1 In those days, the multitude being very great and having nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples to Him and said to them,
2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
3 And if I send them away hungry to their own houses, they will faint on the way; for some of them have come from afar.
4 And His disciples answered Him, How can one satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness?
5 He asked them, How many loaves do you have? And they said, Seven.
6 So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And He took the seven loaves and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude.
7 And they also had a few small fish; and having blessed them, He said to set them also before them.
8 So they ate and were filled, and they took up seven baskets of leftover fragments.
9 And those who had eaten were about four thousand. And He sent them away,
10 and immediately got into the boat with His disciples, and came into the region of Dalmanutha.
11 And the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from Heaven, testing Him.
12 But He sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I say to you, As if a sign will be given to this generation!
13 And He left them, and getting into the boat again, departed to the other side.
14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat.
15 And He charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.
16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.
17 But Jesus, knowing, said to them, Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart still hardened?
18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?
19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? They said to Him, Twelve.
20 Also, when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? And they said, Seven.
21 So He said to them, How is it you do not understand?
22 Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him.
23 So 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 on him, He asked him if he saw anything.
24 And he looked up and said, I see men like trees, walking.
25 Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly.
26 Then He sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell anyone in the town.
27 And Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His disciples, saying to them, Who do men say that I am?
28 So they answered, John the Immerser; but some say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.
29 He said to them, But who do you say that I am? Peter answered and said to Him, You are the Christ.
30 And He charged them that they should tell no one about Him.
31 And He began to teach them that it is necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days to rise again.
32 And He spoke this word openly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
33 But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.
34 And when He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
35 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospels will save it.
36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?
37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.
1 NAQUELES dias, havendo mui grande multidão, e não tendo que comer, Jesus chamou a si os seus discípulos, e disse-lhes: 2 Tenho compaixão da multidão, porque há já três dias que estão comigo, e não têm que comer. 3 E, se os deixar ir em jejum para suas casas, desfalecerão no caminho, porque alguns deles vieram de longe. 4 E os seus discípulos responderam-lhe: Donde poderá alguém satisfazê-los de pão aqui no deserto? 5 E perguntou-lhes: Quantos pães tendes? E disseram-lhe: Sete. 6 E ordenou à multidão que se assentasse no chão. E, tomando os sete pães, e tendo dado graças, partiu-os, e deu-os aos seus discípulos, para que os pusessem diante deles, e puseram-nos diante da multidão. 7 Tinham também uns poucos de peixinhos; e, tendo dado graças, ordenou que também lhos pusessem diante. 8 E comeram, e saciaram-se; e dos pedaços que sobejaram levantaram sete alcofas. 9 E os que comeram eram quase quatro mil; e despediu-os.
10 E, entrando logo no barco com os seus discípulos, foi para as partes de Dalmanuta. 11 E saíram os fariseus, e começaram a disputar com ele, pedindo-lhe, para o tentarem, um sinal do céu. 12 E, suspirando profundamente em seu espírito, disse: Por que pede esta geração um sinal? Em verdade vos digo que a esta geração não se dará sinal algum. 13 E, deixando-os, tornou a entrar no barco, e foi para a outra banda. 14 E eles se esqueceram de levar pão, e no barco não tinham consigo senão um pão. 15 E ordenou-lhes, dizendo: Olhai, guardai-vos do fermento dos fariseus e do fermento de Herodes. 16 E arrazoavam entre si, dizendo: É porque não temos pão. 17 E Jesus, conhecendo isto, disse-lhes: Para que arrazoais, que não tendes pão? não considerastes, nem compreendestes ainda? tendes ainda o vosso coração endurecido? 18 Tendo olhos, não vedes? e, tendo ouvidos, não ouvis? e não vos lembrais, 19 Quando parti os cinco pães entre os cinco mil, quantos cestos cheios de pedaços levantastes? Disseram-lhe: Doze. 20 E, quando parti os sete entre os quatro mil, quantas alcofas cheias de pedaços levantastes? E disseram-lhe: Sete. 21 E ele lhes disse: Como não entendeis ainda?
22 E chegou a Betsaida; e trouxeram-lhe um cego, e rogaram-lhe que lhe tocasse. 23 E, tomando o cego pela mão, levou-o para fora da aldeia; e, cuspindo-lhe nos olhos, e impondo-lhe as mãos, perguntou-lhe se via alguma coisa. 24 E, levantando ele os olhos, disse: Vejo os homens; pois os vejo como árvores que andam. 25 Depois tornou a pôr-lhe as mãos nos olhos, e ele, olhando firmemente ficou restabelecido, e já via ao longe e distintamente a todos. 26 E mandou-o para sua casa, dizendo: Não entres na aldeia.
27 E saiu Jesus e os seus discípulos para as aldeias de Cesareia de Filipe; e no caminho perguntou aos seus discípulos, dizendo: Quem dizem os homens que eu sou? 28 E eles responderam: João Batista; e outros, Elias; mas outros, Um dos profetas. 29 E ele lhes disse: Mas vós quem dizeis que eu sou? E, respondendo Pedro, lhe disse: Tu és o Cristo. 30 E admoestou-os, para que a ninguém dissessem aquilo dele. 31 E começou a ensinar-lhes que importava que o Filho do homem padecesse muito, e fosse rejeitado pelos anciãos e príncipes dos sacerdotes, e pelos escribas, e que fosse morto, mas que depois de três dias ressuscitaria. 32 E dizia abertamente estas palavras. E Pedro o tomou à parte, e começou a repreendê-lo. 33 Mas ele, virando-se, e olhando para os seus discípulos, repreendeu a Pedro, dizendo: Retira-te de diante de mim, Satanás; porque não compreendes as coisas que são de Deus, mas as que são dos homens.
34 E, chamando a si a multidão, com os seus discípulos, disse-lhes: Se alguém quiser vir após mim, negue-se a si mesmo, e tome a sua cruz, e siga-me. 35 Porque qualquer que quiser salvar a sua vida perdê-la-á, mas, qualquer que perder a sua vida por amor de mim e do evangelho, esse a salvará. 36 Pois que aproveitaria ao homem ganhar todo o mundo e perder a sua alma? 37 Ou que daria o homem pelo resgate da sua alma? 38 Porquanto, qualquer que, entre esta geração adúltera e pecadora, se envergonhar de mim e das minhas palavras, também o Filho do homem se envergonhará dele, quando vier na glória de seu Pai, com os santos anjos.