Luke 9:18-50

Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ

18 ¹Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

19 And they answered, ²"John the Baptist. But others say, ³Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen."

20 Then he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered, ⁴"The Christ of God."

Jesus Foretells His Death

21 ⁵And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one,

22 ⁶saying, ⁷"The Son of Man must ⁸suffer many things and ⁹be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on ¹⁰the third day be raised."

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

23 And he said to all, "If anyone would come after me, let him ¹¹deny himself and ¹²take up his cross ¹³daily and follow me.

24 For ¹⁴whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

25 ¹⁵For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?

26 For ¹⁶whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed ¹⁷when he comes in ¹⁸his glory and the glory of the Father and of ¹⁹the holy angels.

27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not ²⁰taste death ²¹until they see the kingdom of God."

The Transfiguration

28 ²²Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him ²³Peter and John and James and ²⁴went up on the mountain to pray.

29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was ²⁵altered, and ²⁶his clothing became dazzling white.

30 And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah,

31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure,^[a] which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

32 Now Peter and those who were with him ²⁷were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake ²⁸they 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 good that we are here. Let us make three ²⁹tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah"--³⁰not knowing what he said.

34 As he was saying these things, ³¹a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

35 And ³²a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, ³³my Chosen One;^[b]³⁴ listen to him!"

36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. ³⁵And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.

Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit

37 ³⁶On 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 out, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for ³⁷he is my only child.

39 And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him.

40 And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but ³⁸they could not."

41 Jesus answered, "O ³⁹faithless and twisted generation, ⁴⁰how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here."

42 While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus ⁴¹rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and ⁴²gave him back to his father.

43 And all were astonished at ⁴³the majesty of God. ⁴⁴But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus^[c] said ⁴⁵to his disciples,

44 "Let these words sink into your ears: ⁴⁶The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men."

45 ⁴⁷But they did not understand this saying, and ⁴⁸it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

Who Is the Greatest?

46 ⁴⁹An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest.

47 But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side

48 and said to them, ⁵⁰"Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and ⁵¹whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For ⁵²he who is least among you all is the one who is great."

Anyone Not Against Us Is For Us

49 ⁵³John answered, "Master, we saw someone ⁵⁴casting out demons in your name, and ⁵⁵we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us."

50 But Jesus said to him, "Do not stop him, ⁵⁶for the one who is not against you is for you."

Read Chapter Compare

Why Does Jesus Ask ‘Who Do You Say I Am?’ Alyssa Roat

Cross References 56

1. For ver. 18-20, see Matthew 16:13-16; Mark 8:27-29
2. ver. 7; Matthew 14:2; Mark 6:14
3. ver. 8; Mark 6:15; [Matthew 17:10; Mark 9:11; John 1:21]
4. Luke 23:35; Acts 3:18; Revelation 12:10; See Matthew 1:17
5. Matthew 16:20; Mark 8:30; See Matthew 12:16
6. For ver. 22-27, see Matthew 16:21-28; Mark 8:31 - 9:1
7. Luke 18:31; [Luke 13:33]
8. Luke 24:7; Matt. 17:12, 22, 23; Mark 9:30, 31
9. Luke 17:25; 1 Peter 2:4; [Luke 20:17]
10. Luke 18:33; Luke 24:7, 46; See Matthew 27:63; John 2:19
11. [2 Timothy 2:12, 13]
12. See Matthew 10:38, 39
13. 1 Corinthians 15:31
14. [See ver. 23 above]
15. [Luke 12:20]
16. Romans 1:16; 2 Tim. 1:8, 12, 16; Hebrews 11:16; 1 John 2:28; [Matthew 10:33]
17. Daniel 7:10, 13; Zechariah 14:5; Matthew 24:30; Matthew 25:31; Matthew 26:64; John 1:51; Acts 1:11; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; Jude 14; Revelation 1:7; [Deuteronomy 33:2]
18. Matthew 19:28; Matthew 25:31; Mark 10:37; John 17:24
19. Acts 10:22; Revelation 14:10; [Matthew 13:41; Matthew 16:27]
20. John 8:52; Hebrews 2:9
21. [Luke 21:31, 32; Matthew 10:23; Matthew 23:36; Matthew 24:34; Mark 13:30]
22. For ver. 28-36, see Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-8
23. Luke 8:51; Mark 14:33
24. See Matthew 14:23
25. Mark 16:12(Gk.)
26. Daniel 7:9; [Psalms 104:2; Matthew 28:3]
27. Daniel 8:18; Matthew 26:43
28. See John 1:14
29. [Nehemiah 8:15]
30. [Mark 9:6; Mark 14:40]
31. 2 Peter 1:17; [Exodus 24:15, 16]
32. [See ver. 34 above]
33. Luke 23:35; Isaiah 42:1; [Psalms 89:3; Isaiah 49:7]
34. Acts 3:22
35. Matthew 17:9; Mark 9:9, 10
36. For ver. 37-42, see Matthew 17:14-19; Mark 9:14-28
37. See Luke 7:12
38. [ver. 1; Luke 10:17; Matthew 10:1; Mark 6:7]
39. Philippians 2:15; [John 20:27]
40. [John 14:9]
41. Luke 4:35, 39; Zechariah 3:2; Matthew 8:26; Mark 1:25; Jude 9
42. See Luke 7:15
43. 2 Peter 1:16
44. For ver. 43-45, see Matthew 17:22, 23; Mark 9:30-32
45. ver. 22
46. [See ver. 43 above]
47. Luke 2:50; Luke 18:34; Mark 6:52; John 10:6; John 12:16; John 16:17-19; [Matthew 17:13; Mark 9:10]
48. Luke 18:34; [Luke 24:16]
49. For ver. 46-48, see Matthew 18:1-5; Mark 9:33-37; [Matthew 20:20-28; Mark 10:35-45]
50. [Matthew 10:40, 42]
51. [Matthew 10:40, 42]
52. Luke 22:26
53. For ver. 49, 50, see Mark 9:38-40
54. Luke 10:17; Matthew 7:22; Mark 16:17; Acts 19:13; [Matthew 12:27]
55. [Numbers 11:28]
56. [Luke 11:23; Matthew 12:30]

Footnotes 3

[a]. Greek exodus
[b]. Some manuscripts my Beloved
[c]. Greek he

The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.