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Jesus feeds four thousand people

In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. Jesus called his disciples and told them, “I feel sorry for the crowd because they have been with me for three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them away hungry to their homes, they won’t have enough strength to travel, for some have come a long distance.”

His disciples responded, “How can anyone get enough food in this wilderness to satisfy these people?”

Jesus asked, “How much bread do you have?”

They said, “Seven loaves.”

He told the crowd to sit on the ground. He took the seven loaves, gave thanks, broke them apart, and gave them to his disciples to distribute; and they gave the bread to the crowd. They also had a few fish. He said a blessing over them, then gave them to the disciples to hand out also. They ate until they were full. They collected seven baskets full of leftovers. This was a crowd of about four thousand people! Jesus sent them away, 10 then got into a boat with his disciples and went over to the region of Dalmanutha.

Looking for proof

11 The Pharisees showed up and began to argue with Jesus. To test him, they asked for a sign from heaven. 12 With an impatient sigh, Jesus said, “Why does this generation look for a sign? I assure you that no sign will be given to it.” 13 Leaving them, he got back in the boat and crossed to the other side of the lake.

Understanding about the bread

14 Jesus’ disciples had forgotten to bring any bread, so they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 He gave them strict orders: “Watch out and be on your guard for the yeast of the Pharisees as well as the yeast of Herod.”

16 The disciples discussed this among themselves, “He said this because we have no bread.”

17 Jesus knew what they were discussing and said, “Why are you talking about the fact that you don’t have any bread? Don’t you grasp what has happened? Don’t you understand? Are your hearts so resistant to what God is doing? 18 Don’t you have eyes? Why can’t you see? Don’t you have ears? Why can’t you hear? Don’t you remember? 19 When I broke five loaves of bread for those five thousand people, how many baskets full of leftovers did you gather?”

They answered, “Twelve.”

20 “And when I broke seven loaves of bread for those four thousand people, how many baskets full of leftovers did you gather?”

They answered, “Seven.”

21 Jesus said to them, “And you still don’t understand?”

A blind man is healed

22 Jesus and his disciples came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged him to touch and heal him. 23 Taking the blind man’s hand, Jesus led him out of the village. After spitting on his eyes and laying his hands on the man, he asked him, “Do you see anything?”

24 The man looked up and said, “I see people. They look like trees, only they are walking around.”

25 Then Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes again. He looked with his eyes wide open, his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly. 26 Then Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t go into the village!”

Jesus predicts his death

27 Jesus and his disciples went into the villages near Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”

28 They told him, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others one of the prophets.”

29 He asked them, “And what about you? Who do you say that I am?”

Peter answered, “You are the Christ.” 30 Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone about him.

31 Then Jesus began to teach his disciples: “The Human One[a] must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and the legal experts, and be killed, and then, after three days, rise from the dead.” 32 He said this plainly. But Peter took hold of Jesus and, scolding him, began to correct him. 33 Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, then sternly corrected Peter: “Get behind me, Satan. You are not thinking God’s thoughts but human thoughts.”

34 After calling the crowd together with his disciples, Jesus said to them, “All who want to come after me must say no to themselves, take up their cross, and follow me. 35 All who want to save their lives will lose them. But all who lose their lives because of me and because of the good news will save them. 36 Why would people gain the whole world but lose their lives? 37 What will people give in exchange for their lives? 38 Whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this unfaithful and sinful generation, the Human One[b] will be ashamed of that person when he comes in the Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 8:31 Or Son of Man
  2. Mark 8:38 Or Son of Man

Bespisningen af de 4000 ikke-jøder(A)

Der var igen samlet en stor skare mennesker omkring Jesus, og de havde ikke noget at spise. Jesus kaldte så på disciplene. „Jeg har ondt af alle de mennesker,” sagde han. „Nu har de været sammen med mig her i tre dage, og de har ikke mere at spise. Hvis jeg sender dem af sted uden at give dem noget, kan de falde om af udmattelse på vejen hjem. Nogle af dem er jo kommet langvejsfra.”

„Men det er da umuligt at skaffe brød nok her i ødemarken,” indvendte disciplene.

„Hvor mange brød har I?” spurgte Jesus.

„Syv,” svarede de.

Så fik han folk til at sætte sig på jorden. Derefter tog han de syv brød, takkede Gud, brækkede dem i stykker og gav stykkerne til disciplene, som så delte mad ud til folkeskaren. Der var også nogle småfisk, som Jesus bad en takkebøn for, hvorefter han gav dem til disciplene, for at de skulle dele dem ud. Der var nok til, at alle spiste sig mætte, og da resterne blev samlet sammen, fyldte de syv kurve. Tallet på de tilstedeværende mænd var ca. 4000. Efter måltidet fik han dem alle til at gå hjem.

10 Umiddelbart efter gik Jesus om bord i en båd sammen med sine disciple, og de sejlede til egnene ved Dalmanuta.

Farisæerne nægter at tro på Jesus som Messias(B)

11 Da farisæerne der på stedet fik at vide, at Jesus var kommet, gik de hen for at diskutere med ham. De bad ham om at gøre et mirakel som tegn på, at han virkelig var kommet fra Gud. På den måde ville de sætte ham på prøve.

12 Jesus sukkede dybt i sin ånd: „Visse mennesker forlanger tegn og undere, før de vil tro. Men det siger jeg jer: Sådanne mennesker får ikke noget tegn at se!”

13 Sammen med sine disciple forlod Jesus nu de vantro farisæere, gik op i båden og sejlede over til den anden side af søen.

Advarsel mod farisæernes vantro(C)

14 Disciplene havde glemt at tage mere brød med, så de havde kun ét brød med sig i båden. 15 Så da Jesus advarede dem og sagde: „Vær på vagt over for den surdej, der kommer fra Herodes og farisæerne,” 16 begyndte de at diskutere, om han havde sagt det, fordi de ikke havde brød nok med.

17 Jesus var klar over, hvad de hviskede sammen om. „Hvorfor snakker I om, at I ikke har brød med?” sagde han. „Fatter I endnu ikke alt det, som allerede er sket? 18 Har I ikke øjne at se med? Har I ikke ører at høre med? 19 Har I allerede glemt det, der skete med de 5000, jeg bespiste med fem brød? Hvor mange kurve med brødrester samlede I ind bagefter?”

„Tolv,” svarede de.

20 „Og da jeg bespiste de 4000 med syv brød, hvor meget blev der da tilovers?”

„Syv kurvfulde,” svarede de.

21 „Fatter I stadig ingenting?”

Jesus helbreder en blind mand i Betsajda

22 Da de ankom til Betsajda, kom folk med en blind mand og bad Jesus røre ved ham og helbrede ham. 23 Jesus tog den blinde ved hånden og førte ham uden for landsbyen. Så spyttede han på den blinde mands øjne og lagde hænderne på dem. Derefter tog han hænderne væk igen og spurgte: „Kan du se noget nu?”

24 Manden så sig omkring. „Ja, jeg kan vist se nogle mennesker, for der er noget ligesom træer, der går omkring.”

25 Jesus lagde igen hænderne over mandens øjne, og nu blev hans syn normalt, så han kunne se alt tydeligt. 26 Derpå sendte Jesus ham hjem, idet han sagde: „Lad være med at sige det til nogen i landsbyen.”

Peters åbenbaring om Jesus som Messias(D)

27 Jesus og disciplene forlod nu Galilæa og satte kursen mod landsbyerne omkring Cæsarea Filippi. Undervejs spurgte han dem: „Hvem siger folk, at jeg er?”

28 „Nogle mener, at du er Johannes Døber, der er kommet tilbage fra de døde,” svarede de. „Andre siger, du er Elias eller en anden af de gamle profeter, der er genopstået.”

29 „Og hvad siger I? Hvem tror I, at jeg er?”

Peter svarede: „Du er Messias, den frelser, vi har ventet på!”

30 Jesus advarede dem dog imod at fortælle det til nogen.

Messias som den lidende Frelser(E)

31 Derefter gav Jesus sig til at fortælle dem om de lidelser, der ventede ham. „De vil forkaste mig alle sammen,” sagde han, „både ypperstepræsterne, de skriftlærde og de øvrige ledere. Til sidst dræber de mig—men på den tredje dag[a] står jeg op fra de døde.”

32 Jesus talte frit ud om det, men Peter trak ham til side og prøvede at tale ham fra det. 33 Da vendte Jesus ryggen til Peter og irettesatte ham: „Gå væk fra mig, Satan! Du forstår jo ikke, hvad der er Guds vilje. Du ser det kun fra et menneskeligt synspunkt.”

Det koster dyrt at følge Guds vilje(F)

34 Han kaldte nu alle disciplene og hele folkeskaren sammen og sagde: „De, der ønsker at være mine disciple, skal lægge alt deres eget til side og følge mig, også selv om det koster livet. 35 De, der klamrer sig til det jordiske liv, vil miste det himmelske. Men de, der mister livet, fordi de holder fast ved mig og mit budskab, vil få det evige liv. 36 Hvad gavner det et menneske at vinde hele verden, hvis sjælen går fortabt? 37 Findes der noget, der er mere værd end et menneskes sjæl? 38 Hvis I fornægter mig og mine ord, når I står over for denne verdens vantro og syndige mennesker, så vil jeg, Menneskesønnen, også fornægte jer, når jeg kommer i min Fars herlighed sammen med de hellige engle.”

Footnotes

  1. 8,31 I Mellemøsten og mange andre dele af verden tæller man dagene inklusivt. Det vil sige, at udtrykket „på den tredje dag” eller „tre dage efter” svarer til, når vi på dansk siger „to dage efter”. Vi ved jo også, at det drejer sig om tidsrummet fra fredag til søndag.

In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,

I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.

And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.

And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.

So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.

And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

10 And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.

14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.

15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.

16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.

17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?

18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.

21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?

22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.

25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.

27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?

28 And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.

30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.

31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.

33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.

34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.