1 In those days, there being again a great crowd, and they having nothing that they could eat, having called his disciples to {him}, he says to them,2 I have compassion on the crowd, because they have stayed with me already three days and they have not anything they can eat,3 and if I should dismiss them to their home fasting, they will faint on the way; for some of them are come from far.4 And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able to satisfy these with bread here in a desert place?5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.6 And he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. And having taken the seven loaves, he gave thanks, and broke {them} and gave {them} to his disciples, that they might set {them} before {them}; and they set {them} before the crowd.7 And they had a few small fishes, and having blessed them, he desired these also to be set before {them}.8 And they ate and were satisfied. And they took up of fragments that remained seven baskets. () So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken {meat} that was left seven baskets.9 And they {that had eaten} were about four thousand; and he sent them away.10 And immediately going on board ship with his disciples, he came into the parts of Dalmanutha.11 And the Pharisees went out and began to dispute against him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, tempting him.12 And groaning in his spirit, he says, Why does this generation seek a sign? Verily I say unto you, A sign shall in no wise be given to this generation.13 And he left them, and going again on board ship, went away to the other side.14 And they forgot to take bread, and save one loaf, they had not {any} with them in the ship.15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and {of} the leaven of Herod.16 And they reasoned with one another, {saying}, It is because we have no bread.17 And Jesus knowing {it}, says to them, Why reason ye because ye have no bread? Do ye not yet perceive nor understand? Have ye your heart {yet} hardened?18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many hand-baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say to him, Twelve.20 And when the seven for the four thousand, the filling of how many baskets of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.21 And he said to them, How do ye not yet understand?22 And he comes to Bethsaida; and they bring him a blind man, and beseech him that he might touch him.23 And taking hold of the hand of the blind man he led him forth out of the village, and having spit upon his eyes, he laid his hands upon him, and asked him if he beheld anything.24 And having looked up, he said, I behold men, for I see {them}, as trees, walking.25 Then he laid his hands again upon his eyes, and he saw distinctly, and was restored and saw all things clearly.26 And he sent him to his house, saying, Neither enter into the village, nor tell {it} to any one in the village.27 And Jesus went forth and his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea-Philippi. And by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Who do men say that I am?28 And they answered him, saying, John the baptist; and others, Elias; but others, One of the prophets.29 And he asked them, But *ye*, who do ye say that I am? And Peter answering says to him, *Thou* art the Christ.30 And he charged them straitly, in order that they should tell no man about him.31 And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and of the chief priests and of the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise {again}.32 And he spoke the thing openly. And Peter, taking him to {him}, began to rebuke him.33 But he, turning round and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, saying, Get away behind me, Satan, for thy mind is not on the things that are of God, but on the things that are of men.34 And having called the crowd with his disciples, he said to them, Whoever desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me.35 For whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.36 For what shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul?37 for what should a man give in exchange for his soul?38 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him shall the Son of man also be ashamed when he shall come in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

1 In die dae toe daar 'n baie groot menigte was en hulle niks gehad het om te eet nie, het Jesus sy dissipels na Hom geroep en vir hulle gesê:2 Ek voel innig jammer vir die skare, omdat hulle al drie dae by My bly en niks het om te eet nie.3 En as Ek hulle honger huis toe stuur, sal hulle op die pad beswyk, want sommige van hulle kom van ver.4 En sy dissipels antwoord Hom: Waarvandaan sal 'n mens hulle hier in die woestyn kan versadig met brood?5 Toe vra Hy hulle: Hoeveel brode het julle? En hulle sê: Sewe.6 En Hy gee aan die skare bevel om op die grond te gaan sit; daarop neem Hy die sewe brode, en nadat Hy gedank het, breek Hy dit en gee dit aan sy dissipels om dit voor te sit; en hulle sit dit aan die skare voor.7 Hulle het ook 'n paar vissies gehad; en nadat Hy gedank het, sê Hy dat hulle dit ook moet voorsit.8 En hulle het geëet en versadig geword en die oorskot van die brokstukke opgetel, sewe mandjies vol.9 En die wat geëet het, was omtrent vier duisend. En Hy het hulle weggestuur.10 En dadelik het Hy met sy dissipels in die skuit geklim en in die streke van Dalmanuta gekom.11 En die Fariseërs het uitgegaan en met Hom begin redetwis en van Hom 'n teken uit die hemel gevra om Hom te versoek.12 Toe sug Hy swaar in sy gees en sê: Waarom begeer hierdie geslag 'n teken? Voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, aan hierdie geslag sal sekerlik geen teken gegee word nie.13 En Hy het hulle verlaat en weer in die skuit geklim en na die oorkant gegaan.14 En hulle het vergeet om brode saam te neem, en het net een brood by hulle in die skuit gehad.15 En Hy het hulle beveel en gesê: Pas op, wees op julle hoede vir die suurdeeg van die Fariseërs en die suurdeeg van Herodes.16 Toe redeneer hulle onder mekaar en sê: Dit is omdat ons geen brode het nie.17 En Jesus merk dit en sê vir hulle: Waarom redeneer julle dat julle geen brode het nie? Begryp julle nie en verstaan julle nie? Het julle nog jul verharde hart?18 Het julle oë en sien julle nie? En het julle ore en hoor julle nie?19 En onthou julle nie toe Ek die vyf brode vir die vyf duisend gebreek het, hoeveel mandjies vol brokstukke julle opgetel het nie? Hulle sê vir Hom: Twaalf.20 En die sewe vir die vier duisend -- hoeveel mandjies vol brokstukke het julle opgetel? En hulle sê: Sewe.21 Toe sê Hy vir hulle: Hoe verstaan julle dan nie!22 En Hy het in Bets ida gekom, en hulle het 'n blinde man na Hom gebring en Hom gesmeek om hom aan te raak.23 Hy neem toe die blinde by die hand en lei hom uit buitekant die dorp; en nadat Hy in sy oë gespuug en hom die hande opgelê het, vra Hy hom of hy iets sien.24 En hy kyk op en sê: Ek sien die mense, want ek sien hulle soos bome rondloop.25 Daarna lê Hy weer die hande op sy oë en laat hom opkyk, en hy is herstel en het almal van ver af duidelik gesien.26 En Hy het hom na sy huis gestuur en gesê: Moenie in die dorp gaan of dit aan iemand in die dorp vertel nie.27 En Jesus en sy dissipels het uitgegaan na die dorpe van Cesar,a-Fil¡ppi; en op die pad vra Hy sy dissipels en sê vir hulle: Wie sê die mense is Ek?28 En hulle antwoord: Johannes die Doper, en ander: El¡a, en ander: Een van die profete.29 En Hy sê vir hulle: Maar julle, wie sê julle is Ek? En Petrus antwoord en sê vir Hom: U is die Christus.30 En Hy het hulle streng beveel om niemand van Hom te vertel nie.31 Toe het Hy hulle begin leer dat die Seun van die mens baie moet ly en verwerp word deur die ouderlinge en owerpriesters en skrifgeleerdes en gedood word en n drie dae opstaan.32 En hierdie woord het Hy ronduit gespreek. En Petrus het Hom opsy geneem en Hom begin bestraf.33 Maar Hy het Hom omgedraai, en terwyl Hy sy dissipels aankyk, het Hy Petrus bestraf en gesê: Gaan weg agter My, Satan! Want jy bedink nie die dinge van God nie, maar die van die mense.34 En toe Hy die skare saam met sy dissipels na Hom geroep het, sê Hy vir hulle: Wie agter My aan wil kom, moet homself verloën en sy kruis opneem en My volg.35 Want elkeen wat sy lewe wil red, sal dit verloor; maar elkeen wat sy lewe om My ontwil en om die evangelie ontwil verloor, hy sal dit red.36 Want wat sal dit 'n mens baat as hy die hele wêreld win en aan sy siel skade ly?37 Of wat sal 'n mens gee as losprys vir sy siel?38 Want elkeen wat hom vir My en my woorde skaam in hierdie owerspelige en sondige geslag, vir hom sal die Seun van die mens Hom ook skaam wanneer Hy kom in die heerlikheid van sy Vader met die heilige engele.