they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far." And his disciples say unto him, "Whence should we have so much bread as to satisfy so great a multitude here in the wilderness?" And Jesus saith unto them, "How many loaves have ye?" And they said, "Seven, and a few little fishes." And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took of the broken meat that was left, seven up baskets full. And they that did eat were about four thousand men, beside women and children. And he sent away the multitude, and straightway he entered into a ship, with his disciples, and came into the coasts of Magdala, into the parts of Dalmanutha.

The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, tempting, and began to question with him, and desired that he would show them a sign from heaven. He answered, and said unto them, "When it is evening, ye say, 'It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.' And in the morning, 'It will be foul weather to-day: for the sky is red and lowring.' O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?" And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith," Why doth this wicked and adulterous

generation seek after a sign? Verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given to this generation, but the sign of the prophet Jonas." And he left them, and entering into the ship again, departed to the other side.

CHAPTER X.

THE TRANSFIGURATION.

Now when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread; neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. Then Jesus charged them, and said unto them, "Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees, and of the leaven of Herod." And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "It is because we have taken no bread.” Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, "O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up?" They say unto him, "Twelve." "And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of

fragments took ye up?" And they said, "Seven." And he said unto them, "How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?" Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

And he cometh to Bethsaida. And they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 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 aught. And he looked up and said, "I see men as trees, walking." After that, he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. And he sent him away to his house, saying, "Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town."

And it came to pass, when Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and by the way he asked them, saying, "Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?" And they answered, "Some say that thou art John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets; and others say that one of the old prophets is risen again." He saith unto them, "But whom say ye that I am?" And Simon Peter

answered and said, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God." And Jesus answered and said. unto him, "Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father, which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven." Then he straitly charged his disciples, and commanded them, that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

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From that time forth began Jesus to show unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief Priests and Scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. And he spake that saying openly. Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, "Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee." But when he had turned about, and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, "Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men."

And when he had called the people unto him, with his disciples also, he said unto them all," If

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any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 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. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul, or be cast away? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels and then he shall reward every man according to his works. 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 his own glory, and in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels." 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."

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And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and leadeth them up into a high mountain apart to pray. And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and he was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment became shining, as the light, exceeding white and glistering as snow, so as no fuller on earth can white them. And, behold, there talked with him two