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1 During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said,
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In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. Jesus called his disciples and told them,
2 “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.
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"I feel sorry for the crowd because they have been with me for three days and have nothing to eat.
3 If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”
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If I send them away hungry to their homes, they won't have enough strength to travel, for some have come a long distance."
4 His disciples answered, “But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?”
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His disciples responded, "How can anyone get enough food in this wilderness to satisfy these people?"
5 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.
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Jesus asked, "How much bread do you have?" They said, "Seven loaves."
6 He 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.
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He told the crowd to sit on the ground. He took the seven loaves, gave thanks, broke them apart, and gave them to his disciples to distribute; and they gave the bread to the crowd.
7 They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them.
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They also had a few fish. He said a blessing over them, then gave them to the disciples to hand out also.
8 The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
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They ate until they were full. They collected seven baskets full of leftovers.
9 About four thousand were present. After he had sent them away,
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This was a crowd of about four thousand people! Jesus sent them away,
10 he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.
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then got into a boat with his disciples and went over to the region of Dalmanutha.
11 The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven.
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The Pharisees showed up and began to argue with Jesus. To test him, they asked for a sign from heaven.
12 He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.”
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With an impatient sigh, Jesus said, "Why does this generation look for a sign? I assure you that no sign will be given to it."
13 Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.
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Leaving them, he got back in the boat and crossed to the other side of the lake.
14 The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.
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Jesus' disciples had forgotten to bring any bread, so they had only one loaf with them in the boat.
15 “Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.”
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He gave them strict orders: "Watch out and be on your guard for the yeast of the Pharisees as well as the yeast of Herod."
16 They discussed this with one another and said, “It is because we have no bread.”
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The disciples discussed this among themselves, "He said this because we have no bread."
17 Aware 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?
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Jesus knew what they were discussing and said, "Why are you talking about the fact that you don't have any bread? Don't you grasp what has happened? Don't you understand? Are your hearts so resistant to what God is doing?
18 Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember?
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Don't you have eyes? Why can't you see? Don't you have ears? Why can't you hear? Don't you remember?
19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”“Twelve,” they replied.
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When I broke five loaves of bread for those five thousand people, how many baskets full of leftovers did you gather?" They answered, "Twelve."
20 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”They answered, “Seven.”
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"And when I broke seven loaves of bread for those four thousand people, how many baskets full of leftovers did you gather?" They answered, "Seven."
21 He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”
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Jesus said to them, "And you still don't understand?"
22 They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
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Jesus and his disciples came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged him to touch and heal him.
23 He 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?”
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Taking the blind man's hand, Jesus led him out of the village. After spitting on his eyes and laying his hands on the man, he asked him, "Do you see anything?"
24 He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”
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The man looked up and said, "I see people. They look like trees, only they are walking around."
25 Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.
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Then Jesus placed his hands on the man's eyes again. He looked with his eyes wide open, his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly.
26 Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into the village.”
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Then Jesus sent him home, saying, "Don't go into the village!"
27 Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”
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Jesus and his disciples went into the villages near Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?"
28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
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They told him, "Some say John the Baptist, others 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.”
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He asked them, "And what about you? Who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Christ."
30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.
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Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone about him.
31 He 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.
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Then Jesus began to teach his disciples: "The Human One must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and the legal experts, and be killed, and then, after three days, rise from the dead."
32 He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
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He said this plainly. But Peter took hold of Jesus and, scolding him, began to correct him.
33 But 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.”
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Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, then sternly corrected Peter: "Get behind me, Satan. You are not thinking God's thoughts but human thoughts."
34 Then 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.
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After calling the crowd together with his disciples, Jesus said to them, "All who want to come after me must say no to themselves, take up their cross, and follow me.
35 For whoever wants to save their lifewill lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.
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All who want to save their lives will lose them. But all who lose their lives because of me and because of the good news will save them.
36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
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Why would people gain the whole world but lose their lives?
37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
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What will people give in exchange for their lives?
38 If 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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Whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this unfaithful and sinful generation, the Human One will be ashamed of that person when he comes in the Father's glory with the holy angels."
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