12
The day was drawing to a close, and the twelve came to him and said, "Send the crowd away, so that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside, to lodge and get provisions; for we are here in a deserted place."
13
But 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."
14
For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."
15
They did so and made them all sit down.
16
And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.
17
And all ate and were filled. What was left over was gathered up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
18
Once when Jesus was praying alone, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"
19
They answered, "John the Baptist; but others, Elijah; and still others, that one of the ancient prophets has arisen."
20
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "The Messiah of God."
21
He sternly ordered and commanded them not to tell anyone,
22
saying, "The Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised."
23
Then he said to them all, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.
24
For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it.
25
What does it profit them if they gain the whole world, but lose or forfeit themselves?
26
Those who are ashamed of me and of my words, of them the Son of Man will be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
27
But truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."
28
Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.
29
And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white.
30
Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him.
31
They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
32
Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep; but since they had stayed awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him.