And He called together the  ¹twelve and gave them power and  ²authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.

And He sent them to proclaim the  ¹kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

And He said to them, Take nothing for the journey, neither a staff nor a bag  ¹nor bread nor money, nor have two tunics apiece.

And into whatever house you enter, remain there and from there go out.

And as many as do not receive you, as you go out from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

And they went out and passed through village after village, announcing the gospel and healing everywhere.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was happening and was utterly perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead,

And by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that a certain prophet of the ancients had risen up.

And Herod said, John I  ¹beheaded, but who is this concerning whom I hear such things? And he sought to see Him.

And when the apostles returned, they related to Him the things they had done. And taking them aside, He withdrew privately into a city called Bethsaida.

But the crowds found out and followed Him, and He welcomed them and spoke to them concerning the kingdom of God; and those who had need of healing He healed.

And the  ¹day began to decline, and the twelve came and said to Him, Send the crowd away so that they may go into the surrounding villages and  ²fields to lodge and find provisions, because we are here in a deserted place.

But He said to them, You give them something to eat. But they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people.

For there were about five thousand men. And He said to His disciples, Make them recline in  ¹groups of about fifty each.

And they did so and made them all recline.

And He took the five loaves and the two fish and, looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

And they ate and were all satisfied. And what was left over among them was taken up,  ¹twelve handbaskets of broken pieces.

And as He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He  ¹questioned them, saying, Who do the crowds say that I am?

And they answered and said, John the Baptist, and others Elijah, and others that a certain prophet of the ancients has risen up.

And He said to them, But you, who do you say that I am? And Peter answered and said, The Christ of God.

But He charged them and commanded them to tell this to no one,

Saying, The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be  ¹rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.

And He said to them all, If anyone wants to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.

For whoever wants to save his soul-life shall  ¹lose it; but whoever loses his soul-life for My sake, this one shall save it.

For what is a man profited if he  ¹gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?

For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words, of this one will the Son of Man be ashamed when He comes in His glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

But I say to you truly, There are some of those standing here who shall by no means taste death until they see the kingdom of God.

And about  ¹eight days after these words, He took with Him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray.

And as He prayed, the appearance of His face became different, and His garment  ¹dazzling white.

And behold, two men were conversing with Him, who were Moses and Elijah,

Who appeared in glory and spoke of His departure, which He was about to complete in Jerusalem.

Now Peter and those with him had been overcome with sleep, but when they had fully woken up, they saw His glory and the two men who were standing with Him.

And as they were departing from Him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah — not knowing what he was saying.

And while he said these things, a cloud appeared and overshadowed them; and they became frightened as they entered into the cloud.

And a voice came out of the cloud,  ¹saying, This is My Son, the  ²Chosen One. Hear Him!

And when the voice  ¹had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and reported to no one in those days anything of what they had seen.

And on the following day, when they came down from the mountain, a great crowd met Him.

And behold, a man from the crowd called out, saying, Teacher, I beg You to look upon my son, for he is my only child.

And behold, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he cries out, and it throws him into convulsions with foaming; and it hardly goes away from him, all the time crushing him.

And I begged Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not.

And Jesus answered and said, O unbelieving and perverted generation! How long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.

And just as he was coming to Him, the demon threw him down and greatly convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the child and gave him back to his father.

And all were astounded at the majesty of God.

And while all were marveling at all the things which He did, He said to His disciples,

Put these words into your ears; for the Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.

But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them so that they would not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him concerning this saying.

And reasoning came in among them as to which of them was greatest.

And Jesus, seeing the reasoning of their heart, took hold of a little child and stood him beside Himself,

And He said to them, Whoever receives this little child  ¹because of My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for he who is least among you all, this one is great.

And John answered and said, Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we  ¹forbade him because he does not follow with us.

But Jesus said to him, Do  ¹not forbid him, for  ²he who is not against you is for you.

And as the days were being fulfilled for Him to be taken up, He steadfastly set His face to go to  ¹Jerusalem.

And He sent messengers before His face. And they went and entered into a village of the Samaritans to prepare for Him.

And they did not receive Him, because His face was set to go to Jerusalem.

And seeing this, the disciples James and John said, Lord, do You want us to  ¹command fire to come down from heaven and consume  ²them?

But turning, He rebuked them  ¹and said,  ²You do not know of what kind of spirit you are.

 ¹The Son of Man has not come to destroy men's  ²lives but to save them. And they went into another village.

And as they went along the road,  ¹someone said to Him, I will follow You wherever You go.

And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have roosts, but the Son of Man does  ¹not have a place where He may lay His head.

And He said to  ¹another, Follow Me. But he said, Lord, permit me to go first and bury my father.

But He said to him, Let the  ¹dead bury their own dead, but you go and  ²announce the kingdom of God everywhere.

And  ¹another also said, I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say farewell to those in my house.

But Jesus said to him, No one who puts his hand on the  ¹plow and looks behind is fit for the kingdom of God.

Now after these things, the Lord appointed  ¹seventy others and sent them  ²two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to come.

And He said to them, The harvest is great, but the workers few; therefore,  ¹beseech the Lord of the harvest that He would thrust out workers  ²into His harvest.

Go; behold, I send you as lambs in the midst of wolves.

Do  ¹not carry a purse, nor a bag, nor sandals; and greet no one on the way.

And into whatever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house.

And if a  ¹son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon  ²it; but if not, it shall return upon you.

And in that house remain, eating and drinking the things from them, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move from house to house.

And into whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you;

And heal the sick who are in it and say to them, The  ¹kingdom of God has drawn near to you.

But into whatever city you enter and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,

Even the dust from your city which clings to our feet, we wipe off against you; yet know this, that the kingdom of God has drawn near.

I say to you that it will be  ¹more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city.

Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the works of power which took place in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

Yet it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.

And you, Capernaum, who have been exalted to heaven, to  ¹Hades you will be brought down.

He who hears you hears Me, and he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.

And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.

And He said to them, I was watching Satan  ¹fall like lightning out of heaven.

Behold, I have given you the  ¹authority to tread upon  ²serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

However do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in the heavens.

 ¹In that hour He exulted in the Holy Spirit and said, I extol You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for thus it has been well pleasing in Your sight.

All things have been delivered to Me by My Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and him to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.

And turning to the disciples, He said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings have wanted to perceive the things that you see, and have not perceived them, and to hear the things that you hear, and have not heard them.

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and put Him to the  ¹test, saying, Teacher,  ²what should I do to  ³inherit eternal life?

And He said to him, What is written in the law? How do you read it?

And he answered and said, “You shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart and  ¹with your whole soul and  ¹with your whole strength and  ¹with your whole mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”

And He said to him, You have answered correctly; do this, and you shall have life.

But he, wanting to  ¹justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

Jesus, taking up the question, said, A  ¹certain man was going  ²down from  ³Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among  ⁴robbers, who having both  ⁵stripped him and  ⁶beaten him, went away,  ⁷leaving him half dead.

And by coincidence a certain  ¹priest was going down on that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.

And likewise also a  ¹Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the opposite side.

But a certain  ¹Samaritan, who was journeying, came upon him; and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion;

And he came to him and  ¹bound up his wounds and poured oil and wine on them. And placing him on his own beast, he brought him to an inn and took care of him.

And on the next day he took out two  ¹denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, Take care of him; and whatever you spend in addition to this, when I return, I will repay you.

Which of these three, does it seem to you, has  ¹become a neighbor to him who fell into the hands of the robbers?

And he said,  ¹The one who showed mercy to him. And Jesus said to him, Go, and you do likewise.

Now as they went, He entered into a certain  ¹village, and a certain woman named  ²Martha received Him into her home.

And she had a sister called  ¹Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet and was listening to His word.

But Martha was  ¹being drawn about with much serving, and she came up to Him and said, Lord, does it not matter to You that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to do her part with me.

But the Lord answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things;

But there is need of one thing, for Mary has chosen the  ¹good part, which shall not be taken away from her.