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But who do you say that I am? the Master asked again--and Peter said,
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Thou art the Christ.
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Tell no one this, continued Jesus, and then He explained to them privately His coming sufferings and death. They were all astounded. But these sufferings simply
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What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul? There was much thinking now, but still little believing. In less than a week He took three of His disciples on to a high mountain to pray, and, while there before them, He was transfigured for a little while.
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And the fashion of his countenance altered, and his raiment was white and glistening. Not only that--two angels, or spirits, appeared in glory with Him and talked about the death that was to come to Him at Jerusalem. Shortly, as the Master and His disciples went down the mountain side, they met a crowd gesticulating and shouting over an epileptic boy led by his agonized father. Some of the Apostles had tried to cure this boy and failed. The father prayed to Christ for compassion.
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If thou only canst believe, answered Christ,
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Weeping, the father said,
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Lord, I believe, help thou my unbelief --and the boy at once was healed. The scene on the mountain and the story gave rise to that greatest picture in the world, Raffael's painting of the
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Transfiguration.
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If thou be Christ, tell us, plainly. He is a fugitive from a city mob. The Raising of Lazarus. Again the people are following Him. The great Sanhedrin is alarmed.
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This Man has everybody believing on Him! He will create a Revolution yet. Jerusalem is in political danger, anyway; so is the Roman Empire. Everything seems going to pieces.
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This Man has too many Followers; we must kill Him.