Luke 9:31-62

³¹they appeared in glory and were explaining His ‘departure’, that He was about to bring to fruition in Jerusalem.

³²Now Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep; but becoming fully awake, they saw His glory, and the two men who stood with Him.

³³Then it happened: as they were parting from Him, Peter said to Jesus: “Master, it is good for us to be here” and “Should we make three shelters: one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah?”—not knowing what he was saying.

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

³⁵And a Voice came out of the cloud, saying: “This is my beloved Son. Listen to Him!”

³⁶When the Voice had ceased, Jesus was found alone. (They kept quiet and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.)

³⁷Now it happened on the next day, when they came down from the mountain, that a large crowd met Him.

³⁸And then, a man from the crowd called out, saying: “Teacher, I beg you, look upon my son, for he is my only begotten.

³⁹And oh, a spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams, and it convulses him with foaming, and it hardly departs from him, destroying him!

⁴⁰And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.”

⁴¹Then in answer Jesus said: “O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and put up with you (pl)? Bring your (sg) son here!”

⁴²But while he was still coming the demon threw him down and convulsed him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the child, and gave him back to his father.

⁴³Everyone was amazed 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, because the Son of the Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.”

⁴⁵But they did not understand this saying; indeed it was concealed from them, in order that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

⁴⁶Then an argument started among them as to which of them would be the greatest.

⁴⁷So Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their heart, took a little child and had him stand beside Him,

⁴⁸and said to them: “Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives Him who sent me. Further, he who is least among all of you, he will be great.”

⁴⁹Then John reacted by saying, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us.”

⁵⁰So Jesus said to him, “Do not forbid, because he who is not against us is for us.”

⁵¹Now it happened, as the days for His Ascension approached, that He set His face to go to Jerusalem,

⁵²and He sent messengers ahead of Him. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, so as to prepare for Him.

⁵³But they did not receive Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.

⁵⁴Well, when His disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven and consume them, just like Elijah did?”

⁵⁵But He turned and rebuked them saying: “You do not know of what sort of spirit you are.

⁵⁶Further, the Son of the Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save.” And they went to another village.

⁵⁷Now as they journeyed on the road, it happened that someone said to Him, “Lord, I will follow you wherever you go.”

⁵⁸So Jesus said to him, “The foxes have dens and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of the Man has no place to lay His head.”

⁵⁹Then He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”

⁶⁰Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the Kingdom of God.”

⁶¹And another also said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first allow me to bid farewell to those who are at my house.”

⁶²But Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to ‘the plow’ and looks back is suitable for the Kingdom of God.”