The Life of Jesus

`And when the seven to the four thousand, how many hand-baskets full of broken pieces took ye up?' and they said, `Seven.'

And he said to them, `How do ye not understand?'

And he cometh to Bethsaida, and they bring to him one blind, and call upon him that he may touch him,

and having taken the hand of the blind man, he led him forth without the village, and having spit on his eyes, having put his hands on him, he was questioning him if he doth behold anything:

and he, having looked up, said, `I behold men, as I see trees, walking.'

Afterwards again he put his hands on his eyes, and made him look up, and he was restored, and discerned all things clearly,

and he sent him away to his house, saying, `Neither to the village mayest thou go, nor tell it to any in the village.'

And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi, and in the way he was questioning his disciples, saying to them, `Who do men say me to be?'

And they answered, `John the Baptist, and others Elijah, but others one of the prophets.'

And he saith to them, `And ye--who do ye say me to be?' and Peter answering saith to him, `Thou art the Christ.'

And he strictly charged them that they may tell no one about it,

and began to teach them, that it behoveth the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise again;

and openly he was speaking the word. And Peter having taken him aside, began to rebuke him,

and he, having turned, and having looked on his disciples, rebuked Peter, saying, `Get behind me, Adversary, because thou dost not mind the things of God, but the things of men.'

And having called near the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, `Whoever doth will to come after me--let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me;

for whoever may will to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake and for the good news' sake, he shall save it;

for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

Or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

for whoever may be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also shall be ashamed of him, when he may come in the glory of his Father, with the holy messengers.'

And he said to them, `Verily I say to you, That there are certain of those standing here, who may not taste of death till they see the reign of God having come in power.'

And after six days doth Jesus take Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up to a high mount by themselves, alone, and he was transfigured before them,

and his garments became glittering, white exceedingly, as snow, so as a fuller upon the earth is not able to whiten them .

And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

And Peter answering saith to Jesus, `Rabbi, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elijah one:'

for he was not knowing what he might say, for they were greatly afraid.