Mark 8

Jesus Feeds Four Thousand

1During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples over and told them, 2“I’m very concerned for these people. They’ve already been with me for three days, and they’ve run out of things to eat. 3I don’t want to send them away hungry, because if I do, they may be too weak to make it back home. I know that some of them have come a long way.”

4His disciples answered, “We’re in the middle of nowhere. Where could we get enough bread to feed this large crowd?”

5“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked.

“Seven,” they replied.

6He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. He picked up the seven loaves and gave thanks to God, and then he broke them and gave them to his disciples. They passed the pieces of bread around to the people. 7The disciples also had a few small fish, so Jesus gave thanks for them and told his disciples to pass them around too. 8Everyone ate as much as they needed, and after that, the disciples picked up seven full baskets of leftover pieces. 9Just counting the men, 4,000 people were fed. Then Jesus sent the crowd away 10and got into a boat with his disciples. They went to the area of Dalmanutha.

11The Pharisees came and began to ask Jesus questions. They wanted to test him, so they asked him for a sign from heaven. 12He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, it won’t be given any sign.” 13Then he left them, got back into the boat, and crossed over to the other side of the lake.

The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod

14The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. 15“Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod.”

16The disciples talked this over among themselves and decided, “He must be saying that because we didn’t bring any bread.”

17Jesus knew what they were saying, and he asked them, “Why are you talking about not having any bread? Why can’t you see or understand? Is it because you don’t want to? 18Do you have eyes that still don’t see, and ears that still don’t hear? Don’t you remember? 19When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?”

“Twelve,” they answered.

20“Later I broke seven loaves for the 4,000. How many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?”

“Seven,” they replied.

21He said to them, “Don’t you understand yet?”

Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida

22Jesus came with his disciples to Bethsaida, and there some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged him to touch him. 23He took him by the hand and led him outside the village. Then he spit on the man’s eyes and placed his hands on him. “Do you see anything?” Jesus asked.

24The man looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees walking around.”

25Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes again, and when he opened his eyes wide, his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly. 26Jesus sent him straight home, telling him, “Don’t even go into the village.”

Peter Says That Jesus Is the Messiah

27Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”

28They answered, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others say one of the prophets.”

29“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”

30Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

Jesus Tells About His Coming Death

31Jesus then began to teach his disciples that the Son of Man would have to suffer a lot. He told them that the elders, chief priests, and teachers of the law would reject him. He said that he would be killed, but that after three days he would rise again. 32He explained all this clearly. But Peter took him to one side and started to berate him.

33Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, and then he firmly put Peter in his place. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You’re not thinking about what God wants. You’re only thinking about what people want.”

You Must Pick Up Your Cross

34Jesus called the crowd to him, along with his disciples, and he said, “Whoever wants to be my disciple has to deny themselves, pick up their cross, and follow me. 35Whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the good news will save it. 36What good is it if someone gains the whole world but loses their soul? 37What can anyone trade for their soul? 38If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

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Mark 8

Jesus Feeds Four Thousand

(Matthew 15:32–39)

1About that time there was once again a large crowd with nothing to eat. Jesus called his disciples and said to them, 2“I feel sorry for the people. They have been with me three days now and have nothing to eat. 3If I send them home before they’ve eaten, they will become exhausted on the road. Some of them have come a long distance.”

4His disciples asked him, “Where could anyone get enough bread to feed these people in this place where no one lives?”

5Jesus asked them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?”

They answered, “Seven.”

6He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. He took the seven loaves and gave thanks to God. Then he broke the bread and gave it to his disciples to serve to the people. 7They also had a few small fish. He blessed them and said that the fish should also be served to the people. 8The people ate as much as they wanted. The disciples picked up the leftover pieces and filled seven large baskets. 9About four thousand people were there. Then he sent the people on their way.

10After that, Jesus and his disciples got into a boat and went into the region of Dalmanutha.

The Pharisees Ask for a Sign from Heaven

(Matthew 16:1–4)

11The Pharisees went to Jesus and began to argue with him. They tested him by demanding that he perform a miraculous sign from heaven.

12With a deep sigh he asked, “Why do these people demand a sign? I can guarantee this truth: If these people are given a sign, it will be far different than what they want!”

13Then he left them there.

The Yeast of the Pharisees

(Matthew 16:5–12)

He got into a boat again and crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. 14The disciples had forgotten to take any bread along and had only one loaf with them in the boat.

15Jesus warned them, “Be careful! Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod!”

16They had been discussing with one another that they didn’t have any bread.

17Jesus knew what they were saying and asked them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you don’t have any bread? Don’t you understand yet? Don’t you catch on? Are your minds closed? 18Are you blind and deaf? Don’t you remember? 19When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets did you fill with leftover pieces?”

They told him, “Twelve.”

20“When I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many large baskets did you fill with leftover pieces?”

They answered him, “Seven.”

21He asked them, “Don’t you catch on yet?”

Jesus Gives Sight to a Blind Man

22As they came to Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus. They begged Jesus to touch him. 23Jesus took the blind man’s hand and led him out of the village. He spit into the man’s eyes and placed his hands on him. Jesus asked him, “Can you see anything?”

24The man looked up and said, “I see people. They look like trees walking around.”

25Then Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes a second time, and the man saw clearly. His sight was normal again. He could see everything clearly even at a distance. 26Jesus told him when he sent him home, “Don’t go into the village.”

Peter Declares His Belief about Jesus

(Matthew 16:13–20; Luke 9:18–21)

27Then Jesus and his disciples went to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say I am?”

28They answered him, “Some say you are John the Baptizer, others Elijah, still others one of the prophets.”

29He asked them, “But who do you say I am?”

Peter answered him, “You are the Messiah!”

30He ordered them not to tell anyone about him.

Jesus Foretells That He Will Die and Come Back to Life

(Matthew 16:21–23; Luke 9:22)

31Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man would have to suffer a lot. He taught them that he would be rejected by the leaders, the chief priests, and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. He would be killed, but after three days he would come back to life. 32He told them very clearly what he meant.

Peter took him aside and objected to this. 33Jesus turned, looked at his disciples, and objected to what Peter said. Jesus said, “Get out of my way, Satan! You aren’t thinking the way God thinks but the way humans think.”

What It Means to Follow Jesus

(Matthew 16:24–28; Luke 9:23–27)

34Then Jesus called the crowd to himself along with his disciples. He said to them, “Those who want to follow me must say no to the things they want, pick up their crosses, and follow me. 35Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for me and for the Good News will save them. 36What good does it do for people to win the whole world yet lose their lives? 37Or what should a person give in exchange for life? 38If people are ashamed of me and what I say in this unfaithful and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of those people when he comes with the holy angels in his Father’s glory.”

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