Isus hrani četiri tisuće ljudi
(Mt 15:32-39)
1U to se vrijeme opet okupi veliko mnoštvo, a ljudi nisu imali što jesti. Isus pozove učenike te im reče: 2“Žao mi je tih ljudi. Već su tri dana ovdje sa mnom i više nemaju što jesti. 3Ako ih pošaljem gladne kućama, klonut će na putu. Neki su došli izdaleka.”
4“Pa kako da im u ovoj pustoši nabavimo dovoljno hrane?” upitaju učenici.
5“Koliko kruhova imate?” upita ih.
“Sedam”, odgovore. 6Nato on reče mnoštvu da posjeda po zemlji. Zatim uzme sedam kruhova, zahvali za njih Bogu, razlomi ih na komade i dade svojim učenicima. A učenici ih podijele mnoštvu. 7Nađe se i nekoliko ribica. Isus ih blagoslovi pa reče učenicima da i njih podijele.
8Svi se nasitiše, a zatim pokupe sedam košara preostale hrane. 9Ondje je bilo oko četiri tisuće muškaraca. Pošto su jeli, on ih otpusti kućama. 10Odmah zatim uđe s učenicima u lađu i doplovi u okolicu Dalmanute.
Farizeji traže znak
(Mt 16:1-4)
11Kad farizeji doznaju da je stigao, dođu s njime raspravljati. Tražili su od njega da im pokaže znak s neba kao potvrdu. 12Kad je to čuo, on uzdahne i reče: “Zašto ovaj naraštaj neprestano traži znakove? Zaista vam kažem, ovaj ih naraštaj neće dobiti.” 13Zatim se vrati u lađicu, ostavi ih i preplovi na drugu stranu jezera.
Herodov i farizejski kvasac
(Mt 16:5-12)
14No učenici su zaboravili ponijeti hrane prije polaska te su sa sobom u lađi imali samo jedan kruh. 15Isus ih strogo opomene: “Čuvajte se farizejskoga kvasca i kvasca kralja Heroda!”
16“Nemamo kruha”, govorili su međusobno jer mišljahu da im je zato to rekao. 17Isus je čuo o čemu govore pa reče: “Zašto govorite o tomu da nemate kruha? Zar još niste razumjeli, zar ne shvaćate? Zar su vam srca tako otvrdnula? 18Imate oči, a ne vidite! Imate uši, a ne čujete!8:18 Jeremija 5:21. Zar ništa ne možete upamtiti? 19A onih pet tisuća muškaraca koje sam nahranio razlomivši pet kruhova? Koliko ste punih košara ostataka skupili nakon toga?”
“Dvanaest”, odgovore.
20“A koliko je košara hrane preostalo kad sam razlomio sedam kruhova i njima nahranio četiri tisuće muškaraca?”
“Sedam punih košara”, rekoše.
21“Pa zar još ne razumijete?” upita ih.
Isus iscjeljuje slijepca
22Kad stignu u Betsaidu, dovedu mu slijepca i zamole ga da ga dotakne i iscijeli. 23Isus uzme slijepca za ruku i povede ga izvan sela, pljune mu u oči te na njih položi ruke. “Vidiš li što?” upita ga.
24Čovjek podiže pogled. “Vidim ljude,” reče, “ali nejasno, poput stabala koja hodaju!”
25Tada mu Isus ponovno stavi ruke na oči i čovjeku se taj put posve vrati vid, tako da je vidio sasvim jasno. 26Isus ga pošalje kući. “Ne svraćaj putem u selo”, reče mu.
Petar priznaje Isusa za Mesiju
(Mt 16:13-16, 20; Lk 9:18-21)
27Isus i njegovi učenici odu iz Galileje u sela Filipove Cezareje. On ih putem upita: “Što ljudi kažu, tko sam ja?”
28“Neki kažu da si Ivan Krstitelj,” odgovore učenici, “drugi kažu da si Ilija, a treći da si jedan od proroka.”
29Tada ih upita: “A za koga me vi držite?” Petar odgovori: “Ti si Krist!” 30Isus im zabrani da ikomu o njemu govore.
Isus pretkazuje svoju smrt i uskrsnuće
(Mt 16:21-23; Lk 9:22)
31Zatim im počne objašnjavati kako će on, Sin Čovječji, morati mnogo pretrpjeti od starješina, svećeničkih poglavara i pismoznanaca, koji će ga odbaciti, te da će biti ubijen i nakon tri dana uskrsnuti. 32Govorio im je o tome posve otvoreno. Petar ga nato povede na stranu i počne ga od toga odgovarati.
33Isus se okrene, pogleda učenike te strogo ukori Petra: “Odstupi od mene, Sotono, jer ti ne razmišljaš na Božji način, nego ljudski!”
Kako biti Kristovi učenici
(Mt 16:24-28; Lk 9:23-27)
34Tada pozove učenike i mnoštvo da priđu i slušaju. Zatim reče im: “Želi li tko biti mojim sljedbenikom, neka se odrekne samoga sebe, neka uzme svoj križ i neka ide za mnom. 35Jer svatko tko želi sačuvati svoj život izgubit će ga; a tko dade svoj život za mene i za Radosnu vijest, imat će istinski život. 36Kakva ti je korist ako stekneš sav svijet, a izgubiš vječni život? 37Što se može mjeriti s vrijednošću života?8:37 U grčkome: Ili što će čovjek dati u zamjenu za svoj život? 38Posrami li se tko mene i mojih riječi pred ovim preljubničkim i grešnim naraštajem, njega ću se i ja, Sin Čovječji, posramiti kada dođem u svojoj i Očevoj slavi i u slavi svetih anđela.”
1In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, 2I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: 3And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. 4And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? 5And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. 6And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people. 7And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. 8So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. 9And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
10¶ And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. 11And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. 12And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. 13And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.
14¶ Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. 15And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. 16And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. 17And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? 18Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? 19When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. 20And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. 21And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
22¶ And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 23And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. 24And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 25After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. 26And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
27¶ And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Cæsarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am? 28And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets. 29And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. 30And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. 31And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. 33But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
34¶ And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it. 36For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 37Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 38Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
