1 I n those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples and said to 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 feel compassion for the people because they have remained 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 I f 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 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 answered Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”

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

5 A nd He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”

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

6 A nd He directed the people to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve to them, and they served them to the people.

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 T hey also had a few small fish; and after He had blessed them, He ordered these to be served as well.

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 picked up seven large baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces.

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

9 A bout four thousand were there; and He sent them away.

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

10 A nd immediately He entered the boat with His disciples and came to the district of Dalmanutha.

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

11 T he Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a sign 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 S ighing deeply in His spirit, He said, “Why does this generation seek for a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to 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 L eaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side.

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

14 A nd they had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them.

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

15 A nd He was giving orders to them, saying, “ Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

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

16 T hey began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.

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

17 A nd Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a hardened heart?

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 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 five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked 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 “ When I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of broken pieces did you pick 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 was saying to them, “ 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 they brought a blind man to Jesus and implored Him to touch him.

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

23 T aking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you 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 men, for I see them like trees, walking around.”

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

25 T hen again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly.

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 to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.” Peter’s Confession of Christ

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

27 J esus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “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 T hey told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say 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 continued by questioning them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.”

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 warned them 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 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 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 was stating the matter plainly. And Peter took Him aside and 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 and said, “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s.”

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 He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow 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 wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.

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 soul?

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

37 F or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

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 and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory 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.