9:1 - Then he called a meeting with his twelve followers, and gave them the ability to cast out devils, and to heal sicknesses.
9:2 - And he sent them to worship the God’s kingdom, and asked them to heal the ill and suffering.
9:3 - And he said to them, Take nothing with you on your journey, not staves, scrip, bread, nor money; and do not take with you more than one coat apiece.
9:4 - And any house you enter, stay and then leave.
9:5 - If someone rejects you when you leave that town, you just shake the dust of that town off your feet so they know who they’ve rejected.
9:6 - So they left that town, and traveled on, preaching the good news and healing many wherever they went.
9:7 - Herod was confused when he heard that John had risen from the dead.
9:8 - And to some, Elias had appeared, and to others, one of the old prophets had risen.
9:9 - Then Herod said, I have had John killed; but who is the man I keep hearing about? And Herold wanted to meet him.
9:10 - When the apostles came back, they told him what they did. Then, he and the apostles all traveled together to the privacy of the desert near the city of Bethsaida.
9:11 - When they knew it, the people followed him, and he welcomed them, told them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.
9:12 - And as the day was coming to a close, the 12 disciples came and said: Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding towns and find places to stay and food to eat because we are in a desert here.
9:13 - He told them to feed the others but they responded that the only things they had left were five loaves of bread and a few fish. Then they asked if they should go out and buy more food for everyone.
9:14 - There was a large crowd of five thousand men. He said to the disciples, put them into smaller groups of fifty.
9:15 - They did that and all of them sad down together.
9:16 - He took the five loaves and two fishes, looked to heaven and blessed them, then divided them among the disciples to distribute to the population.
9:17 - They ate until they were full, but there was still enough left over to fill twelve baskets.
9:18 - Consequently, while he prayed alone with his disciples nearby he asked them, Who do the people say I am?
9:19 - They answered, John the Baptist, but some people say you’re Elias and others say you’re one of the old prophets that has risen from the dead.
9:20 - And he asked of them. Who is it that you think I am? Peter answered, You are the Christ, the Son of God.
9:21 - And he told them directly, and instructed them never to repeat such a thing;
9:22 - By the third day, the Son of man will have suffered many things; rejection from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and lastly death, but on the third day he will be raised.
9:23 - He told them that if any man were to follow in his ways that they must deny worldly possessions and expect they would have troubles.
9:24 - For whoever saves his own life will one day lose it: but whoever loses his life for my sake shall save it.
9:25 - What good does it do for a man to gather worldly possessions if he doesn’t know the Lord as he will lose his reward in heaven.
9:26 - If anyone is ashamed by what I say, he or she will be shamed when the Son of man returns in triumph.
9:27 - I will tell you the truth, some will be standing here, who will not know death, until they have seen the kingdom of God.
9:28 - Eight days after it was said, Peter, John and James was taken up into a mountain to pray.
9:29 - As he prayed, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothing became white and glittering.
9:30 - Moses and Elias were talking with him.
9:31 - Who appeared in glory and talked about his death which would happen in Jerusalem.
9:32 - But Peter and his companions where tired: in their consciousness, they witnessed his glory, and the pair of men with him.
9:33 - And as they left him, Peter told Jesus, Master, it’s been good for us here: Lets make 3 tabernacles, 1 for you, 1 for Moses and 1 for Elias: not knowing what he said.
9:34 - While he spoke, a cloud came over them, and they were afraid as they went into the cloud.
9:35 - A voice emanated from the sky saying, This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.
9:36 - And when the voice stopped, they found Jesus alone. They kept is a secret and didn’t tell anyone what they saw.
9:37 - The following day many people came from all around to meet with him.
9:38 - A man in the crowd called out saying, Master! Please! Look at my son, he is my only child.
9:39 - And an evil spirit would grab onto him and make him cry out. When it tears at him he foams at the mouth, and the spirit inflicts pain on him but doesn’t leave.
9:40 - And I begged your disciples to make him go away, but they couldn’t.
9:41 - And Jesus answered saying: This is a faithless and perverted generation, will I suffer and be with you much longer? Bring your son here.
9:42 - As he was on his way, the devil threw him down and hurt him. Jesus rebuked the evil spirit and healed the child, giving him back to his father.
9:43 - And God amazed them all with his mighty power. But every one still wondered about all the things Jesus did, he told the disciples,
9:44 - Listen to these sayings with your ears: Men will receive the Son of man in their hands.
9:45 - They didn’t understand the saying, so it was hidden from them because of it; they were afraid to ask for clarification of its meaning.
9:46 - And they argued with each other over who was the best.
9:47 - And Jesus, knowing what they were thinking, gently pulled a child to his side,
9:48 - He said to them, Whoever takes care of this child, takes care of me: and whoever takes care of me, takes care of God who sent me: for the least important of all of you, will be the greatest of you all.
9:49 - John answered him saying, Master someone was exorcising in your name, we told them not to, be cause his is not a follower with us.
9:50 - Jesus told him not to forbid this man, for anyone who is not against us is with us.
9:51 - Then it came to pass, when it is time he will be received up, he quickly set his sights to head to Jerusalem,
9:52 - And messengers went first; entering into a Samaritan village, and making every ready for him.
9:53 - They didn’t accept him because he looked different.
9:54 - The disciples James and John saw what the Lord had done and asked, Do you want us to call fire from heaven to burn in the same was Elias did?
9:55 - He turned to them and scolded them, saying You have no idea what you are made of.
9:56 - For the son of man didn’t come to ruin men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
9:57 - Then it came to pass, as they went along their way, that a man came and told him, Lord, I will follow you wherever you go.
9:58 - And Jesus told him that while foxes have holes and birds have nests, men have no home.
9:59 - And to another he said, follow me; but the man replied, Lord, first allow me to bury my father.
9:60 - Jesus said to him, Let those who don’t believe hang out with the non-believers: you need to go and preach to the others.
9:61 - And another said, I will follow you , but first let me go say goodbye to the people at my house.
9:62 - Jesus said to him, No man, who has put his hand on the plough, and looked back, would be fit for the kingdom of God.