Luke 9:18-45

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One day asG1722 Jesus wasG1510 prayingG4336 inG2596 privateG3441 and theG3588 disciplesG3101 were withG4895 HimG846, He questionedG1905 themG846: “WhoG5101 do theG3588 crowdsG3793 sayG3004 IG1473 amG1510?”

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They repliedG611G2036, “Some say JohnG2491 theG3588 BaptistG910; othersG243 say ElijahG2243; and stillG1161 othersG243, thatG3754 a prophetG4396 ofG3588 oldG744 has arisenG450.”

20“ButG1161 what about youG4771?” Jesus askedG2036. “WhoG5101 do you sayG3004 IG1473 amG1510?”

PeterG4074 answeredG611G2036, “TheG3588 ChristG5547 of GodG2316.”

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Jesus strictly warnedG2008G3853 themG846 not to tellG3004 thisG3778 toG3367 anyone. 22“TheG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 mustG1163 sufferG3958 many thingsG4183,” He saidG2036. “He must be rejectedG593 byG575 theG3588 eldersG4245, chief priestsG749, andG2532 scribesG1122, andG2532 He must be killedG615 andG2532 on theG3588 thirdG5154 dayG2250 be raised to lifeG1453.”

23ThenG1161 Jesus saidG2036 toG4314 all of themG3956, “IfG1487 anyoneG5100 wantsG2309 to comeG2064 afterG3694 MeG1473, he must denyG720 himselfG1438 andG2532 take upG142 hisG846 crossG4716 dailyG2596G2250 andG2532 followG190 MeG1473. 24ForG1063 whoeverG3739G302 wantsG2309 to saveG4982 hisG846 lifeG5590 will loseG622 itG846, butG1161 whoeverG3739G302 losesG622 hisG846 lifeG5590 for My sakeG1752G1473 will saveG4982 itG846.

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WhatG5101 does it profitG5623 a manG444 to gainG2770 theG3588 wholeG3650 worldG2889, yetG1161 loseG622 orG2228 forfeitG2210 his very selfG1438? 26If anyoneG3739G302 is ashamed ofG1870 MeG1473 andG2532 MyG1699 wordsG3056, theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 will be ashamed ofG1870 himG3778 whenG3752 He comesG2064 inG1722 HisG846 gloryG1391 andG2532 in the glory of theG3588 FatherG3962 andG2532 of theG3588 holyG40 angelsG32. 27ButG1161 I tellG3004 youG4771 trulyG230, someG5100 whoG3588 areG1510 standingG2476 hereG847 will not tasteG3756G3361G1089 deathG2288 beforeG2193G302 they seeG3708 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316.”

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AboutG5616 eightG3638 daysG2250 afterG3326 Jesus had saidG3056 these thingsG3778, He took withG3880 Him PeterG4074, JohnG2491, andG2532 JamesG2385, and went upG305 onG1519 a mountainG3735 to prayG4336. 29AndG2532 asG1096G1722 HeG846 was prayingG4336, theG3588 appearanceG1491 ofG3588 HisG846 faceG4383 changedG2087, andG2532 HisG846 clothesG2441 became radiantlyG1823 whiteG3022. 30SuddenlyG2400 twoG1417 menG435, MosesG3475 andG2532 ElijahG2243, began talking withG4814 Jesus. 31They appearedG3708 inG1722 gloryG1391 and spoke aboutG2036 HisG846 departureG1841, whichG3739 He was aboutG3195 to accomplishG4137 atG1722 JerusalemG2419.

32MeanwhileG1161 PeterG4074 andG2532 his companionsG3588G4862G846 wereG1510 overcomeG916 by sleepG5258, butG1161 when they awokeG1235, they sawG3708 Jesus’ gloryG1391 andG2532 theG3588 twoG1417 menG435 standing withG4921 HimG846. 33AsG2532G1096G1722 Moses and Elijah were leavingG1316G575G846, PeterG4074 saidG2036 toG4314 JesusG2424, “MasterG1988, it isG1510 goodG2570 for usG1473 to beG1510 hereG5602. Let us put upG4160 threeG5140 sheltersG46331—oneG1520 for YouG4771, oneG1520 for MosesG3475, andG2532 oneG1520 for ElijahG2243.” (He did not knowG3361G1492 whatG3739 he was sayingG3004.)

34WhileG1161 Peter was speakingG3004G3778, a cloudG3507 appearedG1096 andG2532 envelopedG1982 themG846, andG1161 they were afraidG5399 asG1722 theyG846 enteredG1525G1519 theG3588 cloudG3507. 35AndG2532 a voiceG5456 cameG1096 fromG1537 theG3588 cloudG3507, sayingG3004, “ThisG3778 isG1510 MyG1473 SonG5207, whom I have chosenG1586.2 ListenG191 to HimG846!”

36AfterG2532G1722 theG3588 voiceG5456 had spokenG1096, onlyG3441 JesusG2424 was presentG2147 with them. The disciples kept this to themselvesG4601, andG2532 inG1722 thoseG1565 daysG2250 they did not tell anyoneG518G3762 whatG3739 they had seenG3708.

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TheG3588 nextG1836 dayG2250, whenG846 they came downG2718 fromG575 theG3588 mountainG3735, Jesus was metG4876 by a largeG4183 crowdG3793. 38SuddenlyG2532G2400 a manG435 inG575 theG3588 crowdG3793 cried outG994G3004, “TeacherG1320, I begG1189 YouG4771 to lookG1914 atG1909 myG1473 sonG5207, forG3754 he isG1510 myG1473 only childG3439. 39A spiritG4151 keeps seizingG2983 himG846, andG2532 he screamsG2896 abruptlyG1810. It throws him into convulsionsG4682G846 so that he foams at the mouthG876. It keeps maulingG4937 himG846 and rarelyG3425 departsG672 fromG575 himG846. 40I beggedG1189 YourG4771 disciplesG3101 toG2443 drive it outG1544G846, butG2532 they were unableG3756G1410.”

41“OG5599 unbelievingG571 andG2532 perverseG1294 generationG1074!” JesusG2424 repliedG611G2036. “How longG2193G4219 must I remainG1510 withG4314 youG4771 andG2532 put up withG430 youG4771? BringG4317 yourG4771 sonG5207 hereG5602.”

42EvenG1161 whileG2089 the boy was approachingG4334, theG3588 demonG1140 slammed him to the groundG4486G846 in a convulsionG4952. ButG1161 JesusG2424 rebukedG2008 theG3588 uncleanG169 spiritG4151, healedG2390 theG3588 boyG3816, andG2532 gave him backG591G846 toG3588 hisG846 fatherG3962.

43AndG1161 they were all astonishedG3956G1605 atG1909 theG3588 greatnessG3168 of GodG2316.

WhileG1161 everyoneG3956 was marvelingG2296 atG1909 allG3956 thatG3739 Jesus was doingG4160, He saidG2036 toG4314 HisG846 disciplesG3101, 44“LetG4771 theseG3778 wordsG3056 sinkG5087 intoG1519 yourG4771 earsG3775: TheG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 is aboutG3195 to be deliveredG3860 intoG1519 the handsG5495 of menG444.” 45ButG1161 they did not understandG50 thisG3778 statementG4487. It wasG1510 veiledG3871 fromG575 themG846 so thatG2443 they could not comprehendG3361G143 itG846, andG2532 they were afraidG5399 to askG2065 HimG846 aboutG4012 it.