Berean Standard Bible

Luke 9

(Matthew 10:5–15; Mark 6:7–13)

1ThenδὲdeG1161JesuscalledΣυγκαλεσάμενοςSugkalesamenosG4779theτοὺςtousG3588TwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427together and gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846powerδύναμινdunaminG1411andκαὶkaiG2532authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overἐπὶepiG1909allπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140,andκαὶkaiG2532powerto cureθεραπεύεινtherapeueinG2323diseasesνόσουςnosousG3554.

2AndκαὶkaiG2532He sent them outἀπέστειλεν αὐτοὺςapesteilen autousG649 G846to proclaimκηρύσσεινkērusseinG2784theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532to healἰᾶσθαιiasthaiG2390theτοὺςtousG3588sickἀσθενεῖς.astheneisG772.

3“TakeαἴρετεaireteG142nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367forεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588journeyὁδόν·hodonG3598καὶkaiG2532,”He toldεἶπενeipenG2036πρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846, “noμήτεmēteG3383staffῥάβδονrhabdonG4464,noμήτεmēteG3383bagπήρανpēranG4082,noμήτεmēteG3383breadἄρτονartonG740,noμήτεmēteG3383moneyἀργύριονargurionG694,noμήτεmēteG3383secondδύοduoG1417tunicχιτῶναςchitōnasG5509ἀνὰanaG303ἔχειν.echeinG2192.

4καὶkaiG2532Whateverἣν ἂνhēn anG3739 G302houseοἰκίανoikianG3614you enterεἰς εἰσέλθητε,eis eiselthēteG1525 G1519,stayμένετεmeneteG3306thereἐκεῖekeiG1563untilκαὶkaiG2532you leaveἐξέρχεσθε.exerchestheG1831that areaἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564.

5καὶkaiG2532If anyoneὅσοι ἂνhosoi anG3745 G302does not welcomeμὴ δέχωνταιmē dechōntaiG3361 G1209youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,shakeἀποτινάσσετεapotinasseteG660theτῆςtēsG3588dustκονιορτὸνkoniortonG2868offἀπὸapoG575yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸνtonG3588feetποδῶνpodōnG4228when you leaveἐξερχόμενοι ἀπὸexerchomenoi apoG1831 G575thatἐκείνηςekeinēsG1565τῶνtōnG3588townπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,asεἰςeisG1519a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτούς.autousG846.”

6SoδὲdeG1161they set outἐξερχόμενοιexerchomenoiG1831and wentδιήρχοντοdiērchontoG1330fromκατὰkataG2596τὰςtasG3588village to villageκώμαςkōmasG2968,preaching the gospelεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097andκαὶkaiG2532healingθεραπεύοντεςtherapeuontesG2323peopleeverywhereπανταχοῦ.¶pantachouG3837.

Herod Tries to See Jesus

(Matthew 14:1–12; Mark 6:14–29)

7WhenδὲdeG1161HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264theὁhoG3588tetrarchτετραάρχηςtetraarchēsG5076heard aboutἬκουσενĒkousenG191allπάνταpantaG3956thatτὰtaG3588was happeningγινόμεναginomenaG1096καὶkaiG2532,he was perplexedδιηπόρειdiēporeiG1280.ForδιὰdiaG1223ὑπόhupoG5259someτινωνtinōnG5100τὸtoG3588were sayingλέγεσθαιlegesthaiG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491had risenἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,

8δὲdeG1161ὑπόhupoG5259othersτινωνtinōnG5100thatὅτιhotiG3754ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243had appearedἐφάνη,ephanēG5316,and stillδὲdeG1161othersἄλλωνallōnG243thatὅτιhotiG3754aτιςtisG5100prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396ofτῶνtōnG3588oldἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744had arisenἀνέστη.¶anestēG450.

9“IἐγὼegōG1473beheadedἀπεκεφάλισα·apekephalisaG607JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491δὲdeG1161G3588,”HerodἩρῴδης·HērōdēsG2264saidΕἶπενEipenG2036, “butδέdeG1161whoτίςtisG5101isἐστινestinG1510thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manI hearἀκούωakouōG191such thingsτοιαῦτα;toiautaG5108aboutπερὶperiG4012οὗhouG3739?”AndκαὶkaiG2532he kept tryingἐζήτειezēteiG2212to seeG3708Jesusαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

The Feeding of the Five Thousand

(Matthew 14:13–21; Mark 6:30–44; John 6:1–15)

10ThenΚαὶKaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652returnedὑποστρέψαντεςhupostrepsantesG5290andreportedδιηγήσαντοdiēgēsantoG1334toαὐτῷautōG846Jesusall thatὅσαhosaG3745they had doneἐποίησαν.epoiēsanG4160καὶkaiG2532.TakingπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880them awayαὐτοὺςautousG846privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398,He withdrewὑπεχώρησενhupechōrēsenG5298toεἰςeisG1519a townπόλινpolinG4172calledκαλουμένηνkaloumenēnG2564BethsaidaΒηθσαϊδά.BēthsaidaG966.

11ButδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793found outγνόντεςgnontesG1097andfollowedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Himαὐτῷ.autōG846καὶkaiG2532.He welcomedἀποδεξάμενοςapodexamenosG588themαὐτοὺςautousG846andspokeἐλάλειelaleiG2980to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846aboutπερὶperiG4012theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532He healedἰᾶτο.¶iatoG2390those whoτοὺςtousG3588neededχρείαν ἔχονταςchreian echontasG2192 G5532healingθεραπείαςtherapeiasG2322.

12AsδὲdeG1161theἩHēG3588dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250neared its endκλίνειν.klineinG756 G2827δὲdeG1161,theοἱhoiG3588TwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334toαὐτῷ·autōG846Jesus andsaidεἶπανeipanG2036, “DismissἀπόλυσονapolusonG630theτὸνtonG3588crowdὄχλονochlonG3793soἵναinaG2443they can goπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198toεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588surroundingκύκλῳkuklōG2945villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968andκαὶkaiG2532countrysideἀγροὺςagrousG68for lodgingκαταλύσωσινkatalusōsinG2647andκαὶkaiG2532εὕρωσινheurōsinG2147provisionsἐπισιτισμόν·episitismonG1979.ForὅτιhotiG3754we areἐσμέν.¶esmenG1510inἐνenG1722a desolateἐρήμῳerēmōG2048placeτόπῳtopōG5117hereὧδεhōdeG5602.”

13ButδὲdeG1161JesustoldΕἶπενEipenG2036πρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846, “YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771giveδότεdoteG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846something to eatφαγεῖν.phageinG5315.” “We have onlyεἰσὶνeisinG1510 G1473fiveοὐκ πλεῖον ἢ πέντεouk pleion ē penteG3756 G4119 G2228 G4002loaves of breadἄρτοιartoiG740andκαὶkaiG2532twoδύο,duoG1417fishἰχθύεςichthuesG2486δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588,”they answeredεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “unlessεἰ μήτιei mētiG1487 G3385weG1473goπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198andbuyἀγοράσωμενagorasōmenG59foodβρώματα.brōmataG1033forεἰςeisG1519allπάνταpantaG3956theseτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992.”

14γὰρgarG1063(There wereἦσανēsanG1510aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616five thousandπεντακισχίλιοι.¶pentakischilioiG4000menἄνδρεςandresG435δὲdeG1161.)He toldΕἶπεν πρὸςEipen prosG2036 G4314Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101, “Have them sit downκατακλίνατε αὐτοὺςkataklinate autousG2625 G846inἀνὰanaG303groupsκλισίαςklisiasG2828of aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616fifty eachπεντήκοντα.pentēkontaG4004.”

15καὶkaiG2532They didἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,andκαὶkaiG2532everyoneἅπαντας.hapantasG537was seatedκατέκλινανkateklinanG2625.

16δὲdeG1161TakingλαβὼνlabōnG2983theτοὺςtousG3588fiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesἄρτουςartousG740andκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύας,ichthuasG2486andlooking upἀναβλέψαςanablepsasG308toεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772, Jesusspoke a blessingεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127andκαὶkaiG2532brokeκατέκλασενkateklasenG2622themαὐτοὺςautousG846.ThenκαὶkaiG2532He gaveἐδίδουedidouG1325themto theτοῖςtoisG3588disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101to set beforeπαραθεῖναιparatheinaiG3908theτῷtōG3588peopleὄχλῳ.ochlōG3793.

17καὶkaiG2532They all ateἔφαγον πάντες,ephagon pantesG3956 G5315andκαὶkaiG2532were satisfiedἐχορτάσθησανechortasthēsanG5526,andκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588the disciplesαὐτοῖςautoisG846picked upἤρθηērthēG142twelveδώδεκα.¶dōdekaG1427basketfulsκόφινοιkophinoiG2894of broken piecesκλασμάτωνklasmatōnG2801that were left overπερισσεῦσανperisseusanG4052.

Peter’s Confession of Christ

(Matthew 16:13–20; Mark 8:27–30; John 6:67–71)

18ΚαὶKaiG2532One dayἐγένετοegenetoG1096asἐνenG1722JesusαὐτὸνautonG846τῷtōG3588wasG1510prayingπροσευχόμενονproseuchomenonG4336inκατὰkataG2596privateμόναςmonasG3441andtheοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταί,mathētaiG3101were withσυνῆσανsunēsanG4895HimαὐτῷautōG846καὶkaiG2532,He questionedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905themαὐτοὺςautousG846λέγων·legōnG3004: “WhoτίναtinaG5101do theοἱhoiG3588crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004IG1473amG1510?”

19δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588They repliedἀποκριθέντες εἶπαν·apokrithentes eipanG611 G2036, “Some sayJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491theτὸνtonG3588Baptistβαπτιστήν,baptistēnG910δὲdeG1161;othersἄλλοιalloiG243sayElijahἨλίαν,ĒlianG2243;and stillδὲdeG1161othersἄλλοιalloiG243,thatὅτιhotiG3754a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396τιςtisG5100ofτῶνtōnG3588oldἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744has arisenἀνέστη.anestēG450.”

20“ButδὲdeG1161what aboutyouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771δὲdeG1161?” JesusaskedεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846. “WhoτίναtinaG5101do you sayλέγετεlegeteG3004IG1473amG1510δὲdeG1161?”PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074answeredἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν·apokritheis eipenG611 G2036, “TheτὸνtonG3588ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.”

Christ’s Passion Foretold

(Matthew 16:21–23; Mark 8:31–33)

21δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588Jesusstrictly warnedἐπιτιμήσας παρήγγειλενepitimēsas parēngeilenG2008 G3853themαὐτοῖςautoisG846not to tellλέγεινlegeinG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778toμηδενὶmēdeniG3367anyone.

22“TheτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444mustδεῖdeiG1163sufferπαθεῖνpatheinG3958many thingsπολλὰpollaG4183,”He saidεἰπὼνeipōnG2036ὅτιhotiG3754καὶkaiG2532. “He must be rejectedἀποδοκιμασθῆναιapodokimasthēnaiG593byἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245καὶkaiG2532,chief priestsἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749,andκαὶkaiG2532scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122,andκαὶkaiG2532He must be killedἀποκτανθῆναιapoktanthēnaiG615andκαὶkaiG2532on theτῇtēaG3588thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250be raised to lifeἐγερθῆναι.¶egerthēnaiG1453.”

Take Up Your Cross

(Matthew 16:24–28; Mark 8:34–38)

23ThenδὲdeG1161JesussaidG2036toπρὸςprosG4314all of themπάντας·pantasG3956, “IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100wantsθέλειtheleiG2309to comeἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694MeG1473,he must denyἀρνησάσθωarnēsasthōG720himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438andκαὶkaiG2532take upἀράτωaratōG142hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250andκαὶkaiG2532followἀκολουθείτωakoloutheitōG190MeG1473.

24ForγὰρgarG1063whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302wantsθέλῃthelēG2309to saveσῶσαι,sōsaiG4982hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590will loseἀπολέσειapoleseiG622itαὐτήν·autēnG846,butδ᾽d᾽G1161whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302losesἀπολέσῃapolesēG622hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590for My sakeἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ,heneken emouG1752 G1473οὗτοςhoutosG3778will saveσώσειsōseiG4982itαὐτήν.autēnG846.

25γὰρgarG1063WhatτίtiG5101does it profitὠφελεῖταιōpheleitaiG5623a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444to gainκερδήσαςkerdēsasG2770theτὸνtonG3588wholeὅλονholonG3650worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,yetδὲdeG1161loseἀπολέσαςapolesasG622orἢēG2228forfeitζημιωθείς;zēmiōtheisG2210his very selfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438?

26γὰρgarG1063If anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302is ashamed ofἐπαισχυνθῇepaischunthēaG1870MeἐμοὺςemousG1473andκαὶkaiG2532MyG1699τοὺςtousG3588wordsλόγους,logousG3056,theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will be ashamed ofἐπαισχυνθήσεταιepaischunthēsetaiG1870himτοῦτονtoutonG3778whenὅτανhotanG3752He comesἔλθῃelthēG2064inἐνenG1722HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῇtēaG3588gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391andκαὶkaiG2532in the gloryof theτοῦtouG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532of theτῶνtōnG3588holyἁγίωνhagiōnG40angelsἀγγέλων.angelōnG32.

27ButδὲdeG1161I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771trulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230,someτινεςtinesG5100whoτῶνtōnG3588areεἰσίνeisinG1510standingἑστηκότωνhestēkotōnG2476hereαὐτοῦautouG847οἳhoiG3739will not tasteοὐ μὴ γεύσωνταιou mē geusōntaiG3756 G3361 G1089deathθανάτουthanatouG2288beforeἕως ἂνhe'ōs anG2193 G302they seeG3708theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”

The Transfiguration

(Matthew 17:1–13; Mark 9:1–13; 2 Peter 1:16–21)

28δὲdeG1161ἘγένετοEgenetoG1096AboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616eightὀκτώ,oktōG3638daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250afterμετὰmetaG3326τοὺςtousG3588Jesushad saidλόγουςlogousG3056these thingsτούτουςtoutousG3778καὶkaiG2532,He took withπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880HimPeterΠέτρονPetronG4074καὶkaiG2532,JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,andκαὶkaiG2532JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385, andwent upἀνέβηanebēG305onεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588a mountainὄροςorosG3735to prayπροσεύξασθαι.proseuxasthaiG4336.

29AndκαὶkaiG2532asἐγένετο ἐνegeneto enG1096 G1722HeαὐτὸνautonG846τῷtōG3588was prayingπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336,theτὸtoG3588appearanceεἶδοςeidosG1491ofτοῦtouG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846faceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383changedἕτερον,heteronG2087,andκαὶkaiG2532HisαὐτοῦautouG846ὁhoG3588clothesἱματισμὸςhimatismosG2441became radiantlyἐξαστράπτων.exastraptōnG1823whiteλευκὸςleukosG3022.

30καὶkaiG2532SuddenlyἰδοὺidouG2400twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδρεςandresG435οἵτινεςoitinesG3748ἦσανēsanG1510,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475andκαὶkaiG2532ElijahἨλίας·ĒliasG2243,began talking withσυνελάλουνsunelalounG4814JesusαὐτῷautōG846.

31TheyοἳhoiG3739appearedG3708inἐνenG1722gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391andspoke aboutG2036HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588departureἔξοδονexodonG1841,whichἣνhēnG3739He was aboutἤμελλενēmellenG3195to accomplishπληροῦνplērounG4137atἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

32MeanwhileδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074andκαὶkaiG2532his companionsοἱ σὺν αὐτῷhoi sun autōG3588 G4862 G846wereἦσανēsanG1510overcomeβεβαρημένοιbebarēmenoiG916by sleepὕπνῳ.hupnōG5258,butδὲdeG1161when they awokeδιαγρηγορήσαντεςdiagrēgorēsantesG1235,they sawG3708JesusαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588’gloryδόξανdoxanG1391andκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδραςandrasG435τοὺςtousG3588standing withσυνεστῶταςsunestōtasG4921Himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

33AsΚαὶ ἐγένετο ἐνKai egeneto enG2532 G1096 G1722Moses and ElijahαὐτοὺςautousG846τῷtōG3588were leavingδιαχωρίζεσθαι ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦdiachōrizesthai ap᾽ autouG1316 G575 G846ὁhoG3588,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦν·IēsounG2424, “Masterἐπιστάτα,epistataG1988,it isG1510goodκαλόνkalonG2570for usG1473to beG1510hereὧδεhōdeG5602.Let us put upποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160καὶkaiG2532threeτρεῖς,treisG5140sheltersσκηνὰςskēnasG4633—oneμίανmianG1520for YouσοὶsoiG4771καὶkaiG2532,oneμίανmianG1520for MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475,andκαὶkaiG2532oneμίανmianG1520for ElijahἨλίᾳ·ĒliaG2243.” (He did not knowμὴmēG3361 G1492whatὃhoG3739he was sayingλέγει.legeiG3004.)

34WhileδὲdeG1161PeterαὐτοῦautouG846was speakingταῦτα λέγοντοςtauta legontosG3004 G3778,a cloudνεφέληnephelēG3507appearedἐγένετοegenetoG1096andκαὶkaiG2532envelopedἐπεσκίαζενepeskiazenG1982themαὐτούς.autousG846,andδὲdeG1161they were afraidἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399asἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588theyαὐτοὺςautousG846enteredεἰσελθεῖν εἰςeiselthein eisG1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588cloudνεφέλην.nephelēnG3507.

35AndκαὶkaiG2532a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588cloudνεφέληςnephelēsG3507,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510MyG1473ὁhoG3588SonυἱόςhuiosG5207ὁhoG3588,whom I have chosenἐκλελεγμένος,eklelegmenosG1586.Listenἀκούετε.¶akoueteG191to HimαὐτοῦautouG846!”

36AfterΚαὶ ἐνKai enG2532 G1722theτῷtōG3588voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456τὴνtēnG3588had spokenγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096,onlyμόνος.monosG3441JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was presentεὑρέθηheurethēG2147with themκαὶkaiG2532. The disciplesαὐτοὶautoiG846kept this to themselvesἐσίγησανesigēsanG4601,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250they did not tell anyoneἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518 G3762whatὧνhōnG3739they had seenἑώρακαν.¶he'ōrakanG3708.

The Boy with an Evil Spirit

(Matthew 17:14–18; Mark 9:14–29)

37δὲdeG1161ἘγένετοEgenetoG1096TheτῇtēaG3588nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,whenαὐτῶνautōnG846they came downκατελθόντωνkatelthontōnG2718fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588mountainὄρουςorousG3735, JesusαὐτῷautōG846was metσυνήντησενsunēntēsenG4876by a largeπολύς.polusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793.

38Suddenlyκαὶ ἰδοὺkai idouG2532 G2400a manἀνὴρanērG435inἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588crowdὄχλουochlouG3793cried outἐβόησεν λέγων·eboēsen legōnG994 G3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,I begδέομαίdeomaiG1189YouσουsouG4771to lookἐπιβλέψαιepiblepsaiG1914atἐπὶepiG1909myG1473τὸνtonG3588sonυἱόνhuionG5207,forὅτιhotiG3754he isἐστιν·estinG1510myG1473only childμονογενήςmonogenēsG3439.

39καὶkaiG2532ἰδοὺidouG2400A spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151keeps seizingλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532he screamsκράζειkrazeiG2896abruptlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810καὶkaiG2532.It throws him into convulsionsσπαράσσει αὐτὸνsparassei autonG4682 G846so thatμετὰmetaG3326he foams at the mouthἀφροῦaphrouG876καὶkaiG2532.It keeps maulingσυντρῖβονsuntribonG4937himαὐτοῦautouG846andrarelyμόγιςmogisG3425departsἀποχωρεῖapochōreiG672fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτόν.autonG846.

40καὶkaiG2532I beggedἐδεήθηνedeēthēnG1189YourσουsouG4771τῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101toἵναinaG2443drive it outἐκβάλωσιν αὐτό,ekbalōsin autoG1544 G846,butκαὶkaiG2532they were unableοὐκ ἠδυνήθησαν.¶ouk ēdunēthēsanG3756 G1410.”

41“OὦōG5599unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571andκαὶkaiG2532perverseδιεστραμμένη,diestrammenēG1294generationγενεὰgeneaG1074δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588!”JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἈποκριθεὶς εἶπεν,Apokritheis eipenG611 G2036. “How longἕως πότεhe'ōs poteG2193 G4219must I remainἔσομαιesomaiG1510withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771andκαὶkaiG2532put up withἀνέξομαιanexomaiG430youὑμῶν;humōnG4771?BringπροσάγαγεprosagageG4317yourσου.souG4771τὸνtonG3588sonυἱόνhuionG5207hereὧδεhōdeG5602.”

42EvenδὲdeG1161whileἔτιetiG2089the boyαὐτοῦautouG846was approachingπροσερχομένουproserchomenouG4334,theτὸtoG3588demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140slammed him to the groundἔρρηξεν αὐτὸνerrēxen autonG4486 G846καὶkaiG2532in a convulsionσυνεσπάραξεν.sunesparaxenG4952.ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008theτῷtōG3588τῷtōG3588uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151καὶkaiG2532,healedἰάσατοiasatoG2390theτὸνtonG3588boyπαῖδαpaidaG3816,andκαὶkaiG2532gave him backἀπέδωκεν αὐτὸνapedōken autonG591 G846toτῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846fatherπατρὶpatriG3962.

The Second Prediction of the Passion

(Matthew 17:22–23; Mark 9:30–32)

43AndδὲdeG1161they were all astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντο πάντεςexeplēssonto pantesG3956 G1605atἐπὶepiG1909theτῇtēaG3588greatnessμεγαλειότητιmegaleiotētiG3168τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.WhileδὲdeG1161everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956was marvelingθαυμαζόντωνthaumazontōnG2296atἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσινpasinG3956thatοἷςhoisG3739Jesuswas doingἐποίειepoieiG4160,He saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,

44“LetὑμεῖςhumeisG4771theseτούτους·toutousG3778τὰtaG3588wordsλόγουςlogousG3056sinkθέσθεthestheG5087intoεἰςeisG1519yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τοὺςtousG3588earsὦταōtaG3775γὰρgarG1063:TheὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444is aboutμέλλειmelleiG3195to be deliveredπαραδίδοσθαιparadidosthaiG3860intoεἰςeisG1519thehandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.”

45ButδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they did not understandἠγνόουνēgnoounG50thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778τὸtoG3588statementῥῆμαrhēmaG4487καὶkaiG2532.It wasἦνēnG1510veiledπαρακεκαλυμμένονparakekalummenonG3871fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846so thatἵναinaG2443they could not comprehendμὴ αἴσθωνταιmē aisthōntaiG3361 G143itαὐτό.autoG846,andκαὶkaiG2532they were afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399to askἐρωτῆσαιerōtēsaiG2065HimαὐτὸνautonG846aboutπερὶperiG4012itτοῦ ῥήματος τούτου.¶tou rhēmatos toutouG3778 G3588 G4487.

The Greatest in the Kingdom

(Matthew 18:1–5; Mark 9:33–41)

46ThenδὲdeG1161an argumentδιαλογισμὸςdialogismosG1261startedΕἰσῆλθενEisēlthenG1525amongἐνenG1722the disciplesαὐτοῖςautoisG846as toτὸtoG3588whichτίς ἂνtis anG5101 G302of themαὐτῶν.autōnG846would beεἴηeiēG1510thegreatestμείζωνmeizōnG3173.

47ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,knowingG1492theτὸνtonG3588thoughtsδιαλογισμὸνdialogismonG1261ofτῆςtēsG3588theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,hadἐπιλαβόμενος ἔστησεν αὐτὸepilabomenos estēsen autoG1949 G2476 G846a little child standπαιδίονpaidionG3813besideπαρ᾽par᾽G3844Himἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438.

48AndκαὶkaiG2532He saidεἶπενeipenG2036to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “Whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739 G1437welcomesδέξηταιdexētaiG1209thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778τὸtoG3588little childπαιδίονpaidionG3813inἐπὶepiG1909MyG1473τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686welcomesδέχεται·dechetaiG1209MeG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302welcomesδέξηται,dexētaiG1209MeG1473welcomesδέχεταιdechetaiG1209theτὸνtonG3588One whosentἀποστείλαντάaposteilantaG649MeG1473.ForγὰρgarG1063whoeverὁhoG3588isὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225theleastμικρότεροςmikroterosG3398amongἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956of youὑμῖνhuminG4771,heοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510thegreatestμέγας.megasG3173.”

49“Masterἐπιστάτα,epistataG1988δὲdeG1161G3588,”saidἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν·apokritheis eipenG611 G2036JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491, “we sawG3708someoneτιναtinaG5100driving outἐκβάλλονταekballontaG1544demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140inἐνenG1722YourσουsouG4771G3588nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,andκαὶkaiG2532we tried to stopἐκωλύομενekōluomenG2967himαὐτὸνautonG846,becauseὅτι οὐκhoti oukG3754 G3756he does not accompanyἀκολουθεῖ μεθ᾽akolouthei meth᾽G190 G3326usG1473.”

50“DonotμὴmēG3361stopκωλύετε·kōlueteG2967himδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedΕἶπενEipenG2036πρὸςprosG4314αὐτὸνautonG846, “forγὰρgarG1063whoeverὃςhosG3739isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756againstκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596youὑμῶνhumōnG4771isἐστιν.¶estinG1510forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.”

The Samaritans Reject Jesus

51δὲdeG1161ἘγένετοEgenetoG1096AsἐνenG1722G3588theG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250ofG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846ascensionἀναλήμψεωςanalēmpseōsG354approachedσυμπληροῦσθαιsumplērousthaiG4845καὶkaiG2532, JesusαὐτὸςautosG846resolutely set outπρόσωπον ἐστήρισεν πορεύεσθαιprosōpon estērisen poreuesthaiG4741 G3588 G4383 G4198forεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

52καὶkaiG2532He sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649messengersἀγγέλουςangelousG32on aheadπρὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ.pro prosōpou autouG4253 G846 G4383, whoκαὶkaiG2532wentπορευθέντες εἰσῆλθονporeuthentes eisēlthonG4198 G1525intoεἰςeisG1519a villageκώμηνkōmēnG2968of the SamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541toὡςhōsG5613make arrangementsἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090for Himαὐτῷ.autōG846.

53ButκαὶkaiG2532the people thererefused to welcomeοὐκ ἐδέξαντοouk edexantoG3756 G1209HimαὐτὸνautonG846,becauseὅτιhotiG3754Heτὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦto prosōpon autouG846 G3588 G4383wasἦνēnG1510headingπορευόμενονporeuomenonG4198forεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

54WhenδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491sawG3708this,they askedεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,do You wantθέλειςtheleisG2309us to callεἴπωμενeipōmenG2036downκαταβῆναιkatabēnaiG2597fireπῦρpurG4442fromἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772καὶkaiG2532to consumeἀναλῶσαιanalōsaiG355themαὐτούςautousG846?”

55ButδὲdeG1161JesusturnedστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762andrebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

56AndκαὶkaiG2532He and His discipleswent onἐπορεύθησανeporeuthēsanG4198toεἰςeisG1519anotherἑτέρανheteranG2087villageκώμην.¶kōmēnG2968.

The Cost of Discipleship

(Matthew 8:18–22; Luke 14:25–33; John 6:59–66)

57ΚαὶKaiG2532As theyαὐτῶνautōnG846were walkingπορευομένωνporeuomenōnG4198alongἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588roadὁδῷhodōG3598,someoneτιςtisG5100saidεἶπένeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314Jesusαὐτόν·autonG846, “I will followἀκολουθήσωakolouthēsōG190YouσοιsoiG4771whereverὅπου ἐὰνhopou eanG3699 G1437You goἀπέρχῃaperchēG565.”

58καὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷautōG846αἱhaiG3588, “FoxesἀλώπεκεςalōpekesG258haveἔχουσιν,echousinG2192densφωλεοὺςphōleousG5454andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theτοῦtouG3588airοὐρανοῦouranouG3772havenestsκατασκηνώσεις·kataskēnōseisG2682,butδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444hasἔχειecheiG2192no placeοὐκ ποῦouk pouG3756 G4226to layκλίνῃ.¶klinēG2827HisτὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.”

59ThenδὲdeG1161He saidΕἶπενEipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314anotherἕτερον·heteronG2087man, “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190MeG1473δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588.” The manrepliedεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,firstG4412letἐπίτρεψόνepitrepsonG2010meG1473goἀπελθόντιapelthontiG565andburyθάψαιthapsaiG2290myG1473τὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962.”

60ButδὲdeG1161JesustoldΕἶπενEipenG2036himαὐτῷautōG846, “LetἄφεςaphesG863theτοὺςtousG3588deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498buryθάψαιthapsaiG2290their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438τοὺςtousG3588deadνεκρούς.nekrousG3498.YouσὺsuG4771,howeverδὲdeG1161,goἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andproclaimδιάγγελλεdiangelleG1229theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”

61StillδὲdeG1161anotherἕτερος·heterosG2087καὶkaiG2532saidΕἶπενEipenG2036, “I will followἀκολουθήσωakolouthēsōG190Youσοι,soiG4771,Lordκύριε·kurieG2962;butδὲdeG1161firstG4412letἐπίτρεψόνepitrepsonG2010meG1473bid farewellἀποτάξασθαιapotaxasthaiG657toτοῖςtoisG3588εἰςeisG1519myG1473τὸνtonG3588familyοἶκόνoikonG3624.”

62ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424declaredεἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸνeipen pros autonG2036 G4314 G846, “No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762who putsἐπιβαλὼνepibalōnG1911hisτὴνtēnG3588handχεῖραcheiraG5495toἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909theplowἄροτρονarotronG723and thenκαὶkaiG2532looksβλέπωνblepōnG991backεἰς τὰ ὀπίσωeis ta opisōG1519 G3588 G3694isἐστινestinG1510fitεὔθετόςeuthetosG2111for theτῇtēaG3588kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”