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.”
Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand
1During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, 2“I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. 3If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”
4His disciples answered, “But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?”
5“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked.
“Seven,” they replied.
6He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people, and they did so. 7They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them. 8The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 9About four thousand were present. After he had sent them away, 10he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.
11The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. 12He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.” 13Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.
The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod
14The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. 15“Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.”
16They discussed this with one another and said, “It is because we have no bread.”
17Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? 18Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember? 19When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”
“Twelve,” they replied.
20“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”
They answered, “Seven.”
21He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”
Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida
22They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. 23He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?”
24He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”
25Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into8:26 Some manuscripts go and tell anyone in the village.”
Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah
27Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”
28They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
29“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”
30Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.
Jesus Predicts His Death
31He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. 32He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
33But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”
The Way of the Cross
34Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35For whoever wants to save their life8:35 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verses 36 and 37. will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 38If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
