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, there being again a very great multitude, and they having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to Him,
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.
and saith unto them, I have compassion on the multitude, for they have now been with me 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."
and if I send them away fasting to their own home, they will faint by the way; for some of them are come from far.
4 "Where can we possibly get bread here in this remote place to satisfy such a crowd?" answered His disciples.
And his disciples answered Him, From whence can one satisfy these people with bread here in a desert?
5 "How many loaves have you?" He asked. "Seven," they said.
And He asked them, How many loaves have ye? and 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.
And He ordered the people to sit down upon the ground: and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and brake them, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the multitude.
7 They had also a few small fish. He blessed them, and He told His disciples to distribute these also.
And they had a few small fishes: and He blessed them, and bid them set them also before the people.
8 So the people ate an abundant meal; and what remained over they picked up and carried away--seven hampers of broken pieces.
And they did eat and were satisfied: and they took up what were left, to wit of fragments seven baskets:
9 The number fed were about 4,000. Then He sent them away,
and they that had eaten were about four thousand. And then He dismissed them.
10 and at once going on board with His disciples He came into the district of Dalmanutha.
And going directly on board a ship with his disciples, He came into the parts 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.
and the pharirisees came forth, and began to dispute with Him, desiring of Him a sign from heaven, tempting 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."
And He sighing deeply in his spirit, saith, Why doth this generation require a sign? Verily I tell you, There shall no sign be given to this generation.
13 So He left them, went on board again, and came away to the other side.
So He left them, and went on board the ship again, and departed to the other side.
14 Now they had forgotten to take bread, nor had they more than a single loaf with them in the boat;
And his disciples had forgot to take bread, neither had they any more than one loaf with them in the ship.
15 and when He admonished them, "See to it, be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod,"
And therefore as He was giving them a charge, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod,
16 they explained His words to one another by saying, "We have no bread!"
they argued one with another, saying, It is 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?
And Jesus knowing it saith unto them, What are ye reasoning about? because ye have no bread? Do ye not yet discern nor understand? have ye your heart still hardened?
18 You have eyes! can you not see? You have ears! can you not hear? and have you no memory?
Have ye eyes, and do not see? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye 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 brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did ye take up? They answer, 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 divided the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? and they said, Seven.
21 "Do you not yet understand?" He said.
And He said unto them, How is it then that ye do not understand?
22 And they came to Bethsaida. And a blind man was brought to Jesus and they entreated Him to touch him.
Then He cometh to Bethsaida, where they brought to Him a blind man, and begged of Him that He would 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?"
And He took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and having spit on his eyes, He laid his hands upon him, and asked him, If he saw any thing.
24 He looked up and said, "I can see the people: I see them like trees--only walking."
And he looked up, and said, I see men (as it were trees) walking.
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.
Then He put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored to sight, and saw them all plainly.
26 So He sent him home, and added, "Do not even go into the village."
And He sent him away to his house, and said, Neither go into the town, nor tell any one in the town.
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 and his disciples went out into the towns of Cesarea Philippi: and by the way He asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I am?
28 "John the Baptist," they replied, "but others say Elijah, and others, that it is one of the Prophets."
And they answered, Some say, John the baptist; and others, Elias; and others, 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.
And He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answered and saith, Thou art the Christ.
30 And He strictly forbad them to tell this about Him to any one.
And He charged them, that they should say this to no one concerning 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."
and began to tell them, that the Son of man must suffer much; and be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes; and be put to death: and after three days rise again.
32 This He told them plainly; whereupon Peter took Him and began to remonstrate with Him.
And this He spake plainly and openly. Upon which Peter 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 He turned about and looking on his disciples reproved Peter, saying, Get thee behind me Satan; for thou savourest not the things of God, but the things that be 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.
And calling the people and his disciples to Him, He said unto them, Whosoever is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and 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 he that would save his life, shall lose it; but he that would lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, shall save it.
36 Why, what does it benefit 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 lose his own soul?
37 For what could a man give to buy back his life?
or what shall a man give as a ransom 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."
for whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this degenerate and sinful age, of him will the Son of man be also ashamed, when He cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels.
