Luke 9

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 He cal ed the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all devils and to cure diseases,	1 Then calling together the twelve apostles, he gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.	2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
3 He said to them, 'Take nothing for the journey: neither staff, nor haversack, nor bread, nor money; anddo not have a spare tunic.	3 And he said to them: Take nothing for your journey; neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats.
4 Whatever house you enter, stay there; and when you leave let your departure be from there.	4 And whatsoever house you shall enter into, abide there, and depart not from thence.
5 As for those who do not welcome you, when you leave their town shake the dust from your feet asevidence against them.'	5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off even the dust of your feet, for a testimony against them.
6 So they set out and went from village to vil age proclaiming the good news and healing everywhere.	6 And going out, they went about through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
7 Meanwhile Herod the tetrarch had heard about al that was going on; and he was puzzled, becausesome people were saying that John had risen from the dead,	7 Now Herod, the tetrarch, heard of all things that were done by him; and he was in a doubt, because it was said
8 others that Elijah had reappeared, still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life.	8 By some, that John was risen from the dead: but by other some, that Elias had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
9 But Herod said, 'John? I beheaded him. So who is this I hear such reports about?' And he was anxiousto see him.	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 On their return the apostles gave him an account of al they had done. Then he took them with him andwithdrew towards a town called Bethsaida where they could be by themselves.	10 And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all they had done. And taking them, he went aside into a desert place, apart, which belongeth to Bethsaida.
11 But the crowds got to know and they went after him. He made them welcome and talked to them aboutthe kingdom of God; and he cured those who were in need of healing.	11 Which when the people knew, they followed him; and he received them, and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and healed them who had need of healing.
12 It was late afternoon when the Twelve came up to him and said, 'Send the people away, and they cango to the vil ages and farms round about to find lodging and food; for we are in a lonely place here.'	12 Now the day began to decline. And the twelve came and said to him: Send away the multitude, that going into the towns and villages round about, they may lodge and get victuals; for we are here in a desert place.
13 He replied, 'Give them something to eat yourselves.' But they said, 'We have no more than five loavesand two fish, unless we are to go ourselves and buy food for al these people.'	13 But he said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said: We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; unless perhaps we should go and buy food for all this multitude.
14 For there were about five thousand men. But he said to his disciples, 'Get them to sit down in parties ofabout fifty.'	14 Now there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
15 They did so and made them al sit down.	15 And they did so; and made them all sit down.
16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, raised his eyes to heaven, and said the blessing overthem; then he broke them and handed them to his disciples to distribute among the crowd.	16 And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed them; and he broke, and distributed to his disciples, to set before the multitude.
17 They al ate as much as they wanted, and when the scraps left over were col ected they fil ed twelvebaskets.	17 And they did all eat, and were filled. And there were taken up of fragments that remained to them, twelve baskets.
18 Now it happened that he was praying alone, and his disciples came to him and he put this question tothem, 'Who do the crowds say I am?'	18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples also were with him: and he asked them, saying: Whom do the people say that I am?
19 And they answered, 'Some say John the Baptist; others Elijah; others again one of the ancientprophets come back to life.'	19 But they answered, and said: John the Baptist; but some say Elias; and others say that one of the former prophets is risen again.
20 'But you,' he said to them, 'who do you say I am?' It was Peter who spoke up. 'The Christ of God,' hesaid.	20 And he said to them: But whom do you say that I am? Simon Peter answering, said: The Christ of God.
21 But he gave them strict orders and charged them not to say this to anyone.	21 But he strictly charging them, commanded they should tell this to no man.
22 He said, 'The Son of man is destined to suffer grievously, to be rejected by the elders and chief priestsand scribes and to be put to death, and to be raised up on the third day.'	22 Saying: The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the ancients and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day rise again.
23 Then, speaking to al , he said, 'If anyone wants to be a fol ower of mine, let him renounce himself andtake up his cross every day and fol ow me.	23 And he said to all: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
24 Anyone who wants to save his life wil lose it; but anyone who loses his life for my sake, wil save it.	24 For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; for he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall save it.
25 What benefit is it to anyone to win the whole world and forfeit or lose his very self?	25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, and cast away himself?
26 For if anyone is ashamed of me and of my words, of him the Son of man wil be ashamed when hecomes in his own glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels.	26 For he that shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him the Son of man shall be ashamed, when he shall come in his majesty, and that of his Father, and of the holy angels.
27 'I tel you truly, there are some standing here who wil not taste death before they see the kingdom ofGod.'	27 But I tell you of a truth: There are some standing here that shall not taste death, till they see the kingdom of God.
28 Now about eight days after this had been said, he took with him Peter, John and James and went upthe mountain to pray.	28 And it came to pass about eight days after these words, that he took Peter, and James, and John, and went up into a mountain to pray.
29 And it happened that, as he was praying, the aspect of his face was changed and his clothing becamesparkling white.	29 And whilst he prayed, the shape of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became white and glittering.
30 And suddenly there were two men talking to him; they were Moses and Elijah	30 And behold two men were talking with him. And they were Moses and Elias,
31 appearing in glory, and they were speaking of his passing which he was to accomplish in Jerusalem.	31 Appearing in majesty. And they spoke of his decease that he should accomplish in Jerusalem.
32 Peter and his companions were heavy with sleep, but they woke up and saw his glory and the two menstanding with him.	32 But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep. And waking, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.
33 As these were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, 'Master, it is wonderful for us to be here; so let usmake three shelters, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.' He did not know what he was saying.	33 And it came to pass, that as they were departing from him, Peter saith 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 As he was saying this, a cloud came and covered them with shadow; and when they went into thecloud the disciples were afraid.	34 And as he spoke these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them; and they were afraid, when they entered into the cloud.
35 And a voice came from the cloud saying, 'This is my Son, the Chosen One. Listen to him.'	35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son; hear him.
36 And after the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. The disciples kept silence and, at that time,told no one what they had seen.	36 And whilst the voice was uttered, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of these things which they had seen.
37 Now it happened that on the fol owing day when they were coming down from the mountain a largecrowd came to meet him.	37 And it came to pass the day following, when they came down from the mountain, there met him a great multitude.
38 And suddenly a man in the crowd cried out. 'Master,' he said, 'I implore you to look at my son: he is myonly child.	38 And behold a man among the crowd cried out, saying: Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son, because he is my only one.
39 A spirit wil suddenly take hold of him, and all at once it gives a sudden cry and throws the boy intoconvulsions with foaming at the mouth; it is slow to leave him, but when it does, it leaves the boy worn out.	39 And lo, a spirit seizeth him, and he suddenly crieth out, and he throweth him down and teareth him, so that he foameth; and bruising him, he hardly departeth from him.
40 I begged your disciples to drive it out, and they could not.'	40 And I desired thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.
41 In reply Jesus said, 'Faithless and perverse generation! How much longer must I be among you andput up with you? Bring your son here.'	41 And Jesus answering, said: O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring hither thy son.
42 Even while the boy was coming, the devil threw him to the ground in convulsions. But Jesus rebukedthe unclean spirit and cured the boy and gave him back to his father,	42 And as he was coming to him, the devil threw him down, and tore him.
43 and everyone was awestruck by the greatness of God. But while everyone was ful of admiration for alhe did, he said to his disciples,	43 And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and cured the boy, and restored him to his father.
44 'For your part, you must have these words constantly in mind: The Son of man is going to be deliveredinto the power of men.'	44 And all were astonished at the mighty power of God. But while all wondered at all the things he did, he said to his disciples: Lay you up in your hearts these words, for it shall come to pass, that the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
45 But they did not understand what he said; it was hidden from them so that they should not see themeaning of it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.	45 But they understood not this word; and it was hid from them, so that they perceived it not. And they were afraid to ask him concerning this word.
46 An argument started between them about which of them was the greatest.	46 And there entered a thought into them, which of them should be greater.
47 Jesus knew what thoughts were going through their minds, and he took a little child whom he set byhis side	47 But Jesus seeing the thoughts of their heart, took a child and set him by him,
48 and then he said to them, 'Anyone who welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; andanyone who welcomes me, welcomes the one who sent me. The least among you all is the one who is thegreatest.'	48 And said to them: Whosoever shall receive this child in my name, receiveth me; and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth him that sent me. For he that is the lesser among you all, he is the greater.
49 John spoke up. 'Master,' he said, 'we saw someone driving out devils in your name, and because he isnot with us we tried to stop him.'	49 And John, answering, said: Master, we saw a certain man casting out devils in thy name, and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us.
50 But Jesus said to him, 'You must not stop him: anyone who is not against you is for you.'	50 And Jesus said to him: Forbid him not; for he that is not against you, is for you.
51 Now it happened that as the time drew near for him to be taken up, he resolutely turned his facetowards Jerusalem	51 And it came to pass, when the days of his assumption were accomplishing, that he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.
52 and sent messengers ahead of him. These set out, and they went into a Samaritan vil age to makepreparations for him,	52 And he sent messengers before his face; and going, they entered into a city of the Samaritans, to prepare for him.
53 but the people would not receive him because he was making for Jerusalem.	53 And they received him not, because his face was of one going to Jerusalem.
54 Seeing this, the disciples James and John said, 'Lord, do you want us to cal down fire from heaven toburn them up?'	54 And when his disciples James and John had seen this, they said: Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?
55 But he turned and rebuked them,	55 And turning, he rebuked them, saying: You know not of what spirit you are.
56 and they went on to another village.	56 The Son of man came not to destroy souls, but to save. And they went into another town.
57 As they travel ed along they met a man on the road who said to him, 'I wil fol ow you wherever you go.'	57 And it came to pass, as they walked in the way, that a certain man said to him: I will follow thee withersoever thou goest.
58 Jesus answered, 'Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man hasnowhere to lay his head.'	58 Jesus said to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
59 Another to whom he said, 'Fol ow me,' replied, 'Let me go and bury my father first.'	59 But he said to another: Follow me. And he said: Lord, suffer me first to go, and to bury my father.
60 But he answered, 'Leave the dead to bury their dead; your duty is to go and spread the news of thekingdom of God.'	60 And Jesus said to him: Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou, and preach the kingdom of God.
61 Another said, 'I wil fol ow you, sir, but first let me go and say good -- bye to my people at home.'	61 And another said: I will follow thee, Lord; but let me first take my leave of them that are at my house.
62 Jesus said to him, 'Once the hand is laid on the plough, no one who looks back is fit for the kingdom ofGod.'	62 Jesus said to him: No man putting his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.