d be killed.

The disciples did not think this would happen to Jesus. They thought
he would be a great king and sit on a throne. Two of these men were
James and John. They came with their mother and bowed before Jesus as
you see in the picture. James and John wanted to be great. They asked
Jesus to let one of them sit on the right side and the other on the
left of his throne. Jesus told them that the way to be great was to do
good, kind deeds.

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Jesus was the greatest person who has ever lived, and he spent all
his life doing good to those who were in need of help.

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As Jesus and his men went toward the city, many people went with him.
Two blind men were sitting by the road. They heard the crowd coming.
When they knew that Jesus was coming, they asked him to open their
eyes. Jesus was always ready to help those who were in trouble. He
opened the eyes of the two blind men so they could see.

Jesus Changed

Many little boys and girls kneel down at mama's knee or by the bed in
the evening and pray to God. Often Jesus went up on a high hill to
pray. In the picture Jesus is on a hill-top. He went there to pray. He
took three of his disciples with him. They were Peter, James, and
John.

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See the two men by the side of Jesus, and see how bright Jesus looks.
The two men came from heaven to talk with Jesus. Peter, James, and
John had never seen Jesus look so beautiful before. The Bible says
that his face shone like the sun and that his clothes looked bright
like snow when the sun shines upon it.

The three disciples heard God's voice. The voice said, "This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him." When they heard
it, they fell on their faces, for they were afraid.

Soon the two men went away, and Jesus looked as he did before. He
touched his disciples and told them not to be afraid.

Then they went down the hill. They found many people. They saw a poor
boy who was sick, and Jesus made him well.

Feeding the Multitude

When Jesus was here on earth, he preached to the people, and many
listened to his words. He went from place to place talking of God,
healing the sick and lame, and doing much good everywhere he went.

At one time when he had been preaching to about five thousand people
for a long time, they all became hungry. There was no food for the
people to eat, except five small loaves of bread and two small fishes.

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