Mark 8
1 In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,
About that time, when there was again a great crowd of people who had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him, and said:
2 “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
“My heart is moved at the sight of all these people, for they have already been with me three days and they have nothing to eat;
3 If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”
and if I send them away to their homes hungry, they will break down on the way; and some of them have come a long distance.”
4 His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
“Where will it be possible,” his disciples answered, “to get sufficient bread for these people in this lonely place?”
5 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.
“How many loaves have you?” he asked. “Seven,” they answered.
6 And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.
Jesus told the crowd to sit down upon the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve out; and they served them out to the crowd.
7 They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.
They had also a few small fish; and, after he had said the blessing, he told the disciples to serve out these as well.
8 The people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
The people had sufficient to eat, and they picked up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left.
9 And about four thousand men were present. As soon as Jesus had dismissed the crowd,
There were about four thousand people. Then Jesus dismissed them.
10 He got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
Immediately afterwards, getting into the boat with his disciples, Jesus went to the district of Dalmanutha.
11 Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
Here the Pharisees came out, and began to argue with Jesus, asking him for some sign from the heavens, to test him.
12 Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
Sighing deeply, Jesus said: “Why does this generation ask for a sign? I tell you, no sign shall be given it.”
13 And He left them, got back into the boat, and crossed to the other side.
So he left them to themselves, and, getting into the boat again, went away to the opposite shore.
14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.
Now the disciples had forgotten to take any bread with them, one loaf being all that they had in the boat.
15 “Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
So Jesus gave them this warning. “Take care,” he said, “beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
16 So they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.
They began talking to one another about their being short of bread.
17 Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?
And, noticing this, Jesus said to them: “Why are you talking about your being short of bread? Do not you yet see or understand? Are your minds still so slow or comprehension?
18 ‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?
“Though you have eyes, do you not see? and though you have ears, do you not hear?’ Do not you remember,
19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.
when I broke up the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets of broken pieces you picked up?” “Twelve,” they said.
20 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.
“And when the seven for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you pick up?” “Seven,” they said.
21 Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”
“Do not you understand now?” he repeated.
22 When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
They came to Bethsaida. There some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and begged him to touch him.
23 So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.
Taking the blind man’s hand, Jesus led him to the outskirts of the village, and, when he had put saliva on the man’s eyes, he placed his hands on him, and asked him: “Do you see anything?”
24 The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”
The man looked up, and said: “I see the people, for, as they walk about, they look to me like trees.”
25 Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly.
Then Jesus again placed his hands on the man’s eyes; and the man saw clearly, his sight was restored, and he saw everything with perfect distinctness.
26 Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”
Jesus sent him to his home, and said: “Do not go even into the village.”
27 Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”
Afterwards Jesus and his disciples went into the villages round Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples this question — “Who do people say that I am?”
28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
“John the Baptist,” they answered, “but others say Elijah, while others say one of the Prophets.”
29 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
“But you,” he asked, “who do you say that I am?” To this Peter replied: “You are the Christ.”
30 And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.
On which Jesus charged them not to say this about him to anyone.
31 Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo much suffering, and that he must be rejected by the Councillors, and the Chief Priests, and the Teachers of the Law, and be put to death, and rise again after three days.
32 He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
This statement he made openly. But Peter took Jesus aside, and began to rebuke him.
33 But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
Jesus, however, turning round and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter. “Out of my sight, Satan!” he exclaimed. “For you look at things, not as God does, but as man does.”
34 Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
Calling the people and his disciples to him, Jesus said: “If any man wishes to walk in my steps, let him renounce self, take up his cross, and follow me.
35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, will lose his life shall save it.
36 What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
What good is it to a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
37 Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
For what could a man give that is of equal value with his life?
38 If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
Whoever is ashamed of me and of my teaching, in this unfaithful and wicked generation, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his Father’s Glory with the holy angels.”
