1 T hen Jesus called together the Twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases,

And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure sicknesses,

2 A nd He sent them out to announce and preach the kingdom of God and to bring healing.

and he sent them to proclaim the reign of God, and to heal the ailing.

3 A nd He said to them, Do not take anything for your journey—neither walking stick, nor wallet, nor food of any kind, nor money, and do not have two undergarments (tunics).

And he said unto them, `Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats each;

4 A nd whatever house you enter, stay there until you go away.

and into whatever house ye may enter, there remain, and thence depart;

5 A nd wherever they do not receive and accept and welcome you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet, as a testimony against them.

and as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, even the dust from your feet shake off, for a testimony against them.'

6 A nd departing, they went about from village to village, preaching the Gospel and restoring the afflicted to health everywhere.

And going forth they were going through the several villages, proclaiming good news, and healing everywhere.

7 N ow Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was being done by, and he was perplexed and troubled, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead,

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things being done by him, and was perplexed, because it was said by certain, that John hath been raised out of the dead;

8 A nd by others that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had come back to life.

and by certain, that Elijah did appear, and by others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;

9 B ut Herod said, John I beheaded; but Who is this about Whom I such things by hearsay? And he sought to see Him.

and Herod said, `John I did behead, but who is this concerning whom I hear such things?' and he was seeking to see him.

10 U pon their return, the apostles reported to Jesus all that they had done. And He took them and withdrew into privacy near a town called Bethsaida.

And the apostles having turned back, declared to him how great things they did, and having taken them, he withdrew by himself to a desert place of a city called Bethsaida,

11 B ut when the crowds learned of it, followed Him; and He welcomed them and talked to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed restoration to health.

and the multitudes having known did follow him, and having received them, he was speaking to them concerning the reign of God, and those having need of service he cured.

12 N ow the day began to decline, and the Twelve came and said to Him, Dismiss the crowds and send them away, so that they may go to the neighboring hamlets and villages and the surrounding country and find lodging and get a supply of provisions, for we are here in an uninhabited (barren, solitary) place.

And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, said to him, `Let away the multitude, that having gone to the villages and the fields round about, they may lodge and may find provision, because here we are in a desert place.'

13 B ut He said to them, You give them to eat. They said, We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all this crowd,

And he said unto them, `Give ye them to eat;' and they said, `We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;'

14 F or there were about 5, 000 men. And said to His disciples, Have them reclining in table groups (companies) of about fifty each.

for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, `Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;'

15 A nd they did so, and made them all recline.

and they did so, and made all to recline;

16 A nd taking the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven and gave thanks and asked Him to bless them. Then He broke them and gave them to the disciples to place before the multitude.

and having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and was giving to the disciples to set before the multitude;

17 A nd all the people ate and were satisfied. And they gathered up what remained over—twelve '> small hand] baskets of broken pieces.

and they did eat, and were all filled, and there was taken up what was over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

18 N ow it occurred that as Jesus was praying privately, the disciples were with Him, and He asked them, Who do men say that I am?

And it came to pass, as he is praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he questioned them, saying, `Who do the multitudes say me to be?'

19 A nd they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, that one of the ancient prophets has come back to life.

And they answering said, `John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;'

20 A nd He said to them, But who do you say that I am? And Peter replied, The Christ of God!

and he said to them, `And ye -- who do ye say me to be?' and Peter answering said, `The Christ of God.'

21 B ut He strictly charged and sharply commanded them '> under penalty] to tell this to no one '> whoever he might be],

And having charged them, he commanded to say this to no one,

22 S aying, The Son of Man must suffer many things and be '> deliberately] disapproved and repudiated and rejected on the part of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be put to death and on the third day be raised.

saying -- `It behoveth the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and the third day to be raised.'

23 A nd He said to all, If any person wills to come after Me, let him deny himself '> disown himself, forget, lose sight of himself and his own interests, refuse and give up himself] and take up his cross daily and follow Me '> cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also].

And he said unto all, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;

24 F or whoever would preserve his life and save it will lose and destroy it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he will preserve and save it '> from the penalty of eternal death].

for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it;

25 F or what does it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and ruins or forfeits (loses) himself?

for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?

26 B ecause whoever is ashamed of Me and of My teachings, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when He comes in the '> threefold] glory (the splendor and majesty) of Himself and of the Father and of the holy angels.

`For whoever may be ashamed of me, and of my words, of this one shall the Son of Man be ashamed, when he may come in his glory, and the Father's, and the holy messengers';

27 H owever I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.

and I say to you, truly, there are certain of those here standing, who shall not taste of death till they may see the reign of God.'

28 N ow about eight days after these teachings, Jesus took with Him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray.

And it came to pass, after these words, as it were eight days, that having taken Peter, and John, and James, he went up to the mountain to pray,

29 A nd as He was praying, the appearance of His countenance became altered (different), and His raiment became dazzling white '> flashing with the brilliance of lightning].

and it came to pass, in his praying, the appearance of his face became altered, and his garment white -- sparkling.

30 A nd behold, two men were conversing with Him—Moses and Elijah,

And lo, two men were speaking together with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

31 W ho appeared in splendor and majesty and brightness and were speaking of His exit, which He was about to bring to realization at Jerusalem.

who having appeared in glory, spake of his outgoing that he was about to fulfil in Jerusalem,

32 N ow Peter and those with him were weighed down with sleep, but when they fully awoke, they saw His glory (splendor and majesty and brightness) and the two men who stood with Him.

but Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep, and having waked, they saw his glory, and the two men standing with him.

33 A nd it occurred as the men were parting from Him that Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is delightful and good that we are here; and let us construct three booths or huts—one for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah! not noticing or knowing what he was saying.

And it came to pass, in their parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, `Master, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah,' not knowing what he saith:

34 B ut even as he was saying this, a cloud came and began to overshadow them, and they were seized with alarm and struck with fear as they entered into the cloud.

and as he was speaking these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them, and they feared in their entering into the cloud,

35 T hen there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is My Son, My Chosen One or My Beloved; listen to and yield to and obey Him!

and a voice came out of the cloud saying, `This is My Son -- the Beloved; hear ye him;'

36 A nd when the voice had died away, Jesus was found there alone. And they kept still, and told no one at that time any of these things that they had seen.

and when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone; and they were silent, and declared to no one in those days anything of what they have seen.

37 N ow it occurred the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a great multitude met Him.

And it came to pass on the next day, they having come down from the mount, there met him a great multitude,

38 A nd behold, a man from the crowd shouted out, Master, I implore You to look at my son, for he is my only child;

and lo, a man from the multitude cried out, saying, `Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son, because he is my only begotten;

39 A nd behold, a spirit seizes him and suddenly he cries out; it convulses him so that he foams at the mouth; and he is sorely shattered, and it will scarcely leave him.

and lo, a spirit doth take him, and suddenly he doth cry out, and it teareth him, with foaming, and it hardly departeth from him, bruising him,

40 A nd I implored Your disciples to drive it out, but they could not.

and I besought thy disciples that they might cast it out, and they were not able.'

41 J esus answered, O unbelieving and without trust in God, a perverse ( wayward, crooked and warped) generation! Until when and how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.

And Jesus answering said, `O generation, unstedfast and perverse, till when shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring near hither thy son;'

42 A nd even while he was coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him. But Jesus censured and severely rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the child and restored him to his father.

and as he is yet coming near, the demon rent him, and tore sore, and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the youth, and gave him back to his father.

43 A nd all were astounded at the evidence of God’s mighty power and His majesty and magnificence. But they were all marveling at everything Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,

And they were all amazed at the greatness of God, and while all are wondering at all things that Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,

44 L et these words sink into your ears: the Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men '> whose conduct is opposed to God].

`Lay ye to your ears these words, for the Son of Man is about to be delivered up to the hands of men.'

45 H owever, they did not comprehend this saying; and it was kept hidden from them, so that they should not grasp it and understand, and they were afraid to ask Him about the statement.

And they were not knowing this saying, and it was veiled from them, that they might not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

46 B ut a controversy arose among them as to which of them might be the greatest.

And there entered a reasoning among them, this, Who may be greater of them?

47 B ut Jesus, as He perceived the thoughts of their hearts, took a little child and put him at His side

and Jesus having seen the reasoning of their heart, having taken hold of a child, set him beside himself,

48 A nd told them, Whoever receives and accepts and welcomes this child in My name and for My sake receives and accepts and welcomes Me; and whoever so receives Me so also receives Him Who sent Me. For he who is least and lowliest among you all—he is great.

and said to them, `Whoever may receive this child in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth receive Him who sent me, for he who is least among you all -- he shall be great.'

49 J ohn said, Master, we saw a man driving out demons in Your name and we commanded him to stop it, for he does not follow along with us.

And John answering said, `Master, we saw a certain one in thy name casting forth the demons, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow with us;'

50 B ut Jesus told him, Do not forbid; for whoever is not against you is for you.

and Jesus said unto him, `Forbid not, for he who is not against us, is for us.'

51 N ow when the time was almost come for Jesus to be received up, He steadfastly and determinedly set His face to go to Jerusalem.

And it came to pass, in the completing of the days of his being taken up, that he fixed his face to go on to Jerusalem,

52 A nd He sent messengers before Him; and they reached and entered a Samaritan village to make ready for Him;

and he sent messengers before his face, and having gone on, they went into a village of Samaritans, to make ready for him,

53 B ut would not welcome or receive or accept Him, because His face was going to Jerusalem.

and they did not receive him, because his face was going on to Jerusalem.

54 A nd when His disciples James and John observed this, they said, Lord, do You wish us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, even as Elijah did ?

And his disciples James and John having seen, said, `Sir, wilt thou we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?'

55 B ut He turned and rebuked and severely censured them. He said, You do not know of what sort of spirit you are,

and having turned, he rebuked them, and said, `Ye have not known of what spirit ye are;

56 F or the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they journeyed on to another village.

for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save;' and they went on to another village.

57 A nd it occurred that as they were going along the road, a man said to Him, Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.

And it came to pass, as they are going on in the way, a certain one said unto him, `I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go, sir;'

58 A nd Jesus told him, Foxes have lurking holes and the birds of the air have roosts and nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.

and Jesus said to him, `The foxes have holes, and the fowls of the heaven places of rest, but the Son of Man hath not where he may recline the head.'

59 A nd He said to another, Become My disciple, side with My party, and accompany Me! But he replied, Lord, permit me first to go and bury ( await the death of) my father.

And he said unto another, `Be following me;' and he said, `Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'

60 B ut Jesus said to him, Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and publish abroad throughout all regions the kingdom of God.

and Jesus said to him, `Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, and thou, having gone away, publish the reign of God.'

61 A nother also said, I will follow You, Lord, and become Your disciple and side with Your party; but let me first say good-bye to those at my home.

And another also said, `I will follow thee, sir, but first permit me to take leave of those in my house;'

62 J esus said to him, No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.

and Jesus said unto him, `No one having put his hand on a plough, and looking back, is fit for the reign of God.'