Jesus Feeds the
Four
Thousand
1 During those days another
large
crowd
gathered.
Since they
had
nothing to
eat, Jesus
called his
disciples
to him and
said,
2 “I
have
compassion
for these
people;
they have
already
been with
me three
days and
have
nothing to
eat.
3 If I
send them
home
hungry,
they will
collapse
on the
way,
because
some of
them have
come a
long
distance.”
4 His disciples answered,
“But where
in this
remote
place can
anyone get
enough
bread to
feed
them?”
5 “How many loaves do you
have?”
Jesus
asked.
“Seven,” they replied.
6 He 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
distribute
to the
people,
and they
did so.
7 They had
a few
small fish
as well;
he gave
thanks for
them also
and told
the
disciples
to
distribute
them.
8 The
people ate
and were
satisfied.
Afterward
the
disciples
picked up
seven
basketfuls
of broken
pieces
that were
left over.
9 About
four
thousand
were
present.
After he
had sent
them away,
10 he got
into the
boat with
his
disciples
and went
to the
region of
Dalmanutha.
11 The Pharisees came and
began to
question
Jesus. To
test him,
they asked
him for a
sign from
heaven.
12 He
sighed
deeply and
said, “Why
does this
generation
ask for a
sign?
Truly I
tell you,
no sign
will be
given to
it.”
13 Then he
left them,
got back
into the
boat and
crossed to
the other
side.
The Yeast of the
Pharisees
and Herod
14 The disciples had
forgotten
to bring
bread,
except for
one loaf
they had
with them
in the
boat.
15 “Be
careful,”
Jesus
warned
them.
“Watch out
for the
yeast of
the
Pharisees
and that
of Herod.”
16 They discussed this
with one
another
and said,
“It is
because we
have no
bread.”
17 Aware 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?
18 Do you
have eyes
but fail
to see,
and ears
but fail
to hear?
And don’t
you
remember?
19 When I
broke the
five
loaves for
the five
thousand,
how many
basketfuls
of pieces
did you
pick up?”
“Twelve,” they replied.
20 “And when I broke the
seven
loaves for
the four
thousand,
how many
basketfuls
of pieces
did you
pick up?”
They answered, “Seven.”
21 He said to them, “Do
you still
not
understand?”
Jesus Heals a
Blind Man
at
Bethsaida
22 They came to Bethsaida,
and some
people
brought a
blind man
and begged
Jesus to
touch him.
23 He 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?”
24 He looked up and said,
“I see
people;
they look
like trees
walking
around.”
25 Once more Jesus put his
hands on
the man’s
eyes. Then
his eyes
were
opened,
his sight
was
restored,
and he saw
everything
clearly.
26 Jesus
sent him
home,
saying,
“Don’t
even go
into
the
village.”
Peter Declares That Jesus
Is the
Messiah
27 Jesus and his disciples
went on to
the
villages
around
Caesarea
Philippi.
On the way
he asked
them, “Who
do people
say I am?”
28 They replied, “Some say
John the
Baptist;
others say
Elijah;
and still
others,
one of the
prophets.”
29 “But what about you?”
he asked.
“Who do
you say I
am?”
Peter answered, “You are
the
Messiah.”
30 Jesus warned them not
to tell
anyone
about him.
Jesus Predicts His
Death
31 He 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.
32 He
spoke
plainly
about
this, and
Peter took
him aside
and began
to rebuke
him.
33 But 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.”
The Way of the
Cross
34 Then 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.
35 For
whoever
wants to
save their
life
will lose
it, but
whoever
loses
their life
for me and
for the
gospel
will save
it.
36 What
good is it
for
someone to
gain the
whole
world, yet
forfeit
their
soul?
37 Or
what can
anyone
give in
exchange
for their
soul?
38 If
anyone is
ashamed of
me and my
words in
this
adulterous
and sinful
generation,
the Son of
Man will
be ashamed
of them
when he
comes in
his
Father’s
glory with
the holy
angels.”