Luke 9:37-62

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Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit

^37 (A)On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. ³⁸ And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for ^(B)he is my only child. ³⁹ And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him. ⁴⁰ And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but ^(C)they could not.” ⁴¹ Jesus answered, “O ^(D)faithless and twisted generation, ^(E)how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.” ⁴² While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus ^(F)rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and ^(G)gave him back to his father. ⁴³ And all were astonished at ^(H)the majesty of God.

Jesus Again Foretells His Death

^(I)But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus^[a] said ^(J)to his disciples, ⁴⁴ “Let these words sink into your ears: ^(K)The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” ^45 (L)But they did not understand this saying, and ^(M)it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

Who Is the Greatest?

^46 (N)An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. ⁴⁷ But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side ⁴⁸ and said to them, ^(O)“Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and ^(P)whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For ^(Q)he who is least among you all is the one who is great.”

Anyone Not Against Us Is For Us

^49 (R)John answered, “Master, we saw someone ^(S)casting out demons in your name, and ^(T)we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” ⁵⁰ But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, ^(U)for the one who is not against you is for you.”

A Samaritan Village Rejects Jesus

⁵¹ When the days drew near for ^(V)him to be taken up, ^(W)he set his face ^(X)to go to Jerusalem. ⁵² And ^(Y)he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of ^(Z)the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. ⁵³ But ^(AA)the people did not receive him, because ^(AB)his face was set toward Jerusalem. ⁵⁴ And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell ^(AC)fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”^{[b] 55} But he turned and rebuked them.^{[c] 56} And they went on to another village.

The Cost of Following Jesus

⁵⁷ As they were going ^(AD)along the road, ^(AE)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, let me first go and bury my father.” ⁶⁰ And Jesus^[d] said to him, “Leave ^(AF)the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and ^(AG)proclaim the kingdom of God.” ⁶¹ Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, ^(AH)but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” ⁶² Jesus said to him, ^(AI)“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”