1 I n those days when an immense crowd had gathered and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples to Him and told them,

¶ In those days, as before, there was a great multitude, and they had nothing to eat; Jesus called his disciples unto him and said unto them,

2 I have pity and sympathy for the people and My heart goes out to them, for they have been with Me now three days and have nothing to eat;

I have mercy on the multitude because they have now been with me three days and have nothing to eat;

3 A nd if I send them away to their homes hungry, they will be feeble through exhaustion and faint along the road; and some of them have come a long way.

And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way, for some of them came from afar.

4 A nd His disciples replied to Him, How can anyone fill and satisfy with loaves of bread here in desolate and uninhabited region?

And his disciples answered him, From where can anyone satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

5 A nd He asked them, How many loaves have you? They said, Seven.

And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

6 A nd He commanded the multitude to recline upon the ground, and He took the seven loaves and, having given thanks, He broke them and kept on giving them to His disciples to put before, and they placed them before the crowd.

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves and having given thanks, he broke them and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude.

7 A nd they had a few small fish; and when He had praised God and given thanks and asked Him to bless them, He ordered that these also should be set before.

And they also had a few small fishes; and he blessed them and commanded to set them also before them.

8 A nd they ate and were satisfied; and they took up seven '> large provision] baskets full of the broken pieces left over.

So they ate and were filled; and they took up of the broken food that was left seven baskets.

9 A nd there were about 4, 000 people. And He dismissed them,

And those that had eaten were about four thousand; and he dispatched them.

10 A nd at once He got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha (or Magdala).

¶ And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

11 T he Pharisees came and began to argue with and question Him, demanding from Him a sign (an attesting miracle from heaven) to test Him.

And the Pharisees came forth and began to argue with him, demanding of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

12 A nd He groaned and sighed deeply in His spirit and said, Why does this generation demand a sign? Positively I say to you, no sign shall be given this generation.

And crying out in his spirit, he said, Why does this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

13 A nd He went away and left them and, getting into the boat again, He departed to the other side.

And he left them and, entering into the ship again, departed to the other side.

14 N ow they had '> completely] forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.

15 A nd Jesus charged and admonished them, saying, Look out; keep on your guard and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod and the Herodians.

And he commanded them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the leaven of Herod.

16 A nd they discussed it and reasoned with one another, It is because we have no bread.

And they argued among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.

17 A nd being aware, Jesus said to them, Why are you reasoning and saying it is because you have no bread? Do you not yet discern or understand? Are your hearts in hardness?

And as Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why argue ye because ye have no bread? Do ye not consider nor understand? is your heart yet blind?

18 H aving eyes, do you not see, and having ears, do you not hear and perceive and understand the sense of what is said? And do you not remember?

Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

19 W hen I broke the five loaves for the 5, 000, how many '> small hand] baskets full of broken pieces did you take up? They said to Him, Twelve.

When I broke the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They said unto him, Twelve.

20 A nd the seven loaves for the 4, 000, how many '> large provision] baskets full of broken pieces did you take up? And they said to Him, Seven.

And when the seven loaves among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.

21 A nd He kept repeating, Do you not yet understand?

And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not yet understand?

22 A nd they came to Bethsaida. And brought to Him a blind man and begged Him to touch him.

¶ And he came to Bethsaida, and they bring a blind man unto him and beseech him to touch him.

23 A nd He caught the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; and when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands upon him, He asked him, Do you '> possibly] see anything?

So, taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the town; and spitting into his eyes and putting his hands upon them, he asked him if he saw anything.

24 A nd he looked up and said, I see people, but like trees, walking.

And looking, he said, I see men; I see that they walk as trees.

25 T hen He put His hands on his eyes again; and the man looked intently, and he was restored and saw everything distinctly '> at a distance].

After that, he put his hands again upon his eyes and caused him to see; and he was whole and saw everyone, far away and clearly.

26 A nd He sent him away to his house, telling, Do not enter the village or tell anyone there.

And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.

27 A nd Jesus went on with His disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He asked His disciples, Who do people say that I am?

¶ And Jesus and his disciples went out into the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Who do men say that I am?

28 A nd they answered, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.

And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, One of the prophets.

29 A nd He asked them, But who do you yourselves say that I am? Peter replied to Him, You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

Then he said unto them, But who say ye that I am? And Peter answered and said unto him, Thou art the Christ!

30 A nd He charged them sharply to tell no one about Him.

And he commanded them that they should tell no one of this regarding him.

31 A nd He began to teach them that the Son of Man must of necessity suffer many things and be tested and disapproved and rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be put to death, and after three days rise again '> from death].

And he began to teach them that it was convenient that the Son of man must suffer many things and be rejected of the elders and of the princes of the priests and of the scribes, and be killed and after three days rise again.

32 A nd He said this freely (frankly, plainly, and explicitly, making it unmistakable). And Peter took Him by the hand and led Him aside and then began to rebuke Him.

And he spoke this word clearly. Then Peter took him and began to rebuke him.

33 B ut turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have a mind intent on promoting what God wills, but what pleases men.

And he, turning about and looking at his disciples, rebuked Peter, saying, Get thyself from me, Satan, for thou knowest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.

34 A nd Jesus called the throng with His disciples and said to them, If anyone intends to come after Me, let him deny himself '> lose sight of himself and his own interests] and take up his cross, and '> joining Me as a disciple and siding with My party] follow with Me.

And calling the multitude unto him with his disciples, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

35 F or whoever wants to save his '> higher, spiritual, eternal] life, will lose it '> lower, natural, temporal life which is lived only on earth]; and whoever gives up his life for My sake and the Gospel’s will save it '> higher, spiritual life in the eternal kingdom of God].

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.

36 F or what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life '> in the eternal kingdom of God]?

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?

37 F or what can a man give as an exchange ( a compensation, a ransom, in return) for his life '> in the eternal kingdom of God]?

Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

38 F or whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous (unfaithful) and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when He comes in the glory (splendor and majesty) of His Father with the holy angels.

Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.