Luke 9:1-29 ▼

1 After this he assembled the twelve apostles, and gave them authority over all sorts of demons, and the power of curing all diseases:

2 then sent them to proclaim the reign of the Messiah, and to heal the sick.

3 and he said to them make no provision for your journey: take neither staff, nor sack, nor bread, nor money; and but one coat for each.

4 when you are lodg'd in any house, there stay, till you leave the place.

5 if any refuse to entertain you, when you leave that city, shake off the dust from your feet, as a sign of their being abandon'd.

6 accordingly they departed, and travell'd thro' the towns, preaching the gospel, and performing cures every where.

7 Now Herod the tetrarch was inform'd of all his transactions: and was perplex'd at the relation of some, that John was risen from the dead: whilst others said, Elias appear'd:

8 and others, that one of the old prophets was come to life again.

9 but Herod said, John was beheaded by my order, who then can this be, who, they say, performs such strange things? and he desired to have a sight of Jesus.

10 The Apostles, upon their return to Jesus, acquainted him with what they had done, and taking them with him, he retired into a desart place over-against the city of Bethsaida:

11 where the people, who were inform'd of it, followed him: which he did not discountenance, but explained to them the reign of the Messiah, and relieved those, who wanted to be cured.

12 As the day began to decline, the twelve came to him, and said, dismiss the multitude, that they may go to the nearest towns and villages for lodging and provisions: for here we are in a desart place.

13 and he said to them, do you yourselves give them something to eat, they replied, we can furnish only five loaves and two fishes, unless we go and buy provisions for all this people:

14 for they were about five thousand, but Jesus said to his disciples, make them sit down by fifties in a company.

15 accordingly they ranged them, and made them all sit down.

16 then he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he ask'd blessing: then divided them, and gave them to his disciples to be distributed among the people:

17 and tho' they all eat sufficiently, there was a surplusage of twelve baskets full of fragments carried away.

18 One day having retired alone to prayer, he came to his disciples, and ask'd them, saying, whom do the people judge me to be?

19 they answered, some say you are John the Baptist: others, Elias: and others, that you are one of the old prophets appearing again.

20 but who, said he, do you think I am? Peter answered, you are the Messiah of God.

21 however, Jesus strictly charged them not to say so much to any body; adding,

22 the son of man must suffer many indignities: be rejected by the rulers, the chief priests, and Scribes: be put to death: and the third day be raised again.

23 Then he said to the whole company, if any one will be my follower, let him renounce himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

24 for whoever would save his life, shall lose it: and he that would lose his life, out of love to me, shall save it.

25 what advantage is it for a man to have gain'd the whole world, if he himself runs into utter loss and ruin?

26 for whoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my doctrine, of him shall the son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in the glory of his father, and of the holy angels.

27 I declare unto you, there are some here present, who shall not die, till they see the Messiah reign.

28 About eight days after this discourse, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up a mountain to pray.

29 as he was praying, the appearance of his countenance was quite chang'd, and his raiment was of a splendid white: