LUKE Chapter 9 1 And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 2 and he sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal. 3 And he said to them, "Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics. 4 And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. 5 And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them." 6 And they departed and went through the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. 7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead, 8 by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen. 9 Herod said, "John I beheaded; but who is this about whom I hear such things?" And he sought to see him. 10 On their return the apostles told him what they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida. 11 When the crowds learned it, they followed him; and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those who had need of healing. 12 Now the day began to wear away; and the twelve came and said to him, "Send the crowd away, to go into the villages and country round about, to lodge and get provisions; for we are here in a lonely place." 13 But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish unless we are to go and buy food for all these people." 14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each." 15 And they did so, and made them all sit down. 16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 17 And all ate and were satisfied. And they took up what was left over, twelve baskets of broken pieces. 18 Now it happened that as he was praying alone the disciples were with him; and he asked them, "Who do the people say that I am?" 19 And they answered, "John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen." 20 And he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered, "The Christ of God." 21 But he charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, 22 saying, "The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised." 23 And he said to all, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake, he will save it. 25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? 26 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. 27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God." 28 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became dazzling white. 30 And behold, two men talked with him, Moses and Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, and when they wakened they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 33 And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is well that we are here; let us make three booths, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah" not knowing what he said. 34 As he said this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!" 36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silence and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen. 37 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. 38 And behold, a man from the crowd cried, "Teacher, I beg you to look upon my son, for he is my only child; 39 and behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out; it convulses him till he foams, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him. 40 And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not." 41 Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here." 42 While he was coming, the demon tore him and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. 43 And all were astonished at the majesty of God. But while they were all marveling at everything he did, he said to his disciples, 44 "Let these words sink into your ears; for the Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men." 45 But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying. 46 And an argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. 47 But when Jesus perceived the thought of their hearts, he took a child and put him by his side, 48 and said to them, "Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me; for he who is least among you all is the one who is great." 49 John answered, "Master, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he does not follow with us." 50 But Jesus said to him, "Do not forbid him; for he that is not against you is for you." 51 When the days drew near for him to be received up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him; 53 but the people would not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. 54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, "Lord, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them?" 55 But he turned and rebuked them. 56 And they went on to another village. 57 As they were going along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go." 58 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head." 59 To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." 60 But he said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God." 61 Another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home." 62 Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."

MARK Mark 6:7 And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. Mark 6:8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; Mark 6:9 but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. Mark 6:10 And he said to them, "Where you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place. Mark 6:11 And if any place will not receive you and they refuse to hear you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them." Mark 6:12 So they went out and preached that men should repent. Mark 6:14 King Herod heard of it; for Jesus' name had become known. Some said, "John the baptizer has been raised from the dead; that is why these powers are at work in him." Mark 6:32 And they went away in the boat to a lonely place by themselves. Mark 6:33 Now many saw them going, and knew them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns, and got there ahead of them. Mark 6:34 As he went ashore he saw a great throng, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. Mark 6:35 And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, "This is a lonely place, and the hour is now late; Mark 6:36 send them away, to go into the country and villages round about and buy themselves something to eat." Mark 6:37 But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." And they said to him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give it to them to eat?" Mark 6:38 And he said to them, "How many loaves have you? Go and see." And when they had found out, they said, "Five, and two fish." Mark 6:39 Then he commanded them all to sit down by companies upon the green grass. Mark 6:40 So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. Mark 6:41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to set before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all. Mark 6:42 And they all ate and were satisfied. Mark 6:43 And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. Mark 6:44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men. Mark 8:27 And Jesus went on with his disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that I am?" Mark 8:28 And they told him, "John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others one of the prophets." Mark 8:29 And he asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered him, "You are the Christ." Mark 8:30 And he charged them to tell no one about him. Mark 8:31 And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. Mark 8:32 And he said this plainly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. Mark 8:33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter, and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are not on the side of God, but of men." Mark 8:34 And he called to him the multitude with his disciples, and said to them, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Mark 8:35 For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. Mark 8:36 For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Mark 8:37 For what can a man give in return for his life? Mark 8:38 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." Mark 9:1 And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power." Mark 9:2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves; and he was transfigured before them, Mark 9:3 and his garments became glistening, intensely white, as no fuller on earth could bleach them. Mark 9:4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses; and they were talking to Jesus. Mark 9:5 And Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is well that we are here; let us make three booths, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah." Mark 9:6 For he did not know what to say, for they were exceedingly afraid. Mark 9:7 And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is my beloved Son; listen to him." Mark 9:8 And suddenly looking around they no longer saw any one with them but Jesus only. Mark 9:14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd about them, and scribes arguing with them. Mark 9:15 And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and ran up to him and greeted him. Mark 9:16 And he asked them, "What are you discussing with them?" Mark 9:17 And one of the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a dumb spirit; Mark 9:18 and wherever it seizes him, it dashes him down; and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid; and I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able." Mark 9:19 And he answered them, "O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me." Mark 9:20 And they brought the boy to him; and when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. Mark 9:21 And Jesus asked his father, "How long has he had this?" And he said, "From childhood. Mark 9:22 And it has often cast him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything, have pity on us and help us." Mark 9:23 And Jesus said to him, "If you can! All things are possible to him who believes." Mark 9:24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!" Mark 9:25 And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again." Mark 9:26 And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse; so that most of them said, "He is dead." Mark 9:27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. Mark 9:32 But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him. Mark 9:33 And they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you discussing on the way?" Mark 9:34 But they were silent; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest. Mark 9:35 And he sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, "If any one would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." Mark 9:36 And he took a child, and put him in the midst of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them, Mark 9:37 "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me." Mark 9:38 John said to him, "Teacher, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us." Mark 9:39 But Jesus said, "Do not forbid him; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon after to speak evil of me. Mark 9:40 For he that is not against us is for us. Mark 16:19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

MATTHEW Matthew 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out, charging them, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, Matthew 10:7 And preach as you go, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Matthew 10:9 Take no gold, nor silver, nor copper in your belts, Matthew 10:10 no bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the laborer deserves his food. Matthew 10:11 And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it, and stay with him until you depart. Matthew 10:12 As you enter the house, salute it. Matthew 10:13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. Matthew 10:14 And if any one will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. Matthew 10:15 Truly, I say to you, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town. Matthew 14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus; Matthew 14:2 and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist, he has been raised from the dead; that is why these powers are at work in him." Matthew 14:13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place apart. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. Matthew 14:14 As he went ashore he saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. Matthew 14:15 When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves." Matthew 14:16 Jesus said, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." Matthew 14:17 They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish." Matthew 14:18 And he said, "Bring them here to me." Matthew 14:19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. Matthew 14:20 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. Matthew 14:21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Matthew 16:13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that the Son of man is?" Matthew 16:14 And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." Matthew 16:15 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Matthew 16:16 Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Matthew 16:20 Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ. Matthew 16:21 From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. Matthew 16:22 And Peter took him and began to rebuke him, saying, "God forbid, Lord! This shall never happen to you." Matthew 16:23 But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me; for you are not on the side of God, but of men." Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus told his disciples, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Matthew 16:26 For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life? Matthew 16:27 For the Son of man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay every man for what he has done. Matthew 16:28 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom." Matthew 17:1 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain apart. Matthew 17:2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as light. Matthew 17:3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. Matthew 17:4 And Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is well that we are here; if you wish, I will make three booths here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah." Matthew 17:5 He was still speaking, when lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him." Matthew 17:6 When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces, and were filled with awe. Matthew 17:7 But Jesus came and touched them, saying, "Rise, and have no fear." Matthew 17:8 And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. Matthew 17:14 And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and kneeling before him said, Matthew 17:15 "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. Matthew 17:16 And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him." Matthew 17:17 And Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me." Matthew 17:18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. Matthew 18:1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" Matthew 18:2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them, Matthew 18:3 and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:4 Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:5 "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me; Matthew 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out, charging them, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, Matthew 8:19 And a scribe came up and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." Matthew 8:20 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head." Matthew 8:21 Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." Matthew 8:22 But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."