After Jesus sent the multitude on their way, He immediately got into a
boat with His disciples and came into Dalmanutha. Here the Pharisees
came forth and began to question Him, seeking of Him a sign from
heaven, and testing Him. To this Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and
said, Why does this generation seek after a sign? Verily I say to you,
There shall be no sign given to this generation. Then He left them and
departed again by boat to the other side.
Now the disciples had forgotten to bring any bread. They had no more
than one loaf in the boat with them. Jesus uttered, Take heed. Beware
of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. The disciples
reasoned among themselves and said, It is because we have no bread.
When Jesus realized their misunderstanding, He said to them, Why
reason ye because ye have no bread? Perceive ye not or understand?
Have ye still hardened hearts? Having eyes, see ye not? And having
ears, hear ye not? And do ye not remember when I broke the five loaves
among five thousand and how many baskets full of fragments ye took up?
And do ye not remember the seven loaves among four thousand and how
many baskets full of fragments ye took up? After they recalled the
numbers and told Him, Jesus said, Then how can it be that ye do not
understand?
At Bethsaida some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and besought
Him to touch the man. He took the blind man by the hand and led him
out of the town. When He had spit on the man's eyes and put His hands
upon him, Jesus asked the man if he saw anything. The man looked up
and said, I see men as trees, walking. After that Jesus put His hands
again upon his eyes then made him look up. Now he was restored and saw
every man clearly. Jesus sent him away to his house saying, Neither go
into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
Jesus and His disciples went out into the towns of Caesarea Philippi.
Along the way He asked His disciples, Who do men say that I am? They
answered, Some say John the Baptist, but some say Elias, and others
say one of the prophets. Then Jesus said to them, But who do you say
that I am? Peter answered, Thou art the Christ. Jesus charged them to
tell no man of Him. Then He began to teach them that the Son of man
must suffer many things; that He must be rejected by the elders, the
chief priests, and scribes; and that He must be killed and, after
three days, rise again.
Jesus said all this very openly to His disciples. Then Peter took Him
aside and began to rebuke Him. But Jesus turned around, looked at His
disciples, and rebuked Peter saying, Get behind me, Satan. Thou savor
not the things of God, but the things of men.
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