10On their return the apostles told him all that they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida.
11When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and cured those who had need of healing.
12Now the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, “Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place.”
13But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all these people.”
14For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
16And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.
17And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
21And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one,
22saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.”
23And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
24For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
25For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?
26For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
27But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”
28Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray.
29And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white.
30And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah,
31who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure,2 which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
32Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him.
33And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said.
34As he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
35And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One;3 listen to him!”
36And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.
37On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.
38And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.
39And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him.
40And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.”
41Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”
42While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
43And all were astonished at the majesty of God. But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus4 said to his disciples,
44“Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”
45But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
46An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest.
47But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side
48and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all is the one who is great.”
57As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”
58And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
59To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
60And Jesus7 said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
61Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.”
62Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
1 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
2 Greek exodus
3 Some manuscripts my Beloved
4 Greek he
5 Some manuscripts add as Elijah did
6 Some manuscripts add And he said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of; 56for the Son of Man came not to destroy people’s lives but to save them”
