Mark 8:14-21

International Children’s Bible

Guard Against Wrong Teachings

¹⁴ The followers had only one loaf of bread with them in the boat. They had forgotten to bring more bread. ¹⁵ Jesus warned them, “Be careful! Guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”

¹⁶ Among themselves, his disciples discussed the meaning of this. They said, “He said this because we have no bread.”

¹⁷ Jesus knew what his followers were talking about. So he asked them, “Why are you talking about having no bread? You still don’t see or understand? Are your minds closed? ¹⁸ You have eyes, but you don’t really see. You have ears, but you don’t really listen. Remember what I did before, when we did not have enough bread? ¹⁹ I divided five loaves of bread for 5,000 people. Remember how many baskets you filled with pieces of food that were not eaten?”

They answered, “We filled 12 baskets.”

²⁰ “And remember that I divided seven loaves of bread for 4,000 people. Remember how many baskets you filled with pieces of food that were not eaten?”

They answered, “We filled 7 baskets.”

²¹ Then Jesus said to them, “You remember these things I did, but you still don’t understand?”