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 again, when there was a great multitude, and had nothing to eat; calling his disciples together, he saith 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, for behold they have now been with me 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 shall send them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way; for some of them came from afar off.
4 “Where will it be possible,” his disciples answered, “to get sufficient bread for these people in this lonely place?”
And his disciples answered him: From whence can any one fill them here with bread in the wilderness?
5 “How many loaves have you?” he asked. “Seven,” they answered.
And he asked them: How many loaves have ye? Who said: Seven.
6 Jesus told the crowd to sit down upon 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 taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, he broke, and gave to his disciples for to set before them; and they set them before 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.
And they had a few little fishes; and he blessed them, and commanded them to be set 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 that which was left of the fragments, seven baskets.
9 There were about four thousand people. Then Jesus dismissed them.
And they that had eaten were about four thousand; and he sent them away.
10 Immediately afterwards, getting into the boat with his disciples, Jesus went to the district of Dalmanutha.
And immediately going up into a ship with his disciples, he came into the parts 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.
And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, asking 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 shall be given it.”
And sighing deeply in spirit, he saith: Why doth this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, a sign shall not 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, he went up again into the ship, and passed to the other side of the water.
14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take any bread with them, one loaf being all that they had in the boat.
And they forgot to take bread; and they had but one loaf with them in the ship.
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: Take heed and beware 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 reasoned among themselves, saying: Because we have no bread.
17 And, noticing this, Jesus said to them: “Why are you talking about your being short of bread? Do not you yet see or understand? Are your minds still so slow or comprehension?
Which Jesus knowing, saith to them: Why do you reason, because you have no bread? do you not yet know nor understand? have you still your heart blinded?
18 “Though you have eyes, do you not see? and though you have ears, do you not hear?’ Do not you remember,
Having eyes, see you not? and having ears, hear you not? neither do you 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 five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took you 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.
When also the seven loaves among four thousand, how many baskets of fragments took you up? And they say to him, Seven.
21 “Do not you understand now?” he repeated.
And he said to them: How do you not yet understand?
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 they bring to him a blind man, and they besought 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 taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the town; and spitting upon his eyes, laying his hands on him, he asked him if he saw any thing.
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 as it were trees, 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.
After that again he laid his hands upon his eyes, and he began to see, and was restored, so that he saw all things clearly.
26 Jesus sent him to his home, and said: “Do not go even into the village.”
And he sent him into his house, saying: Go into thy house, and if thou enter into the town, tell nobody.
27 Afterwards Jesus and his disciples went into the villages round Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples this question — “Who do people say that I am?”
And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi. And in the way, he asked his disciples, saying to them: Whom do men say that I am?
28 “John the Baptist,” they answered, “but others say Elijah, while others say one of the Prophets.”
Who answered him, saying: John the Baptist; but some Elias, and others as 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 saith to them: But whom do you say that I am? Peter answering said to him: Thou art the Christ.
30 On which Jesus charged them not to say this about him to anyone.
And he strictly charged them that they should not tell any man of 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 Councillors, 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 ancients and by the high priests, and the scribes, and be killed: and after three days rise again.
32 This statement he made openly. But Peter took Jesus aside, and began to rebuke him.
And he spoke the word openly. And Peter taking him, began to rebuke him.
33 Jesus, however, turning round and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter. “Out of my sight, Satan!” he exclaimed. “For you look at things, not as God does, but as man does.”
Who turning about and seeing his disciples, threatened Peter, saying: Go behind me, Satan, because thou savorest not the things that are of God, but that are of men.
34 Calling the people and his disciples to him, Jesus said: “If any man wishes to walk in my steps, let him renounce self, take up his cross, and follow me.
And calling the multitude together with his disciples, he said to them: If any man will follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, will lose his life shall save it.
For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel, shall save it.
36 What good is it to a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul?
37 For what could a man give that is of equal value with his 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 him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his Father’s Glory with the holy angels.”
For he that shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation: the Son of man also will be ashamed of him, when he shall come in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
