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?" |
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 go into the village.1 8:26 Some manuscripts Don't go and tell anyone in the village " |
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 Christ.2 8:29 Or Messiah. "The Christ" (Greek) and "the Messiah" (Hebrew) both mean "the Anointed One." " |
30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him. |
31 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and 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 things of God, but the things of men." |
34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. |
35 For whoever wants to save his life3 8:35 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verse 36. will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. |
36 What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? |
37 Or what can a man give in exchange for his 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 him when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels." |
