Luke 9:18-36
Luke 9:18-36 (Good News Translation)
18One day when Jesus was praying alone, the disciples came to him.
“Who do the crowds say I am?” he asked them.
19“Some say that you are John the Baptist,” they
answered.
“Others say that you are Elijah, while others say that one
of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”
20“What about you?” he asked them.
“Who do you say I am?”
Peter answered,
“You are God's Messiah.”
21Then Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell this to
anyone.
22He also told them,
“The Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected by the
elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law. He will be put to
death, but three days later he will be raised to life.”
23And he said to them all,
If you want to come with me, you must forget yourself, take up
your cross every day, and follow me.
24For if you want to save your own life, you will lose it, but
if you lose your life for my sake, you will save it.
25Will you gain anything if you win the whole world but are
yourself lost or defeated? Of course not!
26If you are ashamed of me and of my teaching, then the Son of
Man will be ashamed of you when he comes in his glory and in the glory of
the Father and of the holy angels.
27I assure you that there are some here who will not die until
they have seen the Kingdom of God.
28About a week after he had said these things, Jesus took
Peter, John, and James with him and went up a hill to pray.
29While he was praying, his face changed its appearance, and
his clothes became dazzling white.
30Suddenly two men were there talking with him. They were Moses
and Elijah,
31who appeared in heavenly glory and talked with Jesus about
the way in which he would soon fulfill God's purpose by dying in
Jerusalem.
32Peter and his companions were sound asleep, but they woke up
and saw Jesus' glory and the two men who were standing with him.
33As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him,
“Master, how good it is that we are here! We will make
three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He
did not really know what he was saying.)
34While he was still speaking, a cloud appeared and covered
them with its shadow; and the disciples were afraid as the cloud came over
them.
35A voice said from the cloud,
“This is my Son, whom I have chosen—listen to
him!”
36When the voice stopped, there was Jesus all alone. The
disciples kept quiet about all this and told no one at that time anything
they had seen.
“Who do the crowds say I am?” he asked them.
19“Some say that you are John the Baptist,” they
answered.
“Others say that you are Elijah, while others say that one
of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”
20“What about you?” he asked them.
“Who do you say I am?”
Peter answered,
“You are God's Messiah.”
21Then Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell this to
anyone.
22He also told them,
“The Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected by the
elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law. He will be put to
death, but three days later he will be raised to life.”
23And he said to them all,
If you want to come with me, you must forget yourself, take up
your cross every day, and follow me.
24For if you want to save your own life, you will lose it, but
if you lose your life for my sake, you will save it.
25Will you gain anything if you win the whole world but are
yourself lost or defeated? Of course not!
26If you are ashamed of me and of my teaching, then the Son of
Man will be ashamed of you when he comes in his glory and in the glory of
the Father and of the holy angels.
27I assure you that there are some here who will not die until
they have seen the Kingdom of God.
28About a week after he had said these things, Jesus took
Peter, John, and James with him and went up a hill to pray.
29While he was praying, his face changed its appearance, and
his clothes became dazzling white.
30Suddenly two men were there talking with him. They were Moses
and Elijah,
31who appeared in heavenly glory and talked with Jesus about
the way in which he would soon fulfill God's purpose by dying in
Jerusalem.
32Peter and his companions were sound asleep, but they woke up
and saw Jesus' glory and the two men who were standing with him.
33As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him,
“Master, how good it is that we are here! We will make
three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He
did not really know what he was saying.)
34While he was still speaking, a cloud appeared and covered
them with its shadow; and the disciples were afraid as the cloud came over
them.
35A voice said from the cloud,
“This is my Son, whom I have chosen—listen to
him!”
36When the voice stopped, there was Jesus all alone. The
disciples kept quiet about all this and told no one at that time anything
they had seen.
God bless you.
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