8In those days the
multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his
disciples unto him, and saith unto them, 2I
have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three
days, and have nothing to eat: 3 And if
I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way:
for divers of them came from far. 4 And
his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with
bread here in the wilderness? 5 And
he asked them, How many loaves have ye?
And they said, Seven. 6 And
he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven
loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before
them; and they did set them before the people. 7 And
they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also
before them. 8 So they
did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left
seven baskets. 9 And
they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away. 10 And
straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the
parts of Dalmanutha. 11 And
the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him
a sign from heaven, tempting him. 12 And
he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why
doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall
no sign be given unto this generation. 13 And
he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side. 14 Now
the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship
with them more than one loaf. 15 And
he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware
of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. 16 And
they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. 17 And
when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why
reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand?
have ye your heart yet hardened? 18 Having
eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
19When I brake the five loaves among five thousand,
how many baskets full of fragments took ye up?
They say unto him, Twelve. 20And
when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took
ye up? And they said, Seven. 21 And
he said unto them, How is it that ye do not
understand? 22 And
he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought
him to touch him. 23 And
he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when
he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he
saw ought. 24 And
he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 25 After
that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he
was restored, and saw every man clearly. 26 And
he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither
go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town. 27 And
Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi:
and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom
do men say that I am? 28 And
they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others, One of
the prophets. 29 And
he saith unto them, But whom say ye that
I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto
him, Thou art the Christ. 30 And
he charged them that they should tell no man of him. 31 And
he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and
be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be
killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And
he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. 33 But
when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter,
saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou
savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. 34 And
when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said
unto them, Whosoever will come after me,
let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35For
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 For what
shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own
soul? 37 Or what
shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 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
cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.