New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 9:18-45

18And it happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096that whileἐνenG1722He wasprayingπροσευχόμενονproseuchomenonG4336aloneμόναςmonasG3441,the disciplesμαθηταί,mathētaiG3101were with Him, and He questionedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“WhoτίναtinaG5101do thepeopleὄχλοιochloiG3793sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004that I amG1510?”

19They answeredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611and saidG3004, “JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491the Baptistβαπτιστήν,baptistēnG910,and othersἄλλοιalloiG243sayElijahἨλίαν,ĒlianG2243;but othersἄλλοιalloiG243,that oneτιςtisG5100of the prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396of oldἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744has risenG450againG450.”

20And He saidG3004to them,“But whoτίναtinaG5101do you sayG3004that I amG1510?”And PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004, “TheChristχριστὸνchristonG5547of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.”

21But HewarnedἐπιτιμήσαςepitimēsasG2008them and instructedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853themnot to tellλέγεινlegeinG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778to anyoneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367,

22sayingG3004, “The SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444mustδεῖdeiG1163sufferπαθεῖνpatheinG3958manyπολλὰpollaG4183thingsG4183and be rejectedἀποδοκιμασθῆναιapodokimasthēnaiG593by the eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245and chiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749and scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122,and be killedἀποκτανθῆναιapoktanthēnaiG615and be raisedἐγερθῆναι.¶egerthēnaiG1453up on the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250.”

23And He was sayingἜλεγενElegenG3004to themallπάντας·pantasG3956, “IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100wishesθέλειtheleiG2309to comeἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694Me, he must denyἀρνησάσθωarnēsasthōG720himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,and takeἀράτωaratōG142up his crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250and followἀκολουθείτωakoloutheitōG190Me.

24ForwhoeverὃςhosG3739 G1437wishesθέλῃthelēG2309to saveσῶσαι,sōsaiG4982hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590will loseἀπολέσειapoleseiG622it, but whoeverὃςhosG3739 G302losesἀπολέσῃapolesēG622hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590for My sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752,he is the one who will saveσώσειsōseiG4982it.

25For whatτίtiG5101is a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444profitedὠφελεῖταιōpheleitaiG5623if he gainsκερδήσαςkerdēsasG2770the wholeὅλονholonG3650worldκόσμονkosmonG2889, andlosesἀπολέσαςapolesasG622orἢēG2228forfeitsζημιωθείς;zēmiōtheisG2210himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438?

26For whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302is ashamedἐπαισχυνθῇepaischunthēaG1870of Me and My wordsλόγους,logousG3056,the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will be ashamedἐπαισχυνθήσεταιepaischunthēsetaiG1870of him whenὅτανhotanG3752He comesἔλθῃelthēG2064in His gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391, and the gloryof the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962and of the holyἁγίωνhagiōnG40angelsἀγγέλων.angelōnG32.

27But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you truthfullyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230,there are someτινεςtinesG5100of thoseG3588standingἑστηκότωνhestēkotōnG2476hereαὐτοῦautouG847whoοἳhoiG3739will not tasteγεύσωνταιgeusōntaiG1089deathθανάτουthanatouG2288untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193they seeG3708the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”

28SomeὡσεὶhōseiG5616eightὀκτώ,oktōG3638daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250afterμετὰmetaG3326theseτούτουςtoutousG3778sayingsλόγουςlogousG3056,He tookG3880alongG3880PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074and JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491and JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385, andwentἀνέβηanebēG305up on the mountainὄροςorosG3735to prayπροσεύξασθαι.proseuxasthaiG4336.

29And whileἐνenG1722He wasprayingπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336,the appearanceεἶδοςeidosG1491of His faceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096differentἕτερον,heteronG2087,and His clothingἱματισμὸςhimatismosG2441becamewhiteλευκὸςleukosG3022andgleamingἐξαστράπτων.exastraptōnG1823.

30And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδρεςandresG435were talkingσυνελάλουνsunelalounG4814with Him; and they were MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475and ElijahἨλίας·ĒliasG2243,

31whoοἳhoiG3739,appearingG3708ingloryδόξῃdoxēG1391,were speakingἔλεγονelegonG3004of HisdepartureἔξοδονexodonG1841whichἣνhēnG3739He was aboutἤμελλενēmellenG3195to accomplishπληροῦνplērounG4137at JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

32NowG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074and his companionsσὺνsunG3588 G4862had beenἦσανēsanG1510overcomeβεβαρημένοιbebarēmenoiG916with sleepὕπνῳ.hupnōG5258;but when they were fullyG1235awakeG1235,they sawG3708His gloryδόξανdoxanG1391and the twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδραςandrasG435standingσυνεστῶταςsunestōtasG4921with Him.

33And astheseG846were leavingδιαχωρίζεσθαιdiachōrizesthaiG1316Him, PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidλέγει.legeiG3004to JesusἸησοῦν·IēsounG2424, “Masterἐπιστάτα,epistataG1988,it is goodκαλόνkalonG2570for us to be hereὧδεhōdeG5602;let us makeποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160threeτρεῖς,treisG5140tabernaclesσκηνὰςskēnasG4633:oneμίανmianG1520for You, and oneμίανmianG1520for MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475,and oneμίανmianG1520for ElijahἨλίᾳ·ĒliaG2243”--not realizingG3609whatὃhoG3739he was sayingG3004.

34While he was sayingλέγοντοςlegontosG3004thisταῦταtautaG3778,a cloudνεφέληnephelēG3507formedἐγένετοegenetoG1096and beganto overshadowἐπεσκίαζενepeskiazenG1982them; and they were afraidἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399as they enteredεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525the cloudνεφέλην.nephelēnG3507.

35ThenκαὶkaiG2532a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096out of the cloudνεφέληςnephelēsG3507,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is My SonυἱόςhuiosG5207, MyChosenἐκλελεγμένος,eklelegmenosG1586One; listenἀκούετε.¶akoueteG191to Him!”

36And whenG1722the voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456had spokenγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147aloneμόνος.monosG3441. Andthey keptG4601silentἐσίγησανesigēsanG4601,and reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518to noG3762oneG3762in thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250anyG3762of the things whichὧνhōnG3739they had seenἑώρακαν.¶he'ōrakanG3708.

37On the nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,when they cameἘγένετοEgenetoG1096downκατελθόντωνkatelthontōnG2718from the mountainὄρουςorousG3735,a largeπολύς.polusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793metσυνήντησενsunēntēsenG4876Him.

38And a manἀνὴρanērG435from the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793shoutedἐβόησενeboēsenG994,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,I begδέομαίdeomaiG1189You to lookἐπιβλέψαιepiblepsaiG1914at my sonυἱόνhuionG5207, for he is myonlyμονογενήςmonogenēsG3439boy,

39and a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151seizesλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983him, and he suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810screamsκράζειkrazeiG2896,and it throwsG4682him into a convulsionσπαράσσειsparasseiG4682with foamingἀφροῦaphrouG876at the mouth;and onlyG3433with difficultyG3433does it leaveG672him, maulingσυντρῖβονsuntribonG4937himas it leavesG672.

40I beggedἐδεήθηνedeēthēnG1189Your disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101to castἐκβάλωσινekbalōsinG1544it out, and they couldἠδυνήθησαν.¶ēdunēthēsanG1410not.”

41And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidG3004,“You unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571and pervertedδιεστραμμένη,diestrammenēG1294generationγενεὰgeneaG1074,howG2193longπότεpoteG2193 G4219shall I be with you and putἀνέξομαιanexomaiG430up with you? BringπροσάγαγεprosagageG4317your sonυἱόνhuionG5207hereὧδεhōdeG5602.”

42While he was stillἔτιetiG2089approachingπροσερχομένουproserchomenouG4334,the demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140slammedἔρρηξενerrēxenG4486him to the groundand threwG4952him into a convulsionσυνεσπάραξεν.sunesparaxenG4952.But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,and healedἰάσατοiasatoG2390the boyπαῖδαpaidaG3816and gaveG591him backἀπέδωκενapedōkenG591to his fatherπατρὶpatriG3962.

43And they were allπάντεςpantesG3956amazedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605at thegreatnessμεγαλειότητιmegaleiotētiG3168of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.But while everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956was marvelingθαυμαζόντωνthaumazontōnG2296at allπᾶσινpasinG3956that He was doingἐποίειepoieiG4160,He saidG3004to His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,

44“Let theseτούτους·toutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056sinkθέσθεthestheG5087into your earsὦταōtaG3775;for the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444is goingμέλλειmelleiG3195to bedeliveredπαραδίδοσθαιparadidosthaiG3860into the handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.”

45But theydid not understandἠγνόουνēgnoounG50thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778statementῥῆμαrhēmaG4487,and it was concealedπαρακεκαλυμμένονparakekalummenonG3871from them soἵναinaG2443that they would not perceiveαἴσθωνταιaisthōntaiG143it; and they were afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399to askἐρωτῆσαιerōtēsaiG2065Him aboutπερὶperiG4012thisτούτου.¶toutouG3778statementῥήματοςrhēmatosG4487.

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