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,
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 is moved at the sight of all these people, for they have already been with me three days 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 to their homes hungry, they will break down on the way; and some of them have come a long 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,” his disciples answered, “to get sufficient bread for these people in this lonely place?”
"Where can we possibly get bread here in this remote place to satisfy such a crowd?" answered His disciples.
5 “How many loaves have you?” he asked. “Seven,” they answered.
"How many loaves have you?" He asked. "Seven," they said.
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 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; and, after he had said the blessing, he told the disciples to serve out these as well.
They had also a few small fish. He blessed them, and He told His disciples to distribute these also.
8 The people had sufficient to eat, and they picked up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left.
So the people ate an abundant meal; and what remained over they picked up and carried away--seven hampers of broken pieces.
9 There were about four thousand people. Then Jesus dismissed them.
The number fed were about 4,000. Then He sent them away,
10 Immediately afterward, getting into the boat with his disciples, Jesus went to the district of Dalmanutha.
and at once going on board with His disciples He came into the district 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 followed Him and began to dispute with Him, asking Him for a sign in the sky, to make trial of Him.
12 Sighing deeply, Jesus said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? I tell you, no sign will be given it.”
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 So he left them to themselves, and, getting into the boat again, went away to the opposite shore.
So He left them, went on board again, and came away 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.
Now they had forgotten to take bread, nor had they more than a single 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 when He admonished them, "See to it, be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod,"
16 They began talking to one another about their being short of bread;
they explained His words to one another by saying, "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?
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 Though you have eyes, do you not see? And though you have ears, do you not hear? Don’t you remember,
You have eyes! can you not see? You have ears! can you not hear? and have you no memory?
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 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 basketfuls of broken pieces did you pick up?” “Seven,” they said.
"And when the seven for the 4,000, how many hampers full of portions did you take away?" "Seven," they answered.
21 “Don’t you understand now?” he repeated.
"Do you not yet understand?" He said.
22 They came to Bethsaida. There 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’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 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 see the people, for, as they walk about, they look to me like trees.”
He looked up and said, "I can see the people: I see them like trees--only walking."
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 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 Jesus sent him to his home, and said, “Do not go even into the village.”
So He sent him home, and added, "Do not even go into 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?”
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 “John the Baptist,” they answered, “but others say Elijah, while others say one of the prophets.”
"John the Baptist," they replied, "but others say Elijah, and others, that it is one of the Prophets."
29 “But you,” he asked, “who do you say that I am?” To this Peter replied, “You are the Christ.”
Then He asked them pointedly, "But you yourselves, who do you say that I am?" "You are the Christ," answered Peter.
30 At which Jesus charged them not to say this about him to anyone.
And He strictly forbad them to tell this about Him to any one.
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 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 He said all this quite openly. But Peter took Jesus aside, and began to rebuke him.
This He told them plainly; whereupon Peter took Him and 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 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 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 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 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 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 What good is it to a person to gain the whole world and forfeit their life?
Why, what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
37 For what could a person give that is of equal value with their life?
For what could a man give to buy back his life?
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.”
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."
