In those days
, when there was again
a large
crowd
and they had
nothing
to eat
, aJesus called
His disciples
and *said
to them,
" aI feel compassion
for the 1people
because
they have remained
with Me now
three
days
and have
nothing
to eat
.
"If I send
them away
hungry
to their homes
, they will faint
on the way
; and some
of them have
come
from a great
distance
."
And His disciples answered
Him, "Where
will anyone
be able
to find enough 1bread
here
in this desolate
place
to satisfy
these
people
?"
And He was asking them, "How
many
loaves
do you have
?" And they said
, "Seven
."
And He *directed the 1people
to 2sit
down
on the ground
; and taking
the seven
loaves
, He gave
thanks
and broke
them, and started giving
them to His disciples
to 3serve
to them, and they served
them to the 1people
.
They also had
a few
small
fish
; and aafter He had blessed
them, He ordered
these
to be 1served
as well
.
And they ate and were satisfied
; and they picked
up seven
large
abaskets
full
of what
was left
over
of the broken
pieces
.
About four
thousand
were there; and He sent
them away
.
And immediately He entered
the boat
with His disciples
and came
to the district
of aDalmanutha
.
aThe Pharisees came
out and began
to argue
with Him, bseeking
from Him a 1sign
from heaven
, 2to test
Him.
aSighing deeply
1in His spirit
, He *said
, "Why
does this
generation
seek
for a 2sign
? Truly
I say
to you, 3 bno
2sign
will be given
to this
generation
."
Leaving them, He again
embarked
and went
away
to the other
side
.
And they had forgotten to take
bread
, and did not have
more
than
one
loaf
in the boat
with them.
And He was giving orders
to them, saying
, " aWatch
out! Beware
of the leaven
of the Pharisees
and the leaven
of bHerod
."
They began to discuss with one
another
the fact that they had
no
bread
.
And Jesus, aware
of this, *said
to them, "Why
do you discuss
the fact that you have
no
bread
? aDo you not yet
see
or
understand
? Do you have
a 1hardened
heart
?
" aHAVING EYES
, DO YOU NOT SEE
? AND HAVING
EARS
, DO YOU NOT HEAR
? And do you not remember
,
when I broke
athe five
loaves
for the five
thousand
, how
many
bbaskets
full
of broken
pieces
you picked
up?" They *said
to Him, "Twelve
."
"When I broke athe seven
for the four
thousand
, how
many
large
bbaskets
full
of broken
pieces
did you pick
up?" And they *said
to Him, "Seven
."
And He was saying to them, " aDo you not yet
understand
?"
And they *came to aBethsaida
. And they *brought
a blind
man
to Jesus and *implored
Him to btouch
him.
Taking the blind
man
by the hand
, He abrought
him out of the village
; and after aspitting
on his eyes
and blaying
His hands
on him, He asked
him, "Do you see
anything
?"
And he 1looked up and said
, "I see
men
, for 2I see
them like
trees
, walking
around
."
Then again
He laid
His hands
on his eyes
; and he looked
intently
and was restored
, and began to see
everything
clearly
.
And He sent him to his home
, saying
, "Do not even
enter
athe village
."
aJesus went
out, along
with His disciples
, to the villages
of bCaesarea
Philippi
; and on the way
He questioned
His disciples
, saying
to them, "Who
do people
say
that I am
?"
aThey told Him, saying
, "John
the Baptist
; and others
say Elijah
; but others
, one
of the prophets
."
And He continued by questioning them, "But who
do you say
that I am
?" aPeter
*answered
and *said
to Him, "You are 1the Christ
."
And aHe 1warned them to tell
no
one
about
Him.
aAnd He began to teach
them that bthe Son
of Man
must
suffer
many
things
and be rejected
by the elders
and the chief
priests
and the scribes
, and be killed
, and after
three
days
rise
again
.
And He was stating the matter
aplainly
. And Peter
took
Him aside
and began
to rebuke
Him.
But turning around
and seeing
His disciples
, He rebuked
Peter
and *said
, "Get
behind
Me, aSatan
; for you are not setting
your mind
on 1God's
interests, but man's
."
And He summoned the crowd
with His disciples
, and said
to them, "If
anyone
wishes
to come
after
Me, he must deny
himself
, and atake
up his cross
and follow
Me.
"For awhoever wishes
to save
his 1life
will lose
it, but whoever
loses
his 1life
for My sake
and the gospel's
will save
it.
"For what does it profit
a man
to gain
the whole
world
, and forfeit
his soul
?
"For what will a man
give
in exchange
for his soul
?
"For awhoever is ashamed
of Me and My words
in this
adulterous
and sinful
generation
, bthe Son
of Man
will also
be ashamed
of him when
He ccomes
in the glory
of His Father
with the holy
angels
."