1In those days , when there was again a great multitude , and they had nothing to eat , he called unto him his disciples , and saith unto them , 2I have compassion on the multitude , because they continue with me now three days , and have nothing to eat : 3and if I send them away fasting to their home , they will faint on the way ; and some of them are come from far . 4And his disciples answered him , Whence shall one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert place ? 5And he asked them , How many loaves have ye ? And they said , Seven . 6And he commandeth the multitude to sit down on the ground : and he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks , he brake , and gave to his disciples , to set before them ; and they set them before the multitude . 7And they had a few small fishes : and having blessed them , he commanded to set these also before them . 8And they ate , and were filled : and they took up , of broken pieces that remained over , seven baskets . 9And they were about four thousand : and he sent them away. 10And straightway he entered into the boat with his disciples , and came into the parts of Dalmanutha .
The Pharisees Demand a Sign
11And the Pharisees came forth , and began to question with him , seeking of him a sign from heaven , trying him . 12And he sighed deeply in his spirit , and saith , Why doth this generation seek a sign ? verily I say unto you , There shall no sign be given unto this generation . 13And he left them , and again entering into the boat departed to the other side .
The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod
14And they forgot to take bread; and they had not in the boat with them more than one loaf. 15And he charged them , saying , Take heed , beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod . 16And they reasoned one with another, saying , We have no bread. 17And Jesus perceiving it saith unto them , Why reason ye , because ye have no bread? do ye not yet perceive , neither understand ? have ye your heart hardened ? 18Having eyes , see ye not ? and having ears , hear ye not ? and do ye not remember ? 19When I brake the five loaves among the five thousand , how many baskets full of broken pieces took ye up ? They say unto him , Twelve . 20And when the seven among the four thousand , how many basketfuls of broken pieces took ye up ? And they say unto him , Seven . 21And he said unto them , Do ye not yet understand ?
Healing a Blind Man at Bethsaida
22And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man , and beseech him to touch him . 23And he took hold of the blind man by the hand , and brought him out of the village ; and when he had spit on his eyes , and laid his hands upon him , he asked him , Seest thou aught? 24And he looked up , and said , I see men ; for I behold them as trees , walking . 25Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes ; and he looked stedfastly, and was restored, and saw all things clearly . 26And he sent him away to his home , saying , Do not even enter into the village .
Peter's Confession of Christ
27And Jesus went forth , and his disciples , into the villages of Cæsarea Philippi : and on the way he asked his disciples , saying unto them , Who do men say that I am ? 28And they told him , saying , John the Baptist; and others , Elijah ; but others , One of the prophets . 29And he asked them , But who say ye that I am ? Peter answereth and saith unto him , Thou art the Christ . 30And he charged them that they should tell no man of him .
Jesus Predicts His Death
31And 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 . 32And he spake the saying openly . And Peter took him , and began to rebuke him . 33But he turning about , and seeing his disciples , rebuked Peter , and saith , Get thee behind me , Satan ; for thou mindest not the things of God , but the things of men .
The Cost of Discipleship
34And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples , and said unto them , If any man would come after me , let him deny himself , and take up his cross , and follow me . 35For whosoever would save his life shall lose it ; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel ’s shall save it . 36For what doth it profit a man , to gain the whole world , and forfeit his life ? 37For what should a man give in exchange for his life ? 38For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation , the Son of man also shall be ashamed of him , when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.