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The Ministry of the Twelve
And having called together the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all demons, and to heal diseases,
And having called together the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all demons, and to heal diseases,
Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
and sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
And he said to them, Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; nor to have two body-coats apiece.
Wherever you go, stay in the same house until you leave town.
And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide and thence go forth.
And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”
And as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a witness against them.
So they began their circuit of the villages, preaching the Good News and healing the sick.
And going forth they passed through the villages, announcing the glad tidings and healing everywhere.
Herod Desires to See Jesus
And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things which were done [by him], and was in perplexity, because it was said by some that John was risen from among [the] dead,
And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things which were done [by him], and was in perplexity, because it was said by some that John was risen from among [the] dead,
Others thought Jesus was Elijah or one of the other prophets risen from the dead.
and by some that Elias had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “so who is this man about whom I hear such stories?” And he kept trying to see him.
And Herod said, John *I* have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things? and he sought to see him.
Jesus Feeds Five Thousand
When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he slipped quietly away with them toward the town of Bethsaida.
The Feeding of the Five Thousand
And the apostles having returned related to him whatever they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart into [a desert place of] a city called Bethsaida.
And the apostles having returned related to him whatever they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart into [a desert place of] a city called Bethsaida.
But the crowds found out where he was going, and they followed him. He welcomed them and taught them about the Kingdom of God, and he healed those who were sick.
But the crowds knowing [it] followed him; and he received them and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those that had need of healing.
Late in the afternoon the twelve disciples came to him and said, “Send the crowds away to the nearby villages and farms, so they can find food and lodging for the night. There is nothing to eat here in this remote place.”
But the day began to decline, and the twelve came and said to him, Send away the crowd that they may go into the villages around, and [into] the fields, and lodge and find victuals, for here we are in a desert place.
But Jesus said, “You feed them.”
“But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. “Or are you expecting us to go and buy enough food for this whole crowd?”
“But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. “Or are you expecting us to go and buy enough food for this whole crowd?”
And he said to them, Give *ye them to eat. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless *we* should go and buy food for all this people;
For there were about 5,000 men there.
Jesus replied, “Tell them to sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
Jesus replied, “Tell them to sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifties.
Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people.
And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven he blessed them, and broke and gave to the disciples to set before the crowd.
They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers!
And they all ate and were filled; and there was taken up of what had remained over and above to them in fragments twelve hand-baskets.
Peter’s Declaration about Jesus
One day Jesus left the crowds to pray alone. Only his disciples were with him, and he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”
Peter's Confession of Christ
And it came to pass as he was praying alone, his disciples were with him, and he asked them saying, Who do the crowds say that I am?
And it came to pass as he was praying alone, his disciples were with him, and he asked them saying, Who do the crowds say that I am?
“Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other ancient prophets risen from the dead.”
But they answering said, John the baptist; but others, Elias; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.
And he said to them, But *ye*, who do ye say that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
Jesus Predicts His Death
Jesus warned his disciples not to tell anyone who he was.
Jesus Predicts His Death
But, earnestly charging them, he enjoined [them] to say this to no man,
But, earnestly charging them, he enjoined [them] to say this to no man,
saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me.
Take Up Your Cross
And he said to [them] all, If any one will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me;
And he said to [them] all, If any one will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me;
If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.
for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, *he* shall save it.
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed?
For what shall a man profit if he shall have gained the whole world, and have destroyed, or come under the penalty of the loss of himself?
If anyone is ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels.
For whosoever shall have been ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he shall come in his glory, and [in that] of the Father, and of the holy angels.
I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God.”
But I say unto you of a truth, There are some of those standing here who shall not taste death until they shall have seen the kingdom of God.
The Transfiguration
About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James up on a mountain to pray.
The Transfiguration
And it came to pass after these words, about eight days, that taking Peter and John and James he went up into a mountain to pray.
And it came to pass after these words, about eight days, that taking Peter and John and James he went up into a mountain to pray.
And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became dazzling white.
And as he prayed the fashion of his countenance became different and his raiment white [and] effulgent.
Suddenly, two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and began talking with Jesus.
And lo, two men talked with him, who were Moses and Elias,
They were glorious to see. And they were speaking about his exodus from this world, which was about to be fulfilled in Jerusalem.
who, appearing in glory, spoke of his departure which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.
Peter and the others had fallen asleep. When they woke up, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with him.
But Peter and those with him were oppressed with sleep: but having fully awoke up they saw his glory, and the two men who stood with him.
And it came to pass as they departed from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.
But even as he was saying this, a cloud overshadowed them, and terror gripped them as the cloud covered them.
But as he was saying these things, there came a cloud and overshadowed them, and they feared as they entered into the cloud:
and there was a voice out of the cloud saying, *This* is my beloved Son: hear him.
When the voice finished, Jesus was there alone. They didn’t tell anyone at that time what they had seen.
And as the voice was [heard] Jesus was found alone: and *they* kept silence, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.
Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy
The next day, after they had come down the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus.
Jesus Heals a Boy with an Evil Spirit
And it came to pass on the following day, when they came down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.
And it came to pass on the following day, when they came down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.
A man in the crowd called out to him, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, my only child.
And lo, a man from the crowd cried out saying, Teacher, I beseech thee look upon my son, for he is mine only child:
An evil spirit keeps seizing him, making him scream. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It batters him and hardly ever leaves him alone.
and behold, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he cries out, and it tears him with foaming, and with difficulty departs from him after crushing him.
I begged your disciples to cast out the spirit, but they couldn’t do it.”
And I besought thy disciples that they might cast him out, and they could not.
Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you and put up with you?” Then he said to the man, “Bring your son here.”
And Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you and suffer you? Bring hither thy son.
But as he was yet coming, the demon tore him and dragged him all together. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child and gave him back to his father.
Awe gripped the people as they saw this majestic display of God’s power.
Jesus Again Predicts His Death
While everyone was marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,
Jesus Again Predicts His Death
While everyone was marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,
Jesus Again Predicts His Death
And all were astonished at the glorious greatness of God. And as all wondered at all the things which [Jesus] did, he said to his disciples,
And all were astonished at the glorious greatness of God. And as all wondered at all the things which [Jesus] did, he said to his disciples,
“Listen to me and remember what I say. The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies.”
Do *ye* let these words sink into your ears. For the Son of man is about to be delivered into men's hands.
But they didn’t know what he meant. Its significance was hidden from them, so they couldn’t understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them that they should not perceive it. And they feared to ask him concerning this saying.
The Greatest in the Kingdom
Then his disciples began arguing about which of them was the greatest.
The Greatest in the Kingdom
And a reasoning came in amongst them, who should be [the] greatest of them.
And a reasoning came in amongst them, who should be [the] greatest of them.
But Jesus knew their thoughts, so he brought a little child to his side.
And Jesus, seeing the reasoning of their heart, having taken a little child set it by him,
and said to them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receives me, and whosoever shall receive me receives him that sent me. For he who is the least among you all, *he* is great.
Using the Name of Jesus
John said to Jesus, “Master, we saw someone using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he isn’t in our group.”
And John answering said, Master, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbad him, because he follows not with us.
But Jesus said, “Don’t stop him! Anyone who is not against you is for you.”
And Jesus said to him, Forbid [him] not, for he that is not against you is for you.
Opposition from Samaritans
As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
Samaritans Reject Jesus
And it came to pass when the days of his receiving up were fulfilled, that *he* stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.
And it came to pass when the days of his receiving up were fulfilled, that *he* stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.
He sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare for his arrival.
And he sent messengers before his face. And having gone they entered into a village of the Samaritans that they might make ready for him.
But the people of the village did not welcome Jesus because he was on his way to Jerusalem.
And they did not receive him, because his face was [turned as] going to Jerusalem.
And his disciples James and John seeing [it] said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak [that] fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?
But turning he rebuked them [and said, Ye know not of what spirit ye are].
The Cost of Following Jesus
As they were walking along, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.”
The Cost of Following Jesus
And it came to pass as they went in the way, one said to him, I will follow thee wheresoever thou goest, Lord.
And it came to pass as they went in the way, one said to him, I will follow thee wheresoever thou goest, Lord.
But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.”
And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes and the birds of the heaven roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head.
He said to another person, “Come, follow me.”
The man agreed, but he said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”
The man agreed, but he said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”
And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me to go first and bury my father.
But Jesus said to him, Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, but do *thou* go and announce the kingdom of God.
Another said, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family.”
And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord, but first allow me to bid adieu to those at my house.