1 En Hy het sy twaalf dissipels saamgeroep en aan hulle mag en gesag gegee oor al die duiwels en om siektes te genees.

2 En Hy het hulle uitgestuur om die koninkryk van God te verkondig en die siekes gesond te maak

3 en vir hulle gesê: Neem niks vir die pad nie, geen stokke of reissak of brood of geld nie, en geeneen van julle moet twee kledingstukke hê nie.

4 En in watter huis julle ook mag ingaan, bly d r en gaan d rvandaan verder.

5 En almal wat julle nie ontvang nie -- as julle van daardie stad weggaan, skud selfs die stof van julle voete af, tot 'n getuienis teen hulle.

6 En hulle het uitgegaan en dorp vir dorp deurgegaan en oral die evangelie verkondig en siekes gesond gemaak.

7 Herodes, die viervors, hoor toe van al die dinge wat deur Hom gedoen is; en hy was met die saak verleë, omdat deur sommige gesê is: Johannes is uit die dode opgewek;

8 en deur ander: El¡a het verskyn; en deur ander: Een van die ou profete het opgestaan.

9 En Herodes het gesê: Johannes het ek onthoof; maar wie is hierdie man van wie ek sulke dinge hoor? En hy het probeer om Hom te sien.

10 En toe die apostels terugkom en Hom alles vertel wat hulle gedoen het, het Hy hulle saamgeneem en in die eensaamheid gegaan na 'n verlate plek van 'n stad met die naam van Bets ida.

11 Maar die skare het dit te wete gekom en Hom gevolg; en Hy het hulle ontvang en met hulle gespreek oor die koninkryk van God, en die wat genesing nodig gehad het, gesond gemaak.

12 Toe die dag begin daal, kom die twaalf na Hom en sê vir Hom: Stuur die skare weg, sodat hulle na die dorpe en buitewyke in die omtrek kan gaan en herberg en voedsel kry; want ons is hier in 'n verlate plek.

13 Maar Hy sê vir hulle: Gee julle vir hulle iets om te eet. Maar hulle antwoord: Ons het nie meer as vyf brode en twee visse nie, tensy ons voedsel gaan koop vir al hierdie mense.

14 Want daar was omtrent vyf duisend manne. Maar Hy sê vir sy dissipels: Laat hulle in groepe van vyftig sit.

15 En hulle het dit gedoen en almal laat sit.

16 Toe neem Hy die vyf brode en die twee visse, en nadat Hy opgekyk het na die hemel, seën Hy dit en breek dit en gee dit aan die dissipels om dit aan die skare voor te sit.

17 En hulle het geëet en is almal versadig, en van wat vir hulle van die brokstukke oorgebly het, is daar twaalf mandjies vol opgetel.

18 En toe Hy besig was om alleen te bid, was die dissipels by Hom, en Hy vra hulle en sê: Wie sê die skare is Ek?

19 En hulle antwoord en sê: Johannes die Doper, en ander: El¡a, en ander dat een van die ou profete opgestaan het.

20 En Hy sê vir hulle: Maar julle, wie sê julle is Ek? En Petrus antwoord en sê: Die Christus van God!

21 Toe gee Hy hulle 'n streng bevel en gebied hulle om dit aan niemand te vertel nie.

22 En Hy sê: Die Seun van die mens moet baie ly en verwerp word deur die ouderlinge en owerpriesters en skrifgeleerdes en gedood word en op die derde dag opstaan.

23 En Hy sê vir almal: As iemand agter My aan wil kom, moet hy homself verloën en sy kruis elke dag opneem en My volg.

24 Want elkeen wat sy lewe wil red, sal dit verloor; maar elkeen wat sy lewe om My ontwil verloor, hy sal dit red.

25 Wat baat dit 'n mens tog as hy die hele wêreld win, maar homself verloor of skade aandoen?

26 Want elkeen wat hom skaam vir My en my woorde, vir hom sal die Seun van die mens Hom skaam wanneer Hy kom in sy heerlikheid en die van die Vader en van die heilige engele.

27 Ek sê vir julle met waarheid: Daar is sommige van die wat hier staan, wat die dood sekerlik nie sal smaak voordat hulle die koninkryk van God gesien het nie.

28 En omtrent agt dae n hierdie woorde het Hy Petrus en Johannes en Jakobus saamgeneem en op die berg geklim om te bid.

29 En terwyl Hy bid, het die voorkoms van sy aangesig anders geword en sy klere skitterend wit.

30 En daar was twee manne in gesprek met Hom; dit was Moses en El¡a.

31 Hulle het in heerlikheid verskyn en van sy uitgang gespreek wat Hy in Jerusalem sou volbring.

32 En Petrus en die wat saam met hom was, was deur die slaap oorweldig. Maar toe hulle wakker word, sien hulle sy heerlikheid en die twee manne wat by Hom staan.

33 En toe hulle van Hom weggaan, sê Petrus vir Jesus: Meester, dit is goed dat ons hier is; laat ons dan drie hutte maak, een vir U en vir Moses een en een vir El¡a -- hy het nie geweet wat hy sê nie.

34 Maar toe hy dit sê, kom daar 'n wolk en oordek hulle, en hulle het bang geword toe daardie manne in die wolk ingaan.

35 En daar kom 'n stem uit die wolk wat sê: Dit is my geliefde Seun; luister na Hom!

36 En nadat die stem gekom het, was Jesus daar alleen. En hulle het geswyg en aan niemand in daardie dae iets vertel van wat hulle gesien het nie.

37 En op die volgende dag toe hulle van die berg afklim, kom 'n groot skare Hom tegemoet.

38 En daar roep 'n man uit die skare en sê: Meester, ek bid U, kyk tog na my seun, want hy is my enigste.

39 En kyk, 'n gees gryp hom, en meteens skreeu hy, en hy laat hom stuiptrekkings kry met skuim in die mond en gaan amper nie van hom weg nie en verniel hom.

40 En ek het u dissipels gebid om hom uit te drywe, en hulle kon nie.

41 Toe antwoord Jesus en sê: o Ongelowige en verdraaide geslag, hoe lank sal Ek by julle wees en julle verdra? Bring jou seun hier.

42 En toe hy nog aankom, skeur die duiwel hom en laat hom stuiptrekkings kry. Maar Jesus het die onreine gees bestraf en die seun genees en hom aan sy vader teruggegee.

43 En almal was verslae oor die majesteit van God. En toe almal verwonderd was oor alles wat Jesus gedoen het, sê Hy vir sy dissipels:

44 Bewaar hierdie woorde in julle ore; want die Seun van die mens sal oorgelewer word in die hande van die mense.

45 Maar hulle het hierdie woord nie verstaan nie, en dit was vir hulle bedek, sodat hulle dit nie sou begryp nie; en hulle was bang om Hom iets te vra oor hierdie woord.

46 En daar het 'n redenering onder hulle ontstaan oor wie van hulle dan tog die grootste was.

47 En toe Jesus die redenering van hulle hart opmerk, neem Hy 'n kindjie en laat die by Hom staan

48 en sê vir hulle: Elkeen wat hierdie kindjie ontvang in my Naam, ontvang My; en elkeen wat My ontvang, ontvang Hom wat My gestuur het; want wie die kleinste onder julle almal is, hy sal groot wees.

49 En Johannes het geantwoord en gesê: Meester, ons het iemand gesien wat in u Naam die duiwels uitdryf; en ons het hom belet, omdat hy U nie saam met ons volg nie.

50 Maar Jesus sê vir hom: Moet hom nie belet nie, want wie nie teen ons is nie, is vir ons.

51 En toe die dae van sy opneming nader kom, het Hy sy aangesig gerig om na Jerusalem te reis,

52 en boodskappers voor Hom uit gestuur; en hulle het vertrek en in 'n dorp van die Samaritane gekom om vir Hom klarigheid te maak.

53 En hulle het Hom nie ontvang nie, omdat Hy na Jerusalem op reis was.

54 En toe sy dissipels, Jakobus en Johannes, dit sien, sê hulle: Here, wil U hê ons moet sê dat vuur van die hemel afdaal en hulle verteer, soos El¡a ook gedoen het?

55 Maar Hy draai Hom om en bestraf hulle en sê: Julle weet nie van hoedanige gees julle is nie;

56 want die Seun van die mens het nie gekom om die mense se lewe te verderf nie, maar te red. En hulle het na 'n ander dorp vertrek.

57 En terwyl hulle op reis was, sê iemand op die pad vir Hom: Here, ek sal U volg, waar U ook mag gaan!

58 Toe sê Jesus vir hom: Die jakkalse het gate en die voëls van die hemel neste, maar die Seun van die mens het geen plek waar Hy sy hoof kan neerlê nie.

59 En Hy sê aan 'n ander een: Volg My. Maar hy antwoord: Here, laat my toe om eers my vader te gaan begrawe.

60 En Jesus sê vir hom: Laat die dooies hul eie dooies begrawe; maar gaan jy en verkondig die koninkryk van God.

61 En 'n ander een het ook gesê: Here, ek sal U volg, maar laat my eers toe om afskeid te neem van die wat in my huis is.

62 En Jesus antwoord hom: Niemand wat sy hand aan die ploeg slaan en agtertoe kyk, is geskik vir die koninkryk van God nie.

1 And he called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. 2 And he sent them forth to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. 3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats. 4 And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart. 5 And as many as receive you not, when ye depart from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them. 6 And they departed, and went throughout the villages, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere.

7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done: and he was much perplexed, because that it was said by some, that John was risen from the dead; 8 and by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. 9 And Herod said, John I beheaded: but who is this, about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

10 And the apostles, when they were returned, declared unto him what things they had done. And he took them, and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida. 11 But the multitudes perceiving it followed him: and he welcomed them, and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and them that had need of healing he cured. 12 And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions: for we are here in a desert place. 13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all this people. 14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each. 15 And they did so, and made them all sit down. 16 And 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. 17 And they ate, and were all filled: and there was taken up that which remained over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

18 And it came to pass, as he was praying apart, the disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am? 19 And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 20 And he said unto them, But who say ye that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God. 21 But he charged them, and commanded them to tell this to no man; 22 saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up. 23 And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24 For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. 25 For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self? 26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in his own glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels. 27 But I tell you of a truth, There are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

28 And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray. 29 And as he was praying, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became white and dazzling. 30 And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah; 31 who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. 33 And it came to pass, as they were parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: not knowing what he said. 34 And while he said these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud. 35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my chosen: hear ye him. 36 And when the voice came, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of the things which they had seen.

37 And it came to pass, on the next day, when they were come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him. 38 And behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee to look upon my son; for he is mine only child: 39 and behold, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth, and it hardly departeth from him, bruising him sorely. 40 And I besought thy disciples to cast it out; and they could not. 41 And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? bring hither thy son. 42 And as he was yet a coming, the demon dashed him down, and tare him grievously. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. 43 And they were all astonished at the majesty of God.

But while all were marvelling at all the things which he did, he said unto his disciples, 44 Let these words sink into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men. 45 But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

46 And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them was the greatest. 47 But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their heart, he took a little child, and set him by his side, 48 and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same is great.

49 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us. 50 But Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against you is for you.

51 And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, 52 and sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. 53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he were going to Jerusalem. 54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them? 55 But he turned, and rebuked them. 56 And they went to another village.

57 And as they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 58 And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God. 61 And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my house. 62 But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.