Luke 9: Peter's Confession and the Transfiguration

Jesus sends out the Twelve, feeds five thousand, and hears Peter confess him as the Christ of God. He foretells his suffering, is transfigured on the mountain, heals a boy, and sets his face toward Jerusalem, warning would-be followers of the cost.

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In Luke 9:37-45, after Jesus heals a boy the disciples could not help, what does He tell them privately about what lies ahead?

That He will remain with them permanently in Galilee and never be taken from them by anyoneThat the disciples will never fail at this kind of task again, since their faith has now been made completeThat the crowd's astonishment means the whole nation is now ready to receive Him as kingThat the Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, though they do not understand this and are afraid to ask