¶¹In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,

I have compassion² on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have³ nothing to eat:

⁴And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.

And his disciples answered him, From⁵ whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

And he asked them, How⁶ many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

And he commanded the people to sit⁷ down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks⁸, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.

And they had a few small fishes⁹: and he blessed¹⁰, and commanded to set them also before them.

So they did eat, and were¹¹ filled: and they took¹² up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.

And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

¶ And straightway¹³ he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha¹⁴.

And the Pharisees¹⁵ came forth, and began to question with him, seeking¹⁶ of him a sign from heaven, tempting¹⁷ him.

And he sighed¹⁸ deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why¹⁹ doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There²⁰ shall no sign be given unto this generation.

²¹And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.

Now the disciples had forgotten²² to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.

And he charged²³ them, saying, Take²⁴ heed, beware of the leaven of the²⁵ Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod²⁶.

²⁷And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.

And when Jesus knew²⁸ it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive²⁹ ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?

Having eyes, see³⁰ ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do³¹ ye not remember?

When I brake the five³² loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

¶³³And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.

And he said unto them, How³⁴ is it that ye do not understand?

¶ And he cometh to Bethsaida³⁵; and they bring³⁶ a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch³⁷ him.

And he took the blind man by the³⁸ hand, and led him out³⁹ of the town; and when he had spit⁴⁰ on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

And he looked up, and said, I see⁴¹ men as trees, walking.

After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw⁴² every man clearly.

And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither⁴³ go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.

¶ And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns⁴⁴ of Caesarea Philippi: and by⁴⁵ the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?

And they answered, John⁴⁶ the Baptist: but some say, Elias⁴⁷; and others, One of the prophets.

And he saith unto them, But⁴⁹ whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou⁵⁰ art the Christ.

¶⁵¹And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.

And he began⁵² to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected⁵³ of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after⁵⁴ three days rise again.

And he spake that saying openly⁵⁵. And Peter⁵⁶ took him, and began to rebuke him.

But when he had turned⁵⁷ about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked⁵⁸ Peter, saying, Get⁵⁹ thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest⁶⁰ not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.

And when he had called⁶² the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever⁶³ will come after me, let him deny himself, and take⁶⁴ up his cross, and follow⁶⁵ me.

For whosoever will save⁶⁶ his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for⁶⁷ my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

For what⁶⁸ shall it profit⁶⁹ a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

⁷⁰Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed⁷¹ of me and of my words in this adulterous⁷² and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son⁷³ of man be ashamed, when⁷⁴ he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.