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The apostles gathered together with Jesus; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught.

for they all saw Him and were terrified. But immediately He spoke with them and said to them, "Take courage; it is I, do not be afraid."

Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly astonished,

and saw that some of His disciples were eating their bread with unholy hands, that is, unwashed.

And the Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk in accordance with the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unholy hands?"

But He said to them, "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.

And Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers in his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva;

and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He said to him, "Ephphatha!" that is, "Be opened!"

"I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me for three days already and have nothing to eat.

And immediately He got into the boat with His disciples and came to the region of Dalmanutha.

And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, demanding from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him.

And the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them.

And they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.

Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, "Who do people say that I am?"

And He summoned the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

"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."

And Jesus was saying to them, "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God when it has come with power."

And six days later Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up on a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them;

And Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.

And suddenly they looked around and saw no one with them anymore, except Jesus alone.