9When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases,G1161G4779G846G1427G3101G4779G2532G1325G846G1411G1849G1909G3956G1140G2532G2323G35542and he sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.G2532G649G846G2784G932G2316G2532G2390G7703He told them: "Take nothing for the journey--no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra tunic.G2532G2036G4314G846G142G3367G1519G3598G3383G4464G3383G4082G3383G740G3383G694G3383G2192G1417G5509G3034Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town.G2532G3739G302G3614G1525G1519G1563G3306G2532G1564G18315If people do not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave their town, as a testimony against them."G2532G3745G302G1209G3361G1209G5209G1831G575G1565G4172G660G2532G2868G575G5216G4228G1519G3142G1909G8466So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.G1161G1831G1330G2596G2968G2097G2532G2323G38377Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And he was perplexed, because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead,G1161G2264G5076G191G3956G1096G5259G846G2532G1280G1223G3004G5259G5100G3754G2491G1453G1537G34988others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life.G1161G5259G5100G3754G2243G5316G1161G243G3754G1520G744G4396G4509But Herod said, "I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?" And he tried to see him.G2532G2264G2036G2491G607G1473G607G1161G5101G2076G3778G4012G3739G1473G191G5108G2532G2212G1492G84610When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida,G2532G652G5290G1334G846G3745G4160G2532G3880G846G5298G2596G2398G1519G2048G5117G4172G2564G96611but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.G1161G3793G1097G190G846G2532G1209G846G2980G846G4012G932G2316G2532G2390G2192G5532G232212Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, "Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here."G1161G2250G756G2827G1161G4334G1427G2036G846G630G3793G630G2443G565G1519G2968G2532G68G2945G2647G2532G2147G1979G3754G2070G5602G1722G2048G511713He replied, "You give them something to eat." They answered, "We have only five loaves of bread and two fish--unless we go and buy food for all this crowd."G1161G2036G4314G846G1325G5210G846G5315G1161G2036G2254G3756G1526G4119G2228G4002G740G2532G1417G2486G1509G2249G4198G59G1033G1519G3956G5126G299214(About five thousand men were there.) But he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."G1063G2258G5616G4000G435G1161G2036G4314G846G3101G2625G846G2625G303G4004G282815The disciples did so, and everybody sat down.G2532G4160G3779G2532G347G537G34716Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to set before the people.G1161G2983G4002G740G2532G1417G2486G308G1519G3772G2127G846G2532G2622G2532G1325G3101G3908G379317They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.G2532G5315G2532G5526G3956G5526G2532G142G2801G4052G846G1427G289418Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?"G2532G1096G1722G1511G2651G4336G846G3101G4895G846G2532G1905G846G3004G5101G3004G3793G3165G151119They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life."G1161G611G2036G2491G910G1161G243G2243G1161G243G3754G5100G744G4396G45020"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God."G1161G2036G846G1161G5101G3004G5210G3165G1511G1161G4074G611G2036G5547G231621Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.G1161G2008G846G3853G2036G3367G512422And he said, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life."G2036G3754G5207G444G1163G3958G4183G2532G593G575G4245G2532G749G2532G1122G2532G615G2532G1453G5154G225023Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.G1161G3004G4314G3956G1536G2309G2064G3694G3450G533G1438G2532G142G846G4716G2250G2596G2532G190G342724For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.G1063G3739G302G2309G4982G846G5590G622G846G1161G3739G302G622G846G5590G1700G1752G3778G4982G84625What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?G1063G5101G5623G444G5623G2770G3650G2889G1161G622G1438G2228G221026If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.G1063G3739G302G1870G3165G2532G1699G3056G5126G1870G5207G444G1870G3752G2064G1722G846G1391G2532G3962G2532G40G3227I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."G1161G3004G5213G230G1526G5100G2476G5602G3739G1089G3364G1089G2288G2193G302G1492G932G231628About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.G1161G1096G5616G3638G2250G3326G5128G3056G2532G3880G4074G2532G2491G2532G2385G305G1519G3735G433629As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.G2532G1722G846G4336G1491G846G4383G1096G2087G2532G846G2441G3022G182330Two men, Moses and Elijah,G2532G2400G4814G846G1417G435G3748G2258G3475G2532G224331appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. They spoke about his departure, which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem.G3739G3700G1722G1391G3004G846G1841G3739G3195G4137G1722G241932Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.G1161G4074G2532G4862G846G2258G916G5258G1161G1235G1492G846G1391G2532G1417G435G4921G84633As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters--one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah." (He did not know what he was saying.)G2532G1096G1722G846G1316G575G846G4074G2036G4314G2424G1988G2076G2570G2248G1511G5602G2532G4160G5140G4633G3391G4671G2532G3391G3475G2532G3391G2243G3361G1492G3739G300434While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.G1161G846G5023G3004G1096G3507G2532G1982G846G1161G5399G1722G1565G1525G1519G350735A voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him."G2532G1096G5456G1537G3507G3004G3778G2076G3450G27G5207G191G84636When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves, and told no one at that time what they had seen.G2532G5456G1722G1096G2424G2147G3441G2532G846G4601G2532G518G3762G1722G1565G2250G3762G3739G370837The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.G1161G1096G1722G1836G2250G846G2718G575G3735G4183G3793G4876G84638A man in the crowd called out, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.G2532G2400G435G575G3793G310G3004G1320G1189G4675G1914G1909G3450G5207G3754G2076G3427G343939A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him.G2532G2400G4151G2983G846G2532G1810G2896G2532G4682G846G876G3326G2532G4937G846G3425G672G575G84640I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they could not."G2532G1189G4675G3101G2443G1544G846G1544G2532G1410G375641"O unbelieving and perverse generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here."G1161G2424G611G2036G5599G571G2532G1294G1074G2193G4219G2071G4314G5209G2532G430G5216G4317G4675G5207G560242Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father.G1161G846G4334G2089G4334G1140G4486G846G4486G2532G4952G1161G2424G2008G169G4151G2532G2390G3816G2532G591G846G591G846G396243And they were all amazed at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples,G1161G1605G3956G1605G1909G3168G2316G1161G2296G3956G1909G3956G3739G2424G4160G2036G4314G846G310144"Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men."G5128G3056G5087G1519G5210G5216G3775G1063G5207G444G3195G3860G1519G5495G44445But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.G1161G50G5124G4487G2532G2258G3871G575G846G3363G143G846G3363G2532G5399G2065G846G4012G5127G448746An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.G1161G1525G1261G1722G846G5101G302G846G1498G318747Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him.G1161G2424G1492G1261G846G2588G1949G3813G2476G846G3844G143848Then he said to them, "Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For he who is least among you all--he is the greatest."G2532G2036G846G3739G1437G1209G5124G3813G1909G3450G3686G1209G1691G2532G3739G1437G1209G1691G1209G649G3165G1063G5225G3398G1722G5213G3956G3778G2071G317349"Master," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us."G1161G2491G611G2036G1988G1492G5100G1544G1140G1909G4675G3686G2532G2967G846G3754G190G3756G3326G225750"Do not stop him," Jesus said, "for whoever is not against you is for you."G2532G2424G2036G4314G846G2967G3361G1063G3739G2076G3756G2596G2257G2076G5228G225751As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.G1161G1096G1722G2250G4845G846G354G2532G846G4741G846G4383G4198G1519G241952And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him;G2532G649G32G4253G846G4383G2532G4198G1525G1519G2968G4541G5620G2090G84653but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem.G2532G1209G3756G1209G846G3754G846G4383G2258G4198G1519G241954When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?"G1161G846G3101G2385G2532G2491G1492G2036G2962G2309G2036G4442G2597G575G3772G2532G355G846G2532G5613G2243G416055But Jesus turned and rebuked them,G1161G4762G2008G846G2532G2036G1492G3756G3634G4151G5210G207556and they went to another village.G1063G5207G444G2064G3756G2064G622G444G5590G235G4982G2532G4198G1519G2087G296857As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."G1161G1096G846G4198G1722G3598G5100G2036G4314G846G2962G190G4671G3699G302G56558Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."G2532G2424G2036G846G258G2192G5454G2532G4071G3772G2682G1161G5207G444G2192G3756G4226G2827G277659He said to another man, "Follow me." But the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."G1161G2036G4314G2087G190G3427G1161G2036G2962G2010G3427G4412G565G2290G3450G396260Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."G1161G2424G2036G846G863G3498G2290G1438G3498G1161G565G4771G1229G932G231661Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good-by to my family."G1161G2087G2532G2036G2962G190G4671G1161G2010G3427G4412G657G1519G3450G362462Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."G1161G2424G2036G4314G846G3762G1911G846G5495G1909G723G2532G991G1519G3694G2076G2111G1519G932G2316