Luke 9:7–27

^7fNow ^gHerod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he ^hwas perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; ⁸and of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. ⁹And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? ⁱAnd he desired to see him.

^10jAnd the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. ^kAnd he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called ^lBethsaida. ¹¹And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and ^mspake unto them of the kingdom of God, and ⁿhealed them that had need of healing. ¹²And when the day began to ⁿⁿwear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and ^olodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place. ¹³But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. ¹⁴For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company. ¹⁵And they did so, and made them all sit down. ¹⁶Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. ¹⁷And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

¹⁸And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and ^phe asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? ¹⁹They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that ^qone of the old prophets is risen again. ²⁰He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God. ^21rAnd he ^sstraitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing; ^22tsaying, ^uThe Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. ²³And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and ^wtake up his cross ^xdaily, and follow me. ²⁴For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. ²⁵For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or ^ybe cast away? ^26zFor whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels. ²⁷But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.