Mark 8
1 Around this time there was another large crowd that had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples together and told them,
In those days again, when there was a great multitude, and had nothing to eat; calling his disciples together, he saith to them:
2 “I feel for the crowd because they have already stayed with me for three days and they have nothing to eat.
I have compassion on the multitude, for behold they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat.
3 If I send them home without food, they'll faint on the way. Some have come from a long way away.”
And if I shall send them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way; for some of them came from afar off.
4 “Where could anybody find enough bread to feed them here in this wilderness?” answered his disciples.
And his disciples answered him: From whence can any one fill them here with bread in the wilderness?
5 “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Seven,” they replied.
And he asked them: How many loaves have ye? Who said: Seven.
6 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves of bread, and gave thanks. He broke the bread and handed the pieces to his disciples to give to the crowd.
And taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, he broke, and gave to his disciples for to set before them; and they set them before the people.
7 They had a few fish as well, so having blessed them, he said, “Take these and share them too.”
And they had a few little fishes; and he blessed them, and commanded them to be set before them.
8 They ate until they were full, and then collected up seven baskets of leftovers.
And they did eat and were filled; and they took up that which was left of the fragments, seven baskets.
9 There were four thousand people there. After sending them on their way,
And they that had eaten were about four thousand; and he sent them away.
10 Jesus climbed into a boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.
And immediately going up into a ship with his disciples, he came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
11 The Pharisees arrived and began to argue with him, wanting him to give them a miraculous sign from heaven, trying to get him to prove himself.
And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, asking him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
12 Jesus sighed deeply, and asked, “Why do you people want a sign? I tell you the truth: I will not give you a sign.”
And sighing deeply in spirit, he saith: Why doth this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, a sign shall not be given to this generation.
13 So he left them behind, climbed into the boat, and went back across the lake.
And leaving them, he went up again into the ship, and passed to the other side of the water.
14 But the disciples had forgotten to bring bread with them. All they had in the boat was one loaf.
And they forgot to take bread; and they had but one loaf with them in the ship.
15 “Watch out—beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod!” he warned them.
And he charged them, saying: Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
16 “He's saying that because we don't have any bread,” they concluded.
And they reasoned among themselves, saying: Because we have no bread.
17 Jesus knew what they were saying, and said, “Why are you talking about not having any bread? Are you still not thinking and not understanding? Have you closed your minds?
Which Jesus knowing, saith to them: Why do you reason, because you have no bread? do you not yet know nor understand? have you still your heart blinded?
18 You've got eyes to see, haven't you? And ears to hear?
Having eyes, see you not? and having ears, hear you not? neither do you remember.
19 Don't you remember when I shared five loaves among five thousand? How many basketfuls of leftovers did you pick up?” “Twelve,” they replied.
When I broke the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took you up? They say to him, Twelve.
20 “And the seven loaves divided among four thousand. How many basketfuls of leftovers did you pick up?” “Seven,” they answered.
When also the seven loaves among four thousand, how many baskets of fragments took you up? And they say to him, Seven.
21 “Do you still not understand?” he asked them.
And he said to them: How do you not yet understand?
22 They went to Bethsaida where some people brought a blind man to Jesus. They begged Jesus to touch him and heal him.
And they came to Bethsaida; and they bring to him a blind man, and they besought him that he would touch him.
23 Jesus took the blind man by the hand and took him outside the village. Jesus spat on the man's eyes and touched him with his hands. Then Jesus asked him, “Can you see anything?”
And taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the town; and spitting upon his eyes, laying his hands on him, he asked him if he saw any thing.
24 The man looked around, and said, “I can see people, but they look like trees walking.”
And looking up, he said: I see men as it were trees, walking.
25 So Jesus touched the man's eyes again. He could see properly—he was cured and his sight was clear.
After that again he laid his hands upon his eyes, and he began to see, and was restored, so that he saw all things clearly.
26 Jesus sent the man home, and told him, “Don't go back through the village.”
And he sent him into his house, saying: Go into thy house, and if thou enter into the town, tell nobody.
27 Jesus and his disciples left to go to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say I am?”
And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi. And in the way, he asked his disciples, saying to them: Whom do men say that I am?
28 “Some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, others say one of the prophets,” they replied.
Who answered him, saying: John the Baptist; but some Elias, and others as one of the prophets.
29 “But who do you say I am?” he asked them. “You are the Messiah!” Peter answered.
Then he saith to them: But whom do you say that I am? Peter answering said to him: Thou art the Christ.
30 Jesus warned them not to tell anybody about him.
And he strictly charged them that they should not tell any man of him.
31 Then Jesus began to explain to them that the Son of man would suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and religious teachers. He would be killed, but three days later would rise again.
And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the ancients and by the high priests, and the scribes, and be killed: and after three days rise again.
32 Jesus explained this to them very clearly. But Peter took Jesus aside and started to reprimand him for what he said.
And he spoke the word openly. And Peter taking him, began to rebuke him.
33 Jesus turned around and looking at his disciples, reprimanded Peter. “Get away from me, Satan,” he said. “You're not thinking as God thinks, but as human beings do.”
Who turning about and seeing his disciples, threatened Peter, saying: Go behind me, Satan, because thou savorest not the things that are of God, but that are of men.
34 Jesus called the crowd and his disciples over to him, and told them, “If you want to follow me, you must give up on yourselves, pick up your cross and follow me.
And calling the multitude together with his disciples, he said to them: If any man will follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35 If you want to save your life you will lose it, but if you lose your life because of me and the good news you will save it.
For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel, shall save it.
36 What use is it for you to gain everything in the whole world, and lose your life?
For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul?
37 What would you give in exchange for your life?
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 If you're ashamed to acknowledge me and what I say among this unfaithful and sinful people, then the Son of man will be ashamed to acknowledge you when he comes with his Father's glory with the holy angels.”
For he that shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation: the Son of man also will be ashamed of him, when he shall come in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
