Luke 9:7–27

⁷Now Herod, the tetrarch, heard of all things that were done by him. And he was in a doubt, because it was said

⁸By some that John was risen from the dead: but by other some, that Elias had appeared: and by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

⁹And Herod said: John I have beheaded. But who is this of whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

¹⁰And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all they had done. And taking them, he went aside into a desert place, apart, which belongeth to Bethsaida.

¹¹Which when the people knew, they followed him: and he received them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and healed them who had need of healing.

¹²Now the day began to decline. And the twelve came and said to him: Send away the multitude, that, going into the towns and villages round about, they may lodge and get victuals; for we are here in a desert place.

¹³But he said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said: We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; unless perhaps, we should go and buy food for all this multitude.

¹⁴Now there 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.

¹⁶And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven and blessed them: and he broke and distributed to his disciples, to set before the multitude.

¹⁷And they did all eat and were filled. And there were taken up of fragments that remained to them, twelve baskets.

¹⁸And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples also were with him: and he asked them, saying: Whom do the people say that I am?

¹⁹But they answered and said: John the Baptist; but some say Elias: and others say that one of the former prophets is risen again.

²⁰And he said to them: But whom do you say that I am? Simon Peter answering, said: The Christ of God.

²¹But he strictly charging them, commanded they should tell this to no man.

²²Saying: The Son of man must suffer many things and be rejected by the ancients and chief priests and scribes and be killed and the third day rise again.

²³And he said to all: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

²⁴For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: for he that shall lose his life for my sake shall save it.

²⁵For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world and lose himself and cast away himself?

²⁶For he that shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him the Son of man shall be ashamed, when he shall come in his majesty and that of his Father and of the holy angels.

²⁷But I tell you of a truth: There are some standing here that shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.