Mark 8
1 About that time there was again an immense crowd, and they found themselves with nothing to eat. So He called His disciples to Him.
In those days, when there was a very large crowd that had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples over and said to them,
2 "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.
“I have compassion on the crowd because they have stayed with me now for three days and have nothing to eat.
3 If I were to send them home hungry, they would faint on the way, some of them having come a great distance."
If I send them away to their homes without having eaten, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come from far away.”
4 "Where can we possibly get bread here in this remote place to satisfy such a crowd?" answered His disciples.
His disciples answered him, “How can anyone feed these people with bread here in the wilderness?”
5 "How many loaves have you?" He asked. "Seven," they said.
He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.”
6 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.
So he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground, and taking the seven loaves, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to distribute, and they set them before the crowd.
7 They had also a few small fish. He blessed them, and He told His disciples to distribute these also.
They also had a few small fish. After blessing the fish, Jesus told the disciples to set them before the crowd as well.
8 So the people ate an abundant meal; and what remained over they picked up and carried away--seven hampers of broken pieces.
The people ate and were filled, and the disciples picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
9 The number fed were about 4,000. Then He sent them away,
There were about four thousand men who had eaten. After sending them away,
10 and at once going on board with His disciples He came into the district of Dalmanutha.
Jesus immediately got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
11 The Pharisees followed Him and began to dispute with Him, asking Him for a sign in the sky, to make trial of Him.
Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, asking him for a sign from heaven, to test him.
12 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."
Sighing deeply in his spirit, he said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
13 So He left them, went on board again, and came away to the other side.
Then he left them, got into the boat again, and went away to the other side of the sea.
14 Now they had forgotten to take bread, nor had they more than a single loaf with them in the boat;
Now the disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had nothing with them in the boat except for one loaf.
15 and when He admonished them, "See to it, be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod,"
Then Jesus gave them strict orders, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
16 they explained His words to one another by saying, "We have no bread!"
So they discussed this with one another, saying, “He must have said this because we have no bread.”
17 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?
Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts still hardened?
18 You have eyes! can you not see? You have ears! can you not hear? and have you no memory?
Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? Do you not remember?
19 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.
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” They said to him, “Twelve.”
20 "And when the seven for the 4,000, how many hampers full of portions did you take away?" "Seven," they answered.
“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” They said, “Seven.”
21 "Do you not yet understand?" He said.
Then he said to them, “How is it that you do not understand?”
22 And they came to Bethsaida. And a blind man was brought to Jesus and they entreated Him to touch him.
When Jesus came to Bethsaida, some people brought to him a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
23 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?"
So he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then he spit on the man's eyes, laid his hands on him, and asked him if he saw anything.
24 He looked up and said, "I can see the people: I see them like trees--only walking."
The man looked up and said, “I can see people, but they look like trees walking around.”
25 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.
So Jesus put his hands on the man's eyes again and had him look up. Then the man's sight was restored, and he saw everyone clearly.
26 So He sent him home, and added, "Do not even go into the village."
And Jesus sent him away to his house, saying, “Do not go into the village or tell anyone in the village what has happened.”
27 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?"
Then Jesus went on to the villages of Caesarea Philippi along with his disciples. On the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”
28 "John the Baptist," they replied, "but others say Elijah, and others, that it is one of the Prophets."
They answered, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others say that yoʋ are one of the prophets.”
29 Then He asked them pointedly, "But you yourselves, who do you say that I am?" "You are the Christ," answered Peter.
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “Yoʋ are the Christ.”
30 And He strictly forbad them to tell this about Him to any one.
And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.
31 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."
Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.
32 This He told them plainly; whereupon Peter took Him and began to remonstrate with Him.
He was stating the matter plainly, so Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
33 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."
But turning around and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind me, Satan! For yoʋ are not thinking about the things of God, but the things of men.”
34 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.
Then he called the crowd over, along with his disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to be one of my disciples, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
35 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.
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the sake of the gospel will save it.
36 Why, what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
For what will it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his soul?
37 For what could a man give to buy back his life?
Or what can a person give in exchange for his soul?
38 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."
If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
