1 He called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. 2 He sent them out to preach God’s Kingdom and to heal the sick. 3 He said to them, "Take nothing for your journey—no staffs, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money. Don’t have two tunics each. 4 Into whatever house you enter, stay there, and depart from there. 5 As many as don’t receive you, when you depart from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them."

6 They departed and went throughout the villages, preaching the Good News and healing everywhere.

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

10 The apostles, when they had returned, told him what things they had done.

He took them and withdrew apart to a desert region of a city called Bethsaida. 11 But the multitudes, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them of God’s Kingdom, and he cured those who needed healing. 12 The day began to wear away; and the twelve came and said to him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms and lodge and get food, for we are here in a deserted place."

13 But he said to them, "You give them something to eat."

They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people." 14 For they were about five thousand men.

He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each." 15 They did so, and made them all sit down. 16 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. 17 They ate and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

18 As he was praying alone, the disciples were near him, and he asked them, "Who do the multitudes say that I am?"

19 They answered, "‘John the Baptizer,’ but others say, ‘Elijah,’ and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again."

20 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

Peter answered, "The Christ of God."

21 But he warned them and commanded them to tell this to no one, 22 saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up."

23 He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. 24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it. 25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self? 26 For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels. 27 But I tell you the truth: There are some of those who stand here who will in no way taste of death until they see God’s Kingdom."

28 About eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray. 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became white and dazzling. 30 Behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

32 Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men who stood with him. 33 As they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let’s make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah," not knowing what he said.

34 While he said these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud. 35 A voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!" 36 When the voice came, Jesus was found alone. They were silent, and told no one in those days any of the things which they had seen.

37 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him. 38 Behold, a man from the crowd called out, saying, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only born child. 39 Behold, a spirit takes him, he suddenly cries out, and it convulses him so that he foams; and it hardly departs from him, bruising him severely. 40 I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they couldn’t."

41 Jesus answered, "Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here."

42 While he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him violently. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. 43 They were all astonished at the majesty of God.

But while all were marveling at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples, 44 "Let these words sink into your ears, for the Son of Man will be delivered up into the hands of men." 45 But they didn’t understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

46 An argument arose among them about which of them was the greatest. 47 Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side, 48 and said to them, "Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great."

49 John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow with us."

50 Jesus said to him, "Don’t forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us."

51 It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem 52 and sent messengers before his face. They went and entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to prepare for him. 53 They didn’t receive him, because he was traveling with his face set toward Jerusalem. 54 When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky and destroy them, just as Elijah did?"

55 But he turned and rebuked them, "You don’t know of what kind of spirit you are. 56 For the Son of Man didn’t come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them."

They went to another village. 57 As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, "I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord."

58 Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

59 He said to another, "Follow me!"

But he said, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."

60 But Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce God’s Kingdom."

61 Another also said, "I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house."

62 But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for God’s Kingdom."

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.