Luke 9:1-27

Ministry of the Twelve

1 1And He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.
2 And He sent them out to 2proclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing.
3 And He said to them, "3Take nothing for your journey, 4neither a staff, nor a bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not even have two tunics apiece.
4 "Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that city.
5 "And as for those who do not receive you, as you go out from that city, 5shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them."
6 Departing, they began going throughout the villages, 6preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.
7 7Now 8Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was happening; and he was greatly perplexed, because it was said by some that 9John had risen from the dead,
8 and by some that 10Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen again.
9 Herod said, "I myself had John beheaded; but who is this man about whom I hear such things?" And 11he kept trying to see Him.
10 12When the apostles returned, they gave an account to Him of all that they had done. 13Taking them with Him, He withdrew by Himself to a city called 14Bethsaida.
11 But the crowds were aware of this and followed Him; and welcoming them, He began speaking to them about the kingdom of God and curing those who had need of healing.

Five Thousand Fed

12 Now the day was ending, and the twelve came and said to Him, "Send the crowd away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and get something to eat; for here we are in a desolate place."
13 But He said to them, "You give them something to eat!" And they said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless * perhaps we go and buy food for all these people."
14 (For there were about five thousand men.) And He said to His disciples, "Have them sit down to eat 15in groups of about fifty each."
15 They did so, and had them all sit down.
16 Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them, and broke them, and kept giving them to the disciples to set before the people.
17 And they all ate and were satisfied; and the broken pieces which they had left over were picked up, twelve 16baskets full.
18 17And it happened that while He was 18praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, "Who do the people say that I am?"
19 They answered and said, "John the Baptist, and others say Elijah; but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen again."
20 And He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered and said, "19The Christ of God."
21 But He 20warned them and instructed them not to tell this to anyone,
22 21saying, "22The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed and be raised up on the third day."
23 And He was saying to them all, "23If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily * and follow Me.
24 "For 24whoever * wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever * loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.
25 "For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and 25loses or forfeits himself?
26 "26For whoever * is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
27 "But I say to you truthfully, 27there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God."

Cross References 27

  • 1. Matthew 10:5; Mark 6:7
  • 2. Matthew 10:7
  • 3. Luke 9:3-5: {Matthew 10:9-15; Mark 6:8-11;} Luke 10:4-12; Luke 22:35
  • 4. Matthew 10:10; Mark 6:8; Luke 22:35
  • 5. Luke 10:11; Acts 13:51
  • 6. Mark 6:12; Luke 8:1
  • 7. Luke 9:7-9: {Matthew 14:1, 2;} Mark 6:14
  • 8. Matthew 14:1; Luke 3:1; Luke 13:31; Luke 23:7
  • 9. Matthew 14:2
  • 10. Matthew 16:14
  • 11. Luke 23:8
  • 12. Mark 6:30
  • 13. Luke 9:10-17: {Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:32-44; John 6:5-13}
  • 14. Matthew 11:21
  • 15. Mark 6:39
  • 16. Matthew 14:20
  • 17. Luke 9:18-20: {Matthew 16:13-16; Mark 8:27-29}
  • 18. Matthew 14:23; Luke 6:12; Luke 9:28
  • 19. John 6:68
  • 20. Matthew 8:4; Matthew 16:20; Mark 8:30
  • 21. Luke 9:22-27: {Matthew 16:21-28; Mark 8:31-9:1}
  • 22. Matthew 16:21; Luke 9:44
  • 23. Matthew 10:38; Luke 14:27
  • 24. Matthew 10:39; Luke 17:33; John 12:25
  • 25. Hebrews 10:34
  • 26. Matthew 10:33; Luke 12:9
  • 27. Matthew 16:28

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