Luke 9:14-45

¹⁴(For the men amongst them were about five thousand.) “Get them seated in companies,” was his reply, “about fifty in each.”

¹⁵This they did, and got all the people seated.

¹⁶Taking the five loaves and the two fish, Jesus looked up to heaven and said the blessing over them. Then he broke them in pieces, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people.

¹⁷Everyone had sufficient to eat, and what was left of the broken pieces was picked up — twelve baskets.

¹⁸Afterward, when Jesus was alone, praying, his disciples joined him, and he asked them this question — “Who do the people say that I am?”

¹⁹“John the Baptist,” was their answer; “others, however, say that you are Elijah, while others say that one of the old prophets has risen again.”

²⁰“But you,” he went on, “who do you say that I am?” And to this Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”

²¹Jesus, however, strictly charged them not to say this to anyone;

²²he told them that the Son of Man must undergo much suffering, and be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and teachers of the Law, and be put to death, and rise on the third day.

²³And to all present he said, “If any one wishes to walk in my steps, they must renounce self, and take up their cross daily, and follow me.

²⁴For whoever wishes to save their life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake, loses his life — that person will save it.

²⁵What good does it do someone if, when they has gained the whole world, they has lost or forfeited themselves?

²⁶Whoever is ashamed of me and of my teaching, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them, when he comes in his glory and the glory of the father and of the holy angels.

²⁷Indeed, I tell you, some who are standing before me will not know death, until they have seen the kingdom of God.”

²⁸About eight days after speaking these words, Jesus went up the mountain to pray, taking with him Peter, John, and James.

²⁹As he was praying, the aspect of his face was changed, and his clothing became of a glittering whiteness.

³⁰And all at once two men were talking with Jesus; they were Moses and Elijah,

³¹who appeared in a glorified state, and spoke of his departure, which was destined to take place at Jerusalem.

³²Peter and his companions had been overpowered by sleep but, suddenly becoming wide awake, they saw Jesus glorified and the two men who were standing beside him.

³³And, as Moses and Elijah were passing away from Jesus, Peter exclaimed, “Sir, it is good to be here; let us make three tents, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” He did not know what he was saying;

³⁴and, while he was speaking, a cloud came down and enveloped them; and they were afraid, as they passed into the cloud;

³⁵and from the cloud came a voice which said — “This is my Son, the Chosen One; him you must hear.”

³⁶And, as the voice ceased, Jesus was found alone. The apostles kept silence, and told no one about any of the things that they had seen.

³⁷The next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met Jesus.

³⁸And just then a man in the crowd shouted out, “Teacher, I entreat you to look at my son, for he is my only child;

³⁹all at once a spirit will seize him, suddenly shriek out, and throw him into convulsions until he foams, and will leave him only when he is utterly exhausted.

⁴⁰I entreated your disciples to drive the spirit out, but they could not.”

⁴¹“Faithless and perverse generation!” Jesus exclaimed; “how long must I be with you and have patience with you? Lead your son here.”

⁴²While the boy was coming up to Jesus, the demon dashed him down and threw him into convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the foul spirit, and cured the boy, and gave him back to his father.

⁴³And all present were struck with awe at the majesty of God. In the midst of the general astonishment at all that Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,

⁴⁴“Listen carefully to my words. For the Son of Man is destined to be betrayed into the hands of his fellow men.”

⁴⁵But the disciples did not understand the meaning of this; it had been concealed from them so that they did not see it, and they were afraid to question him as to what he meant.