From :
The Geneva Bible New Testament ,
The Holy Gospel Of Jesus Christ ,
According To Luke Chapter 9
1 The Apostles sent to preach.
19 The common peoples opinion of Christ.
12 Of the five loaves and two fishes.
20 The Apostles’ confession.
24 To lose the life.
35 We must hear Christ.
37 The possessed of a spirit.
46 Strife among the Apostles for the Primacy.
49 One casting out devils in Christ’s Name.
52 The Samaritans will not receive Christ.
55 Revenge forbidden.
57 Of three that would follow Christ,
but on divers conditions.
1 Then (*) (1) called he
his twelve disciples together,
and gave them power
and authority over all devils,
and to heal diseases.
(*) Matthew 10:1; Mark 3:13; Mark 6:7 .
(1) The twelve Apostles are sent forth
at the only commandment of Christ,
and furnished with the power
of the holy Ghost;
both that none of the Israelites
might pretend ignorance,
and also that they might be better
prepared to their general embassy.
2 (*) And he sent them to preach
the kingdom of God, and to cure the sick.
(*) Matthew 10:7 .
3 And he said to them, (*) () Take nothing
to your journey, neither () staves,
nor scrip, neither bread, nor silver,
neither have two coats apiece.
(*) Matthew 10:9; Mark 6:8 .
() To the end they might do their charge
with greater diligence
when they had nothing to let them.
() Or, rods
4 And whatsoever house ye enter into,
there (a) abide, and (*) thence depart.
(a) When you depart out of any city,
depart from thence where you first took
up your lodging; so that in few words,
the Lord forbiddeth them to change
their lodgings; for this publishing
of the Gospel,was as it were
a through passage, that none in Judea
might pretend ignorance,
as though he had not heard
that Christ was come.
(*) He willeth them not to tarry long,
but to preach from town to town.
5 And whosoever will not receive you,
when ye go out of that city,
(*) shake off the very () dust
from your feet for a testimony
against them.
(*) Luke 10:11; Matthew 10:14; Mark 6:11;
Acts 13:51 .
() Which was a sign of detestation,
and of the vengeance which was prepared
for such contemners of God’s benefits
which are unworthy
that one should receive
any thing at their hands.
6 And they went out, and went through
every town preaching the Gospel,
and healing everywhere.
7 ¶ (*) (2) Now Herod the Tetrarch heard
of all that was done by him;
and he (b) doubted,
because that it was said of some,
that John was risen again from the dead;
(*) Matthew 14:2; Mark 6:24 .
(2) So soon as the world heareth tidings
of the Gospel, it is divided
into divers opinions,
and the tyrants especially are afraid.
(b) He stuck as it were fast in the mire.
8 And of some, that Elijah had appeared,
and of some, that one of the old Prophets
was risen again.
9 Then Herod said,
John have I beheaded;
who then is this
of whom I hear such things?
And he desired to see him.
10 ¶ (*) (3) And when the Apostles
returned, they told him
what great things they had done.
() Then he took them to him,
and went aside into a (c) solitary place,
near to the city called Bethsaida.
(*) Mark 6:30 .
(3) They shall lack nothing
that follow Christ,
no not in the wilderness.
() Matthew 14:13; Mark 6:32 .
(c) The word signifieth a desert;
note this was not in the town Bethsaida,
but part of the fields belonging
to the town.
11 But when the people knew it,
they followed him; and he received them,
and spake unto them
of the kingdom of God, and healed them
that had need to be healed.
12 (*) And when the day began to wear
away, the twelve came, and said unto him,
Send the people away, that they may go
into the towns and villages round about,
and lodge, and get meat; for we are here
in a desert place.
(*) Matthew 14:15; Mark 6:35; John 6:5 .
13 But he said unto them, (*)
Give ye them to eat. And they said,
We have no more
but five loaves and two fishes,
(d) except we should go and buy meat
for all this people.
(*) Christ forsaketh not
them that follow him,
but sendeth them sufficient relief.
(d) This is imperfectly spoken,
and therefore we must understand
something, and this,
we cannot give them to eat,
unless we go and buy, etc.
14 For they were
about five thousand men.
Then he said to his disciples,
Cause them to sit down
by fifties in a company.
15 And they did so,
and caused all to sit down.
16 Then he took the five loaves,
and the two fishes, and looked
up to heaven, and (e) blessed them,
and brake, and gave to the disciples,
to set before the people.
(e) He gave God thanks for these loaves
and fishes, and withal prayed him to feed
this so great a multitude
with so small a quantity,
and to be short, that this whole banquet
might be to the glory of God.
17 So they did all eat, and were satisfied;
and there was taken up of what remained
to them, twelve baskets full
of broken meat.
18 ¶ (*) (4) And it came to pass,
as he was (f) alone praying,
his disciples were with him,
and he asked them, saying,
Whom say the people that I am?
(*) Matthew 16:13; Mark 8:27 .
(4) Although the world be tossed up
and down, between divers errors,
yet we ought not to contemn the truth,
but be so much the more desirous
to know it and be more constant
to confess it.
(f) Alone from the people.
19 They answered, and said, John Baptist,
and others say, Elijah; and some say,
that one of the old Prophets is risen again.
20 And he said unto them,
But whom say ye that I am?
Peter answered, and said,
The Christ of God.
21 And he warned and commanded them,
(*) that they should tell that to no man,
(*) For he knew best his convenient time
which was appointed for him
to be manifested in.
22 (5) Saying, (*) The Son of man
must suffer many things, and be reproved
of the Elders, and of the high Priests
and Scribes, and be slain,
and the third day rise again.
(5) Christ himself attained
to the heavenly glory by the cross
and invincible patience.
(*) Matthew 17:22; Mark 8:31 .
23 ¶ (*) And he said to them all,
If any man will come after me,
let him deny himself,
and take up his cross (g) daily,
and follow me.
(*) Luke 14:27; Matthew 10:38;
Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:35 .
(g) Even as one day followeth another,
so doth one cross follow another,
and the cross is by the figure Metonymy,
taken for the miseries of this life;
for to be hanged, was the sorest
and cruelest punishment
that was amongst the Jews.
24 (*) For whosoever will save his life,
shall lose it, and whosoever
shall lose his life for my sake,
the same shall save it.
(*) Luke 17:33; Matthew 10:39;
Matthew 16:25; John 12:25 .
25 (*) For what advantageth it a man,
if he win the whole world,
and destroy himself, or lose himself?
(*) Matthew 16:26; Mark 8:36 .
26 (*) For whosoever shall be ashamed
of me, and of my words, of him
shall the Son of man be ashamed,
when he shall come in his glory,
and in the glory of the Father,
and of the holy Angels.
(*) Luke 12:9; Matthew 10:33; Mark 8:38;
2 Timothy 2:12 .
27 (*) And I tell you of a surety,
there be some standing here,
which shall not taste of death,
till they have seen the () kingdom of God.
(*) Matthew 16:28; Mark 9:1 .
() Established and enlarged
by the preaching of the Gospel.
28 (*) (6) And it came to pass
about eight days after those words,
that he took Peter and John, and James,
and went up into a mountain to pray.
(*) Matthew 27:2; Mark 9:2 .
(6) Lest the disciples of Christ
should be offended
at the debasing himself in his flesh,
he teacheth them that it is voluntary,
shewing therewithal for a space
the brightness of his glory.
29 And as he prayed,
the fashion of his countenance
was changed, and his garment
was white and glistered.
30 And behold, two men talked with him,
which were Moses and Elijah,
31 Which appeared in glory,
and told of his (h) (*) departing,
which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
(h) What death he should die in Jerusalem.
(*) That is, what issue he should have
and how he should die.
32 But Peter and they that were with him,
were heavy with sleep,
and when they awoke, they saw his glory,
and the two men standing with him.
33 And it came to pass, as they departed
from him, Peter said unto Jesus,
Master, it is good for us to be here;
let us therefore make three tabernacles,
one for thee, and one for Moses,
and one for Elijah,
and wist not what he said.
34 While he thus spake,
there came a cloud
and (*) overshadowed them,
and they feared when they were entering
into the cloud.
(*) For otherways they had not been able
to comprehend his great majesty.
35 (*) And there came a voice
out of the cloud, saying, This is that
my beloved Son, hear him.
(*) Matthew 3:17; Mark 1:11; 2 Peter 1:17 .
36 And when the voice was past,
Jesus was found alone;
and they kept it close, and told no man
in (i) (*) those days any of those things
which they had seen.
(i) Until Christ was risen again
from the dead.
(*) They concealed it
until Christ’s resurrection,
as Mark writeth.
37 ¶ (7) And it came to pass
on the next day, as they came down
from the mountain,
much people met him.
(7) Christ is offended
with nothing so much
as with incredulity,
although he bear with it for a time.
38 (*) And behold, a man of the company
cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee,
behold my son, for he is all that I have.
(*) Matthew 17:14; Mark 9:17 .
39 And lo, a spirit taketh him,
and suddenly he crieth,
and he teareth him,
that he foameth, and with much pain
departeth from him,
when he hath (k) bruised him.
(k) As it fareth in the falling sickness.
40 Now I have besought thy disciples
to cast him out, but they could not.
41 Then Jesus answered, and said, (*)
O generation faithless, and crooked,
how long now shall I be with you,
and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
(*) Under the color
that his disciples could not heal
the sick man, he reproveth them,
which would have diminished
his authority.
42 And whiles he was yet coming,
the devil rent him, and tare him,
and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit,
and healed the child, and delivered him
to his father.
43 ¶ (8) And they were all amazed
at the mighty power of God,
and while they all wondered
at all things which Jesus did,
he said unto his disciples,
(8) We have no cause
to promise ourselves rest and quietness
in this world, seeing that they themselves
which seemed to fawn upon Christ,
do shortly after crucify him.
44 (l) () Mark these words diligently;
(*) for it shall come to pass,
that the Son of man shall be delivered
into the hands of men.
(l) Give diligent ear unto them,
and when you have once heard them,
see that you keep them.
(*) Matthew 17:22; Mark 9:31 .
() Greek, put these words into your ears.
45 But they (*) understood not that word,
for it was hid from them,
so that they could not perceive it;
and they feared to ask him of that word.
(*) They were so blinded
with this opinion that Christ should have
a temporal kingdom,
that they would not understand
when he spake of his death.
46 ¶ (*) (9) Then there arose a disputation
among them, which of them should be
the greatest.
(*) Matthew 18:1; Mark 9:35 .
(9) The end of ambition is ignominy;
but the end of modest obedience is glory.
47 When Jesus saw the thoughts
of their hearts, he took a little child,
and set him by him,
48 And said unto them,
Whosoever receiveth this little child
in my Name, receiveth me,
and whosoever shall receive me,
receiveth him that sent me;
for he that is least among
you all, he shall be great.
49 ¶ (*) (10) And John answered and said,
Master, we saw one casting out devils
in thy Name, and we forbad him,
because he followeth thee not with us.
(*) Mark 9:38 .
(10) Extraordinary things
are neither rashly to be allowed,
nor condemned.
50 Then Jesus said unto him,
Forbid ye him not;
for he that is not against us, (*) is with us.
(*) For as much as he letteth us not,
and God is glorified by his occasion.
51 ¶ (11) And it came to pass,
when the (*) days were accomplished,
that he should be received up,
he (m) settled himself fully
to go to Jerusalem,
(11) Christ goeth willingly to death.
(*) Of his death whereby he was exalted.
(m) Word for word; he hardened his face,
that is, he resolved with himself to die,
and therefore ventured upon his journey,
and cast away all fear of death,
and went on.
52 And sent messengers before him,
and they went and entered into a town
of the Samaritans, to prepare him lodging.
53 But they would not receive him,
because his (*) behavior was as though
he would go to Jerusalem.
(*) Or face, or apparel; for they knew
he was a Jew, and as touching
the Samaritan’s opinion of the Temple,
read John 4:20;
also they hated the Jews
because they differed from them
in religion.
54 (12) And when his disciples,
James and John saw it, they said,
Lord, wilt thou that we command,
that fire come down from heaven,
and consume them,
even as (*)Elijah did?
(12) We must take heed
of the immode rateness of zeal,
and fond imitation, even in good causes,
that whatsoever we do,
we do it to God's glory,
and the profit of our neighbor.
(*) 2 Kings 1:10 .
55 But Jesus turned about, and rebuked
them, and said, Ye know not
of what (n) (*) spirit ye are.
(n) So speak the Hebrews, that is,
you know not what will, mind,
and counsel you are of;
so the gifts of God are called the spirit,
because they are given of God's Spirit,
and so are they, that are contrary to them,
which proceed of the wicked spirit,
as the spirit of covetousness, of pride,
and madness.
(*) He reproveth
their rash and carnal affection,
which were not led
with Elijah’s spirit.
56 For the Son of man is not come
to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.
Then they went to another town.
57 ¶ (13) And it came to pass
that as they went in the way, (*)
a certain man said unto him,
I will follow thee, Lord, whithersoever
thou goest.
(13) Such as follow Christ,
must prepare themselves,
to suffer all discommodities.
(*) Matthew 8:19 .
58 And Jesus said unto him,
The (*) foxes have holes,
and the birds of the heaven have nests,
but the Son of man hath not whereon
to lay his head.
(*) We must not follow Christ for riches
and commodities, but prepare ourselves
to poverty and to the cross by his example.
59 (14) But he said unto another,
Follow me.
And the same said,
Lord, suffer me first to go
and (*) bury my father.
(14) The calling of God
ought to be preferred,
without all controversy before all duties
that we owe to men.
(*) That is, till he be dead
and I have done my duty to him
in burying him.
60 And Jesus said unto him,
(*) Let the dead bury (o) their dead;
but go thou, and preach
the kingdom of God.
(*) We may not follow what seemeth best
to us, but only God’s calling;
and here by dead he meaneth those
that are unprofitable to serve God.
(o) Who notwithstanding that they live
in this frail life of man, yet are strangers
from the true life, which is everlasting
and heavenly.
61 (15) Then another said,
I will follow thee, Lord;
but let me first go bid them farewell,
which are at my house.
(15) Such as follow Christ, must at once
renounce all worldly cares.
62 And Jesus said unto him,
No man that putteth his hand
to the plough, and (*) looketh back,
is apt to the kingdom of God.
(*) To be hindered, or entangled
with respect of any worldly commodity,
or stayed to go forward for any pain,
or trouble.
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