1 And having called together the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all demons, and to heal diseases,2 and sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.3 And he said to them, Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; nor to have two body-coats apiece.4 And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide and thence go forth.5 And as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a witness against them.6 And going forth they passed through the villages, announcing the glad tidings and healing everywhere.7 And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things which were done {by him}, and was in perplexity, because it was said by some that John was risen from among {the} dead,8 and by some that Elias had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.9 And Herod said, John *I* have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things? and he sought to see him.10 And the apostles having returned related to him whatever they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart into {a desert place of} a city called Bethsaida.11 But the crowds knowing {it} followed him; and he received them and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those that had need of healing.12 But the day began to decline, and the twelve came and said to him, Send away the crowd that they may go into the villages around, and {into} the fields, and lodge and find victuals, for here we are in a desert place.13 And he said to them, Give *ye them to eat. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless *we* should go and buy food for all this people;14 for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifties.15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.16 And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven he blessed them, and broke and gave to the disciples to set before the crowd.17 And they all ate and were filled; and there was taken up of what had remained over and above to them in fragments twelve hand-baskets.18 And it came to pass as he was praying alone, his disciples were with him, and he asked them saying, Who do the crowds say that I am?19 But they answering said, John the baptist; but others, Elias; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.20 And he said to them, But *ye*, who do ye say that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.21 But, earnestly charging them, he enjoined {them} to say 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 to {them} all, If any one will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me;24 for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, *he* shall save it.25 For what shall a man profit if he shall have gained the whole world, and have destroyed, or come under the penalty of the loss of himself?26 For whosoever shall have been ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he shall come in his glory, and {in that} of the Father, and of the holy angels.27 But I say unto you of a truth, There are some of those standing here who shall not taste death until they shall have seen the kingdom of God.28 And it came to pass after these words, about eight days, that taking Peter and John and James he went up into a mountain to pray.29 And as he prayed the fashion of his countenance became different and his raiment white {and} effulgent.30 And lo, two men talked with him, who were Moses and Elias,31 who, appearing in glory, spoke of his departure which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.32 But Peter and those with him were oppressed with sleep: but having fully awoke up they saw his glory, and the two men who stood with him.33 And it came to pass as they departed from him, Peter said to 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 Elias: not knowing what he said.34 But as he was saying these things, there came a cloud and overshadowed them, and they feared as they entered into the cloud:35 and there was a voice out of the cloud saying, *This* is my beloved Son: hear him.36 And as the voice was {heard} Jesus was found alone: and *they* kept silence, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.37 And it came to pass on the following day, when they came down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.38 And lo, a man from the crowd cried out saying, Teacher, I beseech thee look upon my son, for he is mine only child:39 and behold, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he cries out, and it tears him with foaming, and with difficulty departs from him after crushing him.40 And I besought thy disciples that they might cast him out, and they could not.41 And Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you and suffer you? Bring hither thy son.42 But as he was yet coming, the demon tore him and dragged him all together. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child and gave him back to his father.43 And all were astonished at the glorious greatness of God. And as all wondered at all the things which {Jesus} did, he said to his disciples,44 Do *ye* let these words sink into your ears. For the Son of man is about to be delivered into men's hands.45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them that they should not perceive it. And they feared to ask him concerning this saying.46 And a reasoning came in amongst them, who should be {the} greatest of them.47 And Jesus, seeing the reasoning of their heart, having taken a little child set it by him,48 and said to them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receives me, and whosoever shall receive me receives him that sent me. For he who is the least among you all, *he* is great.49 And John answering said, Master, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbad him, because he follows not with us.50 And Jesus said to him, Forbid {him} not, for he that is not against you is for you.51 And it came to pass when the days of his receiving up were fulfilled, that *he* stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.52 And he sent messengers before his face. And having gone they entered into a village of the Samaritans that they might make ready for him.53 And they did not receive him, because his face was {turned as} going to Jerusalem.54 And his disciples James and John seeing {it} said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak {that} fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?55 But turning he rebuked them {and said, Ye know not of what spirit ye are}.56 And they went to another village.57 And it came to pass as they went in the way, one said to him, I will follow thee wheresoever thou goest, Lord.58 And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes and the birds of the heaven roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head.59 And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me to go first and bury my father.60 But Jesus said to him, Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, but do *thou* go and announce the kingdom of God.61 And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord, but first allow me to bid adieu to those at my house.62 But Jesus said to him, No one having laid his hand on {the} plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God.

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 maak3 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 staan48 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.