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And◦ having called together His twelve disciples, He gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.
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And He sent· them ·out to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the··sick.
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And He said◦ to them, Take◦ nothing◦ for◦ your journey, neither◦ staffs, nor pack, nor bread, nor silver, neither◦ have two tunics apiece.
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And into whatever house you enter, there remain, and thence go··out▵.
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And as··many··as shall not◦ accept you, when you come··out of that city, shake··off◦ even the dust from your feet for a testimony against◦ them.
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And◦ going··out▵, they passed into▵ the villages announcing··the··gospel and curing everywhere.
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But◦ Herod the tetrarch heard all things that were··done◦ by Him, and was··perplexed, since◦ it was said by some that John was risen from◦ the dead◦;
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and◦ by some, that Elijah had appeared; and◦ by others, that one of the ancient prophets had risen··again◦.
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And Herod said◦, John I◦ have beheaded; but◦ who is this about whom◦ I◦ hear such··things? And he sought to see◦ Him.
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And, having returned, the apostles told Him whatever they had done; and taking them, He departed by▫ Himself▵ to◦ a deserted place of the city called Bethsaida.
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And◦ the crowds, knowing it, followed Him; and having received◦ them, He spoke to them concerning the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need··of a cure.
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And◦ the day began to decline; and◦ the twelve coming said◦ to Him, Send· the crowd ·away, that◦ going··away◦ into the villages and fields all··around◦, they may rest and find provisions; for here we are in a deserted place.
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But◦ He said◦ to them, Give ye them to eat. But◦ they said◦, We have no more than five loaves and two fish, if we go not and buy food◦ for◦ all this people.
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For◦ they were about◦ five··thousand men◦. And◦ He said◦ to His disciples, Make them recline in groups reclining by fifties.
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And they did so, and had them all recline.
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And◦ having taken the five loaves of bread and the two fish, looking··up to◦ heaven He blessed them, and broke, and gave to the disciples to set··before the crowd.
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And they ate, and were· all ·satisfied; and there was taken··up of their excess of fragments twelve baskets.
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And it came to pass as He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him; and He asked them, saying, Who do the crowds say that I am?
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And◦ they answering said◦, John the Baptist; but◦ others say Elijah; and◦ others that some one of the ancient prophets has risen··again◦.
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And◦ He said to them, But◦ who do you say that I am? And◦ Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
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And◦ He admonished◦ them, and charged them to tell this to no··one◦,
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saying that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief··priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised··up.
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And◦ He said to all, If anyone wills to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
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For whoever wills to save his soul shall lose it; but◦ whoever shall lose his soul for My sake, he shall save it.
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For◦ what◦ shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, but◦ lose himself, or be··deprived of his soul*?
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For◦ whoever shall be··ashamed of Me and of My words, of him◦ shall the Son of Man be··ashamed, when He shall come in the glory of Him, and of the Father, and of the holy angels.
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But◦ I say to··you truly, There are some of those standing here, who shall not taste death, until they see◦ the kingdom of God.
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And◦ it came to pass about eight days after these◦ words, that taking Peter and John and James, He went up into a mountain to pray.
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And it came··to··pass, while He prayed, that the appearance◦ of His face was changed, and His vesture was white as lightning.
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And behold◦, two men◦ spoke··with Him, who◦ were Moses and Elijah,
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who, being seen in glory, told▵ of His departure which He was··about to fulfill in Jerusalem.
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And◦ Peter and they who were with◦ him were heavy with sleep◦; and◦ being··awake, they saw◦ His glory and the two men◦ standing··with Him.
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And it came··to··pass as they were separated◦ from Him, Peter said◦ to Jesus, Master, it is good◦ for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles, one◦ for Thee, and one◦ for Moses, and one◦ for Elijah; not knowing◦ what he said.
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And◦ as he said these··things, there was◦ a cloud, and it overshadowed them; and◦ they feared as they entered into the cloud.
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And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is My beloved Son; hear Him.
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And when the voice had··come▫, Jesus was found alone; and they were··silent◦, and reported to no··one in those▵ days any▵ of those things which they had seen▵.
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And◦ it came··to··pass on▵ the next day, when they had come down◦ from the mountain, that a crowd of many met Him.
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And behold◦, a man◦ from the crowd cried··out◦ saying, Teacher, I entreat Thee, look upon my son, for he is my only-begotten.
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And behold◦, a spirit takes him, and he suddenly cries out; and it convulses him with foaming, and roughly departs from him, bruising him.
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And I entreated Thy disciples that◦ they would cast· him ·out, and they could not.
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And◦ Jesus answering said◦, O faithless and perverse generation, till when▫ shall I be with▵ you, and bear··with you? Bring◦ thy son hither.
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And◦ as He was yet coming, the demon tore him, and convulsed him; but◦ Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave· him ·back to his father.
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And◦ they all wondered at◦ the greatness of God. And◦ while they all marveled at◦ all that Jesus did, He said◦ to His disciples,
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Put ye these◦ words into your ears; for◦ the Son of Man shall be delivered··up into the hands of men.
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But◦ they were ignorant of this saying, and it was hidden from them, that they did not comprehend; and they feared to ask◦ Him concerning this saying.
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And◦ there entered into them a reasoning which of them should be greatest.
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And◦ Jesus, seeing◦ the reasoning of their heart, took a little··child and stood him by Himself,
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and said◦ to them, Whoever shall receive◦ this little··child in▫ My name receives◦ Me, and whoever shall receive◦ Me receives◦ Him who sent◦ Me; for◦ whoever* is▵ least◦ among you all, he◦ shall be great.
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And◦ John answering said◦, Master, we saw◦ one casting··out demons in Thy name, and we forbade him, because he follows not with us.
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And Jesus said to him, Forbid him not; for◦ whoever is not against us is for▫ us.
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And◦ it came to pass when the days were fulfilled for His being taken up, He fixed His face to go to◦ Jerusalem,
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and sent◦ messengers before His face. And they going, entered into a village of the Samaritans to prepare for Him.
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And they did not accept Him, because His face was going to◦ Jerusalem.
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And◦ when His disciples, James and John, saw◦ this, they said◦, Lord, willest Thou that we tell fire to come··down from heaven, and consume them, as Elijah did?
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But◦ turning, He rebuked them, and said◦, You know◦ not of what··sort of spirit you are;
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for the Son of Man came not to destroy men’s souls, but to save. And they went to another village.
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And◦ it came to pass, as they went in the way, a certain one said to Him, Lord, I will follow Thee wherever Thou goest.
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And Jesus said◦ to him, Foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have nests, but◦ the Son of Man has nowhere to recline His head.
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And◦ He said to another, Follow Me. But◦ he said, Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.
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But◦ Jesus said◦ to him, Let the dead◦ bury their dead◦; but◦ go thou and preach◦ the kingdom of God.
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And◦ another◦ also said◦, I will follow Thee, Lord, but◦ permit me first to take··leave of those in◦ my house.
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But◦ Jesus said to him, No one having put his hand to the plow, and looking backward, is suited for the kingdom of God.
