91 And 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 proclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing . 3 And He said to them, " Take nothing for your journey , neither 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 , shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them." 6 Departing , they began going throughout the villages , preaching the gospel and healing everywhere .
7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was happening ; and he was greatly perplexed , because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead , 8 and by some that Elijah 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 he kept trying to see Him.
10 When the apostles returned , they gave an account to Him of all that they had done . Taking them with Him, He withdrew by Himself to a city called Bethsaida . 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 . 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 e 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 in 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 baskets full.
18 And it happened that while He was praying 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 , " The Christ of God ."
21 But He warned them and instructed them not to tell this to anyone , 22 saying , " 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 up on the third day ." 23 And He was saying to them all , " If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself , and take up his cross daily e and follow Me. 24 "For whoever e wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever e 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 loses or forfeits himself ? 26 " For whoever e 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 , there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God ."
28 Some eight days after these sayings , He took along Peter and John and James , and went up on the mountain to pray . 29 And while He was praying , the appearance of His face became different , and His clothing became white and gleaming . 30 And behold , two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah , 31 who , appearing in glory , were speaking of His departure which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem . 32 Now Peter and his companions e had been overcome with sleep ; but when they were fully awake , they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him. 33 And as these were leaving Him, Peter said to Jesus , " Master , it is good for us to be here ; let us make three tabernacles : one for You, and one for Moses , and one for Elijah "- not realizing what he was saying . 34 While he was saying this , a cloud formed and began to overshadow them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud . 35 Then a voice came out of the cloud , saying , " This is My Son , My Chosen One; listen to Him!" 36 And when the voice had spoken , Jesus was found alone . And they kept silent , and reported to no one in those days any of the things which they had seen .
37 On the next day , when they came down from the mountain , a large crowd met Him. 38 And a man from the crowd shouted , saying , "Teacher , I beg You to look at my son , for he is my only boy, 39 and a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams , and it throws him into a convulsion with foaming at the mouth; and only with difficulty does it leave him, mauling him as it leaves . 40 "I begged Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not." 41 And Jesus answered and said , "You unbelieving and perverted generation , how long e shall I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here ." 42 While he was still approaching , the demon slammed him to the ground and threw him into a convulsion . But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit , and healed the boy and gave him back to his father .
43 And they were all amazed at the greatness of God . But while everyone was marveling at all that He was doing , He said to His disciples ,
44 "Let these words sink into your ears ; for the Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men ." 45 But they did not understand this statement , and it was concealed from them so that they would not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this statement .
46 An argument started among them as to which of them might be the greatest . 47 But Jesus , knowing what they were thinking in their heart , took a child and stood him by His side , 48 and said to them, " Whoever e receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever e receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great ."
49 John answered and said , " Master , we saw someone casting out demons in Your name ; and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow along with us." 50 But Jesus said to him, "Do not hinder him; for he who is not against you is for you."
51 When the days were approaching for His ascension , He was determined to go to Jerusalem ; 52 and He sent messengers on ahead e of Him, and they went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him. 53 But they did not receive Him, because He was traveling toward Jerusalem . 54 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?" 55 But He turned and rebuked them, [and said , "You do not know what kind of spirit you are of; 56 for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives , but to save them."] And they went on to another village .
57 As they were going along the road , someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever e You go ." 58 And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests , but the Son of Man has nowhere e to lay His head ." 59 And He said to another , " Follow Me." But he said , "Lord , permit me first to go and bury my father ." 60 But He said to him, "Allow the dead to bury their own dead ; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God ." 61 Another also said , "I will follow You, Lord ; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home ." 62 But Jesus said to him, " No one , after putting his hand to the plow and looking back , is fit for the kingdom of God ."
