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Mark 8
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Mark 8
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Four Thousand Fed
8 In those days, when there was again a large crowd [gathered before Him] and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples and told them,(A) 2 “I feel compassion for the crowd; they have been with Me now for three days and have nothing [left] to eat. 3 If I send them away to their homes hungry, they will faint [from exhaustion] on the road; because some of them have come a long way.” 4 His disciples replied to Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this isolated place to feed these people?” 5 He asked them, “How many loaves [of bread] do you have?” They said, “Seven.” 6 He directed the people to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and [repeatedly] gave them to His disciples to set before them, and they served the crowd. 7 They also had a few small fish; and when Jesus had blessed them [and given thanks], He ordered these [fish] to be set before them as well. 8 And the people ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over. 9 About four thousand [men] were there [besides women and children]; and He sent them away. 10 Then immediately He got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of [a]Dalmanutha.
11 The Pharisees came out and began to argue [contentiously and debate] with Him, demanding from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him [because of their unbelief]. 12 He groaned and sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? I assure you and most solemnly say to you, [b]no sign will be given to this generation!” 13 Leaving them, He again boarded the boat and left for the other side.
14 Now the disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 Jesus repeatedly ordered them, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the [c]leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” 16 They began discussing this with one another, saying, “It is because we have no bread [that He said this].” 17 Jesus, aware of this [discussion], said to them, “Why are you discussing [the fact] that you have no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?(B) 18 Though you have eyes, do you not see? And though you have ears, do you not hear and listen [to what I have said]? And do you not remember,(C) 19 when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They answered, “Twelve.” 20 “And [when I broke] the seven [loaves] for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they answered, “Seven.” 21 And He was saying to them, “Do you still not understand?”
22 Then they came to Bethsaida; and some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged Him to touch him. 23 Taking the blind man by the hand, He led him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying 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 around.” 25 Then again Jesus laid His hands on his eyes; and the man stared intently and [his sight] was [completely] restored, and he began to see everything clearly. 26 And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”
Peter’s Confession of Christ
27 Then Jesus and His disciples went out to the villages of [d]Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”(D) 28 They answered Him, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.” 29 And He asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter replied to Him, “You [in contrast to the others] are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).” 30 Then Jesus strictly warned them not to tell anyone about Him.
31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must [of necessity] suffer many things and be rejected [as the Messiah] by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and must be put to death, and after three days rise [from death to life].(E) 32 He was stating the matter plainly [not holding anything back]. Then Peter took Him aside and began to reprimand Him. 33 But turning around [with His back to Peter] and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind Me, Satan; for your mind is not set on God’s will or His values and purposes, but on what pleases man.”
34 Jesus called the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and [e]take up his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me]. 35 For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake and the gospel’s will save it [from the consequences of sin and separation from God].(F) 36 For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world [with all its pleasures], and forfeit his soul? 37 For what will a man give in exchange for his soul and eternal life [in God’s kingdom]? 38 For whoever is ashamed [here and now] of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
Footnotes
- Mark 8:10 This may have been another name for Magadan or Magdala.
- Mark 8:12 Lit if a sign will be given. The statement takes the form of an oath, which is an emphatic way of forbidding something.
- Mark 8:15 A substance such as yeast that consists mostly of fungi. This analogy relates the impurity of a leavening agent to the impurity of the man-made tradition and hypocrisy of the Pharisees that was preventing the nation of Israel from accepting the Messiah.
- Mark 8:27 Located in the area known today as the Golan Heights.
- Mark 8:34 See note Matt 10:38.
Mark 8
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Mark 8
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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.”
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Marcos 8
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Jesús da de comer a una multitud(A)
8 Un día en que de nuevo se había juntado mucha gente y no tenían nada que comer, Jesús llamó a sus discípulos y les dijo:
2 —Siento compasión de esta gente, porque ya hace tres días que están aquí conmigo y no tienen nada que comer. 3 Y si los mando sin comer a sus casas, pueden desmayarse por el camino, porque algunos han venido de lejos.
4 Sus discípulos le contestaron:
—¿Pero cómo se les puede dar de comer en un lugar como éste, donde no vive nadie?
5 Jesús les preguntó:
—¿Cuántos panes tienen ustedes?
—Siete —contestaron ellos.
6 Entonces mandó que la gente se sentara en el suelo, tomó en sus manos los siete panes y, habiendo dado gracias a Dios, los partió y se los iba dando a sus discípulos, para que ellos los repartieran entre la gente, y así lo hicieron. 7 Tenían también unos cuantos pescaditos; Jesús pronunció sobre ellos la bendición, y también mandó repartirlos. 8 Todos comieron hasta quedar satisfechos, y recogieron los pedazos sobrantes en siete canastas. 9 Los que comieron eran cerca de cuatro mil. Luego Jesús los despidió, 10 subió a la barca con sus discípulos y se fue a la región de Dalmanuta.
Los fariseos piden una señal milagrosa(B)
11 Llegaron los fariseos y comenzaron a discutir con Jesús. Y para tenderle una trampa, le pidieron que hiciera alguna señal milagrosa que probara que él venía de parte de Dios. 12 Jesús suspiró profundamente y dijo:
—¿Por qué pide esta gente una señal milagrosa? Les aseguro que no se les dará ninguna señal.
13 Entonces los dejó, y volviendo a entrar en la barca se fue al otro lado del lago.
La levadura de los fariseos(C)
14 Se habían olvidado de llevar algo de comer, y solamente tenían un pan en la barca. 15 Jesús les advirtió:
—Miren, cuídense de la levadura de los fariseos y de la levadura de Herodes.
16 Los discípulos comentaban entre sí que no tenían pan.
17 Jesús se dio cuenta, y les dijo:
—¿Por qué dicen que no tienen pan? ¿Todavía no entienden ni se dan cuenta? ¿Tienen tan cerrado el entendimiento? 18 ¿Tienen ojos y no ven, y oídos y no oyen? ¿No se acuerdan? 19 Cuando repartí los cinco panes entre cinco mil hombres, ¿cuántas canastas llenas de pedazos recogieron?
Ellos contestaron:
—Doce.
20 —Y cuando repartí los siete panes entre cuatro mil, ¿cuántas canastas llenas recogieron?
Contestaron:
—Siete.
21 Entonces les dijo:
—¿Todavía no entienden?
Jesús sana a un ciego en Betsaida
22 Después llegaron a Betsaida, y llevaron un ciego a Jesús, y le rogaron que lo tocara. 23 Jesús tomó de la mano al ciego y lo sacó fuera del pueblo. Le mojó los ojos con saliva, puso las manos sobre él y le preguntó si podía ver algo. 24 El ciego comenzó a ver, y dijo:
—Veo a los hombres. Me parecen como árboles que andan.
25 Jesús le puso otra vez las manos sobre los ojos, y el hombre miró con atención y quedó sano. Ya todo lo veía claramente. 26 Entonces Jesús lo mandó a su casa, y le dijo:
—No vuelvas al pueblo.
Pedro declara que Jesús es el Mesías(D)
27 Después de esto, Jesús y sus discípulos fueron a las aldeas de la región de Cesarea de Filipo. En el camino, Jesús preguntó a sus discípulos:
—¿Quién dice la gente que soy yo?
28 Ellos contestaron:
—Algunos dicen que eres Juan el Bautista, otros dicen que eres Elías, y otros dicen que eres uno de los profetas.
29 —Y ustedes, ¿quién dicen que soy? —les preguntó.
Pedro le respondió:
—Tú eres el Mesías.
30 Pero Jesús les ordenó que no hablaran de él a nadie.
31 Jesús comenzó a enseñarles que el Hijo del hombre tendría que sufrir mucho, y que sería rechazado por los ancianos, por los jefes de los sacerdotes y por los maestros de la ley. Les dijo que lo iban a matar, pero que resucitaría a los tres días. 32 Esto se lo advirtió claramente. Entonces Pedro lo llevó aparte y comenzó a reprenderlo. 33 Pero Jesús se volvió, miró a los discípulos y reprendió a Pedro, diciéndole:
—¡Apártate de mí, Satanás! Tú no ves las cosas como las ve Dios, sino como las ven los hombres.
34 Luego Jesús llamó a sus discípulos y a la gente, y dijo:
—Si alguno quiere ser discípulo mío, olvídese de sí mismo, cargue con su cruz y sígame. 35 Porque el que quiera salvar su vida, la perderá; pero el que pierda la vida por causa mía y por aceptar el evangelio, la salvará. 36 ¿De qué le sirve al hombre ganar el mundo entero, si pierde la vida? 37 O también, ¿cuánto podrá pagar el hombre por su vida? 38 Pues si alguno se avergüenza de mí y de mi mensaje delante de esta gente infiel y pecadora, también el Hijo del hombre se avergonzará de él cuando venga con la gloria de su Padre y con los santos ángeles.
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