In those days, when there was again a large crowd gathered before Him and they had nothing to eat, ^aJesus called His disciples and told them, Matt 15:32-39 2 “^aI feel compassion for the crowd; they have been with Me now for three days and have nothing left to eat. 3 If I send them away to their homes hungry, they will faint from exhaustion on the road; because some of them have come a long way.” 4 His disciples replied to Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this isolated place to feed these people?” 5 He asked them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” They said, “Seven.” 6 He directed the people to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and repeatedly gave them to His disciples to set before them, and they served the crowd. 7 They also had a few small fish; and ^awhen Jesus had blessed them and given thanks, He ordered these fish to be set before them as well. 8 And the people ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large ^abaskets full of the broken pieces that were left over. 9 About four thousand men were there besides women and children; and He sent them away. 10 Then immediately He got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of ^1aDalmanutha.

11 ^aThe Pharisees came out and began to argue contentiously and debate with Him, ^bdemanding from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him because of their unbelief. 12 He ^agroaned and sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? I assure you and most solemnly say to you, ^1bno sign will be given to this generation!” 13 Leaving them, He again boarded the boat and left for the other side.

14 Now the disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 Jesus repeatedly ordered them, saying, “^aWatch out! Beware of the ¹leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of ^bHerod.” 16 They began discussing this with one another, saying, “It is because we have no bread that He said this.” 17 Jesus, aware of this discussion, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? ^aDo you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? Is 6:9, 10 18 ^aTHOUGH YOU HAVE EYES, DO YOU NOT SEE? AND THOUGH YOU HAVE EARS, DO YOU NOT HEAR and LISTEN to what I have said? And do you not remember, Jer 5:21 19 when I broke ^athe five loaves for the five thousand, how many ^bbaskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They answered, “Twelve.” 20 “And when I broke ^athe seven loaves for the four thousand, how many large ^bbaskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they answered, “Seven.” 21 And He was saying to them, “^aDo you still not understand?”

22 Then they came to ^aBethsaida; and some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged Him to ^btouch him. 23 Taking the blind man by the hand, He ^aled him out of the village; and after ^bspitting on his eyes and ^claying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking around.” 25 Then again Jesus laid His hands on his eyes; and the man stared intently and his sight was completely restored, and he began to see everything clearly. 26 And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter ^athe village.”

27 ^aThen Jesus and His disciples went out to the villages of ^1bCaesarea Philippi; and on the way He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” Matt 16:13-16; Luke 9:18-20 28 ^aThey answered Him, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.” 29 And He asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” ^aPeter replied to Him, “You in contrast to the others are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) .” 30 Then ^aJesus strictly warned them not to tell anyone about Him.

31 ^aAnd He began to teach them that ^bthe Son of Man must of necessity suffer many things and be rejected as the Messiah by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and must be put to death, and after three days rise from death to life. Matt 16:21-28; Luke 9:22-27 32 He was stating the matter ^aplainly not holding anything back. Then Peter took Him aside and began to reprimand Him. 33 But turning around with His back to Peter and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind Me, ^aSatan; for your mind is not set on God’s will or His values and purposes, but on what pleases man.”

34 Jesus called the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to follow Me as My disciple, he must deny himself set aside selfish interests, and ^1atake up his cross expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come and follow Me believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me. 35 For ^awhoever wishes to save his life in this world will eventually lose it through death, but whoever loses his life in this world for My sake and the gospel’s will save it from the consequences of sin and separation from God. Matt 10:39; Luke 17:33; John 12:25 36 For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world with all its pleasures, and forfeit his soul? 37 For what will a man give in exchange for his soul and eternal life in God’s kingdom? 38 For ^awhoever is ashamed here and now of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, ^bthe Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He ^ccomes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, ^aJesus called His disciples and *said to them, 2 “^aI feel compassion for the crowd because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat. 3 And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.” 4 And His disciples answered Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough ¹bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?” 5 And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.” 6 And He *directed the crowd to ¹sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them. And He kept giving them to His disciples to ²serve to them, and they served them to the crowd. 7 And they also had a few small fish; and ^aafter He blessed them, He ordered these to be ¹served as well. 8 And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large ^abaskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces. 9 Now about four thousand were there, and He sent them away. 10 And immediately He entered the boat with His disciples and came to the district of ^aDalmanutha.

11 ^aAnd the Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, ^bseeking from Him ¹a sign from heaven, testing Him. 12 ^aAnd sighing deeply ¹in His spirit, He *said, “Why does this generation seek ²a sign? Truly I say to you, ^3bno ⁴sign will be given to this generation.” 13 And leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side.

14 And they had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them. 15 And He was giving orders to them, saying, “^aWatch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of ^bHerod.” 16 And they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17 And Jesus, aware of this, *said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? ^aDo you not yet perceive or understand? Do you have a hardened heart? 18 ^aHAVING EYES, DO YOU NOT SEE? AND HAVING EARS, DO YOU NOT HEAR? And do you not remember, 19 when I broke ^athe five loaves for the five thousand, how many ^bbaskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They *said to Him, “Twelve.” 20 “When I broke ^athe seven for the four thousand, how many large ^bbaskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they *said to Him, “Seven.” 21 And He was saying to them, “^aDo you not yet understand?”

22 And they *came to ^aBethsaida. And they *brought a blind man to Jesus and *pleaded with Him to ^btouch him. 23 And taking the blind man by the hand, He ^abrought him out of the village; and after ^bspitting on his eyes and ^claying His hands on him, He was asking him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he ¹looked up and was saying, “I see men, for ²I see them like trees, walking around.” 25 Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly. 26 And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter ^athe village.”

27 ^aAnd Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of ^bCaesarea Philippi; and on the way He was asking His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 ^aAnd they told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.” 29 And He continued asking them, “But who do you say that I am?” ^aPeter *answered and *said to Him, “You are the ¹Christ.” 30 And ^aHe ¹warned them to tell no one about Him.

31 ^aAnd He began to teach them that ^bthe 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. 32 And He was stating the matter ^aopenly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. 33 But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and *said, “Get behind Me, ^aSatan! For you are not setting your mind on ¹God’s interests, but man’s.”

34 And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to ¹come after Me, he must deny himself, and ^atake up his cross and follow Me. 35 For ^awhoever wishes to save his ¹life will lose it, but whoever loses his ²life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? 37 For what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 For ^awhoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, ^bthe Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He ^ccomes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

In those days, ^awhen there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus summoned His disciples and *said to them, 2 “^aI feel compassion for the ¹people because they have remained with Me for three days already and have nothing to eat. 3 And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.” 4 And His disciples replied to Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough ¹bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?” 5 And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.” 6 And He *directed the ¹people to recline on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve, and they served them to the ²people. 7 They also had a few small fish; and ^aafter He had blessed them, He told the disciples to serve these as well. 8 And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large ^abaskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces. 9 About four thousand ¹men were there; and He dismissed them. 10 And immediately He got into the boat with His disciples and came to the region of ^aDalmanutha.

11 ^aAnd the Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, ^bdemanding from Him a ¹sign from heaven, ²to test Him. 12 ^aSighing deeply in His spirit, He *said, “Why does this generation demand a ¹sign? Truly I say to you, ^2bno ³sign will be given to this generation!” 13 And leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side.

14 And the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them. 15 And He was giving orders to them, saying, “^aWatch out! Beware of the ¹leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of ^bHerod.” 16 And they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17 And Jesus, aware of this, *said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? ^aDo you not yet comprehend or understand? Do you still have your heart ¹hardened? 18 ^aHAVING EYES, DO YOU NOT SEE? AND HAVING EARS, DO YOU NOT HEAR? And do you not remember, 19 when I broke ^athe five loaves for the five thousand, how many ^bbaskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They *said to Him, “Twelve.” 20 “When I broke ^athe seven for the four thousand, how many large ^bbaskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they *said to Him, “Seven.” 21 And He was saying to them, “^aDo you not yet understand?”

22 And they *came to ^aBethsaida. And some people *brought a man who was blind to ¹Jesus and *begged Him to ^btouch him. 23 Taking the man who was blind by the hand, He ^abrought him out of the village; and after ^bspitting in his eyes and ^claying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he ¹looked up and said, “I see people, for I see them like trees, walking around.” 25 Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly. 26 And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter ^athe village.”

27 ^aJesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of ^bCaesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 ^aThey told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 29 And He continued questioning them: “But who do you say that I am?” ^aPeter answered and *said to Him, “You are the ¹Christ.” 30 And ^aHe ¹warned them to tell no one about Him.

31 ^aAnd He began to teach them that ^bthe 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 from the dead. 32 And He was stating the matter ^aplainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. 33 But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and *said, “Get behind Me, ^aSatan; for you are not setting your mind on ¹God’s purposes, but on man’s.”

34 And He summoned the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, ^atake up his cross, and follow Me. 35 For ^awhoever wants to save his ¹life will lose it, but whoever loses his ²life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? 37 For what could a person give in exchange for his soul? 38 For ^awhoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, ^bthe Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He ^ccomes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, ^aJesus called His disciples and *said to them, 2 “^aI feel compassion for the ¹people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.” 4 And His disciples answered Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough ¹bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?” 5 And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.” 6 And He *directed the ¹people to ²sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to ³serve to them, and they served them to the ⁴people. 7 They also had a few small fish; and ^aafter He had blessed them, He ordered these to be ¹served as well. 8 And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large ^abaskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces. 9 About four thousand were there; and He sent them away. 10 And immediately He entered the boat with His disciples and came to the district of ^aDalmanutha.

11 ^aThe Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, ^bseeking from Him a ¹sign from heaven, ²to test Him. 12 ^aSighing deeply ¹in His spirit, He *said, “Why does this generation seek for a ²sign? Truly I say to you, ^3bno ⁴sign will be given to this generation.” 13 Leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side.

14 And they had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them. 15 And He was giving orders to them, saying, “^aWatch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of ^bHerod.” 16 They began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17 And Jesus, aware of this, *said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? ^aDo you not yet see or understand? Do you have a ¹hardened heart? 18 ^aHAVING EYES, DO YOU NOT SEE? AND HAVING EARS, DO YOU NOT HEAR? And do you not remember, 19 when I broke ^athe five loaves for the five thousand, how many ^bbaskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They *said to Him, “Twelve.” 20 “When I broke ^athe seven for the four thousand, how many large ^bbaskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they *said to Him, “Seven.” 21 And He was saying to them, “^aDo you not yet understand?”

22 And they *came to ^aBethsaida. And they *brought a blind man to Jesus and *implored Him to ^btouch him. 23 Taking the blind man by the hand, He ^abrought him out of the village; and after ^bspitting on his eyes and ^claying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he ¹looked up and said, “I see men, for ²I see them like trees, walking around.” 25 Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly. 26 And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter ^athe village.”

27 ^aJesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of ^bCaesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 ^aThey told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.” 29 And He continued by questioning them, “But who do you say that I am?” ^aPeter *answered and *said to Him, “You are ¹the Christ.” 30 And ^aHe ¹warned them to tell no one about Him.

31 ^aAnd He began to teach them that ^bthe 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. 32 And He was stating the matter ^aplainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. 33 But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and *said, “Get behind Me, ^aSatan; for you are not setting your mind on ¹God’s interests, but man’s.”

34 And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and ^atake up his cross and follow Me. 35 For ^awhoever wishes to save his ¹life will lose it, but whoever loses his ²life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? 37 For what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 For ^awhoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, ^bthe Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He ^ccomes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”