Luke 9:7–27

⁷And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things being done by him, and was perplexed, because it was said by certain, that John hath been raised out of the dead; ⁸and by certain, that Elijah did appear, and by others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen; ⁹and Herod said, ‘John I did behead, but who is this concerning whom I hear such things?’ and he was seeking to see him.

¹⁰And the apostles having turned back, declared to him how great things they did, and having taken them, he withdrew by himself to a desert place of a city called Bethsaida, ¹¹and the multitudes having known did follow him, and having received them, he was speaking to them concerning the reign of God, and those having need of service he cured. ¹²And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, said to him, ‘Let away the multitude, that having gone to the villages and the fields round about, they may lodge and may find provision, because here we are in a desert place.’ ¹³And he said unto them, ‘Give ye them to eat;’ and they said, ‘We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;’ ¹⁴for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, ‘Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;’ ¹⁵and they did so, and made all to recline; ¹⁶and having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and was giving to the disciples to set before the multitude; ¹⁷and they did eat, and were all filled, and there was taken up what was over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

¹⁸And it came to pass, as he is praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he questioned them, saying, ‘Who do the multitudes say me to be?’ ¹⁹And they answering said, ‘John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;’ ²⁰and he said to them, ‘And ye—who do ye say me to be?’ and Peter answering said, ‘The Christ of God.’ ²¹And having charged them, he commanded them to say this to no one, ²²saying—‘It behoveth the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and the third day to be raised.’ ²³And he said unto all, ‘If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me; ²⁴for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it; ²⁵for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?

²⁶‘For whoever may be ashamed of me, and of my words, of this one shall the Son of Man be ashamed, when he may come in his glory, and the Father’s, and the holy messengers’; ²⁷and I say to you, truly, there are certain of those here standing, who shall not taste of death till they may see the reign of God.’