Mark 8
Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand
aIn those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, 2 a“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. 3 And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away.” 4 And his disciples answered him, “How can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?” 5 And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, a“Seven.” 6 And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and ahaving given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd. 7 And they had a few small fish. And ahaving blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them. 8 And athey ate and were satisfied. And they took up the broken pieces left over, bseven baskets full. 9 And there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away. 10 And immediately he got into athe boat with his disciples and went to the district of bDalmanutha.
The Pharisees Demand a Sign
11 aThe Pharisees came and began to argue with him, bseeking from him ca sign from heaven dto test him. 12 And ahe sighed deeply bin his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” 13 And ahe left them, got into the boat again, and went to the other side.
The Leaven of the Pharisees and Herod
14 Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; abeware of bthe leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of cHerod.” 16 And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17 And aJesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? bDo you not yet perceive cor understand? cAre your hearts hardened? 18 aHaving eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember? 19 When I broke athe five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They said to him, “Twelve.” 20 “And athe seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” And they said to him, “Seven.” 21 And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?”
Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida
22 And they came ato Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. 23 And ahe took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when ahe had bspit on his eyes and claid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.” 25 Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 And he sent him to his home, saying, a“Do not even enter the village.”
Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ
27 aAnd Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 And they told him, a“John the Baptist; and others say, bElijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 29 And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, a“You are bthe Christ.” 30 aAnd he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.
Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection
31 aAnd he began to teach them that bthe Son of Man must csuffer many things and dbe rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and eafter three days rise again. 32 And he said this aplainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, a“Get behind me, Satan! For you bare not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
34 And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him adeny himself and btake up his cross and follow me. 35 For awhoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake band the gospel’s will save it. 36 aFor what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? 37 For awhat can a man give in return for his soul? 38 For awhoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this badulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed cwhen he comes in the glory of his Father with dthe holy angels.”
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