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Yet ischejnito Comam Jesús ebnaj iscuywom yalnocˈo Istzotiˈ

Yet hunel, yawte Comam Jesús ebnaj cablahon̈wan̈ iscuywom iscˈatan̈. Yakˈnicano Comam ishelanil yeb yip ebnaj yinilo sunil ischejab naj matzwalil yin̈ anma, yebpaxo xin yakˈni cawxo ebnaj anma yin̈ tzettaj yabil ayco yin̈. Ischejlaxto ebnaj yu Comam yu ispujbanicˈo ebnaj yin̈ tzet chu yoc anma yul iskˈab Comam Dios, cat yakˈnipaxcano cawxo ebnaj anma yaˈay. Yalni Comam tet ebnaj:

―Matzet cheyito yin̈ hebel; mach cheyikˈ hekˈojoch, mach cheyikˈ hetzˈispa, mach cheyikˈpaxo heyoch yeb hemelyu, mach cheyipaxto hehelbal. Haˈ teˈ n̈a bay chexapni wayoj, han̈e bey tuˈ xin chexcancanoj, mach chehel bay chexwayi masanto yet chexto hunuxa con̈ob. Yaj ta ay hunu con̈ob bay mach chexchahlaxi, chexel yul huneˈ con̈ob tuˈ cat hetzicnicanilo pojoj yin̈ heyoj, hac tuˈ xin chu heyeniloj ta matxa heyoc yin̈ anma tuˈ, ta txˈoj chˈelico yul sat Comam Dios, ẍi Comam Jesús tet ebnaj ischejab tuˈ.

Lahwi tuˈ xin isto ebnaj sunil yulajla con̈ob yeb yulajla aldea. Yecˈ ebnaj ispujbanicˈo Tzotiˈ yet colbanile tet anma. Yakˈnipaxo cawxo ebnaj macta yaˈay.

Cˈayilo iscˈul naj Herodes yaben iskˈumal Comam Jesús

Naj Herodes, naj yahaw yeco yin̈ ismajul Galilea, yabe naj iskˈumal sunil tzettaj ye tuˈ iswatxˈe Comam Jesús, issomchacan̈ yul iswiˈ naj yuto ay anma chalni hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Haˈ huneˈ naj chiwatxˈen huntekˈan tzet yetu tuˈ, haˈ ton naj Juan anican̈ haˈ iswiˈ anma, hulcan̈ iscˈul xol camom, ẍi anma. Aypaxo anma chihalni:

―Haˈ naj Elías chihul isyeb isba hunelxa, ẍi anma. Ay xin anma chalnipaxoj:

―Etza haˈ huno ebnaj ischejab Comam Dios ecˈlena yet payat, haˈ hulcan̈ iscˈul xol camom, ẍi ebnaj. Yalni naj Herodes tuˈ:

―Yaj hanintiˈan, walan yuxin tzocˈlaxilto iswiˈ naj Juan tuˈ. ¿Mac xin anmahil huneˈ naj chal ebnaj iskˈumal tuˈ? ẍi naj.

Wal xin caw yoche naj Herodes tuˈ yilaˈ Comam Jesús.

Yet yakˈni waˈo Comam Jesús howeb mil ebnaj winaj

10 Lahwi ismeltzo ebnaj ischejab Comam Jesús, yoc ebnaj yalno tet Comam yin̈ej tzet ye tuˈ iswatxˈe ebnaj. Lahwi tuˈ isto Comam iscawilal con̈ob Betsaida, han̈cˈan̈e xin ebnaj iscuywom Comam tuˈ yito yintaj. 11 Hayet yaben anma ta to Comam bey tuˈ, istopaxo anma iscˈatan̈ Comam. Caw cˈul yu ischahlax anma yu Comam, yoc Comam iscuyno anma yin̈ tzet chu yoc anma yul iskˈab Comam Dios. Yakˈnipaxo cawxo Comam macta yaˈay.

12 Hayet lan̈anxa isto tzˈayic xin, ishitzico ebnaj cablahon̈wan̈ iscˈatan̈ Comam, yalni ebnaj xin:

―Chejto anma tiˈ issayaˈ tzet chislo yeb xin bay chiwayi, tojab yulaj aldea yeb xin xolaj wayan̈bal yuto machi teˈ n̈a iscawilal bay ayon̈ tiˈ, ẍi ebnaj.

13 Yalni Comam tet ebnaj:

―Akˈwe waˈo anma hex tiˈ, ẍi Comam. Yalnipaxo ebnaj xin:

―Yaj han̈echˈan howeb pan yeb cacˈon̈ noˈ cay coxol tiˈ. ¿Tom xin chon̈tohan̈ colokˈoˈan̈ tzet chislo sunil anma tiˈ? ẍi ebnaj tet Comam.

14 Wal xin aymi howebo mil isbisil ebnaj winaj ayicˈo bey tuˈ, yalni xin Comam Jesús tet ebnaj ischejab:

―Halwe tet anma ayojab tzˈon̈no yin̈ hunta bulan, cincuenta isbisil yin̈ hunun bulan, ẍi Comam tet ebnaj.

15 Hac tuˈ xin yute ebnaj ischejab Comam tuˈ, yal ebnaj tet sunil anma ta chiay tzˈon̈noj. 16 Lahwi tuˈ xin, yinican̈ Comam ixim howeb pan yeb noˈ cacˈon̈ cay, istˈan̈xican̈ Comam satcan̈, yakˈni Comam yuchˈandiosal tet Comam Dios. Iskˈaxponayo Comam ixim, yakˈni Comam ixim yeb noˈ cay tet ebnaj ischejab tuˈ. Yoc ebnaj yitxkˈanto ixim yeb noˈ cay tuˈ yin̈ anma. 17 Sunil anma waˈi hantaticˈa yoche iscˈul. Lahwi tuˈ xin yoc ebnaj ischejab Comam tuˈ iscˈutxbanocan̈ ixim matxa lahwi yu anma, caw xin cablahon̈ebto motx ixim matxa lahwi yu anma tuˈ.

Yal naj Pedro ta Comam Jesús haˈ ton Comam Cristo

18 Yet hunel xin isheqˈuilo isba Comam Jesús yu istxahli, yet ischuquil Comam yeb ebnaj iscuywom tuˈ xin, iskˈamben Comam tet ebnaj:

―¿Mac anmahilinan yalni anma? ẍi Comam tet ebnaj.

19 Istakˈwi ebnaj tet Comam:

―Ay mac chalni ta hach tiˈ haˈ ton naj Juan anican̈ haˈ iswiˈ anma, aypaxo mac chalni tato Elías hach. Aypaxo mac xin chalni tato cˈuxan ta hach tiˈ ischejab Comam Dios ecˈlena yet payat tiempo xahulcan̈ iscˈul xol camom, ẍi ebnaj tet Comam.

20 Lahwi tuˈ xin, iskˈamben Comam tet ebnaj:

―Haxaca hex tiˈ, ¿mac anmahilinan heyalni? ẍi Comam. Istakˈwi naj Pedro:

―Hach tiˈ, Cristo hach, akˈbil hamunil yu Comam Dios, ẍi naj.

21 Yaj caw cam yalcano Comam Jesús tet ebnaj ta machi hunu mac bay challax huneˈ tzet yal naj Pedro tuˈ.

Yal Comam Jesús yin̈ tzet chu yakˈlax camoj

22 Yalnipaxo Comam Jesús tet ebnaj iscuywom:

―Hanin Akˈbilintijan texol yu Comam Dios, caw yilal chiwilaˈan isyaˈtajil, cat quinyintan̈encaniltojan ebnaj ichamta winaj ijbalom yul con̈ob, yeb xin yu ebnaj yahawil yin̈ ebnaj sacerdote, yebpaxo xin ebnaj cuywawom yin̈ isley naj Moisés. Haˈ ebnaj tuˈ xin, chinakˈni camojan, yajaˈ yin̈ yet yoxeb tzˈayic, cat witzitzbican̈an, ẍi Comam tet ebnaj.

23 Lahwi tuˈ xin, yalni Comam tet sunil anma:

―Ta ay hunu mac chiyoche chioc tzujno wintajan, caw yilal ta matxa yeto isba ischuquil. Hinanojab yaben isyaˈtajil yin̈ sunilbal tiempo, waxan̈ca chiˈalaxico yin̈ camical. Ta hinan yetan yanma hacaˈ tuˈ, ecˈojab tzujtzun cuywo wintajan. 24 Yuto haˈ mac mach hinano iscam wintajan yul sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ, chiscˈayto iskˈinal mach istan̈bal. Wal mac hinan iscam wintajan xin chischah iskˈinal mach istan̈bal. 25 Kˈinalo ta ay mac chikˈoji ismajnicˈo sunil tzet ay yul sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ, yajaˈ ta chitocano yanma huneˈ mac tuˈ yin̈ isyaˈtajil yin̈ huneln̈e, ¿aymi iscˈulal chischab huneˈ mac tuˈ? ¡Machoj! 26 Ta ay mac chitxˈixwi quinischahnihan yul yanma yeb yin̈ tzet chiwalan, Hanin Akˈbilintijan texol yu Comam Dios, chintxˈixwipaxojan yin̈ anma tuˈ yet chinhulan Yahawoj yeb iskˈakˈal wipan, yeb iskˈakˈal yip Inmaman, yeb xin yip ebnaj yángel Comam Dios. 27 Caw chiwalcanojan yin̈ isyelal teyet, ay haywan̈ mac texol hex tiˈ maẍto chicami, haˈ chiˈilni yoccano Comam Dios Yahawiloj, ẍi Comam Jesús.

Ishel isba yillax yin̈ Comam Jesús

28 Waxajebxa tzˈayic yalni Comam Jesús huntekˈan tuˈ xin, yijbanahto Comam naj Pedro yeb naj Jacobo yeb naj Juan iswiˈ huneˈ witz yu istxahli tet Comam Dios. 29 Hayet lan̈an istxahli Comam tuˈ, ishelni isba yillax sat Comam, wal xil iskˈap Comam xin, caw sajhopon̈e elicoj, toxan̈e chitzejtzoni. 30 Yin̈ hamataj isyecan̈ isba naj Moisés yeb naj Elías, yoc ebnaj tzotelo yeb Comam. 31 Hoyanico iskˈakˈal yip Comam Dios yin̈ ebnaj yet chitzotel ebnaj yeb Comam yin̈ tzet chiyu yijni isba iscamical Comam bey Jerusalén. 32 Wal naj Pedro yeb ebnaj cawan̈xa yetbi, caw tit iswayan̈ ebnaj, yaj yilo ebnaj iswayan̈, yilni ebnaj iskˈakˈal yip Comam yeb cawan̈ ebnaj ayico iscˈatan̈ Comam tuˈ. 33 Hayet lan̈anxa ishecˈnilo isba cawan̈ ebnaj iscˈatan̈ Comam tuˈ, yalni naj Pedro tet Comam:

―Mam cuywawom, caw sakˈal ta wal je bey tiˈ. Etza cˈul ta chicowatxˈecan̈an̈ oxebo pat. Hunu hawet, hunu yet naj Moisés, yeb xin hunu yet naj Elías, ẍi naj tet Comam. Yal naj huneˈ tuˈ yuto mach chitxumcha yu naj tzet chala. 34 Lan̈antoticˈa yalni naj Pedro huneˈ tiˈ, yul huneˈ moyan yen̈elo ebnaj. Caw xiwcan̈ ebnaj iscuywom Comam tuˈ yet yoc hoyno huneˈ moyan yin̈ ebnaj. 35 Haˈ xol huneˈ moyan tuˈ yabe ebnaj huntekˈan tzotiˈ hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Haˈ naj tiˈ Incˈaholan sicˈbililo wuhan, abewe tzet chal naj, ẍi.

36 Lahwi yallax huneˈ tzotiˈ tuˈ, yilni ebnaj ta ischuquilxan̈e Comam Jesús aycˈoj. Yin̈ huneˈ tiempohal tuˈ, machi mac tet yalilo ebnaj yin̈ huneˈ tzet yil tuˈ.

Yilo Comam Jesús ischejab naj matzwalil yin̈ huneˈ naj nichˈan tzeh

37 Hayet huneˈxa tzˈayical yet ispaxayti ebnaj bey yin̈ iswiˈ huneˈ witz tuˈ, caw tzetcˈa anma apni chahno Comam Jesús. 38 Haˈ xol anma tuˈ xin, elcan̈ yaw huneˈ naj yin̈ caw ip, yalni naj tet Comam:

―Mamin, chinkˈanan tawet, chawil nino tzet ye huneˈ nichˈan incˈaholtiˈan, caw hunpilanchˈan naj. 39 Yuto ay huneˈ naj ischejab naj matzwalil chˈetan naj. Caw chiˈel yaw naj yet chˈoc naj matzwalil yetano naj. Caw chitzicobtan̈elax naj, cat istit hujuy yul istiˈ naj. Caw chichacˈobtan̈elax isnimanil naj, cat ispaxlona naj xin, caw lan̈oxan̈e chisbejtzocano naj matzwalil tuˈ naj. 40 Mawakˈle walnihan tet ebnaj hacuywom tiˈ ta chiyilo ebnaj ischejab naj matzwalil yin̈ naj, yajaˈ machi yu yu ebnaj, ẍi naj tet Comam.

41 Yalni Comam Jesús tet anma:

―Haˈ ta hex tiˈ chijala, caw mach cheyaco heyanma yin̈ Comam Dios. Caw hipexcano sicˈlebil. ¡Caw nimanxa tiempo yichi wecˈan yeb hex! ¿Bakˈincˈanab chexcuychahi? Caw chiwabehan isyaˈil yul wanmahan, ẍi Comam. Yalni Comam tet naj ay iscˈahol tuˈ:

―Iti naj hacˈahol tuˈ, ẍi Comam tet naj.

42 Yaj hayet ishitzico naj nichˈan tuˈ iscˈatan̈ Comam, iskˈojlaxayo naj sat txˈotxˈ yu naj matzwalil ayco yin̈ naj. Yichico islow huneˈ yaxcamic yin̈ naj, yajaˈ haxa Comam Jesús, cachwa yin̈ naj matzwalil tuˈ, iscawxican̈ naj nichˈan tuˈ yu Comam. Yalaxcanico naj yul iskˈab ismam yu Comam. 43 Sunil anma tuˈ cˈayilo iscˈul yilni tato caw niman yelapno yip Comam Dios.

Yal Comam Jesús iscamical yin̈ iscayel

Hayet cˈayna iscˈul anma yilni yin̈ tzet iswatxˈe Comam Jesús, yalni Comam tet ebnaj iscuywom:

44 ―Caw cheyabecano yin̈ tzet chiwalcanojan teyet, tajca chicˈayto heyu, yuto Hanin Akˈbilintijan texol yu Comam Dios, chinalaxicojan yul iskˈab anma, ẍi Comam tet ebnaj.

45 Yajaˈ machi nachalo yu ebnaj yin̈ tzet yal Comam tet ebnaj yuto machi akˈlax istxumuˈ ebnaj, xiwpaxo ebnaj iskˈambenilo tet Comam yin̈ tzet chal yelapnoj.

Yal Comam Jesús yin̈ mac ecˈbal yelapno yehi

46 Lahwi tuˈ xin, yoc ebnaj iscuywom Comam tzotelo yin̈ mac caw niman yelapno ye xol ebnaj. 47 Yajaˈ xin yohta Comam Jesús tzet chiecˈ yin̈ isnabal ebnaj, yuxin isxectiˈ Comam huneˈ nichˈan unin iscˈatan̈. 48 Yalni Comam tet ebnaj:

―Haˈ mac chichahni hunu nichˈan unin yuto wetan yehi, Haninan chinischahan. Hac tuˈ xin mac chinchahnihan, chischahpaxo Mac an̈eintijan. Haˈ mac chiyo isba texol, haˈ ecˈbal yelapno ye yul insatan, ẍi Comam.

Haˈ mac mach ayoco ishowal jin̈ jetbi coba yebi

49 Yalni naj Juan tet Comam Jesús:

―Mam cuywawom, jilan̈ yinilo huneˈ naj ischejab naj matzwalil yin̈ anma, habi yawte naj yin̈, yajaˈ cocachan̈ naj yuto mach jetbiho naj, ẍi naj Juan tuˈ. 50 Istakˈwi Comam:

―Mach checach naj, yuto haˈ mac mach ayoco ishowal jin̈ jetbi coba yebi, ẍi Comam.

Cachlax naj Jacobo yeb naj Juan yu Comam

51 Hayet lan̈anxa yapni istiempohal ispaxto Comam Jesús satcan̈, yanico Comam yin̈ iscˈul isto bey con̈ob Jerusalén. 52 Yulxa beh ayco Comam xin, yanito Comam ischejab yul huneˈ aldea yul ismajul Samaria iskˈanno bay chiway Comam. 53 Yajaˈ machi chahlax ebnaj yu anma ay bey Samaria tuˈ, yuto yohta anma tato bey Jerusalén chito Comam. 54 Hayet yilni naj Jacobo yeb naj Juan huneˈ tuˈ, yalni ebnaj tet Comam:

―Mam cuywawom, ¿chimisje hacˈul chicokˈanayti kˈa kˈakˈ satcan̈, cat istan̈tzelaxilo huntekˈan anma tiˈ hacaˈ iswatxˈe naj Elías yet payat? ẍi ebnaj tet Comam.

55 Yajaˈ tˈan̈xico Comam yin̈ ebnaj, iscachlax ebnaj yu Comam. 56 Lahwi tuˈ xin, isto Comam yeb ebnaj bey yul huneˈxa aldea.

Huntekˈan mac yoche oco tzujno yinta Comam Jesús

57 Hayet lan̈an isbelwito ebnaj yul beh, ay huneˈ naj halni tet Comam Jesús:

―Mamin, bajxan̈etuˈwal chaẍtohi, chinoc tzujnojan tawintaj, ẍi naj.

58 Yalni Comam tet naj hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Noˈ wech, ay isn̈achˈen noˈ bay chiwayi, yeb xin noˈ chˈic, ay yatut noˈ, yajaˈ wal Hanin Akˈbilintijan texol yu Comam Dios, caw machi watutan bay chinxewninojan, ẍi Comam tet naj.

59 Lahwi tuˈ xin, yalni Comam tet hunxa naj: Ecˈan̈ tzujtzun wintajan cat hacuywi, ẍi Comam tet naj. Istakˈwi naj tet Comam:

―Mamin, estam chawakˈ inhamanilan, chito inmujcanto Inmaman babelal, ẍi naj tet Comam.

60 Yalni Comam tet naj xin:

―Haˈ mac camom yul sat Comam Dios haˈ chimujni yet camomal tuˈ, walach hach tiˈ as halicˈo yin̈ tzet chu yoc anma yalan̈ ischejbanil Comam Dios, ẍi Comam tet naj.

61 Lahwi tuˈ xin, yalni hunxa naj tet Comam:

―Mamin, chinoc tzujnojan tawintaj, yaj chiwochehan ta chawakˈ inhamanilan chintohan takˈlocano tet mac ay bey watutan babel, lahwi tuˈ xin cat woc tzujnojan tawintaj, ẍi naj tet Comam. 62 Yalni Comam tet naj:

―Kˈinalo ta ay hunun mac chimunla yeb noˈ wacax, cat yoc tzabno yin̈ te teˈ n̈icˈbil yu noˈ bay ayco chˈen tˈocom txˈotxˈ, tzujan tuˈ cat istopaxo tˈan̈no naj yintaj. Ta ay mac hac tuˈ, mach chu yoc munil yin̈ yet Comam Dios, ẍi Comam tet naj.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve(A)(B)

When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons(C) and to cure diseases,(D) and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God(E) and to heal the sick. He told them: “Take nothing for the journey—no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt.(F) Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town. If people do not welcome you, leave their town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”(G) So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.

Now Herod(H) the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And he was perplexed because some were saying that John(I) had been raised from the dead,(J) others that Elijah had appeared,(K) and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life.(L) But Herod said, “I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?” And he tried to see him.(M)

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(N)(O)

10 When the apostles(P) returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida,(Q) 11 but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God,(R) and healed those who needed healing.

12 Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, “Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.”

13 He replied, “You give them something to eat.”

They answered, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all this crowd.” 14 (About five thousand men were there.)

But he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15 The disciples did so, and everyone sat down. 16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them.(S) Then he gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people. 17 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah(T)(U)

18 Once when Jesus was praying(V) in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say I am?”

19 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist;(W) others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”(X)

20 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.”(Y)

Jesus Predicts His Death

21 Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.(Z) 22 And he said, “The Son of Man(AA) must suffer many things(AB) and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,(AC) and he must be killed(AD) and on the third day(AE) be raised to life.”(AF)

23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.(AG) 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.(AH) 25 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self? 26 Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them(AI) when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.(AJ)

27 “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”

The Transfiguration(AK)

28 About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James(AL) with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.(AM) 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. 30 Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. 31 They spoke about his departure,[a](AN) which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem. 32 Peter and his companions were very sleepy,(AO) but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. 33 As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master,(AP) it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)

34 While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen;(AQ) listen to him.”(AR) 36 When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.(AS)

Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy(AT)

37 The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. 38 A man in the crowd called out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. 39 A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him. 40 I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they could not.”

41 “You unbelieving and perverse generation,”(AU) Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

42 Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the impure spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father. 43 And they were all amazed at the greatness of God.

Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time

While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples, 44 “Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.”(AV) 45 But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it,(AW) and they were afraid to ask him about it.

46 An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.(AX) 47 Jesus, knowing their thoughts,(AY) took a little child and had him stand beside him. 48 Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.(AZ) For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”(BA)

49 “Master,”(BB) said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us.”

50 “Do not stop him,” Jesus said, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”(BC)

Samaritan Opposition

51 As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven,(BD) Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.(BE) 52 And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan(BF) village to get things ready for him; 53 but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. 54 When the disciples James and John(BG) saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them[b]?”(BH) 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them. 56 Then he and his disciples went to another village.

The Cost of Following Jesus(BI)

57 As they were walking along the road,(BJ) a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”

58 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man(BK) has no place to lay his head.”

59 He said to another man, “Follow me.”(BL)

But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”(BM)

61 Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.”(BN)

62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:31 Greek exodos
  2. Luke 9:54 Some manuscripts them, just as Elijah did