1 Neil päevil oli taas suur rahvahulk kokku tulnud. Ja kuna neil ei olnud midagi süüa, kutsus Jeesus jüngrid enese juurde ning ütles neile: 2 „Mul on rahvast kahju. Nad on juba kolm päeva minu juures olnud ja neil pole midagi süüa. 3 Kui ma lasen nad koju minna näljastena, siis nad nõrkevad teel, sest mõned neist on tulnud kaugelt."

4 Jüngrid vastasid talle: „Kust peaks keegi siin kõrvalises paigas leiba saama kõigi nende inimeste toitmiseks?"

5 „Mitu leiba teil on?" küsis Jeesus.

„Seitse," vastasid nad.

6 Jeesus käskis rahval maha istuda. Ta võttis need seitse leiba, tänas, murdis ja andis oma jüngritele jagamiseks, ja nemad viisid rahvale. 7 Neil olid ka mõned väikesed kalad ja Jeesus õnnistas neid ning käskis samuti jagada rahvale. 8 Inimesed sõid ja said söönuks. Ja jüngrid korjasid ülejäänud palukesi seitse korvitäit. 9 Sööjaid oli aga umbes neli tuhat meest. Siis Jeesus laskis neil minna. 10 Ta astus kohe koos oma jüngritega paati ja suundus Dalmanuuta aladele.

11 Variserid tulid ja hakkasid Jeesust küsitlema. Et teda proovile panna, nõudsid nad temalt tunnustähte taevast. 12 Jeesus ohkas sügavalt ja ütles: „Miks see sugupõlv nõuab tunnustähte? Tõesti, ma ütlen teile, sellele sugupõlvele ei anta tunnustähte!" 13 Ning ta jättis nad maha, astus taas paati ning siirdus vastaskaldale.

14 Ent jüngrid olid unustanud kaasa võtta toitu, neil ei olnud paadis kaasas muud kui üksainuke leib. 15 „Vaadake ette, hoiduge variseride juuretisest ja Heroodese juuretisest!" hoiatas neid Jeesus.

16 Nemad aga arutasid omavahel: „Ta räägib sellest, et meil ei ole leiba!"

17 Seda märgates ütles Jeesus neile: „Miks te leiva puudumise üle arutate? Kas te ikka veel ei taipa ega saa aru? Kas teie süda on ikka veel tuim? 18 Kas teil on silmad, aga te ei näe, kas teil on kõrvad, aga te ei kuule? Kas teil ei ole meeles, 19 kui ma viis leiba murdsin viiele tuhandele? Mitu korvitäit palukesi jäi üle?"

„Kaksteist," vastasid nemad.

20 „Kui ma seitse leiba murdsin neljale tuhandele, mitu korvitäit palukesi siis jäi üle?"

Nad vastasid: „Seitse."

21 „Kas te ikka veel ei saa aru?" küsis Jeesus.

22 Nii nad saabusid Betsaidasse. Tema juurde toodi pime mees ja anuti, et Jeesus teda puudutaks. 23 Jeesus talutas kättpidi mehe külast välja, sülitas tema silmadesse, pani käed ta peale ja küsis: „Kas sa näed midagi?"

24 Pime vaatas üles ja ütles: „Ma näen inimesi, nad on nagu puud, mis kõnnivad."

25 Seejärel pani Jeesus uuesti käed ta silmadele ja ta sai täiesti terveks ja nägi kõike selgesti. 26 Jeesus käskis tal minna koju, öeldes: „Ära minegi külasse!"

27 Siis Jeesus ja ta jüngrid läksid edasi Filippuse Kaisarea küladesse. Teel küsis ta jüngritelt: „Kelle ütlevad inimesed mind olevat?"

28 „Mõned ütlevad Ristija Johannese, mõned Eelija, mõned ühe prohveteist," vastasid nad talle.

29 „Aga teie?" küsis Jeesus. „Kelle teie ütlete mind olevat?"

Peetrus vastas talle: „Sina oled Messias!"

30 Aga Jeesus hoiatas neid rangelt, et nad sellest kellelegi ei räägiks.

31 Siis Jeesus hakkas neid õpetama, et Inimese Poeg peab palju kannatama ning hüljatama vanemate ja ülempreestrite ja kirjatundjate poolt ja tapetama ning kolme päeva pärast üles tõusma. 32 Ta rääkis sellest avalikult. Peetrus aga viis ta kõrvale ja hakkas teda noomima.

33 Ent Jeesus pöördus, ja vaadates oma jüngreid, sõitles Peetrust: „Tagane minust, saatan! Sa oled mulle takistuseks, sest sa ei mõtle Jumala, vaid inimese viisil."

34 Ja Jeesus kutsus rahvahulga koos oma jüngritega enese juurde ja ütles neile: „Kui keegi tahab käia minu järel, siis salaku ta end maha, võtku oma rist ja järgnegu mulle! 35 Sest kes tahab päästa oma elu, kaotab selle, aga kes kaotab oma elu minu ja evangeeliumi pärast, päästab selle. 36 Sest mis kasu on inimesel sellest, kui ta võidaks terve maailma, aga teeks kahju oma hingele? 37 Sest mis oleks inimesel anda oma hinge eest? 38 Jah, kes iganes häbeneb mind ja minu sõnu selle abielurikkuja ja patuse sugupõlve ees, seda häbeneb ka Inimese Poeg, kui ta tuleb oma Isa auhiilguses koos pühade inglitega."

1 In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, 2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: 3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. 4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? 5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. 6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people. 7 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. 8 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 straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. 11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. 13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.

14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. 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 among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. 17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither 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 brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. 20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. 21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?

22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. 26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.

27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Cæsarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am? 28 And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets. 29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. 30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of 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 scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. 33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.

34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it. 36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.