Mark 8
1599 Geneva Bible
8 1 The miracle of the seven loaves. 11 The Jews seek signs. 15 To beware of the leaven of the Pharisees. 22 A blind man healed. 27 The people’s sundry opinions of Christ. 29 The Apostles acknowledge Christ. 31 He foretelleth his death. 33 Peter, Satan. 35 To save and lose the life. 38 To be ashamed of Christ.
1 In (A)those days, when there was a very great multitude, and had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him, and said unto them,
2 I have 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 fasting to their own houses, they would [a]faint by the way: for some of them came from far.
4 Then his disciples answered him, Whence can a man satisfy these with bread here in the wilderness?
5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
6 Then he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, brake them, and gave to his disciples to set before them, and they did set them before the people.
7 They had also a few small fishes: and when he had given thanks, he commanded them also to be set before them,
8 So they did eat, and were sufficed, and they took up of the broken meat that was left, seven baskets full.
9 (And they that had eaten, were about four thousand) so he sent them away.
10 ¶ (B)And anon he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
11 (C)[b]And the Pharisees [c]came forth, and began to dispute with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, and tempting him.
12 Then he [d]sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, Why doth this generation seek a sign? Verily I say unto you, [e]a sign shall not be given unto this generation.
13 ¶ So he left them, and went into the ship again, and departed to the other side.
14 ¶ (D)And they had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them, but one loaf.
15 [f]And he charged them, saying, Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
16 [g]And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is, because we have no bread.
17 And when Jesus knew it, he said unto them, Why reason you thus, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your hearts yet hardened?
18 Have ye eyes, and see not? and have ye ears, and hear not? and do ye not remember?
19 (E)When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of broken meat took ye up? They said unto him, Twelve.
20 And when I brake seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of the leavings of broken meat took ye up? And they said, Seven.
21 Then he said unto them, [h]How is it that ye understand not?
22 [i]And he came to Bethsaida, and they brought a blind man unto him, and desired him to touch him.
23 Then he took the blind by the hand, and led him out of the town, and spat in his eyes, and put his hands upon him, and asked him, if he saw ought.
24 And he looked up, and said, I [j]see men: for I see them walking like trees.
25 After that, he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him [k]look again. And he was restored to his sight, and saw every man afar off clearly.
26 [l]And he sent him home to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
27 ¶ (F)[m]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, Some say, John Baptist: and some, Elijah: and some, one of the Prophets.
29 And he said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Then Peter answered, and said unto him, Thou art that Christ.
30 [n]And he sharply charged them, that concerning him they should tell no man.
31 [o]Then he began to teach them that the son of man must suffer many things, and should be reproved of the Elders, and of the high Priests, and of the Scribes, and be slain, and within three days rise again.
32 [p]And he spake that thing boldly. Then Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him.
33 Then he turned back and looked on his disciples, and rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou [q]understandest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.
34 ¶ [r]And he called the people unto him with his disciples, and said unto them, (G)Whosoever will follow me, let him forsake himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35 For whosoever will (H)save his life, shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the Gospel’s, he shall save it.
36 [s]For what shall it profit a man, though he should win the whole world, if he lose his soul?
37 Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul?
38 (I)For whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words among this adulterous and sinful generation, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed also, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy Angels.
Footnotes
- Mark 8:3 Word for word, they will fall in sunder, or be dissolved, for when men fall in a swound, their sinews fall one from another.
- Mark 8:11 The stubborn enemies of the doctrine of the Gospel, giving no credit to the miracles already done require new: but Christ being angry with them, doth utterly forsake them.
- Mark 8:11 A common kind of speech, which the Hebrews use, whereby is meant that the Pharisees went from their houses of purpose, to encounter with him.
- Mark 8:12 These sighs came even from the heart root, for the Lord was very much moved with these men’s so great infidelity.
- Mark 8:12 Word for word, If a sign be given: It is a cut kind of speech very common among the Hebrews: wherein some such words as these must be understood. Let me be taken for a liar, or some such like. And when they speak out the whole, they say, The Lord do thus and thus by me.
- Mark 8:15 We must especially take heed of them which corrupt the word of God, what degree soever they be of, either in the Church, or in civil policy.
- Mark 8:16 They that have their minds fixed on earthly things, are utterly blind in heavenly things, although they be never so plainly set forth unto them.
- Mark 8:21 How cometh it to pass, that you understand not these things which are so plain and evident?
- Mark 8:22 A true image of our regeneration, which Christ separating us from the world, worketh and accomplisheth by little and little in us.
- Mark 8:24 He perceived some moving of men, when he could not discern their bodies.
- Mark 8:25 He commanded him again, to try indeed, whether he could see well or no.
- Mark 8:26 Christ will not have his miracles to be separated from his doctrine.
- Mark 8:27 Many praise Christ, which yet notwithstanding spoil him of his praise.
- Mark 8:30 Christ hath appointed his times to the preaching of the Gospel: and therefore here defers it to a more commodious time, lest sudden haste should rather hinder than further the mystery of his coming.
- Mark 8:31 Christ suffered all that he suffered for us, not unwillingly neither unawares, but foreknowing it, and willingly.
- Mark 8:32 None are more mad than they that are wise beside the word of God.
- Mark 8:33 This is not godly, but worldly wisdom.
- Mark 8:34 The disciples of Christ must bear stoutly what burden soever the Lord layeth upon them, and subdue the affections of the flesh.
- Mark 8:36 They are the most foolish of all men which purchase the enjoying of this life with the loss of everlasting bliss.
Marc 8
La Bible du Semeur
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.
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