Mark 8:11-29

New American Standard Bible

^11 (A)And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, ^(B)demanding from Him a ^[a]sign from heaven, ^[b]to test Him. ^12 (C)Sighing deeply in His spirit, He *said, “Why does this generation demand a ^[c]sign? Truly I say to you, ^[d](D)no ^[e]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, “^(E)Watch out! Beware of the ^[f]leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of ^(F)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? ^(G)Do you not yet comprehend or understand? Do you still have your heart ^[g]hardened? ^18 (H)Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember, ¹⁹ when I broke ^(I)the five loaves for the five thousand, how many ^(J)baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They *said to Him, “Twelve.” ²⁰ “When I broke ^(K)the seven for the four thousand, how many large ^(L)baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they *said to Him, “Seven.” ²¹ And He was saying to them, “^(M)Do you not yet understand?”

²² And they *came to ^(N)Bethsaida. And some people *brought a man who was blind to ^[h]Jesus and *begged Him to ^(O)touch him. ²³ Taking the man who was blind by the hand, He ^(P)brought him out of the village; and after ^(Q)spitting in his eyes and ^(R)laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?” ²⁴ And he ^[i]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 ^(S)the village.”

Peter’s Confession of Christ

^27 (T)Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of ^(U)Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?” ^28 (V)They told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” ²⁹ And He continued questioning them: “But who do you say that I am?” ^(W)Peter answered and *said to Him, “You are the ^[j]Christ.”