"If God then so clothes the grass of the field, which blooms today, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith?

When Jesus saw the great crowds about him, he had given directions to cross to the other side,

"and he who does not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.

Then he told the people to sit down on the grass, and after taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven and blessed them. Then he broke the loaves and handed them to the disciples, and the disciples handed them to the crowds.

Then Jesus said to his disciples. "If any man wishes to come after me, let him renounce self, take up his cross, and follow me.

And as they went out they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, whom they compelled to go with them to carry his cross.

"You who were going to destroy the Temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

"He saved other," they said, "himself he cannot save. He, the King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him!