Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
60 But Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their
own dead; but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
61 Another also said, "I will follow you, Lord; but
first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at
my home."
62 But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his
hand to the plow, looking back, is fit for the
kingdom of God."

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