9One day Jesus called together his twelve disciples and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases.G1161G4779G846G1427G3101G4779G2532G1325G846G1411G1849G1909G3956G1140G2532G2323G35542Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.G2532G649G846G2784G932G2316G2532G2390G7703"Take nothing for your journey," he instructed them. "Don't take a walking stick, a traveler's bag, food, money, or even a change of clothes.G2532G2036G4314G846G142G3367G1519G3598G3383G4464G3383G4082G3383G740G3383G694G3383G2192G1417G5509G3034Wherever you go, stay in the same house until you leave town.G2532G3739G302G3614G1525G1519G1563G3306G2532G1564G18315And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate."G2532G3745G302G1209G3361G1209G5209G1831G575G1565G4172G660G2532G2868G575G5216G4228G1519G3142G1909G8466So they began their circuit of the villages, preaching the Good News and healing the sick.G1161G1831G1330G2596G2968G2097G2532G2323G38377When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about everything Jesus was doing, he was puzzled. Some were saying that John the Baptist had been raised from the dead.G1161G2264G5076G191G3956G1096G5259G846G2532G1280G1223G3004G5259G5100G3754G2491G1453G1537G34988Others thought Jesus was Elijah or one of the other prophets risen from the dead.G1161G5259G5100G3754G2243G5316G1161G243G3754G1520G744G4396G4509"I beheaded John," Herod said, "so who is this man about whom I hear such stories?" And he kept trying to see him.G2532G2264G2036G2491G607G1473G607G1161G5101G2076G3778G4012G3739G1473G191G5108G2532G2212G1492G84610When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he slipped quietly away with them toward the town of Bethsaida.G2532G652G5290G1334G846G3745G4160G2532G3880G846G5298G2596G2398G1519G2048G5117G4172G2564G96611But the crowds found out where he was going, and they followed him. He welcomed them and taught them about the Kingdom of God, and he healed those who were sick.G1161G3793G1097G190G846G2532G1209G846G2980G846G4012G932G2316G2532G2390G2192G5532G232212Late in the afternoon the twelve disciples came to him and said, "Send the crowds away to the nearby villages and farms, so they can find food and lodging for the night. There is nothing to eat here in this remote place."G1161G2250G756G2827G1161G4334G1427G2036G846G630G3793G630G2443G565G1519G2968G2532G68G2945G2647G2532G2147G1979G3754G2070G5602G1722G2048G511713But Jesus said, "You feed them." "But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered. "Or are you expecting us to go and buy enough food for this whole crowd?"G1161G2036G4314G846G1325G5210G846G5315G1161G2036G2254G3756G1526G4119G2228G4002G740G2532G1417G2486G1509G2249G4198G59G1033G1519G3956G5126G299214For there were about 5,000 men there. Jesus replied, "Tell them to sit down in groups of about fifty each."G1063G2258G5616G4000G435G1161G2036G4314G846G3101G2625G846G2625G303G4004G282815So the people all sat down.G2532G4160G3779G2532G347G537G34716Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people.G1161G2983G4002G740G2532G1417G2486G308G1519G3772G2127G846G2532G2622G2532G1325G3101G3908G379317They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers!G2532G5315G2532G5526G3956G5526G2532G142G2801G4052G846G1427G289418One day Jesus left the crowds to pray alone. Only his disciples were with him, and he asked them, "Who do people say I am?"G2532G1096G1722G1511G2651G4336G846G3101G4895G846G2532G1905G846G3004G5101G3004G3793G3165G151119"Well," they replied, "some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other ancient prophets risen from the dead."G1161G611G2036G2491G910G1161G243G2243G1161G243G3754G5100G744G4396G45020Then he asked them, "But who do you say I am?" Peter replied, "You are the Messiah sent from God!"G1161G2036G846G1161G5101G3004G5210G3165G1511G1161G4074G611G2036G5547G231621Jesus warned his disciples not to tell anyone who he was.G1161G2008G846G3853G2036G3367G512422"The Son of Man must suffer many terrible things," he said. "He will be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead."G2036G3754G5207G444G1163G3958G4183G2532G593G575G4245G2532G749G2532G1122G2532G615G2532G1453G5154G225023Then he said to the crowd, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me.G1161G3004G4314G3956G1536G2309G2064G3694G3450G533G1438G2532G142G846G4716G2250G2596G2532G190G342724If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.G1063G3739G302G2309G4982G846G5590G622G846G1161G3739G302G622G846G5590G1700G1752G3778G4982G84625And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed?G1063G5101G5623G444G5623G2770G3650G2889G1161G622G1438G2228G221026If anyone is ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels.G1063G3739G302G1870G3165G2532G1699G3056G5126G1870G5207G444G1870G3752G2064G1722G846G1391G2532G3962G2532G40G3227I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God."G1161G3004G5213G230G1526G5100G2476G5602G3739G1089G3364G1089G2288G2193G302G1492G932G231628About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James up on a mountain to pray.G1161G1096G5616G3638G2250G3326G5128G3056G2532G3880G4074G2532G2491G2532G2385G305G1519G3735G433629And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became dazzling white.G2532G1722G846G4336G1491G846G4383G1096G2087G2532G846G2441G3022G182330Suddenly, two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and began talking with Jesus.G2532G2400G4814G846G1417G435G3748G2258G3475G2532G224331They were glorious to see. And they were speaking about his exodus from this world, which was about to be fulfilled in Jerusalem.G3739G3700G1722G1391G3004G846G1841G3739G3195G4137G1722G241932Peter and the others had fallen asleep. When they woke up, they saw Jesus' glory and the two men standing with him.G1161G4074G2532G4862G846G2258G916G5258G1161G1235G1492G846G1391G2532G1417G435G4921G84633As 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."G2532G1096G1722G846G1316G575G846G4074G2036G4314G2424G1988G2076G2570G2248G1511G5602G2532G4160G5140G4633G3391G4671G2532G3391G3475G2532G3391G2243G3361G1492G3739G300434But even as he was saying this, a cloud overshadowed them, and terror gripped them as the cloud covered them.G1161G846G5023G3004G1096G3507G2532G1982G846G1161G5399G1722G1565G1525G1519G350735Then a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him."G2532G1096G5456G1537G3507G3004G3778G2076G3450G27G5207G191G84636When the voice finished, Jesus was there alone. They didn't tell anyone at that time what they had seen.G2532G5456G1722G1096G2424G2147G3441G2532G846G4601G2532G518G3762G1722G1565G2250G3762G3739G370837The next day, after they had come down the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus.G1161G1096G1722G1836G2250G846G2718G575G3735G4183G3793G4876G84638A man in the crowd called out to him, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, my only child.G2532G2400G435G575G3793G310G3004G1320G1189G4675G1914G1909G3450G5207G3754G2076G3427G343939An 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.G2532G2400G4151G2983G846G2532G1810G2896G2532G4682G846G876G3326G2532G4937G846G3425G672G575G84640I begged your disciples to cast out the spirit, but they couldn't do it."G2532G1189G4675G3101G2443G1544G846G1544G2532G1410G375641Jesus 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."G1161G2424G611G2036G5599G571G2532G1294G1074G2193G4219G2071G4314G5209G2532G430G5216G4317G4675G5207G560242As 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.G1161G846G4334G2089G4334G1140G4486G846G4486G2532G4952G1161G2424G2008G169G4151G2532G2390G3816G2532G591G846G591G846G396243Awe gripped the people as they saw this majestic display of God's power. While everyone was marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,G1161G1605G3956G1605G1909G3168G2316G1161G2296G3956G1909G3956G3739G2424G4160G2036G4314G846G310144"Listen to me and remember what I say. The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies."G5128G3056G5087G1519G5210G5216G3775G1063G5207G444G3195G3860G1519G5495G44445But 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.G1161G50G5124G4487G2532G2258G3871G575G846G3363G143G846G3363G2532G5399G2065G846G4012G5127G448746Then his disciples began arguing about which of them was the greatest.G1161G1525G1261G1722G846G5101G302G846G1498G318747But Jesus knew their thoughts, so he brought a little child to his side.G1161G2424G1492G1261G846G2588G1949G3813G2476G846G3844G143848Then 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."G2532G2036G846G3739G1437G1209G5124G3813G1909G3450G3686G1209G1691G2532G3739G1437G1209G1691G1209G649G3165G1063G5225G3398G1722G5213G3956G3778G2071G317349John 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."G1161G2491G611G2036G1988G1492G5100G1544G1140G1909G4675G3686G2532G2967G846G3754G190G3756G3326G225750But Jesus said, "Don't stop him! Anyone who is not against you is for you."G2532G2424G2036G4314G846G2967G3361G1063G3739G2076G3756G2596G2257G2076G5228G225751As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.G1161G1096G1722G2250G4845G846G354G2532G846G4741G846G4383G4198G1519G241952He sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare for his arrival.G2532G649G32G4253G846G4383G2532G4198G1525G1519G2968G4541G5620G2090G84653But the people of the village did not welcome Jesus because he was on his way to Jerusalem.G2532G1209G3756G1209G846G3754G846G4383G2258G4198G1519G241954When James and John saw this, they said to Jesus, "Lord, should we call down fire from heaven to burn them up?"G1161G846G3101G2385G2532G2491G1492G2036G2962G2309G2036G4442G2597G575G3772G2532G355G846G2532G5613G2243G416055But Jesus turned and rebuked them.G1161G4762G2008G846G2532G2036G1492G3756G3634G4151G5210G207556So they went on to another village.G1063G5207G444G2064G3756G2064G622G444G5590G235G4982G2532G4198G1519G2087G296857As they were walking along, someone said to Jesus, "I will follow you wherever you go."G1161G1096G846G4198G1722G3598G5100G2036G4314G846G2962G190G4671G3699G302G56558But 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."G2532G2424G2036G846G258G2192G5454G2532G4071G3772G2682G1161G5207G444G2192G3756G4226G2827G277659He said to another person, "Come, follow me." The man agreed, but he said, "Lord, first let me return home and bury my father."G1161G2036G4314G2087G190G3427G1161G2036G2962G2010G3427G4412G565G2290G3450G396260But Jesus told him, "Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead! Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God."G1161G2424G2036G846G863G3498G2290G1438G3498G1161G565G4771G1229G932G231661Another said, "Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family."G1161G2087G2532G2036G2962G190G4671G1161G2010G3427G4412G657G1519G3450G362462But Jesus told him, "Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God."G1161G2424G2036G4314G846G3762G1911G846G5495G1909G723G2532G991G1519G3694G2076G2111G1519G932G2316
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and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases.G1161
