Mark 8
1 In those days when a large crowd had again assembled and had nothing to eat, Jesus called together his disciples and said to them.
About that time there was again an immense crowd, and they found themselves with nothing to eat. So He called His disciples to Him.
2 "My heart aches for the crowd, because they have remained with me three days now, and they have nothing to eat;
"My heart yearns over the people," He said; "for this is now the third day they have remained with me, and they have nothing to eat.
3 and if I send them away fasting to their homes, they will faint on the way. Moreover, some of them are from a distance."
If I were to send them home hungry, they would faint on the way, some of them having come a great distance."
4 "Where will it be possible," answered his disciples, "for one to fill these men with bread in a lonely place like this?"
"Where can we possibly get bread here in this remote place to satisfy such a crowd?" answered His disciples.
5 He asked them, "How many loaves have you?" "Seven," they said.
"How many loaves have you?" He asked. "Seven," they said.
6 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.
So He passed the word to the people to sit down on the ground. Then taking the seven loaves He blessed them, and broke them into portions and proceeded to give them to His disciples for them to distribute, and they distributed them to the people.
7 They had also a few small fish; after blessing these he told his disciples to distribute them also.
They had also a few small fish. He blessed them, and He told His disciples to distribute these also.
8 They ate and were filled and they took up of broken pieces that were left, seven hampers.
So the people ate an abundant meal; and what remained over they picked up and carried away--seven hampers of broken pieces.
9 They that had eaten were about four thousand.
The number fed were about 4,000. Then He sent them away,
10 Then he sent them away, got at once into the boat with his disciples. and came into the district of Dalmanutha.
and at once going on board with His disciples He came into the district of Dalmanutha.
11 And the Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, by way of testing him.
The Pharisees followed Him and began to dispute with Him, asking Him for a sign in the sky, to make trial of Him.
12 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."
Heaving a deep and troubled sigh, He said, "Why do the men of to-day ask for a sign? In solemn truth I tell you that no sign will be given to the men of to-day."
13 Then he left them, and getting into the boat again, went away to the other side,
So He left them, went on board again, and came away to the other side.
14 Now they had forgotten to take bread, and had not in the boat with them more than one loaf.
Now they had forgotten to take bread, nor had they more than a single loaf with them in the boat;
15 So he gave them this warning. "Look out! Be on the watch against the leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of Herod."
and when He admonished them, "See to it, be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod,"
16 And they began arguing with one another because they had no bread, He noted this and said to them.
they explained His words to one another by saying, "We have no bread!"
17 "Why are you arguing together because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive and understand?
He perceived what they were saying, and He said to them, "What is this discussion of yours about having no bread? Do you not yet see and understand? Are your minds so dull of comprehension?
18 Are your minds so slow to comprehend? You have eyes, do you not see? You have ears, do you not hear?
You have eyes! can you not see? You have ears! can you not hear? and have you no memory?
19 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.
When I broke up the five loaves for the 5,000 men, how many baskets did you carry away full of broken portions?" "Twelve," they said.
20 "And when the seven for the four thousand, how many hampers full of fragments did you pick up?"
"And when the seven for the 4,000, how many hampers full of portions did you take away?" "Seven," they answered.
21 "Do you not yet understand?" he said.
"Do you not yet understand?" He said.
22 Then they came to Bethsaida, where some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and begged him to touch him.
And they came to Bethsaida. And a blind man was brought to Jesus and they entreated Him to touch him.
23 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?"
So He took the blind man by the arm and brought him out of the village, and spitting into his eyes He put His hands on him and asked him, "Can you see anything?"
24 The man looked up and said, "I can make out the people, for as they move about, I see them like trees."
He looked up and said, "I can see the people: I see them like trees--only walking."
25 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.
Then for the second time He put His hands on the man's eyes, and the man, looking steadily, recovered his sight and saw everything distinctly.
26 Then Jesus sent him home, saying, "Do not even go into the village."
So He sent him home, and added, "Do not even go into the village."
27 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?"
From that place Jesus and His disciples went to the villages belonging to Caesarea Philippi. On the way He began to ask His disciples, "Who do people say that I am?"
28 And they told him. "Some say Johnthe Baptist, others, Elijah, and others that you are one of the prophets."
"John the Baptist," they replied, "but others say Elijah, and others, that it is one of the Prophets."
29 And he continued questioning them, "But you yourselves, Who do you say I am?" Peter in reply said to him, "You are Christ."
Then He asked them pointedly, "But you yourselves, who do you say that I am?" "You are the Christ," answered Peter.
30 Then he strictly charged them not to say this about him to any one;
And He strictly forbad them to tell this about Him to any one.
31 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.
And now for the first time He told them, "The Son of Man must endure much suffering, and be rejected by the Elders and the High Priests and the Scribes, and be put to death, and after two days rise to life."
32 This he told them quite openly. Then Peter took him and began to rebuke him.
This He told them plainly; whereupon Peter took Him and began to remonstrate with Him.
33 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."
But turning round and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter. "Get behind me, Adversary," He said, "for your thoughts are not God's thoughts, but men's."
34 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.
Then calling to Him the crowd and also His disciples, He said to them, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.
35 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.
For whoever is bent on securing his life will lose it, but he who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, will secure it.
36 For what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own life?
Why, what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?
For what could a man give to buy back his life?
38 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."
Every one, however, who has been ashamed of me and of my teachings in this faithless and sinful age, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in His Father's glory with the holy angels."
