21And Jesus, going forth from thence, withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22And behold, a woman of Canaan, coming out from those borders, cried to him, saying: Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is grievously possessed with a demon. 23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Dismiss her; because she cries after us. 24But he answering said: I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25But she came and bowed down to him, saying: Lord, help me. 26But he answering said: It is not good to take the children's bread, and cast it to the dogs. 27And she said: Yea, Lord; for the dogs also eat of the crumbs that fall from their masters' table. 28Then Jesus answering said to her: O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to thee as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.
29And departing from thence, Jesus came near to the sea of Galilee; and going up into the mountain, he sat down there. 30And great multitudes came to him, having with them lame, blind dumb, maimed, and many others, and laid them down at his feet, and he healed them; 31so that the multitudes wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
32And Jesus, having called to him his disciples, said: I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I will not dismiss them fasting, lest they faint in the way. 33And his disciples say to him: Whence should we have so many loaves in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? 34And Jesus says to them: How many loaves have ye? And they said: Seven, and a few little fishes. 35And he commanded the multitudes to lie down on the ground. 36And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 37And they all ate, and were filled. And they took up of the fragments that remained seven baskets full. 38And they who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39And dismissing the multitudes, he entered into the ship, and came into the borders of Magdala.
XVI. And the Pharisees and Sadducees came to him, and tempting desired him to show them a sign from heaven. 2And he answering said to them: When it is evening, ye say: Fair weather! for the sky is red. 3And in the morning: A storm to-day! for the sky is red and lowering. Ye know how to discern the face of the sky, but can ye not the signs of the times?
4An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.
5And coming to the other side, his disciples forgot to take bread. 6And Jesus said to them: Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 7And they reasoned among themselves, saying: Because we took no bread! 8And Jesus knowing it said: Ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye took no bread? 9Do ye not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 10Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 11How is it that ye do not understand, that I spoke not to you of bread? But, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees! 12Then they understood, that he did not bid them beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
13And having come into the region of Cæsarea Philippi, Jesus asked his disciples, saying: Who do men say that the Son of man is[13]? 14And they said: Some, John the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
15He says to them: But who do ye say that I am? 16And Simon Peter answering said: Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17And Jesus answering said to him: Happy art thou, Simon Bar-jonah[17]; for flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. 18And I also say to thee, that thou art Peter[18a], and upon this rock I will build my church[18b]; and the gates of the underworld shall not prevail against it. 19And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
20Then he charged his disciples, that they should tell no one that he is the Christ.
21From that time Jesus began to show to his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, and rise on the third day.