Luke 9 Free Bible Version
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1 Jesus called the twelve disciples together. He gave them power and authority over all demons, and the ability to heal diseases.
1 Y JUNTANDO á sus doce discípulos, les dió virtud y potestad sobre todos los demonios, y que sanasen enfermedades.
2 Then he sent them out to proclaim God's kingdom and to heal the sick.
2 Y los envió á que predicasen el reino de Dios, y que sanasen á los enfermos.
3 “Take nothing with you for the journey,” he told them. “No walking stick, no bag, no bread, no money, not even any extra clothes.
3 Y les dice: No toméis nada para el camino, ni báculo, ni alforja, ni pan, ni dinero; ni tengáis dos vestidos cada uno.
4 Whatever house you enter, stay there, and when you leave, leave from there.
4 Y en cualquiera casa en que entrareis, quedad allí, y de allí salid.
5 If people refuse to accept you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave town as a warning against them.”
5 Y todos los que no os recibieren, saliéndoos de aquella ciudad, aun el polvo sacudid de vuestros pies en testimonio contra ellos.
6 They left and went around the villages, announcing the good news and healing everywhere they went.
6 Y saliendo, rodeaban por todas las aldeas, anunciando el evangelio, y sanando por todas partes.
7 Herod the tetrarch had heard about all that was happening, and he was very puzzled. Some were saying that John had been raised from the dead;
7 Y oyó Herodes el tetrarca todas las cosas que hacía; y estaba en duda, porque decían algunos: Juan ha resucitado de los muertos;
8 others that Elijah had appeared; still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life.
8 Y otros: Elías ha aparecido; y otros: Algún profeta de los antiguos ha resucitado.
9 Herod said, “There's no question I beheaded John. So who is this man? I'm hearing all these things about him.” And he tried to find a way to meet Jesus.
9 Y dijo Herodes: A Juan yo degollé: ¿quién pues será éste, de quien yo oigo tales cosas? Y procuraba verle.
10 When the apostles returned they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he left with them and went to a town called Bethsaida.
10 Y vueltos los apóstoles, le contaron todas las cosas que habían hecho. Y tomándolos, se retiró aparte á un lugar desierto de la ciudad que se llama Bethsaida.
11 However, the crowds found out where he was going and followed him there. He welcomed them and explained the kingdom of God to them, and healed those who needed healing.
11 Y como lo entendieron las gentes, le siguieron; y él las recibió, y les hablaba del reino de Dios, y sanaba á los que tenían necesidad de cura.
12 Late in the day, the twelve disciples came to him and said, “You should send the crowd away now so they can go to the villages and farms nearby and find a place to stay and food to eat—there's nothing here where we are.”
12 Y el día había comenzado á declinar; y llegándose los doce, le dijeron: Despide á las gentes, para que yendo á las aldeas y heredades de alrededor, procedan á alojarse y hallen viandas; porque aquí estamos en lugar desierto.
13 “You give them something to eat!” said Jesus. “All we have here are five loaves and two fish—unless you want us to go and buy food for everyone,” they said.
13 Y les dice: Dadles vosotros de comer. Y dijeron ellos: No tenemos más que cinco panes y dos pescados, si no vamos nosotros á comprar viandas para toda esta compañía.
14 There were about five thousand men present. “Sit them down in groups of about fifty,” he told his disciples.
14 Y eran como cinco mil hombres. Entonces dijo á sus discípulos: Hacedlos sentar en ranchos, de cincuenta en cincuenta.
15 The disciples did so, and everybody sat down.
15 Y así lo hicieron, haciéndolos sentar á todos.
16 Jesus picked up the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed the food and broke it into pieces. He kept on giving the food to the disciples to share with the people.
16 Y tomando los cinco panes y los dos pescados, mirando al cielo los bendijo, y partió, y dió á sus discípulos para que pusiesen delante de las gentes.
17 Everybody ate until they were full, and then twelve baskets of leftovers were collected.
17 Y comieron todos, y se hartaron; y alzaron lo que les sobró, doce cestos de pedazos.
18 At another time, when Jesus was praying in private with just his disciples with him, he asked them, “All these crowds of people—who do they say I am?”
18 Y aconteció que estando él solo orando, estaban con él los discípulos; y les preguntó diciendo: ¿Quién dicen las gentes que soy?
19 “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others say one of the ancient prophets risen from the dead,” they replied.
19 Y ellos respondieron, y dijeron: Juan el Bautista; y otros, Elías; y otros, que algún profeta de los antiguos ha resucitado.
20 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” “God's Messiah,” Peter replied.
20 Y les dijo: ¿Y vosotros, quién decís que soy? Entonces respondiendo Simón Pedro, dijo: El Cristo de Dios.
21 Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anybody about this.
21 Mas él, conminándolos, mandó que á nadie dijesen esto;
22 “The Son of man must experience terrible sufferings,” he said. “He will be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the religious teachers. He will be killed, but on the third day he will rise again.”
22 Diciendo: Es necesario que el Hijo del hombre padezca muchas cosas, y sea desechado de los ancianos, y de los príncipes de los sacerdotes, y de los escribas, y que sea muerto, y resucite al tercer día.
23 “If any one of you wants to follow me, you must deny yourself, pick up your cross daily, and follow me,” Jesus told all of them.
23 Y decía á todos: Si alguno quiere venir en pos de mí, niéguese á sí mismo, y tome su cruz cada día, y sígame.
24 “For if you want to save your life, you will lose it; and if you lose your life for my sake, you will save it.
24 Porque cualquiera que quisiere salvar su vida, la perderá; y cualquiera que perdiere su vida por causa de mí, éste la salvará.
25 What do you benefit by gaining the whole world if you end up lost or destroyed?
25 Porque ¿qué aprovecha al hombre, si granjeare todo el mundo, y se pierda él á sí mismo, ó corra peligro de sí?
26 If you are ashamed of me and my message, the Son of man will be ashamed of you when he comes in his glory, and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels.
26 Porque el que se avergonzare de mí y de mis palabras, de este tal el Hijo del hombre se avergonzará cuando viniere en su gloria, y del Padre, y de los santos ángeles.
27 I tell you the truth, some standing here won't taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”
27 Y os digo en verdad, que hay algunos de los que están aquí, que no gustarán la muerte, hasta que vean el reino de Dios.
28 About eight days later, after he had told them this, Jesus took Peter, John, and James with him and went up a mountain to pray.
28 Y aconteció como ocho días después de estas palabras, que tomó á Pedro y á Juan y á Jacobo, y subió al monte á orar.
29 While he was praying, his face changed in appearance, and his clothing became a dazzling white.
29 Y entre tanto que oraba, la apariencia de su rostro se hizo otra, y su vestido blanco y resplandeciente.
30 Two men appeared in brilliant glory. They were Moses and Elijah, and they began to talk with Jesus.
30 Y he aquí dos varones que hablaban con él, los cuales eran Moisés y Elías;
31 They spoke about his death, which would soon happen in Jerusalem.
31 Que aparecieron en majestad, y hablaban de su salida, la cual había de cumplir en Jerusalem.
32 Peter and the others were asleep. When they woke up they saw Jesus in his glory, and the two men standing next to him.
32 Y Pedro y los que estaban con él, estaban cargados de sueño: y como despertaron, vieron su majestad, y á aquellos dos varones que estaban con él.
33 As the two men were about to leave, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it's great to be here. Let's make some shelters: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” He really didn't know what he was saying.
33 Y aconteció, que apartándose ellos de él, Pedro dice á Jesús: Maestro, bien es que nos quedemos aquí: y hagamos tres pabellones, uno para ti, y uno para Moisés, y uno para Elías; no sabiendo lo que se decía.
34 While he was speaking a cloud came and spread over them. They were terrified as they entered the cloud.
34 Y estando él hablando esto, vino una nube que los cubrió; y tuvieron temor, entrando ellos en la nube.
35 A voice spoke from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, the Chosen One. Listen to him!”
35 Y vino una voz de la nube, que decía: Este es mi Hijo amado; á él oid.
36 When the voice finished speaking, Jesus was there alone. They kept this to themselves, and didn't tell anyone at that time what they'd seen.
36 Y pasada aquella voz, Jesús fué hallado solo: y ellos callaron; y por aquellos días no dijeron nada á nadie de lo que habían visto.
37 The next day, when they had come down the mountain, a huge crowd was waiting to meet Jesus.
37 Y aconteció al día siguiente, que apartándose ellos del monte, gran compañía les salió al encuentro.
38 A man in the crowd called out, “Teacher, please look at my son. He's my only child.
38 Y he aquí, un hombre de la compañía clamó, diciendo: Maestro, ruégote que veas á mi hijo; que es el único que tengo:
39 A spirit possesses him and he screams immediately. It sends him into convulsions and makes him foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him alone and it causes him a lot of pain.
39 Y he aquí un espíritu le toma, y de repente da voces; y le despedaza y hace echar espuma, y apenas se aparta de él quebrantándole.
40 I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn't.”
40 Y rogué á tus discípulos que le echasen fuera, y no pudieron.
41 “What an unbelieving and corrupt people you are! How long do I have to remain here with you, and put up with you?” said Jesus. “Bring your son here.”
41 Y respondiendo Jesús, dice: ¡Oh generación infiel y perversa! ¿hasta cuándo tengo de estar con vosotros, y os sufriré? Trae tu hijo acá.
42 Even as the boy came over, the demon sent him into convulsions, throwing him to the ground. But Jesus intervened, rebuking the evil spirit and healing the boy, and then gave him back to his father.
42 Y como aun se acercaba, el demonio le derribó y despedazó: mas Jesús increpó al espíritu inmundo, y sanó al muchacho, y se lo volvió á su padre.
43 Everyone was amazed at this demonstration of God's power. However, even though everyone was amazed by all he did, Jesus warned his disciples,
43 Y todos estaban atónitos de la grandeza de Dios. Y maravillándose todos de todas las cosas que hacía, dijo á sus discípulos:
44 “Listen carefully to what I'm telling you: the Son of man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.”
44 Poned vosotros en vuestros oídos estas palabras; porque ha de acontecer que el Hijo del hombre será entregado en manos de hombres.
45 But they didn't understand what this meant. Its meaning was hidden from them so they didn't realize its implications, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
45 Mas ellos no entendían esta palabra, y les era encubierta para que no la entendiesen; y temían preguntarle de esta palabra.
46 Then an argument started among the disciples about which of them was the greatest.
46 Entonces entraron en disputa, cuál de ellos sería el mayor.
47 But Jesus, knowing what they were arguing about, picked up and placed a small child next to him.
47 Mas Jesús, viendo los pensamientos del corazón de ellos, tomó un niño, y púsole junto á sí,
48 Then he said to them, “Anyone who accepts this little child in my name accepts me, and anyone who accepts me accepts the one who sent me. Whoever is least among you all is the greatest.”
48 Y les dice: Cualquiera que recibiere este niño en mi nombre, á mí recibe; y cualquiera que me recibiere á mí, recibe al que me envió; porque el que fuere el menor entre todos vosotros, éste será el grande.
49 John spoke up, saying, “Master, we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him because he wasn't one of us.”
49 Entonces respondiendo Juan, dijo: Maestro, hemos visto á uno que echaba fuera demonios en tu nombre; y se lo prohibimos, porque no sigue con nosotros.
50 “Don't stop him,” Jesus replied. “Anyone who isn't against you is for you.”
50 Jesús le dijo: No se lo prohibáis; porque el que no es contra nosotros, por nosotros es.
51 As the time approached for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus was determined to go to Jerusalem.
51 Y aconteció que, como se cumplió el tiempo en que había de ser recibido arriba, él afirmó su rostro para ir á Jerusalem.
52 He sent messengers on ahead to a Samaritan village to get things ready for him.
52 Y envió mensajeros delante de sí, los cuales fueron y entraron en una ciudad de los Samaritanos, para prevenirle.
53 But the people would not welcome him because he was determined to press on to Jerusalem.
53 Mas no le recibieron, porque era su traza de ir á Jerusalem.
54 When James and John saw this, they asked Jesus, “Master, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to burn them up?”
54 Y viendo [esto] sus discípulos Jacobo y Juan, dijeron: Señor, ¿quieres que mandemos que descienda fuego del cielo, y los consuma, como hizo Elías?
55 But Jesus turned, and reprimanded them.
55 Entonces volviéndose él, los reprendió, diciendo: Vosotros no sabéis de qué espíritu sois;
56 Then they proceeded to another village.
56 Porque el Hijo del hombre no ha venido para perder las almas de los hombres, sino para salvarlas. Y se fueron á otra aldea.
57 While they were walking, one man told Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go!”
57 Y aconteció que yendo ellos, uno le dijo en el camino: Señor, te seguiré donde quiera que fueres.
58 Jesus told the man, “Foxes have their dens, and wild birds have their nests, but the Son of man doesn't even have a place to rest his head.”
58 Y le dijo Jesús: Las zorras tienen cuevas, y las aves de los cielos nidos; mas el Hijo del hombre no tiene donde recline la cabeza.
59 He told another man, “Follow me.” But the man replied, “Master, first let me go home and bury my father.”
59 Y dijo á otro: Sígueme. Y él dijo: Señor, déjame que primero vaya y entierre á mi padre.
60 “Let the dead bury their own dead,” Jesus replied. “You go and proclaim God's kingdom.”
60 Y Jesús le dijo: Deja los muertos que entierren á sus muertos; y tú, ve, y anuncia el reino de Dios.
61 Another man said, “Lord, I will follow you! But first let me go home and say goodbye to my family.”
61 Entonces también dijo otro: Te seguiré, Señor; mas déjame que me despida primero de los que están en mi casa.
62 But Jesus told him, “Nobody once they've started plowing and then looks back is fit for God's kingdom.”
62 Y Jesús le dijo: Ninguno que poniendo su mano al arado mira atrás, es apto para el reino de Dios.
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Bethsaida
Bethsaida lay near the Jordan's inflow to the Sea of Galilee. Its precise site is debated (et-Tell and el-Araj are candidates; approximate location). Jesus rebuked it for unbelief.
Cited in the guide: Mark 8:22; John 1:44; Luke 9:10
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- 1 John 14:12; Luke 10:19; Matthew 16:19; Acts 4:30; Mark 16:17–18
- 2 Matthew 10:7–8; Luke 10:9; Matthew 3:2; Luke 9:11; Matthew 13:19
- 3 Luke 22:35; Psalm 37:3; Luke 10:4–12; Matthew 10:9–14; Mark 6:8–11
- 4 Matthew 10:11; Mark 6:10; Luke 10:5–8; Acts 16:15
- 5 Acts 18:6; Matthew 10:14–15; Acts 13:51; Mark 6:11; Luke 10:16
- 6 Mark 6:12–13; Mark 16:20; Acts 4:30; Acts 5:15; Luke 9:1–2
- 7 Mark 6:14–28; Matthew 14:1–12; Luke 9:19; Job 18:11–12; Psalm 73:19
- 8 John 1:21; Luke 9:19; Matthew 17:10; Mark 8:28; Mark 6:15
- 9 Luke 23:8; Luke 13:31–32
- 10 Matthew 11:21; Hebrews 13:17; Matthew 14:13–21; Mark 2:7; John 1:44
- 11 Luke 5:31; Matthew 21:43; Mark 6:33–34; Isaiah 61:1; Luke 8:1
- 12 Mark 6:35–44; John 6:5–15; Matthew 15:23; Hosea 13:5; John 6:1
- 13 Proverbs 11:24–25; 2 Kings 4:42–43; John 6:5–9; Mark 6:37–38; Matthew 14:16–17
- 14 1 Corinthians 14:40; Mark 8:6; Mark 6:39–40
- 16 Matthew 14:19; Luke 24:30; Matthew 15:36; 1 Timothy 4:4–5; Psalm 121:1–2
- 17 2 Kings 4:44; Matthew 16:9–10; Philippians 4:18–19; Matthew 14:20–21; Mark 8:19–20
- 18 Matthew 16:13–16; Mark 8:27–30; Luke 11:1; Matthew 26:36; Luke 22:39–41
- 19 John 1:21; Malachi 4:5; Matthew 14:2; Luke 9:7–8; Mark 6:15
- 20 Matthew 16:15–17; John 6:68–69; John 7:41; John 4:42; John 20:31
- 21 Matthew 16:20; Matthew 17:9; Mark 8:30–31
- 22 Isaiah 53:1–12; Luke 24:7; Luke 18:31–34; Luke 9:44; 1 Peter 1:11
- 23 Matthew 10:38–39; Luke 14:26–27; Romans 8:13; John 12:25–26; Mark 8:34–38
- 24 Luke 17:33; John 12:25; Acts 20:23–24; Revelation 2:10; Revelation 12:11
- 25 Matthew 16:26; Mark 8:36; Psalm 49:6–8; Luke 12:19–21; Luke 4:5–7
- 26 Matthew 10:32–33; 2 Timothy 2:12; Luke 12:8–9; Romans 1:16; Mark 8:38
- 27 Matthew 16:28; Mark 9:1; John 21:22–23; Luke 2:26; Mark 14:25
- 28 Matthew 26:37–39; Matthew 17:1–13; Luke 6:12; Psalm 109:4; Mark 14:33–36
- 29 Mark 9:2–3; Matthew 17:2; Exodus 34:29–35; 2 Peter 1:16–18; Isaiah 33:17
- 30 Hebrews 3:3–6; John 1:17; 2 Corinthians 3:7–11; Luke 1:17; Matthew 17:3–4
- 31 Philippians 3:21; 2 Peter 1:15; 1 Peter 5:10; 1 Peter 1:11–12; John 1:29
- 32 John 1:14; Daniel 8:18; Matthew 26:40–43; Daniel 10:9; John 17:24
- 33 Mark 9:5–6; Mark 10:38; Psalm 4:6–7; John 14:8; Psalm 73:28
- 34 Matthew 17:5–7; Exodus 40:34–38; Judges 13:22; Mark 9:7–8; Psalm 18:9–11
- 35 Luke 3:22; Matthew 3:17; Acts 3:22–23; Deuteronomy 18:18–19; Hebrews 5:9
- 36 Matthew 17:9; Mark 9:9–10; Ecclesiastes 3:7; Mark 9:6
- 37 Matthew 17:14–20; Mark 9:14–29
- 38 Zechariah 12:10; John 4:47; Matthew 15:22; Luke 7:12; Luke 8:41–42
- 39 Mark 9:20; Mark 9:26; Luke 4:35; Luke 8:29; Mark 5:4–5
- 40 Luke 9:1; Acts 19:13–16; 2 Kings 4:31; Luke 10:17–19; Matthew 17:20
- 41 Deuteronomy 32:5; John 20:27; John 14:9; Mark 9:19; Matthew 17:17
- 42 Mark 9:26–27; Mark 9:20; 2 Kings 4:36; Luke 7:15; Revelation 12:12
- 43 Luke 9:43–45; Luke 5:26; Luke 8:25; Acts 3:10–13; Matthew 17:22
- 44 Luke 9:22; Acts 2:23; Luke 2:19; Hebrews 2:1; Mark 9:31
- 45 Luke 18:34; Luke 2:50; Mark 9:32; John 12:16; John 16:17–18
- 46 Matthew 18:1–5; Matthew 20:20–22; Mark 9:33–37; 3 John 9; Philippians 2:3
- 47 Luke 5:22; John 16:30; Psalm 139:23; 1 Corinthians 14:20; Psalm 139:2
- 48 1 Peter 5:6; Luke 14:11; Mark 9:37; John 13:20; Luke 22:26
- 49 Mark 9:38–40; Numbers 11:27–29; Mark 10:13–14
- 50 Luke 11:23; Matthew 12:30; Philippians 1:15–18; 1 Corinthians 12:3; Luke 16:13
- 51 Luke 18:31; Luke 13:22; Isaiah 50:5–9; Mark 16:19; Acts 1:9
- 52 Matthew 10:5; Luke 10:1; 2 Kings 17:24–33; Luke 17:16; Luke 10:33
- 53 John 4:9; John 4:40–42; Luke 9:48
- 54 2 Kings 1:10–14; James 1:19–20; James 3:14–18; Acts 4:29–30
- 55 1 Peter 3:9; Job 2:10; Revelation 3:19; Job 26:4; Matthew 16:23
- 56 Matthew 20:28; Romans 12:21; John 3:17; Luke 19:10; John 10:10
- 57 Matthew 8:19–22; John 13:37; Luke 9:57–60; Exodus 19:8; Luke 9:51
- 58 Matthew 8:20; Luke 14:26–33; 2 Corinthians 8:9; Luke 18:22–23; Psalm 84:3
- 59 Matthew 16:24; 1 Kings 19:20; Matthew 8:21–22; Matthew 6:33; Haggai 1:2
- 60 2 Timothy 2:3–4; 1 Timothy 5:6; John 21:15–17; Luke 15:32; Revelation 3:1
- 61 Luke 14:26; 1 Kings 19:20; Luke 14:18–20; Matthew 10:37–38; Deuteronomy 33:9
- 62 Philippians 3:13; Hebrews 10:38; 2 Peter 2:20–22; Luke 17:31–32; James 1:6–8
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Give ye ear to that which the Lord hath given me to speak on the lesson of the Gospel. For we have read, that the Lord Jesus acted differently, when one man offered himself to follow Him, and was disallowed; another did not dare this, and was aroused; a third put off, and was blamed.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
… head;"-- the animal, when He said to him that declared, "I will follow Thee, but suffer me first to bid them farewell that are in my house," "No man, putting his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of heaven" (for this man they declare to be of the intermediate class, even as they do …
But after that, from reading and inquiry, he had derived strength, and feared lest he should be denied by Christ before the holy angels if he now was afraid to confess Him before men, and appeared to himself guilty of a great fault in being ashamed of the sacraments of the humility of Thy word, and not being ashamed of …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For that even after his death he had the terror of him in full strength, hear what He saith, "This is John, whom I slew." Now the expression, "I slew," is that of one not exulting, but soothing his own terror, and persuading his troubled soul to call to mind, that he himself slew him.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… on Mount Sinai: Moses was in a clift of the rock, and Elias was once in a clift of the rock: they being present with Him at His Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, spoke to the Disciples of His decease which fire should accomplish at Jerusalem.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)