8During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said,G1722G1565G2250G3793G5607G3827G2532G2192G3361G5101G5315G2424G4341G846G3101G3004G8462"I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.G4697G1909G3793G3754G4357G2235G4357G3427G5140G2250G2532G2192G3756G5101G53153If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance."G2532G1437G630G846G630G3523G1519G846G3624G1590G1722G3598G1063G5100G846G2240G31134His disciples answered, "But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?"G2532G846G3101G611G846G4159G1410G5100G5526G5128G740G5602G1909G20475"How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked. "Seven," they replied.G2532G1905G846G4214G740G2192G1161G2036G20336He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people, and they did so.G2532G3853G3793G377G1909G1093G2532G2983G2033G740G2168G2806G2532G1325G846G3101G2443G3908G2532G3908G37937They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them.G2532G2192G3641G2485G2532G2127G2036G3908G846G2532G39088The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.G1161G5315G2532G5526G2532G142G2801G4051G2033G47119About four thousand were present. And having sent them away,G1161G5315G2258G5613G5070G2532G630G846G63010he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.G2532G2112G1684G1519G4143G3326G846G3101G2064G1519G3313G114811The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven.G2532G5330G1831G2532G756G4802G846G2212G3844G846G4592G575G3772G3985G84612He sighed deeply and said, "Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it."G2532G389G846G4151G3004G5101G1934G3778G1074G1934G4592G281G3004G5213G1487G4592G1325G5026G107413Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.G2532G863G846G1684G1519G4143G3825G565G1519G400814The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.G2532G1950G2983G740G2532G3756G2192G1722G4143G3326G1438G1508G1520G74015"Be careful," Jesus warned them. "Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod."G2532G1291G846G3004G3708G991G575G2219G5330G2532G2219G226416They discussed this with one another and said, "It is because we have no bread."G2532G1260G4314G240G3004G3754G2192G3756G74017Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: "Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?G2532G2424G1097G3004G846G5101G1260G3754G2192G3756G740G3539G3768G3761G4920G2192G5216G2588G2089G445618Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don't you remember?G2192G3788G991G3756G2532G2192G3775G191G3756G2532G3421G3756G342119When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?" "Twelve," they replied.G3753G2806G4002G740G1519G4000G4214G2894G4134G2801G142G3004G846G142720"And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?" They answered, "Seven."G1161G3753G2033G1519G5070G4214G4711G4138G2801G142G1161G2036G203321He said to them, "Do you still not understand?"G2532G3004G846G4459G4920G3756G492022They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.G2532G2064G1519G966G2532G5342G5185G846G2532G3870G846G2443G680G84623He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, "Do you see anything?"G2532G1949G5185G5495G1806G846G1854G2968G2532G4429G1519G846G3659G2007G5495G846G1905G846G1536G991G153624He looked up and said, "I see people; they look like trees walking around."G2532G308G3004G3754G991G444G5613G3708G1186G404325Once more Jesus put his hands on the man's eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.G1534G2007G5495G3825G1909G846G3788G2532G4160G846G308G2532G600G2532G1689G537G508126Jesus sent him home, saying, "Don't even go into the village."G2532G649G846G649G1519G846G3624G3004G3366G1525G1519G2968G3366G2036G5100G1722G296827Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, "Who do people say I am?"G2532G2424G1831G2532G846G3101G1519G2968G2542G5376G2532G1722G3598G1905G846G3101G3004G846G5101G3004G444G3004G3165G151128They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets."G1161G611G2491G910G1161G243G2243G2532G243G1520G439629"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Messiah."G2532G846G3004G846G1161G5101G3004G5210G3165G1511G1161G4074G611G3004G846G4771G1488G554730Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.G2532G2008G846G2443G3004G3367G4012G84631He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.G2532G756G1321G846G3754G5207G444G1163G3958G4183G2532G593G575G4245G2532G749G2532G1122G2532G615G2532G3326G5140G2250G45032He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.G2532G2980G3056G3954G2532G4074G4355G846G756G2008G84633But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. "Get behind me, Satan!" he said. "You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns."G1161G1994G2532G1492G846G3101G2008G4074G3004G5217G3694G3450G4567G3754G5426G3756G2316G235G44434Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.G2532G4341G3793G4862G846G3101G2036G846G3748G2309G2064G3694G3450G533G1438G2532G142G846G4716G2532G190G342735For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.G1063G3739G302G2309G4982G846G5590G622G846G1161G3739G302G622G846G5590G1752G1700G2532G2098G3778G4982G84636What good is it for you to gain the whole world, yet forfeit your soul?G1063G5101G5623G444G1437G2770G3650G2889G2532G2210G846G559037Or what can you give in exchange for your soul?G2228G5101G1325G444G1325G465G846G559038If any of you are ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of you when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels."G3739G302G1063G1870G3165G2532G1699G3056G1722G5026G3428G2532G268G1074G846G2532G1870G5207G444G1870G3752G2064G1722G1391G846G3962G3326G40G32