Luke

¹Calling his twelve disciples⁷⁵⁴ together, Jesus gave them power and authority over all demons, and [power] to cure diseases. ²He then sent them forth to preach the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick. ³Jesus said to them, “Do not take anything for the journey—no staffs, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra tunic. ⁴Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave from that place. ⁵Wherever people do not welcome you, shake the very dust off your feet when you leave their town, as a testimony against them.”

⁶They departed and went throughout the villages, preaching the Good News, and healing everywhere.

Herod’s view of Jesus

⁷Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by Jesus.⁷⁵⁵ He was very perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead. ⁸Some said that Elias had appeared, and others that one of the old prophets had risen again. ⁹Herod said, “I have beheaded John, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And he desired to see Jesus.

¹⁰When they returned, the apostles told him what things they had done.

Then Jesus took them with him, and they withdrew to a deserted place [which was part] of a city called Bethsaida.⁷⁵⁶

The feeding of the five thousand

¹¹However, the crowd perceived this and followed him. Jesus⁷⁵⁷ received them, speaking to them about the Kingdom of God, and curing those who needed healing. ¹²Late in the afternoon, the Twelve came to him and said, “Send the people away, so that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms to find lodging and get food, for we are here in a deserted place.”

¹³But Jesus said to them, “You give them something to eat.”

They replied, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people.” ¹⁴(For they were five thousand⁷⁵⁸ men).

Jesus then said to his disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” ¹⁵They did so, and made them all sit down. ¹⁶He 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 multitude. ¹⁷Everybody ate, and all were satisfied. The disciples gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

Peter’s confession of faith—The Lord’s passion is announced

¹⁸Once, as Jesus⁷⁵⁹ was praying alone and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the multitudes say that I am?”

¹⁹They answered, “‘John the Baptizer,’ but others say, ‘Elias,’ and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.”

²⁰Jesus said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

Peter answered, “The Christ of God!”

²¹But he warned them and commanded them to tell this to no one, ²²saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things, be rejected by the presbyters, the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.”

Requirements for discipleship

²³Jesus said to all, “Anyone who desires to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross daily,⁷⁶⁰ and follow me. ²⁴For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it. ²⁵Indeed what profit is there if someone gains the whole world but loses or surrenders⁷⁶¹ his own self? ²⁶If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory, and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. ²⁷But I tell you the truth: There are some who stand here who will in no way taste of death until they see the Kingdom of God.”

The Lord’s transfiguration

²⁸About eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up to the mountain to pray. ²⁹As he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became white and dazzling. ³⁰And behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elias. ³¹They appeared in glory and spoke of his departure,⁷⁶² which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.

³²Now 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. ³³As Moses and Elias⁷⁶³ were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here! Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elias.” He did not know what he was saying.

³⁴While Peter was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud. ³⁵A voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!” ³⁶And after the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. They kept silent and told no one in those days of what they had seen.

The healing of a demon-possessed boy

³⁷On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him. ³⁸A man from the crowd called out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. ³⁹Behold, when a spirit seizes him, he suddenly cries out and it convulses him so that he foams [at the mouth]. It scarcely ever leaves him and is breaking him. ⁴⁰I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.”

⁴¹Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”

⁴²While the boy 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. ⁴³And all were astonished at the majesty of God.

The Lord announces his passion

While everyone was marveling at all that 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.” ⁴⁵But they did not understand this saying; it was concealed from them so that they should not understand its meaning, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

Who is greatest in the Kingdom

⁴⁶A dispute sprang up among them about which [one] of them was the greatest. ⁴⁷Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child and set him by his side. ⁴⁸He then said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in my Name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is the least among you all, this one is great.”

The exorcist who used the Name of Jesus

⁴⁹John said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your Name, and we tried to stop⁷⁶⁴ him because he does not follow with us.”

⁵⁰Jesus said to him, “Do not forbid⁷⁶⁵ him, for he is not against us.⁷⁶⁶ For whoever is not against us is for us.”⁷⁶⁷

The journey to Jerusalem—Would-be disciples

⁵¹It came to pass, when the days were near for him to be taken up, that he resolutely set his face⁷⁶⁸ to go to Jerusalem, ⁵²and he sent messengers ahead of him.⁷⁶⁹ They went and entered into a village of the Samaritans in order to make preparation for him. ⁵³But the people did not receive him because he was heading for Jerusalem. ⁵⁴When his disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and destroy⁷⁷⁰ them, just as Elias did?”

⁵⁵But Jesus turned around and rebuked them: “You do not know of what kind of spirit you are.^{771 56}The Son of Man did not come to destroy people’s lives but to save them.” And they went on to another village.

⁵⁷Now it happened that as they went on the way, a certain man said to him, “I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord!”

⁵⁸Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

⁵⁹He said to another, “Follow me!”

But the man said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”

⁶⁰But Jesus replied, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But you go and announce the Kingdom of God.”

⁶¹Another also said, “I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say goodbye to those who are at my house!”

⁶²But Jesus said to him, “No one who has put his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the Kingdom of God.”

The seventy apostles

754. Other manuscripts read “the Twelve” instead of “his twelve disciples”
755. Greek “him”
756. Other translations “And he took them, and withdrew in private to a city called Bethsaida”
757. Greek “He”
758. CT adds “about” before “five thousand”
759. Greek “he”
760. Some manuscripts omit “daily”
761. Or “forfeits/gives up”
762. Literally, “exodus”
763. Greek “they”
764. Or “we forbade him”
765. Or “prevent”
766. Other manuscripts omit “for he is not against us”
767. See also Luke 11:23
768. Or “determined to go”
769. Literally “before his face”
770. Or “consume”
771. Other manuscripts omit “you do not know of what kind of spirit you are.” Here, PT is supported by codex Bezae (D) as well as by Epiphanius, Chrysostom, and Theodoret. CT omits “You do not know of what kind of spirit you are. For the Son of Man did not come to destroy people’s lives but to save them.”