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The Gospel According to St. Luke

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(Matthew 10:5–15; Mark 6:7–13)
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Then Jesus called the Twelve (a) together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.
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And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
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“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money,(b) no second tunic.
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Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.
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If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”
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So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.

Herod Tries to See Jesus

(Matthew 14:1–12; Mark 6:14–29)
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When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,
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others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that a prophet of old had arisen.
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“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.

The Feeding of the Five Thousand

(Matthew 14:13–21; Mark 6:30–44; John 6:1–15)
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Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.
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But the crowds found out and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and He healed those who needed healing.
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As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”
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But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
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(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
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They did so, and everyone was seated.
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Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.
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They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

Peter’s Confession of Christ

(Matthew 16:13–20; Mark 8:27–30; John 6:67–71)
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One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”
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They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”
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“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”

Christ’s Passion Foretold

(Matthew 16:21–23; Mark 8:31–33)
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Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.
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“The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”

Take Up Your Cross

(Matthew 16:24–28; Mark 8:34–38)
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Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
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For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
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What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?
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If 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.
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But I tell you truthfully, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”

The Transfiguration

(Matthew 17:1–13; Mark 9:1–13; 2 Peter 1:16–21)
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About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
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And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.
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Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.
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They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
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Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.
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As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters (c)—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)
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While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
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And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen.(d) Listen to Him!”
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After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.

The Boy with an Evil Spirit

(Matthew 17:14–18; Mark 9:14–29)
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The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd.
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Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.
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A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.
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I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
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“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”
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Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

The Second Prediction of the Passion

(Matthew 17:22–23; Mark 9:30–32)
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And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,
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“Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”
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But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

The Greatest in the Kingdom

(Matthew 18:1–5; Mark 9:33–41)
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Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.
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But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.
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And 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 whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
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“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
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“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”

The Samaritans Reject Jesus

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As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
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He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
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But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
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When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven (e) to consume them?”
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But Jesus turned and rebuked them.(f)
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And He and His disciples went on to another village.

The Cost of Discipleship

(Matthew 8:18–22; Luke 14:25–33; John 6:59–66)
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As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”
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Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
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Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
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But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
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Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”
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Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Footnotes

(a)9:1 TR the twelve disciples
(b)9:3 Or silver coins
(c)9:33 Or three tabernacles
(d)9:35 BYZ and TR This is My beloved Son; see Matthew 17:5.
(e)9:54 BYZ and TR from heaven, just as Elijah did; see 2 Kings 1:10–12.
(f)9:55 BYZ and TR include and He said, “You do not know what kind of spirit you are of. 56 For the Son of Man did not come to destroy the lives of men, but to save them.”
(Matthew 10:5–15; Mark 6:7–13)
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He called the twelve (a) together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.
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He sent them out to preach God’s Kingdom and to heal the sick.
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He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey—no staffs, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money. Don’t have two tunics each.
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Into whatever house you enter, stay there, and depart from there.
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As many as don’t receive you, when you depart from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.”
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They departed and went throughout the villages, preaching the Good News and healing everywhere.

Herod Tries to See Jesus

(Matthew 14:1–12; Mark 6:14–29)
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Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him; and he was very perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead,
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and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
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Herod said, “I beheaded John, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” He sought to see him.

The Feeding of the Five Thousand

(Matthew 14:13–21; Mark 6:30–44; John 6:1–15)
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The apostles, when they had returned, told him what things they had done. He took them and withdrew apart to a desert region of (b) a city called Bethsaida.
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But the multitudes, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them of God’s Kingdom, and he cured those who needed healing.
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The day began to wear away; and the twelve came and said to him, “Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms and lodge and get food, for we are here in a deserted place.”
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But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people.”
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For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
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They did so, and made them all sit down.
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He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.
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They ate and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

Peter’s Confession of Christ

(Matthew 16:13–20; Mark 8:27–30; John 6:67–71)
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As he was praying alone, the disciples were near him, and he asked them, “Who do the multitudes say that I am?”
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They answered, “‘John the Baptizer,’ but others say, ‘Elijah,’ and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.”
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He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”

Christ’s Passion Foretold

(Matthew 16:21–23; Mark 8:31–33)
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But he warned them and commanded them to tell this to no one,
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saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.”

Take Up Your Cross

(Matthew 16:24–28; Mark 8:34–38)
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He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, (c) and follow me.
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For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it.
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For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
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For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels.
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But I tell you the truth: There are some of those who stand here who will in no way taste of death until they see God’s Kingdom.”

The Transfiguration

(Matthew 17:1–13; Mark 9:1–13; 2 Peter 1:16–21)
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About eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray.
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As he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became white and dazzling.
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Behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah,
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who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure,(d) which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
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Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men who stood with him.
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As they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let’s make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah,” not knowing what he said.
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While he said these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud.
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A voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”
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When the voice came, Jesus was found alone. They were silent, and told no one in those days any of the things which they had seen.

The Boy with an Evil Spirit

(Matthew 17:14–18; Mark 9:14–29)
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On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.
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Behold, a man from the crowd called out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only born(e) child.
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Behold, a spirit takes him, he suddenly cries out, and it convulses him so that he foams; and it hardly departs from him, bruising him severely.
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I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they couldn’t.”
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Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”
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While he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him violently. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

The Second Prediction of the Passion

(Matthew 17:22–23; Mark 9:30–32)
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They were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marveling at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,
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“Let these words sink into your ears, for the Son of Man will be delivered up into the hands of men.”
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But they didn’t understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

The Greatest in the Kingdom

(Matthew 18:1–5; Mark 9:33–41)
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An argument arose among them about which of them was the greatest.
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Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side,
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and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great.”
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John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow with us.”
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Jesus said to him, “Don’t forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us.”

The Samaritans Reject Jesus

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It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem
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and sent messengers before his face. They went and entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to prepare for him.
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They didn’t receive him, because he was traveling with his face set toward Jerusalem.
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When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky and destroy them, just as Elijah did?”
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But he turned and rebuked them, “You don’t know of what kind of spirit you are.
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For the Son of Man didn’t come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.” They went to another village.

The Cost of Discipleship

(Matthew 8:18–22; Luke 14:25–33; John 6:59–66)
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As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, “I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord.”
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Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
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He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
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But Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce God’s Kingdom.”
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Another also said, “I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house.”
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But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for God’s Kingdom.”

Footnotes

(a)9:1 TR reads “his twelve disciples” instead of “the twelve”
(b)9:10 NU omits “a desert region of”.
(c)9:23 TR, NU add “daily”
(d)9:31 literally, “exodus”
(e)9:38 The phrase “only born” is from the Greek word “μονογενη”, which is sometimes translated “only begotten” or “one and only”.
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