'And2he called1the3twelve4together1andgave5them6power7and8authority9over10all11demons13and14to cure16diseases,15 and1he sent2them3out2to proclaim4the5kingdom6of God8and9to heal.10 And1he said2to3them,4“Take6nothing5for7yourjourney,9no10staff,11nor12bag,13nor14bread,15nor16money;17and [do] not18have22two20tunics.21 And1whatever34house5youenter,6stay8there,7and9from there10depart.11 And1wherever23they do5not4receive5you,6when you leave7that11town10shake off18the12dust13from14your17feet16as19a testimony20against21them.”22 And2they departed1andwent3through4the5villages,6preaching the gospel7and8healing9everywhere.10 Now2Herod3the4tetrarch5heard1about all8that was happening,7and9he was perplexed,10because11it was said13by14some15that16John17had been raised18from19the dead,20 by1some2that4Elijah5had appeared,6and8by others7that9one11of the12prophets10of old13had risen.14 Herod3said,1“John4I5beheaded,6but8who7is9this10about11whom12I hear13such things?”14And15he sought16to see17him.18 On their return2the3apostles4told5him6all that7they had done.8And9he took10them11andwithdrew12apart1314to15a town16called17Bethsaida.18 When4the1crowds3learned4it,they followed5him,6and7he welcomed8them9andspoke10to them11of12the13kingdom14of God16and17cured22those18who had20need19of healing.21 Now2the1day3began4to wear away,5and7the8twelve9came6andsaid10to him,11“Send12the13crowd14away12to go1516into17the18surrounding19villages20and21countryside22to find lodging23and24get25provisions,26for27we are32here28in29a desolate30place.”31 But2he said1to3them,4“You7give5them6somethingto eat.”8They9said,11“We have1314no12more15than16five18loaves17and19two21fish20— unless2223we25are to go24andbuy26food32for27all28these31people.”30 For2there were1about3five thousand5men.4And7he said6to8his11disciples,10“Have12them13sit down12in groups14ofabout15fifty17each.”16 And1they did2so,3and4had5them all6sit down.5 And2taking1the3five4loaves5and6the7two8fish,9he looked up10to11heaven13andsaid a blessing14over them.15Then16he broke17the loavesand18gave19themto the20disciples21to set before22the23crowd.24 And1they2all5ate2and3were satisfied.4And6what was left over89was picked up,7twelve13baskets12of broken pieces.11 Now1it happened2that as34he6was5praying7alone,89the12disciples13were with10him.11And14he asked15them,16“Who18dothe21crowds22say20thatI19am?”23 And2they1answered,3“John5the6Baptist.7But9others8say,Elijah,10and12others,11that13one15of the16prophets14of old17has risen.”18 Then2he said1to them,3“But5who6doyou4say8thatI7am?”9And11Peter10answered,12“The14Christ15of God.”17 And2he1strictly charged3andcommanded5them4to tell7this8to no one,6 saying,1“The4Son5of Man7must3suffer9many things8and10be rejected11by12the13elders14and15chief priests16and17scribes,18and19be killed,20and21on the22third23day24be raised.”25 And2he said1to3all,4“If5anyone6would7come10after8me,9let him deny11himself12and13take up14his17cross16daily1819and20follow21me.22 For2whoever13would4save8his7life6will lose9it,10but12whoever1113loses14his17life16for18my19sake18will save21it.22 For2what1doesit profit3a man4ifhe gains5the6whole8world7and10loses11or12forfeits13himself?9 For2whoever13is ashamed of4me5and6of my8words,9of him10will15the11Son12of Man14be ashamed15when16he comes17in18his21glory20and22the gloryof the23Father24and25of the26holy27angels.28 But2I tell1you3truly,4there are5some6standing9here8who10will13not1112taste13death14until15they see17the18kingdom19of God.”21 Now2about7eight9days8after3these6sayings5he took with11himPeter12and13John14and15James16andwent up17on18the19mountain20to pray.21 And1as34he6was praying,5the7appearance8of10his11face10wasaltered,12and13his16clothing15became dazzling18white.17 And1behold,2two4men3were talking with5him,6Moses9and10Elijah,11 who1appeared2in3glory4andspoke of5his8departure,7which9he was about10to accomplish11at12Jerusalem.13 Now2Peter3and4those5who were8with6him7were heavy9with sleep,10but12when they became fully awake11they saw13his16glory15and17the18two19men20who stood with22him.23 And1as34the men6were parting5from7him,8Peter11said9to12Jesus,14“Master,15it is17good16thatwe18are20here.19Let us make22three24tents,23one25for you26and27one28for Moses29and30one31for Elijah”32— not33knowing34what35he said.36 As2he3was saying4these things,1a cloud6came5and7overshadowed8them,9and11they were afraid10as1213they15entered14the17cloud.18 And1a voice2came3out of4the5cloud,6saying,7“This8is9my12Son,11myChosen One;14listen to16him!”15 And1when23the5voice6had spoken,4Jesus8was found7alone.9And10they11kept silent12and13told15no one14in16those17days19anything20of what21they had seen.22 Onthe3next4day,5when6they7had come down6from8the9mountain,10a great14crowd13met11him.12 And1behold,2a man3from4the5crowd6cried out,7“Teacher,9I beg10you11to look12at13my16son,15for17he is20my19only child.18 And1behold,2a spirit3seizes4him,5and6he8suddenly7cries out.8It convulses10him11so that12[he] foams [at the mouth],13and9shatters19him,20and14willhardly15leave16him.18 And1I begged2your5disciples4to cast67it8out,7but9they could11not.”10 Jesus4answered,1“O6faithless8and9twisted10generation,7how11long12am I to be13with14you15and16bear with17you?18Bring19your23son22here.”20 While1he4was coming,3the7demon8threw5him6to the ground5and9convulsed10him.6But12Jesus14rebuked11the15unclean18spirit16and19healed20the21boy,22and23gave24him25back24to27his28father.27 And2all3were astonished1at4the5majesty6of God.8But10while they were11all9marveling11at12everything1314he was doing,15Jesussaid16to17his20disciples,19 “Let1these9words8sink1into3your6ears:5The10Son12of Man14is about15to be delivered16into17the hands18of men.”19 But2they1did not understand3this6saying,5and7it was8concealed9from10them,11so that12they might14not13perceive14it.15And16they were afraid17to ask18him19about20this23saying.22 An argument3arose1among4them5as towhich7of them11was9the greatest.10 But2Jesus,3knowing4the5reasoning6of8their9hearts,8took10a child11andput12him13by14his15side14 and1said2to them,3“Whoever45receives6this7child9in10my13name12receives15me,14and16whoever1718receives20me19receives21him22who sent23me.24For26he25who is31least27among28you30all29is33the one32who isgreat.”34 John3answered,4“Master,5we saw6someone7casting out12demons13in8your11name,10and14we [tried to] stop15him,16because17he does19not18follow19with20us.”21 But2Jesus6said1to3him,4“Donot7stop8him,for10the one who9is12not11against13you14is17for15you.”16 When34the6days7drew near5for him10to be taken up,9he12set15his12face14to go17to18Jerusalem.19 And1he sent2messengers3ahead of4him,6who went8and7entered9a village11of the Samaritans,12to make preparations14for him.15 But1thepeople did3not2receive3him,4because5his8face7was [set]9toward11Jerusalem.12 And2when1hisdisciples4James5and6John7saw1it,they said,8“Lord,9doyou want10us to tell11fire12to come down13from14heaven16and17consume18them?”19 But2he turned1andrebuked3them.4 And1they went2on to3another4village.5 As2they3were going2along4the5road,6someone8said7to9him,10“I will follow11you12wherever1314you go.”15 And1Jesus5said2to him,3“Foxes7have9holes,8and10birds12of the13air14havenests,15but17the16Son18of Man20has22nowhere2123to lay26hishead.”25 To3another4he said,1“Follow5me.”6But8he7said,9“Lord,10let11me12first14go13andbury15my18father.”17 And2Jesussaid1to him,3“Leave4the5dead6to bury7their own9dead.10But12as foryou,11go13andproclaim14the15kingdom16of God.”18 Yet3another4said,1“I will follow5you,6Lord,7but9let10me11first8say farewell12to those13at14my17home.”16 Jesus6said1to3him,4“No one7who puts8hishand10to11the plow12and13looks14back17is19fit18for the20kingdom21of God.”23