1During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, 2“I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.3If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.” 4His disciples answered, “But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?” 5“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied. 6He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people, and they did so. 7They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them. 8The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 9About four thousand were present. After he had sent them away, 10he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha. 11The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. 12He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.”13Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.
The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod
14The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. 15“Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.” 16They discussed this with one another and said, “It is because we have no bread.” 17Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?18Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember?19When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?” “Twelve,” they replied. 20“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?” They answered, “Seven.” 21He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”
Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida
22They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. 23He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?” 24He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.” 25Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into⚓the village.”
Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah
27Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?” 28They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” 29“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.” 30Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.
Jesus Predicts His Death
31He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. 32He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.” 34Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.35For whoever wants to save their life⚓will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.36What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?37Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?38If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
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Yê-su Siem Pỗn Ngin Náq
(Mathia 15:32-39)
1Tâng máh tangái ki cũai clứng toâq sĩa pỡ Yê-su. Yuaq alới ŏ́q crơng sana cha, ngkíq Yê-su arô tỗp rien tễ án toâq pỡ án, cớp atỡng alới neq: 2“Cứq sâng sarũiq táq lứq cũai clứng nâi, yuaq alới ỡt cớp cứq khoiq pái tangái chơ, ma alới ŏ́q crơng sana cha. 3Khân cứq ớn alới chu pỡ dống alới, ma púng alới khoiq panhieih, ngkếq alới dớm veq tâng rana, yuaq sa‑ữi náq tễ alới toâq tễ vil yơng.” 4Tỗp rien tễ án blớh loah án neq: “Nŏ́q hái ễ táq dŏq bữn crơng sana siem máh cũai nâi yỗn cha pasâi, yuaq ntốq nâi yơng lứq tễ vil cũai ỡt?” 5Yê-su blớh loah alới: “Sếq lám bễng anhia bữn?” Alới ta‑ỡi: “Tapul lám.” 6Chơ Yê-su ớn nheq tữh cũai tacu tâng cutễq. Án ĩt tapul lám bễng ki, cớp án sa‑ỡn Yiang Sursĩ yỗn bữn crơng cha nâi. Moâm ki án pĩh bễng cớp avơi yỗn tỗp rien tễ án tampễq yỗn máh cũai cha. Chơ tỗp rien tễ án tampễq yỗn máh cũai ki. 7Alới bữn bar pái lám sĩaq cacớt hỡ. Yê-su sa‑ỡn Yiang Sursĩ yỗn bữn crơng sana nâi, chơ án ớn tỗp rien tễ án tampễq sĩaq hỡ. 8Toâq nheq tữh cũai cha pasâi, tỗp rien tễ Yê-su parỗm loah crơng sana clữi tễ alới cha, bữn poân loah tapul crưo. 9Máh cũai carsai samiang tâng ntốq ki bữn sám pỗn ngin náq. Chơ Yê-su ớn cũai clứng ki chu loah pỡ dống alới. 10Vớt ki án chỗn tâng tuoc cớp tỗp rien tễ án, cớp alới pỡq chu cruang Dal-manu-tha ễn.
Tỗp Pha-rasi Blớh Tếc Tễ Yê-su
(Mathia 12:38-40; Luca 12:54-56; 16:1-4)
11Bữn cũai tễ tỗp Pha-rasi toâq pỡ Yê-su rasuon cớp án. Alới sễq tễ Yê-su muoi tếc salễh yoc ễ dáng chớc án toâq tễ Yiang Sursĩ, ma tỡ bữn. Alới yoc ễ chim Yê-su. 12Yê-su tangứh cusốh, chơ án ta‑ỡi alới neq: “Nŏ́q cũai tâng dỡi nâi chuaq níc tếc salễh tễ cứq? Cứq atỡng anhia samoât lứq, cứq tỡ bữn yỗn cũai ỡt tâng dỡi nâi bữn tếc ntrớu.” 13Moâm án pai ngkíq, chơ án loŏh tễ alới. Án chỗn loah tâng tuoc clong chu tor yáng ki.