10. When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus all that they had done. He took them along and withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida.
11. When the crowds found out, they followed Him. He welcomed them, spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and cured those who needed healing.
12. Late in the day, the Twelve approached and said to Him, “Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a deserted place here.”
13. “You give them something to eat,” He told them.“We have no more than five loaves and two fish,” they said, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
14. (For about 5,000 men were there.)Then He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about 50 each.”
15. They did so, and had them all sit down.
16. Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them. He kept giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd.
17. Everyone ate and was filled. Then they picked up 12 baskets of leftover pieces.
18. While He was praying in private and His disciples were with Him, He asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am? ”
19. They answered, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, that one of the ancient prophets has come back.”
20. “But you,” He asked them, “who do you say that I am? ”Peter answered, “God’s Messiah! ”
21. But He strictly warned and instructed them to tell this to no one,
22. saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.”
23. Then He said to them all, “If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
24. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will save it.
25. What is a man benefited if he gains the whole world, yet loses or forfeits himself?
26. For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and that of the Father and the holy angels.
27. I tell you the truth: There are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”
28. About eight days after these words, He took along Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray.
29. As He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became dazzling white.