| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New International Version |
| 1And He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases. | 1When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, |
| 2And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing. | 2and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. |
| 3And 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. | 3He told them: "Take nothing for the journey--no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt. |
| 4"Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that city. | 4Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town. |
| 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." | 5If people do not welcome you, leave their town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them." |
| 6Departing, they began going throughout the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. | 6So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere. |
| 7Now 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, | 7Now 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, |
| 8and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen again. | 8others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life. |
| 9Herod said, "I myself had John beheaded; but who is this man about whom I hear such things?" And he kept trying to see Him. | 9But Herod said, "I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?" And he tried to see him. |
| 10When 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. | 10When 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, |
| 11But 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. | 11but 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. |
| 12Now 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." | 12Late 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." |
| 13But He said to them, "You give them something to eat!" And they said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we go and buy food for all these people." | 13He 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." |
| 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." | 14(About five thousand men were there.) But he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each." |
| 15They did so, and had them all sit down. | 15The disciples did so, and everyone sat down. |
| 16Then 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. | 16Taking 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 distribute to the people. |
| 17And they all ate and were satisfied; and the broken pieces which they had left over were picked up, twelve baskets full. | 17They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. |
| 18And 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?" | 18Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?" |
| 19They answered and said, "John the Baptist, and others say Elijah; but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen again." | 19They 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." |
| 20And He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered and said, "The Christ of God." | 20"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "God's Messiah." |
| 21But He warned them and instructed them not to tell this to anyone, | 21Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone. |
| 22saying, "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." | 22And he said, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life." |
| 23And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. | 23Then he said to them all: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. |
| 24"For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it. | 24For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. |
| 25"For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself? | 25What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self? |
| 26"For whoever 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. | 26Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in 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." | 27"Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God." |
| 28Some eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. | 28About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. |
| 29And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming. | 29As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. |
| 30And behold, two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah, | 30Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. |
| 31who, appearing in glory, were speaking of His departure which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. | 31They spoke about his departure, which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem. |
| 32Now Peter and his companions had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him. | 32Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. |
| 33And 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. | 33As 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.) |
| 34While he was saying this, a cloud formed and began to overshadow them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. | 34While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. |
| 35Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!" | 35A voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him." |
| 36And 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. | 36When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen. |
| 37On the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Him. | 37The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. |
| 38And a man from the crowd shouted, saying, "Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only boy, | 38A man in the crowd called out, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. |
| 39and 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. | 39A 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. |
| 40"I begged Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not." | 40I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they could not." |
| 41And Jesus answered and said, "You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here." | 41"You unbelieving and perverse generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here." |
| 42While 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. | 42Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the impure spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father. |
| 43And 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, | 43And they were all amazed at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did, 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." | 44"Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men." |
| 45But 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. | 45But 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. |
| 46An argument started among them as to which of them might be the greatest. | 46An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. |
| 47But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking in their heart, took a child and stood him by His side, | 47Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him. |
| 48and said to them, "Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great." | 48Then 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 it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest." |
| 49John 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." | 49"Master," said John, "we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us." |
| 50But Jesus said to him, "Do not hinder him; for he who is not against you is for you." | 50"Do not stop him," Jesus said, "for whoever is not against you is for you." |
| 51When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem; | 51As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. |
| 52and He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him. | 52And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; |
| 53But they did not receive Him, because He was traveling toward Jerusalem. | 53but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. |
| 54When 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?" | 54When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?" |
| 55But He turned and rebuked them, and said, "You do not know what kind of spirit you are of; | 55But Jesus turned and rebuked them. |
| 56for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them." And they went on to another village. | 56Then he and his disciples went to another village. |
| 57As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever You go." | 57As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go." |
| 58And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head." | 58Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." |
| 59And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father." | 59He said to another man, "Follow me." But he replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." |
| 60But He said to him, "Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God." | 60Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God." |
| 61Another also said, "I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home." | 61Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family." |
| 62But Jesus said to him, "No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." | 62Jesus replied, "No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God." |
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