Mark 8
1 In those days, the multitude being large, and having nothing which they may eat, Jesus calling His disciples, says to them,
In those days when a large crowd had again assembled and had nothing to eat, Jesus called together his disciples and said to them.
2 I sympathize with the multitude because three days already abide unto me, and they have nothing which they may eat.
"My heart aches for the crowd, because they have remained with me three days now, and they have nothing to eat;
3 If I shall send them away to their homes fasting, they will faint on the road; indeed some of them have come from afar.
and if I send them away fasting to their homes, they will faint on the way. Moreover, some of them are from a distance."
4 And His disciples responded, Whence shall any one be able to feed these with bread in the desert?
"Where will it be possible," answered his disciples, "for one to fill these men with bread in a lonely place like this?"
5 And He asked them, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven loaves.
He asked them, "How many loaves have you?" "Seven," they said.
6 He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, He broke, and gave them to His disciples, that they may dispense them; and they presented them to the multitude.
So he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground; and when he had taken the seven loaves, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave to his disciples to distribute to the crowd.
7 And they had a few fishes: and blessing them, He delivered them.
They had also a few small fish; after blessing these he told his disciples to distribute them also.
8 And they ate, and were filled: and they took up the residue of the fragments, seven baskets.
They ate and were filled and they took up of broken pieces that were left, seven hampers.
9 And those eating were about four thousand. And He sent them away.
They that had eaten were about four thousand.
10 And immediately having gone into the ship with His disciples, He came to the parts of Dalmanutha.
Then he sent them away, got at once into the boat with his disciples. and came into the district of Dalmanutha.
11 And the Pharisees came out, and began to question Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven. tempting Him.
And the Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, by way of testing him.
12 And groaning in spirit, He says, What sign does this generation seek after? truly I say unto you, No sign shall be given unto this generation.
At this Jesus sighed deeply in his spirit, and said. "Why does the present generation seek a sign? In solemn truth I tell you that no sign shall be given this generation."
13 And having left them, coming in again He departed to the other side.
Then he left them, and getting into the boat again, went away to the other side,
14 And they forgot to take bread; and had but one loaf with them in the ship.
Now they had forgotten to take bread, and had not in the boat with them more than one loaf.
15 And He commanded them, saying, See, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
So he gave them this warning. "Look out! Be on the watch against the leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of Herod."
16 And they were reasoning to one another, saying, It is because we have not bread.
And they began arguing with one another because they had no bread, He noted this and said to them.
17 And Jesus knowing says to them, Why do you reason because you have not bread? do you not yet know, nor understand? have you your heart still hardened?
"Why are you arguing together because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive and understand?
18 Having eyes, do you not see? having ears, do you not hear? and do you not remember?
Are your minds so slow to comprehend? You have eyes, do you not see? You have ears, do you not hear?
19 When I broke the five loaves to the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? They say to Him, Twelve.
Do you not remember? When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets of broken pieces did you take up?" "Twelve," they said.
20 And when the seven loaves to the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? And they said, Seven.
"And when the seven for the four thousand, how many hampers full of fragments did you pick up?"
21 And He said to them, Do you not yet understand?
"Do you not yet understand?" he said.
22 And they come into Bethsaida: and they bring Him a blind man, and they intreat Him that He may touch him.
Then they came to Bethsaida, where some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and begged him to touch him.
23 And taking the blind man by the hand, He led him out of the village; and spitting in his eyes, putting His hands on him, He asked him, if he sees anything.
Taking the blind man by the hand, he led him outside the village; and, after spitting on his eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked, "Can you make out anything?"
24 And looking up he said, I see the men walking about like trees.
The man looked up and said, "I can make out the people, for as they move about, I see them like trees."
25 Then again He put His hands on his eyes, and he looked up; and was restored, and saw all things distinctly.
Then Jesus again put his hands on the man’s eyes; and the man, staring straight ahead, recovered his sight and continued to see everything perfectly.
26 And He sent him to his own house, saying, Go not into the village.
Then Jesus sent him home, saying, "Do not even go into the village."
27 And Jesus and His disciples went away into the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He asked His disciples, saying to them, Whom do the people say that I am?
From there Jesus and his disciples went to the villages of Caesarea Philippi, and on the way he began to question his disciples saying, "Who do people say I am?"
28 And they answered Him saying, John the Baptist: and others, Elijah; and others, One of the prophets.
And they told him. "Some say Johnthe Baptist, others, Elijah, and others that you are one of the prophets."
29 And He asked them, Whom do you say that I am? And Peter responding says to Him, Thou art the Christ.
And he continued questioning them, "But you yourselves, Who do you say I am?" Peter in reply said to him, "You are Christ."
30 And He charged them that they should speak to no one concerning Him.
Then he strictly charged them not to say this about him to any one;
31 And He began to teach them, that it behooves the Son of man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise.
and he began to explain to them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests, and the Scribes, and be put to death, and after two days rise again.
32 And He was boldly speaking the word. And Peter taking Him to him began to rebuke Him.
This he told them quite openly. Then Peter took him and began to rebuke him.
33 And He turning and seeing His disciples rebuked Peter, and says, Get behind me, adversary: because thou art not thinking the things of God, but those of men.
But he turned round, and looked upon his disciples, and rebuked Peter. "Get thee behind me, Satan," he said, "for your thoughts are not God’s thoughts, but man’s."
34 And calling the multitude to Him with His disciples, He said to them, Whosoever wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Then summoning the crowd to him, with his disciples. he said. "If any man wishes to follow me, let him renounce self, take up his cross, and so follow me.
35 For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his soul for my sake and that of the gospel shall save it.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever, for my sake and the gospel’s, loses his life will save it.
36 For what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
For what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own life?
37 For what would a man give in exchange for his soul?
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?
38 For whosoever may be ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and wicked generation, the Son of man shall also be ashamed of him, when He may come in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.
Whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this unfaithful and wicked generation, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."
