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使四千人吃飽

8 在那些日子裡，又一次，有一大群人，他們沒有什麼東西吃。耶穌召來門徒們，對他們說： 2 「我憐憫這群人，因為他們與我在一起已經三天了，也沒有什麼東西吃。 3 如果我讓他們餓著肚子回家，他們會在路上暈倒，因為有些人從遠處而來。」

4 他的門徒們回答：「在這曠野，從哪裡能得食物讓這些人吃飽呢？」

5 耶穌問他們：「你們有多少餅呢？」

他們回答說：「七個。」 6 耶穌就吩咐眾人坐在地上，於是拿起這七個餅，祝謝以後，掰開，不斷遞給他的門徒們，讓他們分發。門徒們就分給眾人； 7 他們還有幾條小魚，耶穌祝福了，就吩咐把牠們也分給眾人。 8 他們吃了，並且吃飽了。然後，他們把剩下的碎塊收拾起來，裝滿了[a]七個筐子。 9 當時約有四千人[b]。耶穌遣散了他們， 10 隨即與他的門徒們一起上船，來到達瑪努達[c]地區。

法利賽人與希律的酵

11 有些法利賽人出來，開始和耶穌辯論。他們試探耶穌，向他要求一個從天上來的神蹟。 12 耶穌靈裡深深地嘆息，就說：「這世代為什麼在尋求神蹟呢？我確實地告訴你們：絕不會有神蹟賜給這世代。」 13 於是他就離開他們，又上船往對岸去。

14 門徒們忘了帶餅，船上除了一個餅，再沒有別的了。 15 耶穌吩咐他們說：「你們要注意，要當心法利賽人的酵母和希律的酵母。」

16 門徒們因為沒有餅，就彼此討論。 17 耶穌知道了，就問他們：「你們為什麼討論沒有餅的事呢？你們還不明白，還不領悟，還是硬著心嗎？ 18 你們有眼睛卻看不見，有耳朵卻聽不見嗎？[d]難道不記得嗎？ 19 當我掰開那五個餅給五千人的時候，你們收拾的碎塊裝滿了幾個籃子呢？」

門徒們回答說：「十二個。」

20 「那七個餅給四千人的時候，你們收拾的碎塊裝滿了幾個筐子呢？」

門徒們回答說：「七個。」

21 耶穌對他們說：「你們還不領悟嗎？」

開盲人的眼睛

22 他們來到伯賽達，有人帶來一個瞎眼的，懇求耶穌摸他。 23 耶穌牽著瞎眼之人的手，領他到村子外面，吐唾沫在他的眼睛上，按手在他身上，問他：「你是否看見什麼？」

24 他抬頭一看，說：「我看見一些人！看起來好像樹在走路！」

25 然後耶穌又按手在他的眼睛上，他就看得清清楚楚了。他痊癒了，就清楚地看見了一切。 26 耶穌叫他回家，並說：「不要進這村子[e]。」

彼得認耶穌為基督

27 耶穌和他的門徒們往凱撒里亞菲利彼的那些村莊去。在路上，耶穌問他的門徒們，說：「人們說我是誰？」

28 他們回答他，說：「是施洗者[f]約翰，有的說是以利亞，也有的說是先知中的一位。」

29 耶穌又問他們：「那麼你們呢？你們說我是誰？」

彼得回答說：「你是基督！」

30 耶穌就告誡他們不要把有關他的事告訴任何人。

預言受難與復活

31 耶穌開始教導他們說：「人子必須受很多苦害，被長老們、祭司長們和經文士們棄絕，並且被殺，然後在第三天要復活。」 32 耶穌公開地講這些事，彼得把耶穌拉到一邊，開始勸阻他。

33 但耶穌轉過身，看了看他的門徒們，就斥責彼得，說：「撒旦，退到我後面去！因為你不是思想神的事，而是思想人的事。」

背起你的十字架

34 於是，耶穌把眾人和他的門徒們一起召來，對他們說：「如果有人想要跟從我，他就當捨棄自己，背起自己的十字架，然後跟從我。 35 因為凡想要保全[g]自己生命的，將失去生命；凡為我和福音的緣故失去自己生命的，將保全[h]生命。 36 一個人就是賺得了全世界，卻賠上了自己的生命[i]，到底有什麼益處呢？ 37 人到底能拿什麼來換回自己的生命[j]呢？ 38 在這淫亂、罪惡的世代，一個人如果以我和我的話為恥，當人子在他父的榮耀中，與聖天使們一起來臨的時候，也要以這個人為恥。」

Footnotes

  1. 馬可福音 8:8 裝滿了——輔助詞語。
  2. 馬可福音 8:9 約有四千人——有古抄本作「吃的人約有四千」。
  3. 馬可福音 8:10 達瑪努達——有古抄本作「茉加丹」或「茉大拉」。
  4. 馬可福音 8:18 《耶利米書》5:21；《以西結書》12:2。
  5. 馬可福音 8:26 有古抄本附「也不要告訴村子裡的任何人」。
  6. 馬可福音 8:28 施洗——或譯作「施浸」。
  7. 馬可福音 8:35 保全——原文直譯「救」。
  8. 馬可福音 8:35 保全——原文直譯「救」。
  9. 馬可福音 8:36 生命——或譯作「靈魂」。
  10. 馬可福音 8:37 生命——或譯作「靈魂」。
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耶穌使四千人吃飽

8 那時，又有一大群人聚在一起，他們沒有東西吃。耶穌就叫來門徒，說： 2 「我憐憫這些人，他們跟我在一起已經三天，沒有任何吃的了。 3 如果讓他們餓著肚子回家，他們在路上會體力不支，因為有些人是遠道而來的。」

4 門徒說：「在這荒野，如何找到足夠的食物給這些人吃呢？」

5 耶穌問：「你們有多少餅？」

門徒答道：「七個。」

6 耶穌便吩咐大家坐在地上，然後拿著那七個餅祝謝了，掰開，遞給門徒，讓門徒分給大家，門徒就把餅分給大家。 7 他們還有幾條小魚。耶穌祝謝了，叫門徒分給眾人。 8 大家都吃了，並且吃飽了，剩下的零碎裝滿了七個筐子。 9 吃的人約有四千。耶穌讓眾人回家後， 10 隨即和門徒上船，來到大瑪努他地區。

11 法利賽人出來盤問耶穌，要求祂從天上顯一個神蹟給他們看看，藉此試探祂。 12 耶穌深深歎息道：「這世代的人為什麼總是要看神蹟呢？我實在告訴你們，沒有神蹟給這世代的人看。」 13 然後，耶穌離開他們，乘船回對岸去了。

防備法利賽人和希律的酵

14 門徒忘了帶餅，船上只有一個餅。 15 耶穌警告他們：「你們要謹慎，要提防法利賽人和希律的酵！」

16 他們彼此議論說：「老師這樣說，是不是因為我們沒有帶餅呢？」

17 耶穌知道他們的心思，就說：「你們為什麼議論沒有帶餅的事呢？難道你們還不明白、不領悟嗎？你們的心還是愚頑嗎？ 18 你們有眼不會看，有耳不會聽嗎？你們不記得嗎？ 19 我掰開五個餅分給五千人吃的時候，你們撿了多少籃的零碎呢？」

門徒答道：「十二籃。」

20 耶穌又說：「我用七個餅餵飽四千人的時候，你們撿了多少筐零碎呢？」

門徒答道：「七筐。」

21 耶穌接著說：「你們還不明白嗎？」

治好伯賽大的瞎子

22 他們到了伯賽大，有人帶來一個瞎子，求耶穌摸他。 23 耶穌拉著瞎子的手帶他走到村外，吐唾沫在他的眼睛上，並把手按在他身上，問他：「你看見什麼了？」

24 他抬頭看了看，說：「我看見人們好像一棵棵的樹，走來走去。」

25 耶穌把手按在他的眼睛上，他定睛一看，便恢復了視力，什麼都看得清清楚楚。 26 耶穌叫他回家，並對他說：「不要再進這個村子了。」

彼得宣告耶穌是基督

27 耶穌和門徒前往凱撒利亞·腓立比境內的村莊。在路上，祂問門徒：「別人說我是誰？」

28 他們說：「有人說你是施洗者約翰，有人說你是以利亞，有人說你是眾先知中的一位。」

29 耶穌又問他們：「那麼，你們說我是誰？」

彼得回答說：「你是基督！」

30 耶穌吩咐他們不要洩露祂的身分。

耶穌預言自己的受難和復活

31 從此，耶穌便告訴他們，人子必須受許多苦，被長老、祭司長和律法教師棄絕，殺害，但必在三天之後復活。 32 耶穌清楚地把這些事告訴了他們，彼得就把祂拉到一邊，勸阻祂。 33 耶穌轉身看了看門徒，斥責彼得說：「撒旦，退到我後面去！因為你不考慮上帝的意思，只考慮人的意思。」

34 祂叫眾人和門徒一起過來，對他們說：「如果有人要跟從我，就應當捨己，背起他的十字架跟從我。 35 因為想救自己生命的，必失去生命；但為了我和福音而失去生命的，必得到生命。 36 人就是賺得全世界，卻喪失自己的生命，又有什麼益處呢？ 37 他還能用什麼換回生命呢？

38 「在這淫亂、罪惡的世代，如果有人以我和我的道為恥，人子在父的榮耀中與聖天使再來的時候，也要以他為恥。」

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Marcos 8
Reina Valera Contemporánea

Alimentación de los cuatro mil(A)

8 Por esos días volvió a reunirse una gran multitud. Como no tenían qué comer, Jesús llamó a sus discípulos y les dijo: 2 «Esta gente me parte el corazón. Hace ya tres días que están conmigo, y no tienen qué comer. 3 Si los mando a sus casas en ayunas, podrían desmayarse en el camino, pues algunos de ellos han venido de muy lejos.» 4 Sus discípulos le respondieron: «¿Y dónde vamos a conseguirles pan suficiente en un lugar tan apartado como éste?» 5 Jesús les preguntó: «¿Cuántos panes tienen ustedes?» Y ellos respondieron: «Siete.» 6 Entonces Jesús mandó a la multitud que se recostara en el suelo, luego tomó los siete panes, y después de dar gracias los partió y se los dio a sus discípulos, para que ellos los repartieran entre la multitud. Ellos así lo hicieron. 7 Tenían también unos cuantos pescaditos, así que Jesús los bendijo y mandó también que los repartieran. 8 Toda la gente comió hasta quedar satisfecha y, cuando recogieron lo que sobró, llenaron siete canastas. 9 Los que comieron eran como cuatro mil. Luego Jesús los despidió 10 y enseguida entró en la barca con sus discípulos para irse a la región de Dalmanuta.

La demanda de una señal(B)

11 Los fariseos llegaron y comenzaron a discutir con él, y para ponerlo a prueba le pidieron que hiciera una señal del cielo.(C) 12 Lanzando un profundo suspiro, Jesús dijo: «¿Por qué pide esta gente una señal?(D) De cierto les digo que ninguna señal se le concederá.» 13 Los dejó entonces, y volvió a entrar en la barca para irse a la otra orilla.

La levadura de los fariseos(E)

14 Los discípulos se habían olvidado de llevar comida, así que en la barca sólo tenían un pan. 15 Jesús les mandó: «Abran los ojos y cuídense de la levadura de los fariseos,(F) y también de la levadura de Herodes.» 16 Ellos se decían entre sí: «Lo dice porque no trajimos pan.» 17 Pero Jesús se dio cuenta y les dijo: «¿Por qué discuten de que no tienen pan? ¿Todavía no entienden ni se dan cuenta? ¿Todavía tienen cerrada la mente? 18 ¿Tienen ojos, pero no ven? ¿Tienen oídos, pero no oyen?(G) ¿Acaso ya no se acuerdan? 19 Cuando repartí los cinco panes entre los cinco mil, ¿cuántas cestas llenas del pan que sobró recogieron?» Y ellos dijeron: «Doce.» 20 «Y cuando repartí los siete panes entre los cuatro mil, ¿cuántas canastas llenas del pan que sobró recogieron?» Ellos respondieron: «Siete.» 21 Entonces les dijo: «¿Y cómo es que todavía no entienden?»

Un ciego sanado en Betsaida

22 Cuando fueron a Betsaida, le llevaron un ciego y le rogaron que lo tocara. 23 Jesús tomó la mano del ciego y lo llevó fuera de la aldea. Allí escupió en los ojos del ciego, y luego le puso las manos encima y le preguntó: «¿Puedes ver algo?» 24 El ciego levantó los ojos y dijo: «Veo gente. Parecen árboles que caminan.» 25 Jesús le puso otra vez las manos sobre los ojos, y el ciego recobró la vista y pudo ver a todos de lejos y con claridad. 26 Jesús lo envió a su casa, y le dijo: «No vayas ahora a la aldea.»

La confesión de Pedro(H)

27 Jesús y sus discípulos fueron entonces a las aldeas de Cesarea de Filipo. En el camino, Jesús les preguntó: «¿Quién dice la gente que soy yo?» 28 Ellos respondieron: «Unos dicen que eres Juan el Bautista; otros, que Elías; y otros más, que alguno de los profetas.»(I) 29 Entonces él les preguntó: «Y ustedes, ¿quién dicen que soy?» Pedro le respondió: «Tú eres el Cristo.»(J) 30 Pero él les mandó que no dijeran nada a nadie acerca de él.

Jesús anuncia su muerte(K)

31 Jesús comenzó entonces a enseñarles que era necesario que el Hijo del Hombre sufriera mucho y fuera desechado por los ancianos, los principales sacerdotes y los escribas, y que tenía que morir y resucitar después de tres días. 32 Esto se lo dijo con toda franqueza. Pero Pedro lo llevó aparte y comenzó a reconvenirlo. 33 Entonces Jesús se volvió a ver a los discípulos, y reprendió a Pedro. Le dijo: «¡Aléjate de mi vista, Satanás! ¡Tú no piensas en las cosas de Dios sino en cuestiones humanas!»

34 Luego llamó a la gente y a sus discípulos, y les dijo: «Si alguno quiere seguirme, niéguese a sí mismo, tome su cruz, y sígame.(L) 35 Porque todo el que quiera salvar su vida, la perderá, y todo el que pierda su vida por causa de mí y del evangelio, la salvará.(M) 36 Porque ¿de qué le sirve a uno ganarse todo el mundo, si pierde su alma? 37 ¿O qué puede dar uno a cambio de su alma?

38 »Si en esta generación adúltera y pecadora alguien se avergüenza de mí y de mis palabras, también el Hijo del Hombre se avergonzará de él, cuando venga en la gloria de su Padre con los santos ángeles.»

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Mark 8
New English Translation

The Feeding of the Four Thousand

8 In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. So[a] Jesus[b] called his disciples and said to them, 2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days, and they have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way, and some of them have come from a great distance.” 4 His disciples answered him, “Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?” 5 He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They replied, “Seven.” 6 Then[c] he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. After he took the seven loaves and gave thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples to serve. So[d] they served the crowd. 7 They also had a few small fish. After giving thanks for these, he told them to serve these as well. 8 Everyone[e] ate and was satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. 9 There were about 4,000[f] who ate.[g] Then he dismissed them.[h] 10 Immediately he got into a boat[i] with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.[j]

The Demand for a Sign

11 Then the Pharisees[k] came and began to argue with Jesus, asking for[l] a sign from heaven[m] to test him. 12 Sighing deeply in his spirit he said, “Why does this generation look for a sign? I tell you the truth,[n] no sign will be given to this generation.” 13 Then[o] he left them, got back into the boat, and went to the other side.

The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod

14 Now[p] they had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. 15 And Jesus[q] ordered them,[r] “Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees[s] and the yeast of Herod!” 16 So they began to discuss with one another about having no bread.[t] 17 When he learned of this,[u] Jesus said to them, “Why are you arguing[v] about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Have your hearts been hardened? 18 Though you have eyes, don’t you see? And though you have ears, can’t you hear?[w] Don’t you remember? 19 When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They replied, “Twelve.” 20 “When I broke the seven loaves for the 4,000, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They replied,[x] “Seven.” 21 Then[y] he said to them, “Do you still not understand?”[z]

A Two-stage Healing

22 Then[aa] they came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to Jesus[ab] and asked him to touch him. 23 He took the blind man by the hand and brought him outside of the village. Then[ac] he spit on his eyes, placed his hands on his eyes[ad] and asked, “Do you see anything?” 24 Regaining his sight[ae] he said, “I see people, but they look like trees walking.” 25 Then Jesus[af] placed his hands on the man’s[ag] eyes again. And he opened his eyes,[ah] his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 Jesus[ai] sent him home, saying, “Do not even go into the village.”[aj]

Peter’s Confession

27 Then Jesus and his disciples went to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples,[ak] “Who do people say that I am?” 28 They said,[al] “John the Baptist, others say Elijah,[am] and still others, one of the prophets.” 29 He asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him,[an] “You are the Christ.”[ao] 30 Then[ap] he warned them not to tell anyone about him.[aq]

First Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

31 Then[ar] Jesus[as] began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer[at] many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law,[au] and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 He spoke openly about this. So[av] Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33 But after turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan. You are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.”[aw]

Following Jesus

34 Then[ax] Jesus[ay] called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to become my follower,[az] he must deny[ba] himself, take up his cross,[bb] and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save his life[bc] will lose it,[bd] but whoever loses his life because of me and because of the gospel[be] will save it. 36 For what benefit is it for a person[bf] to gain the whole world, yet[bg] forfeit his life? 37 What can a person give in exchange for his life? 38 For 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[bh] when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 8:1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  2. Mark 8:1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. Mark 8:6 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  4. Mark 8:6 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.
  5. Mark 8:8 tn Grk “They.”
  6. Mark 8:9 sn The parallel in Matt 15:32-39 notes that the 4,000 were only men, a point not made explicit in Mark.
  7. Mark 8:9 tn The words “who ate” are not in the Greek text but have been supplied for clarity.
  8. Mark 8:9 sn Mark 8:1-10. Many commentators, on the basis of similarities between this account of the feeding of the multitude (8:1-10) and that in 6:30-44, have argued that there is only one event referred to in both passages. While there are similarities in language and in the response of the disciples, there are also noticeable differences, including the different number present on each occasion (i.e., 5,000 in chap. 6 and 4,000 here). In the final analysis, the fact that Jesus refers to two distinct feedings in 8:18-20 settles the issue; this passage represents another very similar incident to that recorded in 6:30-44.
  9. Mark 8:10 sn See the note at Mark 1:19 for a description of the first-century fishing boat discovered in 1986 near Tiberias on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee.
  10. Mark 8:10 sn The exact location of Dalmanutha is uncertain. It is mentioned nowhere else in the NT. The parallel passage in Matt 15:39 reads either “Magdala” (which is on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee) or “Magadan” (which is the better attested reading but is otherwise unknown). A small anchorage north of Magdala and west of Capernaum investigated in 1970 during a period of low lake levels in the Sea of Galilee has been suggested as the possible location of Dalmanutha (M. Nun, “Ancient Anchorages and Harbors in the Sea of Galilee,” Nature and Land 5 (1971): 212-19) but there is no scholarly consensus.
  11. Mark 8:11 sn See the note on Pharisees in 2:16.
  12. Mark 8:11 tn Grk “seeking from him.” The participle ζητοῦντες (zētountes) shows the means by which the Pharisees argued with Jesus.
  13. Mark 8:11 sn What exactly this sign would have been, given what Jesus was already doing, is not clear. But here is where the fence-sitters reside, refusing to commit to him.
  14. Mark 8:12 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amēn), I say to you.”
  15. Mark 8:13 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  16. Mark 8:14 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
  17. Mark 8:15 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  18. Mark 8:15 tn Grk “was giving them orders, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.
  19. Mark 8:15 sn See the note on Pharisees in 2:16.
  20. Mark 8:16 tn Grk “And they were discussing with one another that they had no bread.”
  21. Mark 8:17 tn Or “becoming aware of it.”
  22. Mark 8:17 tn Or “discussing.”
  23. Mark 8:18 tn Grk “do you not hear?”
  24. Mark 8:20 tc ‡ A difficult textual problem is found here, involving three different variants: καὶ λέγουσιν (kai legousin) is found in א; οἱ δὲ εἶπον (hoi de eipon) is the reading of P45 A D W Θ ƒ1,13 33 M it; and καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ (kai legousin autō) is supported by B C L (Δ 579 892). The first two variants would not be translated differently; the third reading, however, would add “to him” after “they replied.” What complicates the issue is that the external evidence is fairly evenly split between the second and third readings, though the first reading is in agreement with the second reading in lacking the dative pronoun. Indeed, another layout of the problem here could treat this as two distinct problems: καὶ λέγουσιν vs. οἱ δὲ εἶπον and αὐτῷ vs. omission of the word. In this second arrangement of the problem, the reading without the pronoun has slightly stronger support (P45 א A D W Θ ƒ1,13 33 M it). Internally, Mark never elsewhere uses the form εἶπον for the third person plural indicative form of this verb (it is always εἶπαν [eipan]). And although only one other time in Mark is the object lacking after λέγουσιν (6:38), it is a similar context (viz., the disciples’ response before Jesus feeds the 5000). Very tentatively, the reading that is followed here is καὶ λέγουσιν. NA28 puts αὐτῷ in brackets, indicating some doubt as to its authenticity.
  25. Mark 8:21 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to indicate the implied sequence in the narrative.
  26. Mark 8:21 sn Do you still not understand? The disciples in Mark’s Gospel often misunderstood the miracles of Jesus as well as his teaching. Between Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Mark paints the most revealing portrait of the shortcomings of the Twelve (cf. 6:51-52; 7:17-19; 8:1-10, 14-21, 27-30, 33; 9:5, 10, 33; 10:28, 35-45; 14:19, 29-31, 32-37, 50, 66-72).
  27. Mark 8:22 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  28. Mark 8:22 tn Grk “to him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  29. Mark 8:23 tn Grk “village, and.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  30. Mark 8:23 tn Grk “on him,” but the word πάλιν in v. 25 implies that Jesus touched the man’s eyes at this point.
  31. Mark 8:24 tn The verb ἀναβλέπω, though normally meaning “look up,” when used in conjunction with blindness means “regain sight.”
  32. Mark 8:25 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  33. Mark 8:25 tn Grk “his”; the referent (the blind man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  34. Mark 8:25 tn Or “he looked intently”; or “he stared with eyes wide open” (BDAG 226 s.v. διαβλέπω 1).
  35. Mark 8:26 tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  36. Mark 8:26 tc Codex Bezae (D) replaces “Do not even go into the village” with “Go to your house, and do not tell anyone, not even in the village.” Other mss with some minor variations (Θ ƒ13 28 565 2542) expand on this prohibition to read “Go to your house, and if you go into the village, do not tell anyone.” There are several other variants here as well. While these expansions are not part of Mark’s original text, they do accurately reflect the sense of Jesus’ prohibition.
  37. Mark 8:27 tn Grk “he asked his disciples, saying to them.” The phrase λέγων αὐτοῖς (legōn autois) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
  38. Mark 8:28 tn Grk “And they said to him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
  39. Mark 8:28 sn The appearance of Elijah would mean that the end time had come. According to 2 Kgs 2:11, Elijah was still alive. In Mal 4:5 it is said that Elijah would be the precursor of Messiah.
  40. Mark 8:29 tn Grk “Answering, Peter said to him.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “Peter answered him.”
  41. Mark 8:29 tn Or “the Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”sn The term χριστός (christos) was originally an adjective (“anointed”), developing in LXX into a substantive (“an anointed one”), then developing still further into a technical generic term (“the anointed one”). In the intertestamental period it developed further into a technical term referring to the hoped-for anointed one, that is, a specific individual. In the NT the development starts there (technical-specific), is so used in the gospels, and then develops in Paul to mean virtually Jesus’ last name.
  42. Mark 8:30 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to indicate the conclusion of the episode.
  43. Mark 8:30 sn Mark 8:27-10:52. The entire section 8:27-10:52 is built around three passion predictions of Jesus (8:31; 9:31; 10:33). These predictions form the structure of the section, the content for the section (Jesus’ suffering, death, and the meaning of genuine discipleship) and the mood of the section (i.e., a somber mood). What is interesting is that after each passion prediction, Mark records both the misunderstanding of the disciples and then Jesus’ teaching on the nature of his death and what genuine discipleship is all about: (1) denying oneself (8:34-38); (2) humility and serving (9:33-37); (3) suffering, humble service, and not lording it over people (10:35-45). For further discussion of the structure of the passage, see W. L. Lane, Mark (NICNT), 292-94.
  44. Mark 8:31 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  45. Mark 8:31 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  46. Mark 8:31 sn The necessity that the Son of Man suffer is the particular point that needed emphasis, since for many 1st century Jews the Messiah was a glorious and powerful figure, not a suffering one.
  47. Mark 8:31 tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.
  48. Mark 8:32 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “So” to indicate Peter’s rebuke is in response to Jesus’ teaching about the suffering of the Son of Man.
  49. Mark 8:33 tn Grk “people’s.”
  50. Mark 8:34 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  51. Mark 8:34 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  52. Mark 8:34 tn Grk “to follow after me.”
  53. Mark 8:34 tn This translation better expresses the force of the Greek third person imperative than the traditional “let him deny,” which could be understood as merely permissive.
  54. Mark 8:34 sn To bear the cross means to accept the rejection of the world for turning to Jesus and following him. Discipleship involves a death that is like a crucifixion; see Gal 6:14.
  55. Mark 8:35 tn Grk “soul” (throughout vv. 35-37). The Greek ψυχή (psuchē) has many different meanings depending on the context. The two primary meanings here are the earthly life (animate life, sometimes called “physical life”) and the inner life (the life that transcends the earthly life, sometimes called “the soul”). The fact that the Greek term can have both meanings creates in this verse both a paradox and a wordplay. The desire to preserve both aspects of ψυχή (psuchē) for oneself creates the tension here (cf. BDAG 1099 s.v. 1.a; 2.d,e). Translation of the Greek term ψυχή (psuchē) presents a particularly difficult problem in this verse. Most English versions since the KJV have translated the term “life.” This preserves the paradox of finding one’s “life” (in the sense of earthly life) while at the same time really losing it (in the sense of “soul” or transcendent inner life) and vice versa, but at the same time it obscures the wordplay that results from the same Greek word having multiple meanings. To translate as “soul,” however, gives the modern English reader the impression of the immortal soul at the expense of the earthly life. On the whole it is probably best to use the translation “life” and retain the paradox at the expense of the wordplay.
  56. Mark 8:35 sn The Greek word translated life can refer to both earthly, physical life and inner, transcendent life (one’s “soul”). In the context, if a person is not willing to suffer the world’s rejection and persecution in order to follow Jesus but instead seeks to retain his physical life, then that person will lose both physical life and inner, transcendent life (at the judgment). On the other hand, the one who willingly gives up earthly, physical life to follow Jesus (“loses his life because of me and because of the gospel”) will ultimately find one’s “soul” (note that the parallel in John’s Gospel speaks of “guarding one’s ‘soul’ for eternal life” (John 12:25).
  57. Mark 8:35 tn Or “for my sake and for the gospel.” The traditional rendering “for my sake” can be understood in the sense of “for my benefit,” but the Greek term ἕνεκα (heneka) indicates the cause or reason for something (BDAG 334 s.v. 1). Here the phrase “because of” was repeated before “the gospel” for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
  58. Mark 8:36 tn Grk “a man,” but ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is used in a generic sense here to refer to both men and women.
  59. Mark 8:36 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
  60. Mark 8:38 sn How one responds now to Jesus and his teaching is a reflection of how Jesus, as the Son of Man who judges, will respond then in the final judgment.
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Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand(A)(B)(C)

8 During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, 2 “I have compassion for these people;(D) they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”

4 His disciples answered, “But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?”

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

“Seven,” they replied.

6 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people, and they did so. 7 They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them.(E) 8 The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.(F) 9 About four thousand were present. After he had sent them away, 10 he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.

11 The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven.(G) 12 He sighed deeply(H) and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.” 13 Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.

The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod

14 The 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(I) of the Pharisees(J) and that of Herod.”(K)

16 They discussed this with one another and said, “It is because we have no bread.”

17 Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?(L) 18 Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember? 19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

“Twelve,”(M) they replied.

20 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

They answered, “Seven.”(N)

21 He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”(O)

Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida

22 They came to Bethsaida,(P) and some people brought a blind man(Q) and begged Jesus to touch him. 23 He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit(R) on the man’s eyes and put his hands on(S) him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?”

24 He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”

25 Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into[a] the village.”

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah(T)

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

28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist;(U) others say Elijah;(V) and still others, one of the prophets.”

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

Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”(W)

30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.(X)

Jesus Predicts His Death(Y)

31 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man(Z) must suffer many things(AA) and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,(AB) and that he must be killed(AC) and after three days(AD) rise again.(AE) 32 He spoke plainly(AF) about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!”(AG) he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”

The Way of the Cross

34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(AH) 35 For whoever wants to save their life[b] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.(AI) 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man(AJ) will be ashamed of them(AK) when he comes(AL) in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 8:26 Some manuscripts go and tell anyone in
  2. Mark 8:35 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verses 36 and 37.
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