يسوع يطعم أربعة آلاف رجل
(متى 15:32-39)1 وتَجمّعَ في تِلكَ الأيّامِ جُمهورٌ كبيرٌ، وما كانَ مَعَهُم شيءٌ يأكلونَهُ. فَدَعا يَسوعُ تلاميذَهُ وقالَ لهُم: 2 «أُشفِقُ على هذا الجَمعِ فَهُم مِنْ ثلاثةِ أيّامٍ مَعي، ولا طعامَ لهُم. 3 وإنْ صرَفْتُهم إلى بُيوتِهِم صائِمينَ، خارَت قِواهُم في الطّريقِ، ومِنهُم مَنْ جاءَ مِنْ مكانٍ بَعيدٍ».
4 فأجابَهُ تلاميذُهُ: «كيفَ لأحَدٍ أنْ يُشبعَ هؤُلاءِ النّاسَ خُبزًا هُنا في البرّيّةِ؟» 5 فسألَهُم: «كم رَغيفًا عِندَكُم؟» قالوا: «سَبعَةٌ». 6 فأمَرَ يَسوعُ الجَمعَ أنْ يَقعُدوا على الأرضِ، وأخَذَ الأرغِفَةَ السَبعَةَ وشكَرَ وكسَرَها وأعطى تلاميذَهُ لِيُوَزّعوها على الجَمعِ، فوَزّعُوها علَيهِم. 7 وكانَ معَ التلاميذِ بعضُ سَمكاتٍ صِغارٍ، فبارَكَها يَسوعُ وطَلبَ مِنْ تلاميذِهِ أنْ يُوَزّعوها أيضًا. 8 فأكَلَ النّاسُ حتى شَبِعوا، ثُمّ رفَعوا مِمّا فضَلَ مِنَ الكِسَرِ سَبعَ سِلالٍ. 9 وكانوا نحوَ أربَعةِ آلافٍ. فَصرَفَهُم يَسوعُ 10 وركِبَ القارِبَ معَ تلاميذِهِ وجاءَ إلى نواحي دَلمانُوثَةَ.
الفريسيون يطلبون آية
(متى 16:1-4)11 وأقبَلَ إليهِ بَعضُ الفَرّيسيّينَ وأخذوا يُجادِلونَهُ طالِبينَ مِنهُ آيةً مِنَ السّماءِ ليُجرّبوهُ، 12 فتَنَهّدَ مِنْ أعماقِ قَلبِه وقالَ: «ما لِهذا الجِيلِ يَطلُبُ آيةً؟ الحقّ أقولُ لكُم: لن يُعطى هذا الجِيلُ آيةً!»
13 وتَركَهُم ورَجَعَ في القارِبِ إلى الشّاطئِ المُقابِلِ.
خمير الفريسيين وخمير هيرودس
(متى 16:5-12)14 ونَسيَ التلاميذُ أن يتزَوّدوا خُبزًا، وما كانَ معَهُم في القارِبِ سِوى رغيفٍ واحدٍ. 15 وأَوصاهُم يَسوعُ قالَ: «إنتَبِهوا، إيّاكُم وخميرَ الفَرّيسيّينَ وخميرَ هيرُودُسَ!»
16 فتَساءَلوا: «هل لأنْ لا خُبزَ مَعنا؟» 17 فَعرفَ يَسوعُ وقالَ لهُم: «لماذا تُفكّرونَ أنّي قُلتُ هذا لأنْ لا خُبزَ معَكُم؟ أما أدْركتُم بَعدُ وفَهِمتُم؟ أعَمِيت قُلوبُكُم إلى هذا الحدّ؟ 18 أمْ لكُم عُيونٌ ولا تُبصِرونَ، وآذانٌ ولا تَسمَعونَ؟ ألا تَذكُرونَ 19 عِندَما كَسَرْتُ الأرغِفَةَ الخَمسَةَ لِلخَمسَةِ الآلافِ، كم قُفّةً مملوءةً مِنَ الكِسَرِ رَفَعتُم؟ قالوا: «اَثنَتَي عَشْرَةَ قُفّةً!» 20 قالَ: «وعِندَما كَسَرتُ الأرغِفَةَ السّبعَةَ لِلأربَعةِ الآلافِ، كم سلّةً مَملوءةً مِنَ الفَضَلاتِ رَفَعتُم؟ قالوا: «سبعَ سِلالٍ!» 21 فقالَ لهُم: «أما فَهِمْتُم بَعدُ؟»
شفاء أعمى في بيت صيدا
22 ووَصَلوا إلى بَيتَ صَيدا، فجاؤُوا إليهِ بِأعمى وتَوسّلوا إلَيهِ أنْ يَلمِسَهُ. 23 فأخَذَ بِيَدِ الأعمى وَقادَهُ إلى خارِجِ القَريةِ، وهُناكَ تَفَلَ في عَينَيهِ، ووَضَعَ يَدَيهِ علَيهِ وسألَهُ: «أتُبْصِرُ شيئًا؟»
24 فتَطلّعَ وقالَ: «أُبصِرُ النّاسَ وأراهُم يَمشُونَ كأنّهُم أشجارٌ». 25 فوَضَعَ يَسوعُ يدَيهِ مرّةً أُخرى على عَينَي الرّجُلِ، فأبصَرَ جيّدًا وعادَ صَحيحًا يرى كُلّ شيءٍ واضِحًا. 26 فأرسَلهُ إلى بيتِهِ وقالَ لَه: «لا تَدخُلِ القَريةَ».
بطرس يشهد بحقيقة يسوع
(متى 16:13-20، لوقا 9:18-21)27 وسارَ يَسوعُ وتلاميذُهُ إلى قُرى قَيصريّةِ فيلبّسَ، وفي الطّريقِ سألَ تلاميذَهُ: «مَنْ أنا في رأيِ النّاسِ؟» 28 فأَجابوهُ: «يوحنّا المَعمَدانُ، وبَعضُهُم يَقولُ: إيليّا، وبَعضُهُم: أحدُ الأنبياءِ». 29 فسألَهُم: «ومَنْ أنا في رأيِكُم أنتُم؟» فأجابَ بُطرُسُ: «أنتَ المَسيحُ!» 30 فأمرَهُم أنْ لا يُخبِروا أحدًا.
يسوع ينبئ أول مرة بموته وقيامته
(متى 16:21-28، لوقا 9:22-27)31 وبدأَ يُعلّمُهُم أنّ اَبنَ الإنسانِ يَجبُ أنْ يتألّمَ كثيرًا، وأنْ يَرفُضَهُ الشّيوخُ ورُؤَساءُ الكَهنَةِ ومُعَلّمو الشّريعَةِ، وأنْ يَموتَ قَتْلاً، وأنْ يَقومَ بَعدَ ثلاثَةِ أيّامٍ. 32 وكانَ يَقولُ هذا الكلامَ علانيَةً. فاَنفَردَ بِه بُطرُسُ وأخَذَ يُعاتِبُهُ. 33 فاَلتَفتَ ورأى تلاميذَهُ، فوَبّخَ بُطرُسَ بِقولِهِ: «اَبتَعِدْ عَنّي يا شَيطانُ، لأنّ أفكارَكَ هذِهِ أفكارُ البَشرِ، لا أفكارُ اللهِ».
34 ودَعا الجُموعَ وتلاميذَهُ وقالَ لهُم: «مَنْ أرادَ أنْ يَتبَعَني، فلْيُنكِرْ نَفسَهُ ويَحمِلْ صليبَهُ ويَتبَعْني. 35 لأنّ الذي يُريدُ أنْ يُخلّصَ حَياتَهُ يَخسَرُها، ولكن الذي يَخسَرُ حَياتَهُ في سَبيلي وسَبيلِ البِشارَةِ يُخَلّصُها. 36 فماذا يَنفَعُ الإنسانَ لو رَبِحَ العالَمَ كُلّهُ وخَسِرَ نَفسَهُ؟ 37 وبماذا يَفدي الإنسانُ نَفسَهُ؟ 38 لأنّ مَنْ يَستَحي بي وبِكَلامي في هذا الجِيلِ الخائِنِ الشّرّيرِ، يَستَحي بِه اَبنُ الإنسانِ متى جاءَ في مَجدِ أبيهِ معَ الملائِكَةِ الأطهارِ».
1 In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him , and saith unto them, 2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: 3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. 4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? 5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. 6 And 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. 7 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them . 8 So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. 9 And 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. 11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. 12 And 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. 13 And 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. 15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. 16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. 17 And 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? 18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? 19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. 20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. 21 And 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. 23 And 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. 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. 26 And 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? 28 And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say , Elias; and others, One of the prophets. 29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. 30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. 31 And 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. 32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. 33 But 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. 35 For 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. 36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 Whosoever 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.