21. And he said to them, "How can you not understand?

22. He comes to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man to Him, and ask him to touch him.

23. He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and spitting on his eyes, laid his hands on him and asked him, "Does he see anything?"

24. He looked at him and said, "I see people passing by like trees."

25. Then he again laid his hands on his eyes and told him to look. And he was healed and began to see everything clearly.

26. And he sent him home, saying, "Do not go into the village and tell no one in the village."

27. And Jesus went with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea-Philippi. On the way He asked His disciples: "Whom do people say that I am?"

28. They answered: for John the Baptist; others for Elijah; and others for one of the prophets.

29. He says to them, "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered and said to him, "Thou art the Christ."

30. And he forbade them not to speak of him to anyone.

31. And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer much, to be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and to be killed, and on the third day to rise again.

32. And he spoke of these things openly. But Peter, having called Him back, began to rebuke Him.

33. And he turned and looked at his disciples, and rebuked Peter, saying, "Get thee behind me, Satan, for thou thinkest not of the things of God, but of the things of men."

34. And having called the people with his disciples, he said to them, "Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."

35. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the Gospel's sake will save it.

36. For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul?

37. Or what ransom will a man give in exchange for his soul?

38. For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.

Chapter 9.

1. And he said to them, "Truly I say to you, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God come in power."

2. And after six days, Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and brought them up to a high mountain alone, and was transfigured before them.