Luke 9:42-62

42 While he was coming [to Jesus], the demon knocked the boy to the ground and threw him into convulsions. Jesus ordered the evil spirit to leave. He cured the boy and gave him back to his father.
43 Everyone was amazed to see God's wonderful power. Everyone was amazed at all the things that Jesus was doing. So he said to his disciples,
44 "Listen carefully to what I say. The Son of Man will be betrayed and handed over to people."
45 They didn't know what he meant. The meaning was hidden from them so that they didn't understand it. Besides, they were afraid to ask him about what he had said.
46 A discussion started among them about who would be the greatest.
47 Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he took a little child and had him stand beside him.
48 Then he said to them, "Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me. Whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. The one who is least among all of you is the one who is greatest."
49 John replied, "Master, we saw someone forcing demons out of a person by using the power and authority of your name. We tried to stop him because he was not one of us."
50 Jesus said to him, "Don't stop him! Whoever isn't against you is for you."
51 The time was coming closer for Jesus to be taken to heaven. So he was determined to go to Jerusalem.
52 He sent messengers ahead of him. They went into a Samaritan village to arrange a place for him to stay.
53 But the people didn't welcome him, because he was on his way to Jerusalem.
54 James and John, his disciples, saw this. They asked, "Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to burn them up?"
55 But he turned and corrected them.
56 So they went to another village.
57 As they were walking along the road, a man said to Jesus, "I'll follow you wherever you go."
58 Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to sleep."
59 He told another man, "Follow me!" But the man said, "Sir, first let me go to bury my father."
60 But Jesus told him, "Let the dead bury their own dead. You must go everywhere and tell about the kingdom of God."
61 Another said, "I'll follow you, sir, but first let me tell my family goodbye."
62 Jesus said to him, "Whoever starts to plow and looks back is not fit for the kingdom of God."
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