New American Standard Bible 2020

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 risenἀνέστη.anestēG450.”

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.¶egerthēnaiG1453on the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250.”

23And He was sayingἜλεγενElegenG3004to themallπάντας·pantasG3956, “IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100wantsθέλειtheleiG2309to comeἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694Me, he must denyἀρνησάσθωarnēsasthōG720himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,takeἀράτωaratōG142upG142his crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250,and followἀκολουθείτωakoloutheitōG190Me.

24ForwhoeverὃςhosG3739 G1437wantsθέλῃthelēG2309to saveσῶσαι,sōsaiG4982hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590will loseἀπολέσειapoleseiG622it, but whoeverὃςhosG3739 G302losesἀπολέσῃapolesēG622hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590for My sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752,thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778is the one who will saveσώσειsōseiG4982it.

25For whatτίtiG5101goodG5623does it doG5623a personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444if he gainsκερδήσαςkerdēsasG2770the wholeὅλονholonG3650worldκόσμονkosmonG2889, butlosesἀπολέσαςapolesasG622orἢēG2228forfeitsζημιωθείς;zēmiōtheisG2210himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438?

26For whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302isG1870ashamedἐπαισχυνθῇepaischunthēaG1870of Me and My wordsλόγους,logousG3056,the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will beG1870ashamedἐπαισχυνθήσεταιepaischunthēsetaiG1870of him whenὅτανhotanG3752He comesἔλθῃelthēG2064in His gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391and the gloryof the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962and the holyἁγίωνhagiōnG40angelsἀγγέλων.angelōnG32.

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

28AboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616eightὀκτώ,oktōG3638daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250afterμετὰmetaG3326theseτούτουςtoutousG3778sayingsλόγουςlogousG3056,He tookG3880alongG3880PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074,JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,and JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385, andwentG305upG305on 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 HisdepartureἔξοδονexodonG1841,whichἣνhēnG3739He wasG3195aboutG3195toG3195accomplishπληροῦνplērounG4137at JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

32NowG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074and his companionsσὺνsunG3588 G4862had beenἦσανēsanG1510overcomeβεβαρημένοιbebarēmenoiG916with sleepὕπνῳ.hupnōG5258;but when they were fullyG1235awakeG1235,they sawG3708His gloryδόξανdoxanG1391and the twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδραςandrasG435who were standingσυνεστῶταςsunestōtasG4921with Him.

33And astheseG846two menwere leavingδιαχωρίζεσθαιdiachōrizesthaiG1316Him, PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidλέγει.legeiG3004to JesusἸησοῦν·IēsounG2424, “Masterἐπιστάτα,epistataG1988,it is goodκαλόνkalonG2570that we are hereὧδεhōdeG5602; andlet’s makeποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160threeτρεῖς,treisG5140tabernaclesσκηνὰςskēnasG4633:oneμίανmianG1520for You, oneμίανmianG1520for MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475,and oneμίανmianG1520for ElijahἨλίᾳ·ĒliaG2243”--not realizingG3609whatὃhoG3739he was sayingG3004.

34But while he was sayingλέγοντοςlegontosG3004thisταῦταtautaG3778,a cloudνεφέληnephelēG3507formedἐγένετοegenetoG1096and beganto overshadowἐπεσκίαζενepeskiazenG1982them; and they wereG5399afraidG5399as they enteredεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525the cloudνεφέλην.nephelēnG3507.

35And thena voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096from 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 cameG2718downG2718from the mountainὄρουςorousG3735,a largeπολύς.polusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793metσυνήντησενsunēntēsenG4876Him.

38And a manἀνὴρanērG435from the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793shoutedἐβόησενeboēsenG994,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,I begδέομαίdeomaiG1189You to lookἐπιβλέψαιepiblepsaiG1914at my sonυἱόνhuionG5207,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he is my onlyμονογενήςmonogenēsG3439son,

39and a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151seizesλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983him and he suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810screamsκράζειkrazeiG2896,and it throwsG4682him intoG4682a convulsionσπαράσσειsparasseiG4682with foamingἀφροῦaphrouG876at the mouth;and onlyG3433withG3433difficultyG3433does it leaveG672him, maulingσυντρῖβονsuntribonG4937himas it leavesG672.

40And I beggedἐδεήθηνedeēthēnG1189Your disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101to castἐκβάλωσινekbalōsinG1544it outG1544,and they couldἠδυνήθησαν.¶ēdunēthēsanG1410not.”

41And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidG3004,“YouὦōG5599unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571and perverseδιεστραμμένη,diestrammenēG1294generationγενεὰgeneaG1074,howG2193longπότεpoteG2193 G4219shall I be with you and putG430upG430with you? BringπροσάγαγεprosagageG4317your sonυἱόνhuionG5207hereὧδεhōdeG5602.”

42NowG1161while he was stillἔτιetiG2089approachingπροσερχομένουproserchomenouG4334,the demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140slammedG4486him toG4486theG4486groundG4486and threwG4952him intoG4952aG4952convulsionσυνεσπάραξεν.sunesparaxenG4952.But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,and healedἰάσατοiasatoG2390the boyπαῖδαpaidaG3816and gaveG591him backἀπέδωκενapedōkenG591to his fatherπατρὶpatriG3962.

43And they were allπάντεςpantesG3956amazedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605at thegreatnessμεγαλειότητιmegaleiotētiG3168of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.But while everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956wasG2296astonishedG2296at allπᾶσινpasinG3956that He was doingἐποίειepoieiG4160,He saidG3004to His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,

44“As for you, let theseτούτους·toutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056sinkθέσθεthestheG5087into your earsὦταōtaG3775:for the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444isG3195goingG3195toG3195behandedχεῖραςcheirasG3860 G5495overG3860to menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.”

45But theydid not understandἠγνόουνēgnoounG50thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778statementῥῆμαrhēmaG4487,and it was concealedπαρακεκαλυμμένονparakekalummenonG3871from them soG2443thatG2443they would not comprehendαἴσθωνταιaisthōntaiG143it; and they wereG5399afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399to askἐρωτῆσαιerōtēsaiG2065Him aboutπερὶperiG4012thisτούτου.¶toutouG3778statementῥήματοςrhēmatosG4487.

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