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Text -- Luke 9:1-26 (NET)

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The Sending of the Twelve Apostles
9:1 After Jesus called the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 9:2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 9:3 He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey– no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, and do not take an extra tunic. 9:4 Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave the area. 9:5 Wherever they do not receive you, as you leave that town, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.” 9:6 Then they departed and went throughout the villages, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.
Herod’s Confusion about Jesus
9:7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed, because some people were saying that John had been raised from the dead, 9:8 while others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen. 9:9 Herod said, “I had John beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” So Herod wanted to learn about Jesus.
The Feeding of the Five Thousand
9:10 When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida. 9:11 But when the crowds found out, they followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and cured those who needed healing. 9:12 Now the day began to draw to a close, so the twelve came and said to Jesus, “Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and food, because we are in an isolated place.” 9:13 But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They replied, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish– unless we go and buy food for all these people.” 9:14 (Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 9:15 So they did as Jesus directed, and the people all sat down. 9:16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke them. He gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 9:17 They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up– twelve baskets of broken pieces.
Peter’s Confession
9:18 Once when Jesus was praying by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 9:19 They answered, “John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen.” 9:20 Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.” 9:21 But he forcefully commanded them not to tell this to anyone, 9:22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.”
A Call to Discipleship
9:23 Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me. 9:24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 9:25 For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself? 9:26 For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · Bethsaida a town located on the northeast side of the Sea of Galilee
 · Elijah a prophet from the 9th century B.C.,a prophet from Tishbe in Gilead to Israel in King Ahab's time,son of Jeroham of Benjamin,a priest of the Harim clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Bani Elam clan who put away his heathen wife
 · Herod son of Antipater; king over Judea when Christ was born,a son of Herod the Great,a grandson of Herod the Great and son of Aristobulus and Berenice
 · John a son of Zebedee; younger brother of James; the beloved disciple of Christ,a relative of Annas the high priest,a son of Mary the sister of Barnabas, and surnamed Mark,the father of Simon Peter
 · Peter a man who was a leader among the twelve apostles and wrote the two epistles of Peter


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Jesus, The Christ | LUKE, THE GOSPEL OF | JESUS CHRIST, 4C2 | LORD'S SUPPER; (EUCHARIST) | JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 | Loaves | Miracles | JESUS CHRIST, 4D | Apostles | Fish | CHRONOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT | ELIJAH | Peter | Stoicism | Prayer | APOSTLE | Wicked | Bethsaida | HERODIAS | Life | more
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NET Notes: Luk 9:1 Note how Luke distinguishes between exorcisms (authority over all demons) and diseases here.

NET Notes: Luk 9:2 As Jesus’ own ministry (Luke 4:16-44) involved both word (to proclaim) and deed (to heal) so also would that of the disciples.

NET Notes: Luk 9:3 Grk “have two tunics.” See the note on the word “tunics” in 3:11.

NET Notes: Luk 9:4 Grk “and depart from there.” The literal wording could be easily misunderstood; the meaning is that the disciples were not to move from ho...

NET Notes: Luk 9:5 To shake the dust off represented shaking off the uncleanness from one’s feet; see Luke 10:11; Acts 13:51; 18:6. It was a sign of rejection.

NET Notes: Luk 9:6 This verse is similar to Luke 9:2, except for good news at this point. The change means that to “preach the kingdom” is to “preach t...

NET Notes: Luk 9:7 John refers to John the Baptist, whom Herod had beheaded (v. 9).

NET Notes: Luk 9:8 The phrase had risen could be understood to mean “had been resurrected,” but this is only a possible option, not a necessary one, since th...

NET Notes: Luk 9:9 The expression ἐζήτει ἰδεῖν αὐτόν (ezhtei idein auton, “was...

NET Notes: Luk 9:10 Bethsaida was a town on the northeast side of the Sea of Galilee. Probably this should be understood to mean a place in the vicinity of the town. It r...

NET Notes: Luk 9:11 Again the combination of word (spoke to them) and healing (cured, compassionate deed) is what summarizes Jesus’ ministry: See Luke 4:38-44; 6:17...

NET Notes: Luk 9:12 Or “in a desert” (meaning a deserted or desolate area with sparse vegetation). Here ὧδε (Jwde) has not been translated.

NET Notes: Luk 9:13 Not only would going and buying food have been expensive and awkward at this late time of day, it would have taken quite a logistical effort to get th...

NET Notes: Luk 9:14 Or “Make” (depending on how the force of the imperative verb is understood). Grk “cause them to recline” (the verb has causati...

NET Notes: Luk 9:15 Grk “and they”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

NET Notes: Luk 9:16 Gave thanks adds a note of gratitude to the setting. The scene is like two other later meals: Luke 22:19 and 24:30. Jesus gives thanks to God “w...

NET Notes: Luk 9:17 There was more than enough for everybody, as indicated by the gathering of what was left over.

NET Notes: Luk 9:18 “Who do the crowds say that I am?” The question of who Jesus is occurs frequently in this section of Luke: 7:49; 8:25; 9:9. The answer res...

NET Notes: Luk 9:19 The phrase has risen could be understood to mean “has been resurrected,” but this is only a possible option, not a necessary one, since th...

NET Notes: Luk 9:20 See the note on Christ in 2:11.

NET Notes: Luk 9:21 No explanation for the command not to tell this to anyone is given, but the central section of Luke, chapters 9-19, appears to reveal a reason. The di...

NET Notes: Luk 9:22 The description of the Son of Man being rejected…killed, and…raised is the first of six passion summaries in Luke: 9:44; 17:25; 18:31-33; ...

NET Notes: Luk 9:23 Only Luke mentions taking up one’s cross daily. To bear the cross means to accept the rejection of the world for turning to Jesus and following ...

NET Notes: Luk 9:24 The point of the saying whoever wants to save his life will lose it is that if one comes to Jesus then rejection by many will certainly follow. If sel...

NET Notes: Luk 9:25 Grk “a man,” but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense here to refer to both men an...

NET Notes: Luk 9:26 Grk “in the glory of him and of the Father and of the holy angels.” “Glory” is repeated here in the translation for clarity an...

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