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Markos 8:22-38

Markos 8:22-38 TOJB2011

And they come to Beit-Tzaidah. And they bring to him an ivver (blind man), and entreated him to touch him. And having grasped the hand of the ivver, he took him outside the shtetl; and, having put spittle on his eyes, [and] having laid hands upon him, he was questioning him, Do you see anything? And after looking up, the ivver was saying, I see bnei Adam — they look like trees walking! Then again Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach placed his hands upon his eyes; and the man looked intently and was restored, and was seeing everything clearly. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach sent the man to his bais, saying, Do not even enter the shtetl. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach went out along with his talmidim, to the shtetlach of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he was questioning his talmidim, saying to them, Who do Bnei Adam say that I am? And the talmidim spoke to him, saying, Yochanan of the tevilah of teshuva; and others say, Eliyahu HaNavi; but others, One of the neviim. And he continued questioning them, But who do you say that I am? In reply, Kefa says to him, You are the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach. And he warned them to tell no one about him. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach began to teach them that it is necessary [for] the Bar Enosh to suffer many things and to be rejected by the Zekenim and the Rashei Hakohanim (the Chief Priests) and the Sofrim (Scribes), and to be killed and after his histalkus (passing) after Shlosha Yamim (Three Days) to undergo the Techiyas HaMoshiach. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was speaking about the matter plainly. And Shim'on Kefa took him aside and began to rebuke him. But having turned around and having looked at his talmidim, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach rebuked Kefa, and says, Get behind me, HaSatan; for you are not putting your machshavot (thoughts) on the interests of HASHEM but on that of Bnei Adam. And having summoned the multitude along with his talmidim, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, If anyone wishes to follow after me, let him make denial of himself, and take up his etz shel mesiros nefesh (tree of self-sacrifice), and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his nefesh will lose it; but whoever loses his nefesh for my sake and for the sake of the Besuras HaGeulah will save it. For how is the ben Adam (human being) benefited if he gain the kol haOlam, and forfeit his neshamah? For what shall a ben Adam give in exchange [for] his neshamah? For whoever feels bushah (shame) regarding me and my devarim in this dor rah umnaef (evil and adulterous generation), the Bar Enosh will also be ashamed of him, when Moshiach comes in the kavod of his Av with the malachim hakedoshim.

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