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 others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
    12 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
    13 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
    14 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
    15 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
    16 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
    17 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
    18 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
    19 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
    20 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
    21 And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.
    22 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
    23 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
    24 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.
    25 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?
    26 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
    27 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
    28 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
    29 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
    30 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
    31 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.
    32 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
    33 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
    34 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Go not into the town.
    35 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
    36 And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, One of the prophets.
    37 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
    38 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
    39 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.
    40 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
    41 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.
    42 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them,
    43 If any man come to me, and deny not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
    44 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
    45 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
    46 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
    47 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
    48 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
    49 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
    50 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
    51 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
    52 Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
    53 But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
    54 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
    55 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
    56 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
    57 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
    58 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
    59 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
    60 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
    61 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
    62 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
    63 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
    64 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.