Luke 9:43-56

New King James Version

Jesus Again Predicts His Death^(A)

⁴³ And they were all amazed at the majesty of God.

But while everyone marveled at all the things which Jesus did, He said to His disciples, ^44 (B)“Let these words sink down into your ears, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.” ^45 (C)But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this saying.

Who Is the Greatest?^(D)

^46 (E)Then a dispute arose among them as to which of them would be greatest. ⁴⁷ And Jesus, ^(F)perceiving the thought of their heart, took a ^(G)little child and set him by Him, ⁴⁸ and said to them, ^(H)“Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and ^(I)whoever receives Me ^(J)receives Him who sent Me. ^(K)For he who is least among you all will be great.”

Jesus Forbids Sectarianism^(L)

^49 (M)Now John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us.”

⁵⁰ But Jesus said to him, “Do not forbid him, for ^(N)he who is not against ^[a]us is on ^[b]our side.”

A Samaritan Village Rejects the Savior

⁵¹ Now it came to pass, when the time had come for ^(O)Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem, ⁵² and sent messengers before His face. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for Him. ⁵³ But ^(P)they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem. ⁵⁴ And when His disciples ^(Q)James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, ^[c]just as ^(R)Elijah did?”

⁵⁵ But He turned and rebuked them, ^[d]and said, “You do not know what manner of ^(S)spirit you are of. ^56 [e]For ^(T)the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” And they went to another village.