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,
In those days, there being again a very great multitude, and they having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to Him,
2 “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
and saith unto them, I have compassion on the multitude, for they have now been with me three days, and 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 fasting to their own home, they will faint by the way; for some of them are come from far.
4 His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
And his disciples answered Him, From whence can one satisfy these people with bread here in a desert?
5 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.
And He asked them, How many loaves have ye? and they said, Seven.
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.
And He ordered the people to sit down upon the ground: and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and brake them, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the multitude.
7 They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.
And they had a few small fishes: and He blessed them, and bid them set them also before the people.
8 The people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
And they did eat and were satisfied: and they took up what were left, to wit of fragments seven baskets:
9 And about four thousand men were present. As soon as Jesus had dismissed the crowd,
and they that had eaten were about four thousand. And then He dismissed them.
10 He got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
And going directly on board a ship with his disciples, He came into the parts of Dalmanutha:
11 Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
and the pharirisees came forth, and began to dispute with Him, desiring of Him a sign from heaven, tempting 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.”
And He sighing deeply in his spirit, saith, Why doth this generation require a sign? Verily I tell you, There shall no sign be given to this generation.
13 And He left them, got back into the boat, and crossed to the other side.
So He left them, and went on board the ship again, and departed to the other side.
14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.
And his disciples had forgot to take bread, neither had they any more than one loaf with them in the ship.
15 “Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
And therefore as He was giving them a charge, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod,
16 So they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.
they argued one with another, saying, It is because we have no 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 Jesus knowing it saith unto them, What are ye reasoning about? because ye have no bread? Do ye not yet discern nor understand? have ye your heart still hardened?
18 ‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?
Have ye eyes, and do not see? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not 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 brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did ye take up? They answer, Twelve.
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 I divided the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? and they said, Seven.
21 Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”
And He said unto them, How is it then that ye do not understand?
22 When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
Then He cometh to Bethsaida, where they brought to Him a blind man, and begged of Him that He would 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.
And He took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and having spit on his eyes, He laid his hands upon him, and asked him, If he saw any thing.
24 The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”
And he looked up, and said, I see men (as it were trees) walking.
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 He put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored to sight, and saw them all plainly.
26 Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”
And He sent him away to his house, and said, Neither go into the town, nor tell any one in the town.
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?”
Then Jesus and his disciples went out into the towns of Cesarea Philippi: and by the way He asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I am?
28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
And they answered, Some say, John the baptist; and others, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
29 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
And He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answered and saith, Thou art the Christ.
30 And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.
And He charged them, that they should say this to no one concerning Him:
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.
and began to tell them, that the Son of man must suffer much; and be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes; and be put to death: and after three days rise again.
32 He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
And this He spake plainly and openly. Upon which Peter 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.”
But He turned about and looking on his disciples reproved Peter, saying, Get thee behind me Satan; for thou savourest not the things of God, but the things that be of men.
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.
And calling the people and his disciples to Him, He said unto them, Whosoever is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and 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 he that would save his life, shall lose it; but he that would lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, shall save it.
36 What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
37 Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
or what shall a man give as a ransom for his soul?
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.”
for whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this degenerate and sinful age, of him will the Son of man be also ashamed, when He cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels.
