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1 In those days again, when there was great multitude and they had nothing to eat; calling his disciples together, he saith to them:
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In those days when there was again a great crowd without anything to eat, he called his disciples and said to them,
2 I have compassion on the multitude, for behold they have now been with me three days and have nothing to eat.
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"I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat.
3 And if I shall send them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way: for some of them came from afar off.
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If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way—and some of them have come from a great distance."
4 And his disciples answered him: From whence can any one fill them here with bread in the wilderness?
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His disciples replied, "How can one feed these people with bread here in the desert?"
5 And he asked them: How many loaves have ye? Who said: Seven.
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He asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven."
6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground. And taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, he broke and gave to his disciples for to set before them. And they set them before the people.
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Then he ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground; and he took the seven loaves, and after giving thanks he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute; and they distributed them to the crowd.
7 And they had a few little fishes: and he blessed them and commanded them to be set before them.
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They had also a few small fish; and after blessing them, he ordered that these too should be distributed.
8 And they did eat and were filled: and they took up that which was left of the fragments, seven baskets.
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They ate and were filled; and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.
9 And they that had eaten were about four thousand. And he sent them away.
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Now there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away.
10 And immediately going up into a ship with his disciples, he came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
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And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
11 And the Pharisees came forth and began to question with him, asking him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
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The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, asking him for a sign from heaven, to test him.
12 And sighing deeply in spirit, he saith: Why doth this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, a sign shall not be given to this generation.
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And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, "Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation."
13 And leaving them, he went up again into the ship and passed to the other side of the water.
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And he left them, and getting into the boat again, he went across to the other side.
14 And they forgot to take bread: and they had but one loaf with them in the ship.
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Now the disciples had forgotten to bring any bread; and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.
15 And he charged them saying: Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the leaven of Herod.
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And he cautioned them, saying, "Watch out—beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod."
16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying: Because we have no bread.
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They said to one another, "It is because we have no bread."
17 Which Jesus knowing, saith to them: Why do you reason, because you have no bread? Do you not yet know nor understand? Have you still your heart blinded?
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And becoming aware of it, Jesus said to them, "Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened?
18 Having eyes, see you not? And having ears, hear you not? Neither do you remember?
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Do you have eyes, and fail to see? Do you have ears, and fail to hear? And do you not remember?
19 When I broke the five loves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took you up? They say to him: Twelve.
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When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect?" They said to him, "Twelve."
20 When also the seven loaves among four thousand, how many baskets of fragments took you up? And they say to him: Seven.
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"And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect?" And they said to him, "Seven."
21 And he said to them: How do you not yet understand?
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Then he said to them, "Do you not yet understand?"
22 And they came to Bethsaida: and they bring to him a blind man. And they besought him that he would touch him.
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They came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him.
23 And taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the town. And spitting upon his eyes, laying his hands on him, he asked him if he saw any thing.
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He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; and when he had put saliva on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, "Can you see anything?"
24 And looking up, he said: I see men, as it were trees, walking.
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And the man looked up and said, "I can see people, but they look like trees, walking."
25 After that again he laid his hands upon his eyes: and he began to see and was restored, so that he saw all things clearly.
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Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he looked intently and his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.
26 And he sent him into his house, saying: Go into thy house, and if thou enter into the town, tell nobody.
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Then he sent him away to his home, saying, "Do not even go into the village."
27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples into the towns of Caesarea Philippi. And in the way, he asked his disciples, saying to them: Whom do men say that I am?
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Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?"
28 Who answered him, saying: John the Baptist; but some Elias, and others as one of the prophets.
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And they answered him, "John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets."
29 Then he saith to them: But whom do you say that I am? Peter answering said to him: Thou art the Christ.
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He asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered him, "You are the Messiah."
30 And he strictly charged them that they should not tell any man of him.
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And he sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him.
31 And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things and be rejected by the ancients and by the high priests and the scribes: and be killed and after three days rise again.
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Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
32 And he spoke the word openly. And Peter taking him began to rebuke him.
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He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
33 Who turning about and seeing his disciples, threatened Peter, saying: Go behind me, Satan, because thou savourest not the things that are of God but that are of men.
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But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things."
34 And calling the multitude together with his disciples, he said to them: If any man will follow me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
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He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel shall save it.
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For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.
36 For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul?
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For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life?
37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul:
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Indeed, what can they give in return for their life?
38 For he that shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation: the Son of man also will be ashamed of him, when he shall come in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
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Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."
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