LUKE 9:5-25

⁵And as many as receive you not, when ye depart from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

⁶And they departed, and went throughout the villages, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere.

⁷Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done: and he was much perplexed, because that it was said by some, that John was risen from the dead;

⁸and by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

⁹And Herod said, John I beheaded: but who is this, about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

¹⁰And the apostles, when they were returned, declared unto him what things they had done. And he took them, and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida.

¹¹But the multitudes perceiving it followed him: and he welcomed them, and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and them that had need of healing he healed.

¹²And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

¹³But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all this people.

¹⁴For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.

¹⁵And they did so, and made them all sit down.

¹⁶And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake; and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

¹⁷And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up that which remained over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

¹⁸And it came to pass, as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

¹⁹And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

²⁰And he said unto them, But who say ye that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

²¹But he charged them, and commanded them to tell this to no man;

²²saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

²³And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

²⁴For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

²⁵For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self?