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were glorious to see. And they were speaking
about his exodus from this world, which was
about to be fulfilled in Jerusalem.
32 Peter and the others had fallen asleep.
When they woke up, they saw Jesus’ glory and
the two men standing with him. 33 As Moses
and Elijah were starting to leave, Peter, not
even knowing what he was saying, blurted
out, “Master, it’s wonderful for us to be here!
Let’s make three shelters as memorials*—one
for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
34 But even as he was saying this, a cloud overshadowed them, and terror gripped them as the
cloud covered them.
35 Then a voice from the cloud said, “This
is my Son, my Chosen One.* Listen to him.”
36 When the voice finished, Jesus was there
alone. They didn’t tell anyone at that time what
they had seen.
Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy
37 The next day, after they had come down the
mountain, a large crowd met Jesus. 38 A man
in the crowd called out to him, “Teacher, I beg
you to look at my son, my only child. 39 An evil
spirit keeps seizing him, making him scream. It
throws him into convulsions so that he foams at
the mouth. It batters him and hardly ever leaves
him alone. 40 I begged your disciples to cast out
the spirit, but they couldn’t do it.”
41 Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt
people! How long must I be with you and put
up with you?” Then he said to the man, “Bring
your son here.”
42 As the boy came forward, the demon
knocked him to the ground and threw him
into a violent convulsion. But Jesus rebuked
the evil* spirit and healed the boy. Then he
gave him back to his father. 43 Awe gripped
the people as they saw this majestic display of
God’s power.
Jesus Again Predicts His Death
While everyone was marveling at everything he
was doing, Jesus said to his disciples, 44 “Listen
to me and remember what I say. The Son of Man
is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies.” 45 But they didn’t know what he meant.
Its significance was hidden from them, so they
couldn’t understand it, and they were afraid to
ask him about it.
The Greatest in the Kingdom
46 Then his disciples began arguing about which
of them was the greatest. 47 But Jesus knew their
9:33 Greek three tabernacles. 9:35 Some manuscripts read
This is my dearly loved Son. 9:42 Greek unclean. 9:48 Greek
in my name. 9:54 Some manuscripts add as Elijah did.
9:55 Some manuscripts add an expanded conclusion to
verse 55 and an additional sentence in verse 56: And he said,
“You don’t realize what your hearts are like. 56For the Son of
Man has not come to destroy people’s lives, but to save them.”
9:60 Greek Let the dead bury their own dead. 10:1 Some
manuscripts read seventy; also in 10:17.
thoughts, so he brought a little child to his side.
48 Then he said to them, “Anyone who welcomes
a little child like this on my behalf* welcomes
me, and anyone who welcomes me also welcomes my Father who sent me. Whoever is the
least among you is the greatest.”
Using the Name of Jesus
49 John said to Jesus, “Master, we saw someone
using your name to cast out demons, but we
told him to stop because he isn’t in our group.”
50 But Jesus said, “Don’t stop him! Anyone
who is not against you is for you.”
Opposition from Samaritans
51 As the time drew near for him to ascend to
heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. 52 He sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare for his arrival. 53 But the
people of the village did not welcome Jesus because he was on his way to Jerusalem. 54 When
James and John saw this, they said to Jesus,
“Lord, should we call down fire from heaven
to burn them up*?” 55 But Jesus turned and
rebuked them.* 56 So they went on to another
village.
The Cost of Following Jesus
57 As they were walking along, someone said to
Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.”
58 But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live
in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has
no place even to lay his head.”
59 He said to another person, “Come, follow
me.”
The man agreed, but he said, “Lord, first let
me return home and bury my father.”
60 But Jesus told him, “Let the spiritually dead
bury their own dead!* Your duty is to go and
preach about the Kingdom of God.”
61 Another said, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you,
but first let me say good-bye to my family.”
62 But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a
hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit
for the Kingdom of God.”
Jesus Sends Out His Disciples
The Lord now chose seventy-two* other
disciples and sent them ahead in pairs
to all the towns and places he planned to visit.
2 These were his instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray
to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask
him to send more workers into his fields. 3 Now
go, and remember that I am sending you out as
lambs among wolves. 4 Don’t take any money
with you, nor a traveler’s bag, nor an extra pair
of sandals. And don’t stop to greet anyone on
the road.
5 “Whenever you enter someone’s home, first
say, ‘May God’s peace be on this house.’ 6 If those
who live there are peaceful, the blessing will
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