Gen Z: Luke 9
1He gathered his twelve homies and gave them mad power over all the demons and to heal the sick.
2Then he sent them out to spread the good vibes of God’s kingdom and to help the sick.
3He was like, "Don’t bring anything for the trip, no sticks, no bags, no bread, no cash; don’t even pack two jackets."
4When you roll up to a crib, just chill there and then bounce when you’re ready.
5If anyone isn’t down to vibe with you when you leave that town, just shake the dust off your kicks as a flex against them.
6They dipped out and hit up the towns, preaching the good news and healing peeps everywhere.
7Herod the tetrarch heard about all the wild stuff happening and was shook, ‘cause some said John was back from the dead;
8and others said Elijah showed up; and some thought one of the old prophets was back in action.
9Herod was like, "I chopped John’s head off, but who is this dude I keep hearing about? I gotta see him."
10When the apostles came back, they spilled the tea on everything they did. He took them away to a chill spot out in the desert near Bethsaida.
11The squad figured it out and rolled with him. He was all about that kingdom of God vibe, healing everyone who needed it.
12As the day was winding down, the twelve came through and were like, "Yo, send the crowd away so they can hit up the towns for some food. We’re chillin' in the desert, no cap."
13But he was like, "Nah, you feed them." They replied, "We only got five loaves and two fish; we’d have to bounce to grab enough grub for all these peeps."
14There were about five thousand dudes there. He told his crew, "Have them sit down in groups of fifty."
15They did what he said and got everyone to sit down.
16Then he took those five loaves and two fish, looked up to heaven, blessed them, broke them, and gave to his crew to serve the crowd.
17They all ate and were stuffed, and they picked up twelve baskets of leftovers.
18Later, while he was chilling and praying solo, his crew was with him. He asked, "What are people saying about me?"
19They replied, "Some say you’re John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and some think you’re one of the old prophets back from the dead."
20He asked them, "But who do you say I am?" Peter was like, "You’re the Christ of God, fr."
21He was like, "Y’all better keep this on the down-low, no cap."
22He said, "The Son of Man's gonna go through some serious stuff, get rejected by the OGs, and then get taken out, but don’t trip, he’ll bounce back on day three."
23He told everyone, "If you wanna roll with me, you gotta ditch your ego, pick up your cross every day, and follow my lead."
24"Whoever tries to save their own vibe is gonna lose it; but if you give it up for me, you’ll end up saving it, fr."
25"What’s the point of stacking all the clout in the world if you lose yourself in the process? That’s just sus."
26"If you’re ashamed of me and my words, I’ll be lowkey embarrassed of you when I roll up in my glory, with my Dad and the holy squad."
27"Real talk, some of y’all here won’t even taste death until you peep the kingdom of God."
28"About a week later, he took Peter, John, and James up a mountain to pray, vibes."
29"While he was praying, his whole vibe changed, and his clothes were shining bright, like, wow."
30"And outta nowhere, two legends, Moses and Elijah, were chatting with him."
31Dude showed up all glorious and was like, “I gotta dip from this life in Jerusalem, fr.”
32But Peter and the squad were super sleepy, and when they finally woke up, they saw his glow and the two homies chillin’ with him.
33As they were bouncing, Peter was like, “Yo, Jesus, this vibe is dope! Let’s build three tents—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elias,” not even knowing what he was saying.
34While he was talking, a cloud rolled in and covered them, and they were shook as they stepped into it.
35Then a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son; you better listen to him.”
36Once the voice was gone, Jesus was solo. They kept it on the low and didn’t spill the tea about what they saw.
37The next day, when they came down from the hill, mad people showed up to see him.
38And, check it, a dude from the crowd yelled, “Master, please look at my son; he’s my only kid!”
39And, for real, a spirit messes with him, and he screams out; it’s a whole struggle and he’s foaming, like, savage vibes.
40I asked your crew to kick it out, but they couldn’t, no cap.
41Jesus was like, "Yo, this faithless and wild crew, how long I gotta chill with y'all? Bring your kid over here, no cap."
42As the kid was rolling up, the devil straight-up knocked him down. Jesus was like, "Chill, unclean spirit," and healed the kid, then sent him back to his dad.
43Everyone was shook at God's power, but while they were vibing over everything Jesus did, he turned to his squad and said,
44"Let these words hit different: the Son of Man is gonna get handed over to the homies."
45But they were totally lost on this and it was lowkey hidden from them, so they were too sus to ask him about it.
46Then they started debating who was the GOAT among them.
47Jesus peeped their thoughts, grabbed a kid, and brought him over.
48He said, "Whoever vibes with this kid in my name is vibing with me; and whoever vibes with me is vibing with the one who sent me. For real, the least among you is the one who's actually great."
49John was like, "Yo, Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, but we told him to stop 'cause he ain't rolling with us."
50Jesus said, "Don't stop him: if he ain't against us, he’s with us, periodt."
51So, when the time hit, he was like, "I’m vibing to Jerusalem," and he was super determined.
52He sent some peeps ahead to prep a spot for him in a Samaritan village.
53But they were sus and didn’t welcome him 'cause he looked like he was heading to Jerusalem.
54James and John saw this and were like, "Yo, should we call down fire from heaven and roast them like Elias did?"
55But he turned and was like, "Chill, you don’t even know what kind of vibe you’re on."
56For the Son of Man didn’t come to roast people, but to save them. Then they bounced to another village.
57As they were rolling, a dude said, "Lord, I’m down to follow you wherever."
58Jesus replied, "Foxes got their digs, birds got their nests, but the Son of Man ain't got a place to crash."
59He told another, "Follow me." But dude was like, "Wait, let me bury my pops first."
60Jesus was like, "Let the dead handle their own. You go out and spread the kingdom of God, periodt."
61Another dude was like, "Yo, Lord, I’m down to roll with you, but let me say bye to my peeps at home first."
62Jesus was like, "Nah fam, if you start this grind and keep looking back, you ain't ready for the kingdom of God."