LUKE 9:1 Parallel Verse View

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ULT And having called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases,

UST Then Jesus called together his 12 representatives and gave them the right and power to drive out all kinds of demons and to heal people’s diseases.

BSB Then [Jesus] called the Twelve[fn] {together} [and] gave them power and authority over all demons, and [ power ] to cure diseases.

MSB Then [Jesus] called the Twelve[fn] {together} [and] gave them power and authority over all demons, and [ power ] to cure diseases.

BLB And having called together the Twelve, He gave to them power and authority over all the demons, and to heal diseases,

AICNT And having called together {the}[fn] twelve [[apostles]],[fn] he gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases,

9:1, the: Some manuscripts read “his.” TR Latin(b ff²)

9:1, apostles: Some manuscripts include. ℵ(01) C(04) Latin(a e) ‖ Others read “disciples.” Latin(b ff²) TR ‖ Absent from 𝔓75 A(02) B(03) D(05) W(032) BYZ NA28 SBLGNT THGNT.

OEB ¶ Jesus called the Twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, as well as to cure diseases.

WEBBE He called the twelve[fn] together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

9:1 TR reads “his twelve disciples” instead of “the twelve”

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

MSG Keep It Simple (1-5) Jesus now called the Twelve and gave them authority and power to deal with all the demons and cure diseases. He commissioned them to preach the news of God’s kingdom and heal the sick. He said, “Don’t load yourselves up with equipment. Keep it simple; you are the equipment. And no luxury inns—get a modest place and be content there until you leave. If you’re not welcomed, leave town. Don’t make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and move on.”

NET After Jesus called the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,

LSV And having called together His twelve disciples, He gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases,

FBV Jesus called the twelve disciples together. He gave them power and authority over all demons, and the ability to heal diseases.

TCNT Then Jesus called [fn]the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to heal diseases,

9:1 the twelve ¦ his twelve disciples ANT TR

T4T One day Jesus summoned his twelve apostles, and gave them power to expel all kinds of demons and to heal people with diseases. He gave them authority to do that.

LEB And summoning the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases,

BBE And getting the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all evil spirits and over diseases, to make them well.

Moff Calling the twelve apostles together he gave them power and authority over all daemons as well as to heal diseases.

Wymth Then calling the Twelve together He conferred on them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases;

ASV And he called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

DRA Then calling together the twelve apostles, he gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

YLT And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure sicknesses,

Drby And having called together the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all demons, and to heal diseases,

RV And he called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

SLT And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

Wbstr Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

KJB-1769 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

KJB-1611 ¶ Then he called his twelue disciples together, and gaue them power and authority ouer all deuils, and to cure diseases.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Iesus called the twelue together, and gaue the power and aucthoritie ouer al deuils, and that they might heale diseases.
(Yesus/Yeshua called the twelve together, and gave the power and authority over all devils, and that they might heal diseases.)

Gnva Then called hee his twelue disciples together, and gaue them power and authoritie ouer all deuils, and to heale diseases.
(Then called he his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to heal diseases. )

Cvdl And he called the twolue together, and gaue them power and auctorite ouer all deuels, and that they might heale diseases.
(And he called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and that they might heal diseases.)

TNT Then called he the .xii. to gether and gave them power and auctorite over all devyls and that they myght heale diseases.
(Then called he the 12 to gether and gave them power and authority over all devils and that they might heal diseases. )

Wycl And whanne the twelue apostlis weren clepid togidir, Jhesus yaf to hem vertu and power on alle deuelis, and that thei schulden heele sijknessis.
(And when the twelve apostles were called together, Yhesus gave to hem virtue and power on all devils, and that they should heel sicknesses.)

Luth Er forderte aber die Zwölfe zusammen und gab ihnen Gewalt und Macht über alle Teufel und daß sie Seuchen heilen konnten.
(He demanded but the twelve_(ones) together and gave to_them violence and power(n) above all devil and that they/she/them epidemics heal could.)

ClVg Convocatis autem duodecim Apostolis, dedit illis virtutem et potestatem super omnia dæmonia, et ut languores curarent.[fn]
(Convocatis however twelve Apostless, he_gave to_them virtue and power over everything demons, and as illnesses to_take_care_ofnt. )

9.1 Convocatis autem Jesus. Concessa primum potestate signorum mittuntur prædicare regnum Dei, ut magnitudini promissorum attestetur etiam magnitudo factorum, et fidem verbis daret virtus ostensa, et nova facerent qui nova prædicarent.

9.1 Convocatis however Yesus. Concessa first power sign/seal(v)rum are_sent to_preach kingdom of_God, as magnitudini promissorum attestetur also magnitudo donerum, and faith with_words would_give virtue shown, and new they_would_do who/which new they_would_preach.

UGNT συνκαλεσάμενος δὲ τοὺς δώδεκα, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς δύναμιν καὶ ἐξουσίαν ἐπὶ πάντα τὰ δαιμόνια, καὶ νόσους θεραπεύειν,
(sunkalesamenos de tous dōdeka, edōken autois dunamin kai exousian epi panta ta daimonia, kai nosous therapeuein,)

SBL-GNT Συγκαλεσάμενος δὲ τοὺς δώδεκα ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς δύναμιν καὶ ἐξουσίαν ἐπὶ πάντα τὰ δαιμόνια καὶ νόσους θεραπεύειν,
(Sugkalesamenos de tous dōdeka edōken autois dunamin kai exousian epi panta ta daimonia kai nosous therapeuein,)

RP-GNT Συγκαλεσάμενος δὲ τοὺς δώδεκα, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς δύναμιν καὶ ἐξουσίαν ἐπὶ πάντα τὰ δαιμόνια, καὶ νόσους θεραπεύειν.
(Sugkalesamenos de tous dōdeka, edōken autois dunamin kai exousian epi panta ta daimonia, kai nosous therapeuein.)

TC-GNT [fn]Συγκαλεσάμενος δὲ τοὺς [fn]δώδεκα, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς δύναμιν καὶ ἐξουσίαν ἐπὶ πάντα τὰ δαιμόνια, καὶ νόσους θεραπεύειν.
(Sugkalesamenos de tous dōdeka, edōken autois dunamin kai exousian epi panta ta daimonia, kai nosous therapeuein. )

9:1 συγκαλεσαμενος ¦ συνκαλεσαμενος WH

9:1 δωδεκα ¦ δωδεκα μαθητας αυτου ANT TR

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:1–6: Jesus sent his twelve apostles to preach and heal people

Jesus sent his twelve apostles to different towns to preach about God’s kingdom, to heal people, and to cast out demons. He gave them instructions about the trip (9:3), about where they should stay (9:4), and about what to do when people did not welcome them (9:5).

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it. Another heading for this section is:

Jesus sent out the twelve apostles/disciples

The Sending of the Twelve Apostles (NET)

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 9:35, 10:5–15, and Mark 6:6–13.

9:1a

Then Jesus called the Twelve together

¶ After calling together the twelve apostles/disciples,
¶ Jesus summoned his twelve disciples to come to him, and
¶ Jesus caused his twelve apostles to gather before him. When they came,

Then Jesus called the Twelve together: The Greek clause that the BSB translates as Then Jesus called the Twelve together is the first event in this section. Jesus called together the twelve disciples whom he had chosen as apostles. He asked them to come where he was so that he could prepare them for what he wanted them to do.

The verb called…together implies that some of the Twelve were not with him at the time. Jesus may have sent a messenger to summon them.

Other ways to introduce this section are:

He summoned the Twelve (NAB)

Jesus caused the Twelve to gather/come to him. When they came, he…

One day Jesus called together his twelve disciples (NLT)

You should begin this story in a way that is natural in your language.

the Twelve: There are textual differences concerning the phrase that the BSB translates as “the Twelve.” The Greek NT has “the twelve.” Some Greek manuscripts (followed by KJV) have “twelve disciples of him”; others have “disciples of him”; still others have “twelve apostles.” Some modern versions, such as the GNT and NLT, have “twelve disciples”; others, such as the CEV, NCV and GW, have “twelve apostles.” However, they may have supplied the words “disciples” or “apostles” for translation reasons rather than textual reasons. In 6:13c, Jesus chose twelve disciples and named them “apostles.” The phrase the Twelve refers to the twelve apostles whom Jesus had chosen from among his disciples. See 6:12–16. Some English versions supply the word “apostles.” Others supply the word “disciples.” For example:

the twelve disciples (GNT)

his twelve apostles (CEV)

You may use either option here. See the word that you used for “apostles” in 6:13b. In 9:10a, all the English versions as well as the Greek text use the word “apostles.” See the note there for more information on “apostles.” See the note in 9:14b for more information on “disciples.”

9:1b

and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.

he authorized and enabled them to cast out every evil spirit and to heal the sick.
he gave them power to cast out all kinds of demons and to heal sick people. He gave them the right to do these things.

and gave them power and authority: The word power refers to the ability to do something, and authority refers to the right to do something. Here Jesus gave the twelve apostles both the ability and the right to do the work that he was sending them to do.

In some languages there may be one expression that covers both ideas. For example:

gave them complete power (CEV)

In 4:36d the same words also occur, but the nouns are reversed. Use whichever order is natural in your language. In some languages it may be more natural to use two clauses. For example:

and he gave them power…. He also gave them the right to…

In some languages you may need to use verbs to express the meaning of power and authority. For example:

he empowered and authorized them

over all demons: The phrase over all demons is literally “over all the demons.” It refers to causing evil spirits to leave people and stop controlling them. The disciples did this by commanding the spirit/spirits to leave.

Jewish people often spoke of evil spirits as being in someone. Different cultures have different ways of speaking about people being controlled by demons and being released from the control of demons. Use a natural expression for this in your language. Some ways to translate this are:

to drive out all demons (NIV)

to send the demons away

to exorcize the demons

to free people who were controlled by demons

all: The word all does not indicate that the disciples were to cast out every demon on earth. It indicates that they were able to cast out every demon that they encountered. There was no demon that they were not given the power and authority to cast out.

demons: The Greek word that the BSB translates as demons refers to spirits that are evil and can control people’s actions. The word demons refers to the same type of spirit as the Greek terms that are often translated as “evil spirits” and “unclean spirits.”

Some ways to translate demon are:

Use a general term in your language that refers to spirits that are evil and can control people.
Use a specific term in your language that refers to a certain type of spirit. These spirits should be able to do evil things. Do not use a term that refers to spirits of dead people.
Use a descriptive phrase. For example:
evil/bad spirits
unclean spirits Be sure that an expression like “unclean spirits” does not imply that the spirits are literally dirty.

See how you translated demon in 4:33a. See demon in the Glossary for more information.

and power to cure diseases: In some languages it is more natural to say that the apostles were to cure people rather than diseases. If that is true in your language, you may need to make this explicit. For example:

and to cure/heal people from their diseases/sicknesses

and to heal the sick

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

συνκαλεσάμενος & τοὺς δώδεκα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: συγκαλεσάμενος Δέ τούς δώδεκα ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς δύναμιν καί ἐξουσίαν ἐπί παντᾶ τά δαιμόνια καί νόσους θεραπεύειν)

See how you translated this phrase in [8:1](../08/01.md). You may have decided to translate the nominal adjective the Twelve with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [when he had called together his 12 apostles] or [when he had called together the 12 men whom he had appointed to be apostles]

Note 2 topic: translate-names

τοὺς δώδεκα

You may have decided instead in [8:1](../08/01.md) to translate this as a title, even if your language does not ordinarily use adjectives as nouns. If so, you can do the same thing here.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

δύναμιν καὶ ἐξουσίαν

power (Some words not found in SR-GNT: συγκαλεσάμενος Δέ τούς δώδεκα ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς δύναμιν καί ἐξουσίαν ἐπί παντᾶ τά δαιμόνια καί νόσους θεραπεύειν)

The words power and authority mean similar things. Luke uses them together to show that Jesus gave his 12 disciples both the ability and the right to heal people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this phrase with a combination of words that includes both of these ideas. Alternate translation: [the right to use power]

πάντα τὰ δαιμόνια

This could mean one of two things. Alternate translation: [every demon] or [every kind of demon]

νόσους θεραπεύειν

diseases ˓to_be˒_healing

Alternate translation: [to heal people of their sicknesses]

Parallel LUKE 9:1

Section 9:1–6: Jesus sent his twelve apostles to preach and heal people

9:1a

9:1b