Marc 8
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Avec sept pains et des poissons(A)
8 En ces jours-là, une grande foule s’était de nouveau rassemblée autour de Jésus et elle n’avait rien à manger. Jésus appela donc ses disciples et leur dit : 2 J’ai pitié de cette foule : cela fait trois jours que ces gens sont avec moi et ils n’ont rien à manger. 3 Si je les renvoie chez eux à jeun, les forces vont leur manquer en chemin, car certains d’entre eux sont venus de loin.
4 Ses disciples lui répondirent : Où pourra-t-on trouver dans cet endroit désert assez de pain pour les nourrir ?
5 – Combien avez-vous de pains ? leur demanda-t-il.
– Sept, répondirent-ils.
6 Alors il invita tout le monde à s’asseoir par terre. Il prit les sept pains et, après avoir remercié Dieu, il les partagea et les donna à ses disciples pour qu’ils les distribuent à la foule. Ce qu’ils firent. 7 Ils avaient aussi quelques petits poissons. Jésus prononça la prière de bénédiction pour les poissons et dit à ses disciples de les distribuer également. 8 Tout le monde mangea à satiété. On ramassa sept corbeilles des morceaux qui restaient. 9 Il y avait là environ quatre mille hommes. Ensuite Jésus les congédia.
10 Aussitôt après, il monta dans le bateau avec ses disciples et se rendit dans la région de Dalmanoutha[a].
Jésus et les chefs religieux juifs(B)
11 Des pharisiens arrivèrent et engagèrent une discussion avec lui. Ils lui demandaient de leur faire voir un signe miraculeux qui viendrait du ciel : ils lui tendaient un piège.
12 Jésus poussa un profond soupir et dit : Pourquoi les gens de notre temps réclament-ils un signe miraculeux ? Vraiment, je vous l’assure : il ne leur en sera accordé aucun !
13 Il les quitta, remonta dans le bateau et partit pour l’autre rive.
(Mt 16.5-12)
14 Les disciples avaient oublié d’emporter du pain ; ils n’en avaient qu’un seul avec eux dans le bateau.
15 Or, Jésus leur recommanda : Faites bien attention : gardez-vous du levain des pharisiens et de celui d’Hérode !
16 Les disciples discutaient entre eux : Il dit cela parce que nous n’avons pas de pain !
17 Jésus, sachant ce qui se passait, leur dit : Vous discutez parce que vous n’avez pas de pain. Pourquoi ? Ne comprenez-vous pas encore et ne saisissez-vous pas ? Votre intelligence est-elle aveuglée ? 18 Avez-vous des yeux pour ne pas voir, des oreilles pour ne pas entendre[b]? Ne vous souvenez-vous pas : 19 quand j’ai partagé les cinq pains entre les cinq mille hommes, combien de paniers pleins de morceaux avez-vous emportés ?
– Douze, répondirent-ils.
20 – Et quand j’ai partagé les sept pains entre les quatre mille hommes, combien de corbeilles pleines de morceaux avez-vous emportées ?
– Sept, dirent-ils.
21 Alors il ajouta : Vous ne comprenez toujours pas ?
La guérison d’un aveugle
22 Ils arrivèrent à Bethsaïda. On amena un aveugle à Jésus et on le supplia de le toucher.
23 Jésus prit l’aveugle par la main et le conduisit hors du village, puis il lui mouilla les yeux avec sa salive, lui imposa les mains et lui demanda : Est-ce que tu vois quelque chose ?
24 L’aveugle regarda et répondit : J’aperçois des hommes, mais je les vois comme des arbres qui marchent.
25 Jésus posa de nouveau ses mains sur les yeux de l’aveugle. Alors celui-ci vit clair ; il était guéri et voyait tout distinctement.
26 Jésus le renvoya chez lui en lui disant : Ne rentre pas dans le village !
Jésus et ses disciples
Qui est vraiment Jésus ?(C)
27 Jésus s’en alla, accompagné de ses disciples, et se rendit dans les villages autour de Césarée de Philippe[c]. En chemin, il interrogea ses disciples : Que disent les gens à mon sujet ? Qui suis-je d’après eux ?
28 Ils lui répondirent : Pour les uns, tu es Jean-Baptiste ; pour d’autres, Elie ; pour d’autres encore, l’un des prophètes.
29 Alors il leur demanda : Et vous, qui dites-vous que je suis ?
Pierre lui répondit : Tu es le Messie.
30 Il leur ordonna de ne le dire à personne.
31 Et il commença à leur enseigner que le Fils de l’homme devait beaucoup souffrir, être rejeté par les responsables du peuple, les chefs des prêtres et les spécialistes de la Loi ; il devait être mis à mort et ressusciter trois jours après. 32 Il leur dit tout cela très clairement.
Alors Pierre le prit à part et se mit à lui faire des reproches.
33 Mais Jésus se retourna, regarda ses disciples et reprit Pierre sévèrement : Arrière, « Satan » ! Eloigne-toi de moi ! Car tes pensées ne sont pas celles de Dieu ; ce sont des pensées tout humaines.
Comment suivre Jésus(D)
34 Là-dessus, Jésus appela la foule ainsi que ses disciples et leur dit : Si quelqu’un veut me suivre, qu’il renonce à lui-même, qu’il se charge de sa croix et qu’il me suive. 35 En effet, celui qui est préoccupé de sauver sa vie la perdra ; mais celui qui perdra sa vie à cause de moi et de l’Evangile, la sauvera. 36 Si un homme parvenait à posséder le monde entier, à quoi cela lui servirait-il, s’il perd sa vie ? 37 Et que peut-on donner pour racheter sa vie ? 38 Si quelqu’un a honte de moi et de mes paroles au milieu des hommes de ce temps, qui sont infidèles à Dieu et qui transgressent sa Loi, le Fils de l’homme, à son tour, aura honte de lui quand il viendra dans la gloire de son Père avec les saints anges.
Mark 8
New King James Version
Feeding the Four Thousand(A)
8 In those days, (B)the multitude being very great and having nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples to Him and said to them, 2 “I have (C)compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. 3 And if I send them away hungry to their own houses, they will faint on the way; for some of them have come from afar.”
4 Then His disciples answered Him, “How can one satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness?”
5 (D)He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?”
And they said, “Seven.”
6 So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And He took the seven loaves and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude. 7 They also had a few small fish; and (E)having blessed them, He said to set them also before them. 8 So they ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets of leftover fragments. 9 Now those who had eaten were about four thousand. And He sent them away, 10 (F)immediately got into the boat with His disciples, and came to the region of Dalmanutha.
The Pharisees Seek a Sign(G)
11 (H)Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. 12 But He (I)sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Assuredly, I say to you, (J)no sign shall be given to this generation.”
Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees and Herod(K)
13 And He left them, and getting into the boat again, departed to the other side. 14 (L)Now [a]the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat. 15 (M)Then He charged them, saying, “Take heed, beware of the [b]leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have no bread.”
17 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “Why do you reason because you have no bread? (N)Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart [c]still hardened? 18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember? 19 (O)When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up?”
They said to Him, “Twelve.”
20 “Also, (P)when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of fragments did you take up?”
And they said, “Seven.”
21 So He said to them, “How is it (Q)you do not understand?”
A Blind Man Healed at Bethsaida
22 Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a (R)blind man to Him, and begged Him to (S)touch him. 23 So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when (T)He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything.
24 And he looked up and said, “I see men like trees, walking.”
25 Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly. 26 Then He sent him away to his house, saying, [d]“Neither go into the town, (U)nor tell anyone in the town.”
Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ(V)
27 (W)Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His disciples, saying to them, “Who do men say that I am?”
28 So they answered, (X)“John the Baptist; but some say, (Y)Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.”
29 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Peter answered and said to Him, (Z)“You are the Christ.”
30 (AA)Then He strictly warned them that they should tell no one about Him.
Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection(AB)
31 And (AC)He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be (AD)rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be (AE)killed, and after three days rise again. 32 He spoke this word openly. Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. 33 But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He (AF)rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not [e]mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”
Take Up the Cross and Follow Him(AG)
34 When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, (AH)“Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 35 For (AI)whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? 37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 (AJ)For whoever (AK)is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
Mark 8
English Standard Version
Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand
8 (A)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 (B)“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, (C)“Seven.” 6 And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and (D)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 And they had a few small fish. And (E)having blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them. 8 And (F)they ate and were satisfied. And they took up the broken pieces left over, (G)seven baskets full. 9 And there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away. 10 And immediately he got into (H)the boat with his disciples and went to the district of (I)Dalmanutha.[a]
The Pharisees Demand a Sign
11 (J)The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, (K)seeking from him (L)a sign from heaven (M)to test him. 12 And (N)he sighed deeply (O)in 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 (P)he 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; (Q)beware of (R)the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of (S)Herod.”[b] 16 And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17 And (T)Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? (U)Do you not yet perceive (V)or understand? (W)Are your hearts hardened? 18 (X)Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember? 19 When I broke (Y)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 (Z)the 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 (AA)to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. 23 And (AB)he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when (AC)he had (AD)spit on his eyes and (AE)laid 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[c] 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, (AF)“Do not even enter the village.”
Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ
27 (AG)And 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, (AH)“John the Baptist; and others say, (AI)Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 29 And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, (AJ)“You are (AK)the Christ.” 30 (AL)And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.
Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection
31 (AM)And he began to teach them that (AN)the Son of Man must (AO)suffer many things and (AP)be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and (AQ)after three days rise again. 32 And he said this (AR)plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, (AS)“Get behind me, Satan! For you (AT)are 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 (AU)deny himself and (AV)take up his cross and follow me. 35 For (AW)whoever would save his life[d] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake (AX)and the gospel's will save it. 36 (AY)For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? 37 For (AZ)what can a man give in return for his soul? 38 For (BA)whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this (BB)adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed (BC)when he comes in the glory of his Father with (BD)the holy angels.”
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