Mark, 8

1. And now once again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat. So he called his disciples to him and said to them,

1. In 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. 'I feel sorry for all these people; they have been with me for three days now and have nothing to eat.

2. "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat;

3. If I send them off home hungry they will collapse on the way; some have come a great distance.'

3. and if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come a long way."

4. His disciples replied, 'Where could anyone get these people enough bread to eat in a deserted place?'

4. And his disciples answered him, "How can one feed these men with bread here in the desert?"

5. He asked them, 'How many loaves have you?' And they said to him, 'Seven.'

5. And he asked them, "How many loaves have you?" They said, "Seven."

6. Then he instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves, and after giving thanks he broke them and began handing them to his disciples to distribute; and they distributed them among the crowd.

6. And he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground; and he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd.

7. They had a few small fishes as well, and over these he said a blessing and ordered them to be distributed too.

7. And they had a few small fish; and having blessed them, he commanded that these also should be set before them.

8. They ate as much as they wanted, and they collected seven basketfuls of the scraps left over.

8. And they ate, and were satisfied; and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

9. Now there had been about four thousand people. He sent them away

9. And there were about four thousand people.

10. and at once, getting into the boat with his disciples, went to the region of Dalmanutha.

10. And he sent them away; and immediately he got into the boat with his disciples, and went to the district of Dalmanu'tha.

11. The Pharisees came up and started a discussion with him; they demanded of him a sign from heaven, to put him to the test.

11. The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, to test him.

12. And with a profound sigh he said, 'Why does this generation demand a sign? In truth I tell you, no sign shall be given to this generation.'

12. And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation."

13. And, leaving them again, he re-embarked and went away to the other side.

13. And he left them, and getting into the boat again he departed to the other side.

14. The disciples had forgotten to take any bread and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

14. Now they had forgotten to bring bread; and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

15. Then he gave them this warning, 'Keep your eyes open; look out for the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.'

15. And he cautioned them, saying, "Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."

16. And they said to one another, 'It is because we have no bread.'

16. And they discussed it with one another, saying, "We have no bread."

17. And Jesus knew it, and he said to them, 'Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not understand, still not realise? Are your minds closed?

17. And being aware of it, Jesus said to them, "Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened?

18. Have you eyes and do not see, ears and do not hear? Or do you not remember?

18. Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember?

19. When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of scraps did you collect?' They answered, 'Twelve.'

19. When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" They said to him, "Twelve."

20. 'And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many baskets full of scraps did you collect?' And they answered, 'Seven.'

20. "And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" And they said to him, "Seven."

21. Then he said to them, 'Do you still not realise?'

21. And he said to them, "Do you not yet understand?"

22. They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought to him a blind man whom they begged him to touch.

22. And they came to Beth-sa'ida. And some people brought to him a blind man, and begged him to touch him.

23. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. Then, putting spittle on his eyes and laying his hands on him, he asked, 'Can you see anything?'

23. And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the village; and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, "Do you see anything?"

24. The man, who was beginning to see, replied, 'I can see people; they look like trees as they walk around.'

24. And he looked up and said, "I see men; but they look like trees, walking."

25. Then he laid his hands on the man's eyes again and he saw clearly; he was cured, and he could see everything plainly and distinctly.

25. Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and saw everything clearly.

26. And Jesus sent him home, saying, 'Do not even go into the village.'

26. And he sent him away to his home, saying, "Do not even enter the village."

27. Jesus and his disciples left for the villages round Caesarea Philippi. On the way he put this question to his disciples, 'Who do people say I am?'

27. And Jesus went on with his disciples, to the villages of Caesare'a Philip'pi; and on the way he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that I am?"

28. And they told him, 'John the Baptist, others Elijah, others again, one of the prophets.'

28. And they told him, "John the Baptist; and others say, Eli'jah; and others one of the prophets."

29. 'But you,' he asked them, 'who do you say I am?' Peter spoke up and said to him, 'You are the Christ.'

29. And he asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered him, "You are the Christ."

30. And he gave them strict orders not to tell anyone about him.

30. And he charged them to tell no one about him.

31. Then he began to teach them that the Son of man was destined to suffer grievously, and to be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be put to death, and after three days to rise again;

31. And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

32. and he said all this quite openly. Then, taking him aside, Peter tried to rebuke him.

32. And he said this plainly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.

33. But, turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said to him, 'Get behind me, Satan! You are thinking not as God thinks, but as human beings do.'

33. But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter, and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are not on the side of God, but of men."

34. He called the people and his disciples to him and said, 'If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me.

34. And he called to him the multitude with his disciples, and said to them, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

35. Anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.

35. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.

36. What gain, then, is it for anyone to win the whole world and forfeit his life?

36. For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?

37. And indeed what can anyone offer in exchange for his life?

37. For what can a man give in return for his life?

38. For if anyone in this sinful and adulterous generation is ashamed of me and of my words, the Son of man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.'

38. For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."