Wednesday 27 December 2017

Day 302 Luke 9 - 11


Chapter 9

The mission of the twelve

1: Then Jesus called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 
2: and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. 
3: He said to them, "Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money-not even an extra tunic. 
4: Whatever house you enter, stay there, and leave from there. 
5: Wherever they do not welcome you, as you are leaving that town shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them." 
6: They departed and went through the villages, bringing the good news and curing diseases everywhere.

Herods’s Perplexity

7: Now Herod the ruler heard about all that had taken place, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead, 
8: by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the ancient prophets had arisen. 
9: Herod said, "John I beheaded; but who is this about whom I hear such things?" And he tried to see him.

The feeding of the five thousand

10: On their return the apostles told Jesus all they had done. He took them with him and withdrew privately to a city called Bethsaida. 
11: When the crowds found out about it, they followed him; and he welcomed them, and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed to be cured. 
12: The day was drawing to a close, and the twelve came to him and said, "Send the crowd away, so that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside, to lodge and get provisions; 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 are to go and buy food for all these people." 
14: For there were about five thousand men. And 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: And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 
17: And all ate and were filled. What was left over was gathered up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.

Peter's declaration

18: Once when Jesus was praying alone, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?" 
19: They answered, "John the Baptist; but others, Elijah; and still others, that one of the ancient prophets has arisen." 
20: He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "The Messiah of God."

Jesus foretells His death

21: He sternly ordered and commanded them not to tell anyone, 
22: saying, "The Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised." 
23: Then he said to them all, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. 
24: For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it. 
25: What does it profit them if they gain the whole world, but lose or forfeit themselves? 
26: Those who are ashamed of me and of my words, of them the Son of Man will be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. 
27: But truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."

The Transfiguration

28: Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 
29: And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. 
30: Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him. 
31: They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 
32: Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep; but since they had stayed awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 
33: Just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"-not knowing what he said. 
34: While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were terrified as they entered the cloud. 
35: Then from the cloud came a voice that said, "This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!" 
36: When the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and in those days told no one any of the things they had seen.

Jesus heals a boy with an unclean spirit

37: On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. 
38: Just then a man from the crowd shouted, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son; he is my only child. 
39: Suddenly a spirit seizes him, and all at once he shrieks. It convulses him until he foams at the mouth; it mauls him and will scarcely leave him. 
40: I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not." 
41: Jesus answered, "You faithless and perverse generation, how much longer must I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here." 
42: While he was coming, the demon dashed him to the ground in convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
43: And all were astounded at the greatness of God. While everyone was amazed at all that he was doing, he said to his disciples,

Jesus again foretells His death

44: "Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into human hands." 
45: But they did not understand this saying; its meaning was concealed from them, so that they could not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

 

Who is the greatest?

46: An argument arose among them as to which one of them was the greatest. 
47: But Jesus, aware of their inner thoughts, took a little child and put it by his side, 
48: and said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me; for the least among all of you is the greatest."

 

He that is not against us is for us

49: John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us." 
50: But Jesus said to him, "Do not stop him; for whoever is not against you is for you."

Jesus rebukes James and John

51: When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 
52: And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him; 
53: but they did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. 
54: When his disciples James and John saw it, they said, "Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?" 55: But he turned and rebuked them. 
56: Then they went on to another village.

The would-be followers of Jesus

57: As they were going along the road, someone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go." 
58: And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." 
59: To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." 
60: But Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God." 
61: Another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home." 
62: Jesus said to him, "No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."

Chapter 10

The mission of the seventy
1: After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. 
2: He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. 
3: Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. 
4: Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road. 
5: Whatever house you enter, first say, "Peace to this house!' 
6: And if anyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to you. 
7: Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the laborer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to house. 
8: Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before you; 
9: cure the sick who are there, and say to them, "The kingdom of God has come near to you.' 
10: But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, 
11: "Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.' 
12: I tell you, on that day it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for that town.

Woes to unrepentant cities
13: "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the deeds of power done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14: But at the judgment it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon than for you. 
15: And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades. 
16: "Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

The Return of the Seventy
17: The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!" 
18: He said to them, "I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning. 
19: See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt you. 
20: Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

Jesus rejoices
21: At that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 
22: All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." 
23: Then turning to the disciples, Jesus said to them privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! 
24: For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it."

The Good Samaritan
25: Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he said, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" 
26: He said to him, "What is written in the law? What do you read there?" 
27: He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." 
28: And he said to him, "You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live." 
29: But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 
30: Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. 
31: Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 
32: So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 
33: But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. 
34: He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 
35: The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, "Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.' 
36: Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?" 
37: He said, "The one who showed him mercy." Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

Jesus Visits Martha and Mary
38: Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 
39: She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to what he was saying. 
40: But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me." 
41: But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; 
42: there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her."

Chapter 11

The Lord’s prayer
1: He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." 
2: He said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. 
3: Give us each day our daily bread. 
4: And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us. And do not bring us to the time of trial." 
5: And he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, "Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 
6: for a friend of mine has arrived, and I have nothing to set before him.' 
7: And he answers from within, "Do not bother me; the door has already been locked, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.' 
8: I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, at least because of his persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs. 
9: "So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. 
10: For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. 
11: Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for a fish, will give a snake instead of a fish? 
12: Or if the child asks for an egg, will give a scorpion? 
13: If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

A divided house cannot stand
14: Now he was casting out a demon that was mute; when the demon had gone out, the one who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed. 
15: But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons." 
16: Others, to test him, kept demanding from him a sign from heaven. 
17: But he knew what they were thinking and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself becomes a desert, and house falls on house. 
18: If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? -for you say that I cast out the demons by Beelzebul.
19: Now if I cast out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your exorcists cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 
20: But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you. 
21: When a strong man, fully armed, guards his castle, his property is safe. 
22: But when one stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides his plunder. 
23: Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

The return of the unclean spirit
24: "When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it wanders through waterless regions looking for a resting place, but not finding any, it says, "I will return to my house from which I came.'
25: When it comes, it finds it swept and put in order. 
26: Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and live there; and the last state of that person is worse than the first."

True blessedness
27: While he was saying this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you!" 
28: But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!"

An evil generation seeks a sign
29: When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation; it asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 
30: For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be to this generation. 
31: The queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and see, something greater than Solomon is here! 
32: The people of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and see, something greater than Jonah is here!

The light of the body
33: "No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar, but on the lampstand so that those who enter may see the light. 
34: Your eye is the lamp of your body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light; but if it is not healthy, your body is full of darkness. 
35: Therefore consider whether the light in you is not darkness. 
36: If then your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be as full of light as when a lamp gives you light with its rays."

Jesus denounces the pharisees and lawyers

37: While he was speaking, a Pharisee invited him to dine with him; so he went in and took his place at the table.
38: The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not first wash before dinner. 
39: Then the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. 
40: You fools! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? 
41: So give for alms those things that are within; and see, everything will be clean for you. 
42: "But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and herbs of all kinds, and neglect justice and the love of God; it is these you ought to have practiced, without neglecting the others. 
43: Woe to you Pharisees! For you love to have the seat of honor in the synagogues and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces. 
44: Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without realizing it." 
45: One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us too." 
46: And he said, "Woe also to you lawyers! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not lift a finger to ease them. 
47: Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed. 
48;  So you are witnesses and approve of the deeds of your ancestors; for they killed them, and you build their tombs. 
49: Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, "I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,' 
50: so that this generation may be charged with the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world, 
51: from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against this generation. 
52: Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering." 
53: When he went outside, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile toward him and to cross-examine him about many things, 
54: lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.

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