1One day another large crowd gathered around Jesus. They had not brought along anything to eat. So Jesus called his disciples together and said,
2“I feel sorry for these people. They have been with me for three days, and they don't have anything to eat.
3Some of them live a long way from here. If I send them away hungry, they might faint on their way home.”
4The disciples said, “This place is like a desert. Where can we find enough food to feed such a crowd?”
5Jesus asked them how much food they had. They replied, “Seven small loaves of bread.”
6After Jesus told the crowd to sit down, he took the seven loaves and blessed them. He then broke the loaves and handed them to his disciples, who passed them out to the crowd.
7They also had a few little fish, and after Jesus had blessed these, he told the disciples to pass them around.
8-9The crowd of about four thousand people ate all they wanted, and the leftovers filled seven large baskets.
As soon as Jesus had sent the people away,
10he got into the boat with the disciples and crossed to the territory near Dalmanutha.A sign from heaven(Matthew 16.1-4)
11The Pharisees came out and started an argument with Jesus. They wanted to test him by asking for a sign from heaven.
16The disciples talked this over and said to each other, “He must be saying this because we don't have any bread.”
17Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, “Why are you talking about not having any bread? Don't you understand? Are your minds still closed?
18Are your eyes blind and your ears deaf? Don't you remember Others say you are one of the prophets.”
29Then Jesus asked them, “But who do you say I am?”
“You are the Messiah!” Peter replied.
30Jesus warned the disciples not to tell anyone about him.
Jesus speaks about his suffering and death(Matthew 16.21-28; Luke 9.22-27)31Jesus began telling his disciples what would happen to him. He said, “The nation's leaders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law of Moses will make the Son of Man suffer terribly. He will be rejected and killed, but three days later he will rise to life.”
32Then Jesus explained clearly what he meant.
Peter took Jesus aside and told him to stop talking like that.
33But when Jesus turned and saw the disciples, he corrected Peter. He said to him, “Satan, get away from me! You are thinking like everyone else and not like God.”
34Jesus then told the crowd and the disciples to come closer, and he said:
If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross and follow me.
35If you want to save your life, you will destroy it. But if you give up your life for me and for the good news, you will save it.Mt 10.39; Lk 17.33; Jn 12.25.
36What will you gain, if you own the whole world but destroy yourself?
37What could you give to get back your soul?
38Don't be ashamed of me and my message among these unfaithful and sinful people! If you are, the Son of Man will be ashamed of you when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
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