Scripture Reading

Luke.9.10-Luke.9.27

Luke.9.10-Luke.9.27

Luke.9.10

And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

Luke.9.10

The apostles returned and reported on what they had done. Jesus took them away, off by themselves, near the town called Bethsaida.

Luke.9.10

When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida,

Luke.9.10

And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

Luke.9.10

When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he slipped quietly away with them toward the town of Bethsaida.

Luke.9.11

And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.

Luke.9.11

But the crowds got wind of it and followed. Jesus graciously welcomed them and talked to them about the kingdom of God. Those who needed healing, he healed.

Luke.9.11

but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.

Luke.9.11

But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.

Luke.9.11

But the crowds found out where he was going, and they followed him. And he welcomed them, teaching them about the Kingdom of God and curing those who were ill.

Luke.9.12

And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

Luke.9.12

As the day declined, the Twelve said, "Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the farms or villages around here and get a room for the night and a bite to eat. We're out in the middle of nowhere."

Luke.9.12

Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, "Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here."

Luke.9.12

When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here."

Luke.9.12

Late in the afternoon the twelve disciples came to him and said, "Send the crowds away to the nearby villages and farms, so they can find food and lodging for the night. There is nothing to eat here in this deserted place."

Luke.9.13

But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

Luke.9.13

"You feed them," Jesus said. They said, "We couldn't scrape up more than five loaves of bread and a couple of fish--unless, of course, you want us to go to town ourselves and buy food for everybody."

Luke.9.13

He replied, "You give them something to eat."

Luke.9.13

But He said to them, "You give them something to eat." And they said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people."

Luke.9.13

But Jesus said, "You feed them.Impossible!" they protested. "We have only five loaves of bread and two fish. Or are you expecting us to go and buy enough food for this whole crowd?"

Luke.9.14

For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

Luke.9.14

(There were more than five thousand people in the crowd.) But he went ahead and directed his disciples, "Sit them down in groups of about fifty."

Luke.9.14

They answered, "We have only five loaves of bread and two fish--unless we go and buy food for all this crowd." (About five thousand men were there.)

Luke.9.14

For there were about five thousand men. Then He said to His disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of fifty."

Luke.9.14

For there were about five thousand men there. "Just tell them to sit down on the ground in groups of about fifty each," Jesus replied.

Luke.9.15

And they did so, and made them all sit down.

Luke.9.15

They did what he said, and soon had everyone seated.

Luke.9.15

But he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each." The disciples did so, and everybody sat down.

Luke.9.15

And they did so, and made them all sit down.

Luke.9.15

So the people all sat down.

Luke.9.16

Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

Luke.9.16

He took the five loaves and two fish, lifted his face to heaven in prayer, blessed, broke, and gave the bread and fish to the disciples to hand out to the crowd.

Luke.9.16

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to set before the people.

Luke.9.16

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.

Luke.9.16

Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and asked God's blessing on the food. Breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples to give to the people.

Luke.9.17

And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

Luke.9.17

After the people had all eaten their fill, twelve baskets of leftovers were gathered up.

Luke.9.17

They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

Luke.9.17

So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.

Luke.9.17

They all ate as much as they wanted, and they picked up twelve baskets of leftovers!

Luke.9.18

And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?

Luke.9.18

One time when Jesus was off praying by himself, his disciples nearby, he asked them, "What are the crowds saying about me, about who I am?"

Luke.9.18

Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?"

Luke.9.18

And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

Luke.9.18

One day as Jesus was alone, praying, he came over to his disciples and asked them, "Who do people say I am?"

Luke.9.19

They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

Luke.9.19

They said, "John the Baptizer. Others say Elijah. Still others say that one of the prophets from long ago has come back."

Luke.9.19

They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life."

Luke.9.19

So they answered and said, "John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again."

Luke.9.19

"Well," they replied, "some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other ancient prophets risen from the dead."

Luke.9.20

He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

Luke.9.20

He then asked, "And you--what are you saying about me? Who am I?" Peter answered, "The Messiah of God."

Luke.9.20

"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God."

Luke.9.20

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered and said, "The Christ of God."

Luke.9.20

Then he asked them, "Who do you say I am?" Peter replied, "You are the Messiah sent from God!"

Luke.9.21

And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;

Luke.9.21

Jesus then warned them to keep it quiet. They were to tell no one what Peter had said.

Luke.9.21

Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.

Luke.9.21

And He strictly warned and commanded them to tell this to no one,

Luke.9.21

Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about this.

Luke.9.22

Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.

Luke.9.22

He went on, "It is necessary that the Son of Man proceed to an ordeal of suffering, be tried and found guilty by the religious leaders, high priests, and religion scholars, be killed, and on the third day be raised up alive."

Luke.9.22

And he said, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life."

Luke.9.22

saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day."

Luke.9.22

"For I, the Son of Man, must suffer many terrible things," he said. "I will be rejected by the leaders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. I will be killed, but three days later I will be raised from the dead."

Luke.9.23

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Luke.9.23

Then he told them what they could expect for themselves: "Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You're not in the driver's seat--I am. Don't run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I'll show you how.

Luke.9.23

Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

Luke.9.23

Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

Luke.9.23

Then he said to the crowd, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must put aside your selfish ambition, shoulder your cross daily, and follow me.

Luke.9.24

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

Luke.9.24

Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self.

Luke.9.24

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.

Luke.9.24

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

Luke.9.24

If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for me, you will find true life.

Luke.9.25

For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

Luke.9.25

What good would it do to get everything you want and lose you, the real you?

Luke.9.25

What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?

Luke.9.25

For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?

Luke.9.25

And how do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose or forfeit your own soul in the process?

Luke.9.26

For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.

Luke.9.26

If any of you is embarrassed with me and the way I'm leading you, know that the Son of Man will be far more embarrassed with you when he arrives in all his splendor in company with the Father and the holy angels. This isn't, you realize, pie in the sky by and by.

Luke.9.26

If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

Luke.9.26

For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father's, and of the holy angels.

Luke.9.26

If a person is ashamed of me and my message, I, the Son of Man, will be ashamed of that person when I return in my glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels.

Luke.9.27

But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

Luke.9.27

Some who have taken their stand right here are going to see it happen, see with their own eyes the kingdom of God."

Luke.9.27

I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."

Luke.9.27

But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God."

Luke.9.27

And I assure you that some of you standing here right now will not die before you see the Kingdom of God."