1 T hen He called His twelve disciples together 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 H e sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

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

3 A nd He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece.

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

4 “ Whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart.

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

5 A nd whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off the very 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 S o they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. Herod Seeks to See Jesus

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 done by Him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen 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 some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.

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

9 H erod said, “John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things?” So he sought to see Him. Feeding the Five Thousand

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 A nd the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city 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 multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.

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 W hen the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.”

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 something to eat.” And they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

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 five thousand men. Then He said to His disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.”

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 sit down.

and they did so, and made all to recline;

16 T hen He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set 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 S o they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them. Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ

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

18 A nd it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds 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 S o they answered and said, “John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again.”

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

20 H e said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said, “The Christ of God.” Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection

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

21 A nd He strictly warned and commanded them to tell this to no one,

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 rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.” Take Up the Cross and Follow Him

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 T hen He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

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 desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

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 profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?

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

26 F or whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, 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 B ut I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.” Jesus Transfigured on the Mount

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 it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, 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 s He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening.

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 talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah,

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

31 w ho appeared in glory and spoke of His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

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

32 B ut Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep; and when they were fully awake, they saw His glory 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 T hen it happened, as they were parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said.

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 W hile he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were fearful as they entered 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 A nd a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!”

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

36 W hen the voice had ceased, Jesus was found alone. But they kept quiet, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen. A Boy Is Healed

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 happened on 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 S uddenly a man from the multitude cried out, saying, “Teacher, I implore You, look on 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 he suddenly cries out; it convulses him so that he foams at the mouth; and it departs from him with great difficulty, bruising 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 S o I implored Your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.”

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

41 T hen Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I 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 as he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the child, and gave him back to his father. Jesus Again Predicts His Death

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 they were all amazed at the majesty of God. But while everyone marveled at all the things which Jesus did, 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 “ Let these words sink down into your ears, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.”

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

45 B ut they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this saying. Who Is the Greatest?

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 T hen a dispute arose among them as to which of them would be greatest.

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

47 A nd Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a little child and set him by Him,

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

48 a nd said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me. For he who is least among you all will be great.” Jesus Forbids Sectarianism

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 N ow John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow 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 said to him, “Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is on our side.” A Samaritan Village Rejects the Savior

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

51 N ow it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly 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 sent messengers before His face. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare 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 they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey 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 saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just 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 them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of.

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 went to another village. The Cost of Discipleship

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

57 N ow it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone 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 said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere 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 T hen He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury 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 J esus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach 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 nd another also said, “Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.”

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

62 B ut Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking 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.'