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Mark 6:45-8:26
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Jesus Walks on the Water

45 (A)And immediately Jesus had His disciples get into (B)the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, to (C)Bethsaida, while He Himself *dismissed the crowd. 46 And after (D)saying goodbye to them, He left (E)for the mountain to pray.

47 When it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the land. 48 Seeing them [a]straining at the oars—for the wind was against them—at about the [b](F)fourth watch of the night, He *came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them. 49 But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they thought that it was a ghost, and they cried out; 50 for they all saw Him and were [c]terrified. But immediately He spoke with them and *said to them, “(G)Take courage; it is I, (H)do not be afraid.” 51 Then He got into (I)the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly astonished, 52 for (J)they [d]had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves, but [e]their hearts (K)were hardened.

Healing at Gennesaret

53 (L)When they had crossed over they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored at the shore. 54 And when they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him, 55 and ran about that entire country and began carrying here and there on their pallets those who were sick, [f]to wherever they heard He was. 56 And wherever He entered villages, or cities, or a countryside, they were laying the sick in the marketplaces and imploring Him that they might just (M)touch (N)the fringe of His cloak; and all who touched it were being [g]healed.

Followers of Tradition

7 (O)The Pharisees and some of the scribes *gathered to Him after they came (P)from Jerusalem, 2 and saw that some of His disciples were eating their bread with [h](Q)unholy hands, that is, unwashed. 3 (For the Pharisees and all the other Jews do not eat unless they [i]carefully wash their hands, thereby holding firmly to the (R)tradition of the elders; 4 and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they [j]completely cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received as traditions to firmly hold, such as the [k]washing of (S)cups, pitchers, and copper pots.) 5 And the Pharisees and the scribes *asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk in accordance with the (T)tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with (U)[l]unholy hands?” 6 But He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written:

‘(V)This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me.
7 (W)And in vain do they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

8 Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the (X)tradition of men.”

9 He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your (Y)tradition. 10 For Moses said, ‘(Z)Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘(AA)The one who speaks evil of father or mother, is [m]certainly to be put to death’; 11 but you say, ‘If a person says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is (AB)Corban (that is, [n]given to God),’ 12 you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother; 13 thereby invalidating the word of God by your (AC)tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.”

The Heart of Man

14 After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: 15 there is nothing outside the person which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which come out of the person are what defile the person[o].”

17 And when He later entered a house, away from the crowd, (AD)His disciples asked Him about the parable. 18 And He *said to them, “Are you so lacking in understanding as well? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the person from outside cannot defile him, 19 because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and [p]is eliminated?” (Thereby He declared (AE)all foods (AF)clean.) 20 And He was saying, “(AG)That which comes out of the person, that is what defiles the person. 21 For from within, out of the [q]hearts of people, come the evil thoughts, acts of sexual immorality, thefts, murders, acts of adultery, 22 deeds of greed, wickedness, deceit, indecent behavior, [r](AH)envy, slander, [s]pride, and foolishness. 23 All these evil things come from within and defile the person.”

The Syrophoenician Woman

24 (AI)Now Jesus got up and went from there to the region of (AJ)Tyre[t]. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know about it; and yet He could not escape notice. 25 But after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet. 26 Now the woman was a [u]Gentile, of Syrophoenician descent. And she repeatedly asked Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 And He was saying to her, “Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not [v]good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the [w]dogs.” 28 But she answered and *said to Him, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table feed on the children’s crumbs.” 29 And He said to her, “Because of this [x]answer, go; the demon has gone out of your daughter.” 30 And after going back to her home, she found the child [y]lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

31 (AK)Again He left the region of (AL)Tyre and came through Sidon to (AM)the Sea of Galilee, within the region of (AN)Decapolis. 32 And they *brought to Him one who was deaf and had difficulty speaking, and they *begged Him to (AO)lay His hand on him. 33 And Jesus (AP)took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers in his ears, and after (AQ)spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva; 34 and looking up to heaven with a deep (AR)sigh, He *said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!” 35 And his ears were opened, and the [z]impediment of his tongue was [aa]removed, and he began speaking plainly. 36 And (AS)He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they (AT)continued to proclaim it. 37 And they were utterly astonished, saying, “He has done all things well; He makes even those who are deaf hear, and those who are unable to talk, speak.”

Four Thousand Men Fed

8 In those days, (AU)when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus summoned His disciples and *said to them, 2 “(AV)I feel compassion for the [ab]people because they have remained with Me for three days already 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 a great distance.” 4 And His disciples replied to Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough [ac]bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?” 5 And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.” 6 And He *directed the [ad]people to recline on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve, and they served them to the [ae]people. 7 They also had a few small fish; and (AW)after He had blessed them, He told the disciples to serve these as well. 8 And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large (AX)baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces. 9 About four thousand [af]men were there; and He dismissed them. 10 And immediately He got into the boat with His disciples and came to the region of (AY)Dalmanutha.

11 (AZ)And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, (BA)demanding from Him a [ag]sign from heaven, [ah]to test Him. 12 (BB)Sighing deeply in His spirit, He *said, “Why does this generation demand a [ai]sign? Truly I say to you, [aj](BC)no [ak]sign will be given to this generation!” 13 And leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side.

14 And the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them. 15 And He was giving orders to them, saying, “(BD)Watch out! Beware of the [al]leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of (BE)Herod.” 16 And they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17 And Jesus, aware of this, *said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? (BF)Do you not yet comprehend or understand? Do you still have your heart [am]hardened? 18 (BG)Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember, 19 when I broke (BH)the five loaves for the five thousand, how many (BI)baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They *said to Him, “Twelve.” 20 “When I broke (BJ)the seven for the four thousand, how many large (BK)baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they *said to Him, “Seven.” 21 And He was saying to them, “(BL)Do you not yet understand?”

22 And they *came to (BM)Bethsaida. And some people *brought a man who was blind to [an]Jesus and *begged Him to (BN)touch him. 23 Taking the man who was blind by the hand, He (BO)brought him out of the village; and after (BP)spitting in his eyes and (BQ)laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he [ao]looked up and said, “I see people, for I see them like trees, walking around.” 25 Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly. 26 And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter (BR)the village.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 6:48 Lit tormented in rowing
  2. Mark 6:48 I.e., 3-6 a.m.
  3. Mark 6:50 Or troubled
  4. Mark 6:52 Lit had not understood on the basis of
  5. Mark 6:52 Lit heart was hardened; or their mind was closed, made dull; or insensible
  6. Mark 6:55 Lit where they were hearing that He
  7. Mark 6:56 Lit saved
  8. Mark 7:2 Lit common; i.e., ritually unclean
  9. Mark 7:3 Lit with a fist (following a prescribed ritual)
  10. Mark 7:4 Lit baptize; i.e., immerse; two early mss purify
  11. Mark 7:4 Lit baptisms
  12. Mark 7:5 Lit common; i.e., ritually unclean
  13. Mark 7:10 Lit to die with death
  14. Mark 7:11 Lit a gift; i.e., an offering
  15. Mark 7:15 Late mss add, as v 16: If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.
  16. Mark 7:19 Lit goes out into the latrine
  17. Mark 7:21 heart
  18. Mark 7:22 Lit an evil eye
  19. Mark 7:22 Or arrogance
  20. Mark 7:24 Two early mss add and Sidon
  21. Mark 7:26 Lit Greek
  22. Mark 7:27 Or proper
  23. Mark 7:27 I.e., pet dogs
  24. Mark 7:29 Lit word
  25. Mark 7:30 Lit thrown
  26. Mark 7:35 Lit bond
  27. Mark 7:35 Lit undone
  28. Mark 8:2 Lit crowd
  29. Mark 8:4 Lit loaves
  30. Mark 8:6 Lit crowd
  31. Mark 8:6 Lit crowd
  32. Mark 8:9 I.e., 4,000 men plus women and children, cf. Matt 15:38
  33. Mark 8:11 I.e., confirming miracle
  34. Mark 8:11 Lit testing Him
  35. Mark 8:12 I.e., confirming miracle
  36. Mark 8:12 Lit if a sign shall be given, a very strong refusal
  37. Mark 8:12 I.e., confirming miracle
  38. Mark 8:15 I.e., fermented dough
  39. Mark 8:17 Or dull, insensible
  40. Mark 8:22 Lit Him
  41. Mark 8:24 Or gained sight
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Mark 6:45-8:26
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Jesus Walks on the Water(A)(B)

45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat(C) and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida,(D) while he dismissed the crowd. 46 After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.(E)

47 Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. 48 He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost.(F) They cried out, 50 because they all saw him and were terrified.

Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”(G) 51 Then he climbed into the boat(H) with them, and the wind died down.(I) They were completely amazed, 52 for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.(J)

53 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.(K) 54 As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. 55 They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56 And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak,(L) and all who touched it were healed.

That Which Defiles(M)

7 The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus 2 and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled,(N) that is, unwashed. 3 (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders.(O) 4 When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.[a])(P)

5 So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders(Q) instead of eating their food with defiled hands?”

6 He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:

“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.
7 They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.’[b](R)

8 You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”(S)

9 And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe[c] your own traditions!(T) 10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’[d](U) and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[e](V) 11 But you say(W) that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)— 12 then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother. 13 Thus you nullify the word of God(X) by your tradition(Y) that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.”

14 Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15 Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.” [16] [f]

17 After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him(Z) about this parable. 18 “Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them? 19 For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods(AA) clean.)(AB)

20 He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. 21 For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed,(AC) malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23 All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”

Jesus Honors a Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith(AD)

24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre.[g](AE) He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. 25 In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit(AF) came and fell at his feet. 26 The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

27 “First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

28 “Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

29 Then he told her, “For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.”

30 She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

Jesus Heals a Deaf and Mute Man(AG)

31 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre(AH) and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee(AI) and into the region of the Decapolis.[h](AJ) 32 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk,(AK) and they begged Jesus to place his hand on(AL) him.

33 After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit(AM) and touched the man’s tongue. 34 He looked up to heaven(AN) and with a deep sigh(AO) said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”). 35 At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.(AP)

36 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone.(AQ) But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. 37 People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand(AR)(AS)(AT)

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;(AU) 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.(AV) 8 The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.(AW) 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.(AX) 12 He sighed deeply(AY) 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(AZ) of the Pharisees(BA) and that of Herod.”(BB)

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?(BC) 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,”(BD) 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.”(BE)

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

Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida

22 They came to Bethsaida,(BG) and some people brought a blind man(BH) 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(BI) on the man’s eyes and put his hands on(BJ) 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[i] the village.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:4 Some early manuscripts pitchers, kettles and dining couches
  2. Mark 7:7 Isaiah 29:13
  3. Mark 7:9 Some manuscripts set up
  4. Mark 7:10 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
  5. Mark 7:10 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9
  6. Mark 7:16 Some manuscripts include here the words of 4:23.
  7. Mark 7:24 Many early manuscripts Tyre and Sidon
  8. Mark 7:31 That is, the Ten Cities
  9. Mark 8:26 Some manuscripts go and tell anyone in
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