1 I n those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself, and said to them,

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

2 “ I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me now three days, and have nothing to eat.

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;

3 I f I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come a long way.”

And 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.

4 H is disciples answered him, “From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?”

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

5 H e asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.”

And He asked them, How many loaves have you? They said, Seven.

6 H e commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude.

And 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.

7 T hey had a few small fish. Having blessed them, he said to serve these also.

And 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.

8 T hey ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

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

9 T hose who had eaten were about four thousand. Then he sent them away.

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

10 I mmediately he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the region of Dalmanutha.

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

11 T he Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, and testing him.

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

12 H e sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Most certainly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

And 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.

13 H e left them, and again entering into the boat, departed to the other side.

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

14 T hey forgot to take bread; and they didn’t have more than one loaf in the boat with them.

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

15 H e warned them, saying, “Take heed: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”

And 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.

16 T hey reasoned with one another, saying, “It’s because we have no bread.”

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

17 J esus, perceiving it, said to them, “Why do you reason that it’s because you have no bread? Don’t you perceive yet, neither understand? Is your heart still hardened?

And 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?

18 H aving eyes, don’t you see? Having ears, don’t you hear? Don’t you remember?

Having 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?

19 W hen I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Twelve.”

When 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.

20 “ When the seven loaves fed the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Seven.”

And 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.

21 H e asked them, “Don’t you understand, yet?”

And He kept repeating, Do you not yet understand?

22 H e came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to him, and begged him to touch him.

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

23 H e took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village. When he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands on him, he asked him if he saw anything.

And 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?

24 H e looked up, and said, “I see men; for I see them like trees walking.”

And he looked up and said, I see people, but like trees, walking.

25 T hen again he laid his hands on his eyes. He looked intently, and was restored, and saw everyone clearly.

Then He put His hands on his eyes again; and the man looked intently, and he was restored and saw everything distinctly '> at a distance].

26 H e sent him away to his house, saying, “Don’t enter into the village, nor tell anyone in the village.”

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

27 J esus went out, with his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, “Who do men say that I am?”

And 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?

28 T hey told him, “John the Baptizer, and others say Elijah, but others: one of the prophets.”

And they answered, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.

29 H e said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”

And 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).

30 H e commanded them that they should tell no one about him.

And He charged them sharply to tell no one about Him.

31 H e began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

And 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].

32 H e spoke to them openly. Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.

And 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.

33 B ut he, turning around, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you have in mind not the things of God, but the things of men.”

But 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.

34 H e called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

And 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.

35 F or whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.

For 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].

36 F or what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

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

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

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

38 F or whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him, when he comes in his Father’s glory, with the holy angels.”

For 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.