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 exceedingly great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus calling his disciples to him, said unto 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, for they have stayed with me already three days, 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.”
and if I send them away fasting to their houses, they will faint on the road; for many of them came from a great 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, Whence can a man here in the desert satisfy these with bread?
5 “How many loaves have you?” he asked. “Seven,” they answered.
And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? 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.
And he commanded the multitude to recline in order on the ground: and taking the seven loaves, having given thanks he brake them, and gave to his disciples, that they should set before the people; and they distributed them to the multitude.
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.
And they had a few small fishes; and blessing, he commanded to set these also before them.
8 The people had sufficient to eat, and they picked up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left.
And they did eat and were filled and they took up what remained of the fragments, seven baskets.
9 There were about four thousand people. Then Jesus dismissed them.
And the persons 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.
And immediately going into the vessel with his disciples, he came into the coasts 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.
Then the Pharisees came out, and began to question him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
12 Sighing deeply, Jesus said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? I tell you, no sign will be given it.”
And fetching a deep sigh from his very soul, he saith, Why seeketh this generation a sign? verily I tell you, 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.
And leaving them, going again on board the vessel, he departed 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.
And they had forgotten to take bread, and had not with them in the vessel but a single loaf.
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 earnestly charged them, saying, Beware, take heed of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
16 They began talking to one another about their being short of bread;
And they talked the matter over among themselves, saying, This is because we have no loaves of 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?
And Jesus knowing it said unto them, Why reason ye together, because ye have no loaves? Do ye not yet consider, nor understand? Have ye your heart yet 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 ye not see? and having ears, do ye not hear? and do ye 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 among the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto 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 the seven loaves among the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They said, Seven.
21 “Don’t you understand now?” he repeated.
And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
22 They came to Bethsaida. There some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and begged him to touch him.
And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring him a blind man, and entreat him that he would 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?”
And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him without the city; and spitting on his eyes, he laid his hands upon him, and asked him if he saw aught.
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 see men walking, as 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 again he put his hands upon his eyes, and made him look up again: and he was entirely restored, and saw all men distinctly.
26 Jesus sent him to his home, and said, “Do not go even into the village.”
And he sent him away unto his own house, saying, Neither enter thou into the city, nor speak to any in the city.
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?”
And Jesus and his disciples went out into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and on the road he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Who do men say that I am?
28 “John the Baptist,” they answered, “but others say Elijah, while others say one of the prophets.”
And they answered, John the Baptist: others say, Elias; and 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.”
And he said unto them, But who do ye say that I am? Then Peter answering, said unto him, Thou art the Messiah.
30 At which Jesus charged them not to say this about him to anyone.
And he strictly enjoined them, that they should tell no man of this.
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.
And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be slain, and after three days rise again.
32 He said all this quite openly. But Peter took Jesus aside, and began to rebuke him.
And he spake this saying openly. And Peter taking him aside, began to remonstrate with 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 himself around, and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou dost not relish the things which are of God, but those that are of men.
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.
Then calling to him the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, Whosoever will come after me, let him 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.
For whosoever would preserve his life shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake and the Gospel, he shall preserve it.
36 What good is it to a person to gain the whole world and forfeit their life?
For what would it profit a man, though he should gain the whole world, if he be punished with the loss of his own soul?
37 For what could a person give that is of equal value with their life?
Or what shall 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.”
For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, before this adulterous and sinful generation; of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he shall come in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels.
