'In1those2days,4when8again5a great6crowd7had gathered,and9they had11nothing1012to eat,13he called14his18disciples16to him14andsaid17to them,18 “I have compassion1on2the3crowd,4because5they have been with9me10now6three8days7and11have13nothing1214to eat.15 And1if2I send3them4away3hungry5to6their8homes,7they will faint9on10the11way.12And13some14of them15have come18from16far away.”17 And1his6disciples5answered2him,3“How8can10one11feed13these people9with bread14here12in15this desolate place?”16 And1he asked2them,3“How many4loaves6doyou have?”5They7said,9“Seven.”10 And1he directed2the3crowd4to sit down5on6the7ground.8And9he took10the11seven12loaves,13andhaving given thanks,14he broke15themand16gave17themto19his20disciples19to set before2122the people;and23they set [them] before24the25crowd.26 And1they had2a few4small fish.3And5having blessed6them,7he said8thatthese10also9should be set before11them. And1they ate2and3were satisfied.4And3they took up6the broken pieces8left over,7seven9baskets10full. And2there were1about3four thousand4people.And5he sent6them7away.6 And1immediately2he got3into4the5boat6with7his10disciples9andwent11to12the13district14of Dalmanutha.15 The3Pharisees4came2and5began6to argue with7him,8seeking9from10him11a sign12from13heaven15to test16him.17 And1he sighed deeply2in4his5spirit4andsaid,6“Why7doesthis10generation9seek11a sign?12Truly,13I say14to you,15no16sign21will be given17to this20generation.”19 And1he left2them,3got into5the boatagain,4andwent6to7the8other side.9 Now1they had forgotten2to bring3bread,4and5they had11[only]67one8loaf9with12them13in14the15boat.16 And1he cautioned2them,3saying,4“Watch out;5beware6of7the8leaven9of the10Pharisees11and12the13leaven14of Herod.”15 And1they began discussing2with3one another4the fact that5they had8no7bread.6 And1Jesus,aware2of this,said3to them,4“Why5are you discussing6the fact that7you have10no9bread?8Doyou12not yet11perceive12or13understand?14Are16your19hearts18hardened?15 Having2eyes1doyou4not3see,4and5having7ears6doyou9not8hear?9And10doyou12not11remember?12 When1I broke5the2five3loaves4for6the7five thousand,8how many9baskets10full12of broken pieces11did you take up?”13They said14to him,15“Twelve.”16 “And1the2seven3for4the5four thousand,6how many7baskets8full9of broken pieces10did you take up?”11And12they said13to him,14“Seven.”15 And1he said2to them,3“Do you5not yet4understand?”5 And1they came2to3Bethsaida.4And5some people brought6to him7a blind man8and9begged10him11to touch1214him.13 And1he took2the5blind man6by the3hand4andled7him8out of9the10village,11and12when he had spit13on14his17eyes16andlaid18hishands20on him,21he asked22him,23“Doyou see26anything?”2425 And1he looked up2andsaid,3“I see4people,6butthey11look10like8trees,9walking.”11 Then1[Jesus] laid3hishands5on6his9eyes8again;2and10he opened his eyes,11his sight was restored,13and14he saw15everything17clearly.16 And1he sent2him3to4his6home,5saying,7“Donot even8enter12the10village.”11 And1Jesus4went on2with5his8disciples7to9the10villages11of Caesarea12Philippi.14And15on16the17way18he asked19his22disciples,21“Who25dopeople29say27thatI26am?”30 And2they1told3him,4“John7the8Baptist;9and10others11say,Elijah;12and14others,13one16of the17prophets.”18 And1he2asked3them,4“But6who7doyou5say9thatI8am?”10Peter13answered11him,15“You16are17the18Christ.”19 And1he strictly charged2them3to tell46no one5about7him.8 And1he began2to teach3them4that5the7Son8of Man10must6suffer12many things11and13be rejected14by15the16elders17and18the19chief priests20and21the22scribes23and24be killed,25and26after27three28days29rise again.30 And1he said5this3plainly.2And6Peter9took7him10aside7andbegan11to rebuke12him.13 But2turning3and4seeing5his8disciples,7he rebuked9Peter10and11said,12“Get13behind14me,15Satan!16For17you are19not18setting your mind19on the things20of God,22but23on the things24of man.”26 And1calling2the3crowd4to him2with5his8disciples,7he said9to them,10“If11anyone12would13come16after14me,15let him deny17himself18and19take up20his23cross22and24follow25me.26 For2whoever13would4save8his7life6will lose9it,10but12whoever1113loses14his17life16for18my19sake18and20the21gospel’s22will save23it.24 For2what1doesit profit3a man4to gain5the6whole8world7and9forfeit10his13soul?12 For2what1can3a man4give3in return for5his8soul?7 For2whoever13is ashamed4of me5and6of9my8words9in10this13adulterous15and16sinful17generation,12of him24will23the19Son20of Man22also18be ashamed23when25he comes26in27the28glory29of31his32Father31with33the34holy37angels.”35