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CHAPTER VI

THOU ART THE MESSIAH!

ND Jesus arose from thence and went away into the borders of Tyre. And he entered into a house, and would

have no one know it. But he could not be hid, for straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet, and besought him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter. Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syro-phoenician by race. And Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be fed: for it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the little dogs. But she answered and said to him, Yea, sir, even the little dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. And he said unto her, For this saying, go thy way; be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And she went away to her house, and found the child lying upon the bed, and the demon gone out. 94. And Jesus went out again from the borders

of Tyre and came with his disciples through Sidon back towards the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the district of Decapolis. And he came unto the villages of Cæsarea Philippi;

and on the way he put a question to his disciples, saying unto them, Who do men say that I am? And they told him, saying, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah, and others, One of the prophets risen again. And he asked them, But who say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Messiah! And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon, son of John, for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven. And he charged them, and commanded them that they should tell no man that he was the Messiah. And he began to teach them that as Son of Man he must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day rise from the dead. But Peter took him and began to rebuke him, saying, Far be it from thee, Master; this shall never be to thee. And he turned and rebuked Peter before the disciples, and said, Get thee behind me, Satan, thou art an offence to me; for thy mind is not set upon the things of God, but upon the things of men.

95. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, I came

to cast fire upon the earth; and how would I that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized with; how am I in anguish till it be accomplished! And hear ye this, ye who would come after me. Which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have sufficient

to complete it? Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him, saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an embassy and asketh conditions of peace. So therefore, whosoever he be of you that is not willing to sacrifice all that he hath, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me. For whosoever would save his life shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, and the gospel's, shall save it. For what shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world, and forfeit his own self? Or what should a man take in exchange for his soul? Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny, and not one of them shall fall on the ground forgotten in the sight of your Father; but the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, then; ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Every one therefore who shall confess me be

fore men, him shall the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God: but he that denieth me in the presence of men, him shall the Son of Man also deny in the presence of the angels of God, when he cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels. And I tell you of a truth, There be some of them that stand here, who shall by no means taste of death, till they see the Kingdom of God come with power.

96. And there came unto Jesus the two sons

of Zebedee, James and John, saying unto him, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall ask of thee. And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? And they said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy Kingdom. But Jesus said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink? or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? And they said unto him, We are able. And Jesus said unto them, The cup that I drink ye shall drink; and with the baptism that I am baptized with shall ye be baptized. But to sit on my right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared. And when the Ten heard it, they were moved with indignation concerning James and John. And Jesus called them to him, and said unto them, Ye know that they who are accounted as rulers over the Gentiles lord it over

them; and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you; but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister; and whosoever would be first among you shall be servant of all. For the Son of Man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

97. And they went forth from thence, and were

passing through Galilee; and Jesus would not that any one should know it. For he was teaching his disciples, and saying unto them, The Son of Man shall be delivered up into the hands of men, and they shall kill him, and having been killed, on the third day he shall rise again. And they pondered the saying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead might mean. And they asked him, saying, How do the scribes say that Elijah must first come? And he said unto them, Elijah indeed cometh first and restoreth all things. But I say unto you, Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they would. And how is it written of the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nought! But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

98. And they came to Capernaum; and when

they were in the house Jesus asked the disciples, What were ye reasoning on the way? But they held their peace, for they had disputed one with another on the way, which of