Mark 8
1 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,
In those days, the multitude being very large and not having anything to eat, Jesus called His disciples and said to them:
2 “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;
“I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me three days now and have nothing to eat.
3 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.”
If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will give out on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”
4 “Where will it be possible,” his disciples answered, “to get sufficient bread for these people in this lonely place?”
His disciples answered Him, “From what source could anyone satisfy these people with bread here in a wilderness?”
5 “How many loaves have you?” he asked. “Seven,” they answered.
He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”
6 Jesus told the crowd to sit down on 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.
So He told the crowd to sit down on the ground; then taking the seven loaves and giving thanks, He broke them and gave them to His disciples to set before the crowd, and they did.
7 They had also a few small fish; and, after he had said the blessing, he told the disciples to serve out these as well.
They also had a few small fish; so blessing them He said to distribute them as well.
8 The people had sufficient to eat, and they picked up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left.
Well they ate and were filled; they even took up seven hampers of broken pieces that were left over.
9 There were about four thousand people. Then Jesus dismissed them.
Now those who had eaten were about four thousand; and He sent them away.
10 Immediately afterward, getting into the boat with his disciples, Jesus went to the district of Dalmanutha.
Then He got right into the boat with His disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.
11 Here the Pharisees came out, and began to argue with Jesus, asking him for some sign from the heavens, to test him.
The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, requesting of Him a sign from heaven, by way of testing Him.
12 Sighing deeply, Jesus said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? I tell you, no sign will be given it.”
But He sighed deeply in His spirit and said: “Why does this generation seek a sign? I tell you emphatically, no sign shall be given to this generation!”
13 So he left them to themselves, and, getting into the boat again, went away to the opposite shore.
Turning His back on them, He got back into the boat and went off to the other side.
14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take any bread with them, one loaf being all that they had in the boat.
(His disciples had forgotten to take bread; they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat.)
15 So Jesus gave them this warning. “Take care,” he said, “beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
And He charged them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
16 They began talking to one another about their being short of bread;
So they started reasoning among themselves, saying, “It's because we have no bread.”
17 and, noticing this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you talking about your being short of bread? Don’t you yet see or understand? Are your minds still so slow or comprehension?
Being aware of it Jesus said to them: “Why are you reasoning because you have no bread? Do you still neither perceive nor understand? Do you still have hearts that have been hardened?
18 Though you have eyes, do you not see? And though you have ears, do you not hear? Don’t you remember,
Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear, and do you not remember?
19 when I broke up the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets of broken pieces you picked up?” “Twelve,” they said.
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you take up?” They say to Him, “Twelve.”
20 “And when the seven for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you pick up?” “Seven,” they said.
“And when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many hampers full of pieces did you take up?” And they said, “Seven.”
21 “Don’t you understand now?” he repeated.
So He said to them, “How is it that you still don't understand?”
22 They came to Bethsaida. There some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and begged him to touch him.
Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him and begged Him to touch him.
23 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?”
So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; then spitting into his eyes and laying hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything.
24 The man looked up, and said, “I see the people, for, as they walk about, they look to me like trees.”
And looking up he said, “I do see men, only they look like walking trees.”
25 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.
Then He put His hands on his eyes again, and made him look up; and he was restored and saw everyone clearly.
26 Jesus sent him to his home, and said, “Do not go even into the village.”
Then He sent him away to his house, saying, “Neither go into the village nor tell anyone in the village.”
27 Afterward Jesus and his disciples went into the villages around Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples this question – “Who do people say that I am?”
Then Jesus and His disciples set out for the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who are people saying that I am?”
28 “John the Baptist,” they answered, “but others say Elijah, while others say one of the prophets.”
So they answered, “John the Baptist; others Elijah; still others one of the prophets.”
29 “But you,” he asked, “who do you say that I am?” To this Peter replied, “You are the Christ.”
He said to them, “And who do you say that I am?” So Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ!”
30 At which Jesus charged them not to say this about him to anyone.
Then He charged them that they should tell no one about Him.
31 Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo much suffering, and that he must be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law, and be put to death, and rise again after three days.
He then began to teach them that the Son of the Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
32 He said all this quite openly. But Peter took Jesus aside, and began to rebuke him.
He said these things quite plainly. Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
33 Jesus, however, turning around and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter. “Out of my sight, Satan!” he exclaimed. “For you look at things, not as God does, but as people do.”
But He turned, looked at His disciples, and rebuked Peter, saying: “Get behind me, Satan! You have in mind men's values, not God's values.”
34 Calling the people and his disciples to him, Jesus said, “If anyone wishes to walk in my steps, they must renounce self, take up their cross, and follow me.
He summoned the crowd, along with His disciples, and said to them: “Whoever wants to follow along behind me must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
35 For whoever wishes to save their life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, will lose their life will save it.
Because whoever may resolve to ‘save’ his life will waste it; but whoever may ‘waste’ his life for my sake and the Gospel's, he will save it.
36 What good is it to a person to gain the whole world and forfeit their life?
Well, what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?
37 For what could a person give that is of equal value with their life?
Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 Whoever is ashamed of me and of my teaching, in this unfaithful and wicked generation, of them will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
Yes, whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of the Man will also be ashamed of Him whenever He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy Angels.”
