Mark 8
1 In those days, there was again a great crowd, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called his disciples and said to them,
IN those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they continue to be with me already for three days and have nothing to eat.
I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
3 If I send them away to their home without eating, they may faint on the way. Some of them have come a long way.”
And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
4 His disciples answered him, “Where can we get enough loaves of bread in such a deserted place to satisfy these people?”
And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
5 He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.”
And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
6 He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. He took the seven loaves, gave thanks, and broke them. He gave them to his disciples to set before them, and they set them before the crowd.
And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
7 They also had a few small fish, and after he gave thanks for them, he commanded the disciples to serve these as well.
And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.
8 They ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the remaining broken pieces, seven large baskets.
So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
9 There were about four thousand people. Then he sent them away.
And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
10 Immediately he got into the boat with his disciples, and they went into the region of Dalmanutha.
And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
11 Then the Pharisees came out and began to argue with him. They sought from him a sign from heaven, to test him.
And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
12 He sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek for a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
13 Then he left them, got into a boat again, and went away to the other side.
And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.
14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread with them. They had no more than one loaf of bread in the boat.
Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
15 He warned them and said, “Keep watch and be on guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”
And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
16 The disciples reasoned with each other, “It is because we have no bread.”
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.
17 Jesus was aware of this, and he said to them, “Why are you reasoning about not having bread? Do you not yet perceive? Do you not understand? Have your hearts become so dull?
And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
18 You have eyes, do you not see? You have ears, do you not hear? Do you not remember?
Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
19 When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces of bread did you take up?” They said to him, “Twelve.”
When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
20 “When I broke the seven loaves among the four thousand, how many basketfuls did you take up?” They said to him, “Seven.”
And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
21 He said, “Do you not yet understand?”
And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
22 They came to Bethsaida. The people there brought to him a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
23 Jesus took hold of the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the village. When he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?”
And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
24 He looked up, and said, “I see men who look like walking trees.”
And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
25 Then he again laid his hands upon his eyes, and the man opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw all things clearly.
After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
26 Jesus sent him away to his home and said, “Do not enter the town.”
And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
27 Jesus went out with his disciples into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, “Who do the people say that I am?”
And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Cæsarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
28 They answered him and said, “John the Baptist. Others say, 'Elijah,' and others, 'One of the prophets.'”
And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
29 He asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said to him, “You are the Christ.”
And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.
And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
31 He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and would be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and would be killed, and after three days rise up.
And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
32 He said this clearly. Then Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
33 But Jesus turned and looked at his disciples and then he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! You are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of people.”
But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
34 Then he called the crowd and his disciples together, and he said to them, “If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake and for the gospel, will save it.
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.
36 What does it profit a person to gain the whole world and then forfeit his life?
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
37 What can a person give in exchange for his life?
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 Whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
