Luke 9:32-56

32Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy, but as they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.

33Then as the men were starting to leave, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah” – not knowing what he was saying.

34As he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

35Then a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him!”

36After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. So they kept silent and told no one at that time anything of what they had seen.

37Now on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.

38Then a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son – he is my only child!

39A spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions and causes him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him alone, torturing him severely.

40I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not do so.”

41Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you and endure you? Bring your son here.”

42As the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and shook him with convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

43Then they were all astonished at the mighty power of God. But while the entire crowd was amazed at everything Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,

44“Take these words to heart, for the Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men.”

45But they did not understand this statement; its meaning had been concealed from them, so that they could not grasp it. Yet they were afraid to ask him about this statement.

46Now an argument started among the disciples as to which of them might be the greatest.

47But when Jesus discerned their innermost thoughts, he took a child, had him stand by his side,

48and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great.”

49John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he is not a disciple along with us.”

50But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, for whoever is not against you is for you.”

51Now when the days drew near for him to be taken up, Jesus set out resolutely to go to Jerusalem.

52He sent messengers on ahead of him. As they went along, they entered a Samaritan village to make things ready in advance for him,

53but the villagers refused to welcome him, because he was determined to go to Jerusalem.

54Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”

55But Jesus turned and rebuked them,

56and they went on to another village.