Luke 9:8-44

⁸and by certain, that Elijah did appear, and by others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;

⁹and Herod said, 'John I did behead, but who is this concerning whom I hear such things?' and he was seeking to see him.

¹⁰And the apostles having turned back, declared to him how great things they did, and having taken them, he withdrew by himself to a desert place of a city called Bethsaida,

¹¹and the multitudes having known did follow him, and having received them, he was speaking to them concerning the reign of God, and those having need of service he cured.

¹²And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, said to him, 'Let away the multitude, that having gone to the villages and the fields round about, they may lodge and may find provision, because here we are in a desert place.'

¹³And he said unto them, 'Give ye them to eat;' and they said, 'We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;'

¹⁴for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, 'Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;'

¹⁵and they did so, and made all to recline;

¹⁶and having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and was giving to the disciples to set before the multitude;

¹⁷and they did eat, and were all filled, and there was taken up what was over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

¹⁸And it came to pass, as he is praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he questioned them, saying, 'Who do the multitudes say me to be?'

¹⁹And they answering said, 'John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;'

²⁰and he said to them, 'And ye — who do ye say me to be?' and Peter answering said, 'The Christ of God.'

²¹And having charged them, he commanded them to say this to no one,

²²saying — 'It behoveth the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and the third day to be raised.'

²³And he said unto all, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;

²⁴for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it;

²⁵for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?

²⁶'For whoever may be ashamed of me, and of my words, of this one shall the Son of Man be ashamed, when he may come in his glory, and the Father's, and the holy messengers';

²⁷and I say to you, truly, there are certain of those here standing, who shall not taste of death till they may see the reign of God.'

²⁸And it came to pass, after these words, as it were eight days, that having taken Peter, and John, and James, he went up to the mountain to pray,

²⁹and it came to pass, in his praying, the appearance of his face became altered, and his garment white — sparkling.

³⁰And lo, two men were speaking together with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

³¹who having appeared in glory, spake of his outgoing that he was about to fulfil in Jerusalem,

³²but Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep, and having waked, they saw his glory, and the two men standing with him.

³³And it came to pass, in their parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, 'Master, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah,' not knowing what he saith:

³⁴and as he was speaking these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them, and they feared in their entering into the cloud,

³⁵and a voice came out of the cloud saying, 'This is My Son — the Beloved; hear ye him;'

³⁶and when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone; and they were silent, and declared to no one in those days anything of what they have seen.

³⁷And it came to pass on the next day, they having come down from the mount, there met him a great multitude,

³⁸and lo, a man from the multitude cried out, saying, 'Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son, because he is my only begotten;

³⁹and lo, a spirit doth take him, and suddenly he doth cry out, and it teareth him, with foaming, and it hardly departeth from him, bruising him,

⁴⁰and I besought thy disciples that they might cast it out, and they were not able.'

⁴¹And Jesus answering said, 'O generation, unstedfast and perverse, till when shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring near hither thy son;'

⁴²and as he is yet coming near, the demon rent him, and tore him sore, and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the youth, and gave him back to his father.

⁴³And they were all amazed at the greatness of God, and while all are wondering at all things that Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,

⁴⁴'Lay ye to your ears these words, for the Son of Man is about to be delivered up to the hands of men.'