Luke 9:17-55

¹⁷And they ate, and were all filled; and what remained to them of fragments was taken up, twelve baskets.

¹⁸And it came to pass as he was in a private place praying, that his disciples were with him; and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

¹⁹And they answering said, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets hath risen.

²⁰And he said to them, But who do ye say that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

²¹But he strictly charged them, and commanded them to tell this to no one;

²²saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, and rise again on the third day.

²³And he said to all, If any one chooseth to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

²⁴For whoever chooseth to save his life, will lose it; and whoever loseth his life for my sake, he will save it.

²⁵For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit himself?

²⁶For whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed, when be cometh in his glory, and that of his Father, and of the holy angels.

²⁷And I tell you in truth, that there are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God.

²⁸And it came to pass about eight days after this discourse, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray.

²⁹And while he was praying, the appearance of his countenance was changed, and his raiment became white and glistening.

³⁰And lo! two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah;

³¹who appeared in glory, and spoke of his departure which he was about to fulfill in Jerusalem.

³²But Peter and those who were with him were weighed down with sleep. But when they awoke, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.

³³And it came to pass as they were parting from him, that Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah;—not knowing what he said.

³⁴But as he was saying this, there came a cloud and overshadowed them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

³⁵And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, “This is my chosen Son; hear him.”

³⁶And when the voice had come, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it secret, and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.

³⁷And it came to pass that on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.

³⁸And lo! a man from the multitude cried out, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son, for he is my only child;

³⁹and lo! a spirit seizeth him, and suddenly crieth out, and convulseth him so that he foameth, and it departeth from him hardly, taking away all his strength.

⁴⁰And I besought thy disciples to cast it out, and they could not.

⁴¹And Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? Bring thy son hither.

⁴²And while he was yet coming, the demon threw him down, and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him to his father.

⁴³And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they were all wondering at all the things which he did, he said to his disciples,

⁴⁴As for you, let these words sink into your ears; for the Son of man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men.

⁴⁵But they knew not the meaning of these words, and it was hidden from them, that they might not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about these words.

⁴⁶And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them was greatest.

⁴⁷And Jesus knowing the reasoning of their heart, took a child and set him by his side,

⁴⁸and said to them, Whoever receiveth this child in my name, receiveth me; and whoever receiveth me, receiveth him who sent me. For he that is least among you all, he is great.

⁴⁹And John answering said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow in our company.

⁵⁰But Jesus said to him, Forbid him not; for he that is not against you is for you.

⁵¹And it came to pass, when the time was near for his being received up, that he himself steadily set his face to go to Jerusalem.

⁵²And he sent messengers before him; and they went and entered a city of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.

⁵³And they did not receive him, because his face was as if he were going to Jerusalem.

⁵⁴And the disciples James and John, on seeing it, said, Lord, wilt thou have us bid fire come down from heaven, and consume them?

⁵⁵But he turned and rebuked them.