Mark 8 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Jesus Feeds Four Thousand

(Mat 15:32–39 )

In those^G1565 days^G2250, when there was again^G3825 a large^G4183 crowd^G3793 and they had^G2192 nothing^G3361^G5100 to eat^G2068, Jesus called^G4341 His disciples^G3101 and *said^G3004 to them,

Mar 8:2

Mar 8:2“I feel compassion for the crowd because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat.

Mar 8:3

Mar 8:3“And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.”

Mar 8:4

Mar 8:4And His disciples answered Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough [fn]bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”

Mar 8:5

Mar 8:5And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”

Mar 8:6

Mar 8:6And He *directed the crowd to [fn]sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them. And He kept giving them to His disciples to [fn]serve to them, and they served them to the crowd.

Mar 8:7

Mar 8:7And they also had a few small fish; and after He blessed them, He ordered these to be [fn]served as well.

Mar 8:8

Mar 8:8And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces.

Mar 8:9

Mar 8:9Now about four thousand were there, and He sent them away.

Mar 8:10

Mar 8:10And immediately He entered the boat with His disciples and came to the district of Dalmanutha.

(Mat 16:1–4 )

Mar 8:11

And the Pharisees^G5330 came^G1831 out^G1831 and began^G757 to argue^G4802 with Him, seeking^G2212 from Him [fn]a sign^G4592 from heaven^G3772, testing^G3985 Him.

Mar 8:12

Mar 8:12And sighing deeply [fn]in His spirit, He *said, “Why does this generation seek [fn]a sign? Truly I say to you, [fn]no [fn]sign will be given to this generation.”

(Mat 16:5–12 )

Mar 8:13

Mar 8:13And leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side.

Mar 8:14

And they had forgotten^G1950 to take^G2983 bread^G740, and did not have^G2192 more^G1508 than^G1508 one^G1520 loaf^G740 in the boat^G4143 with them.

Mar 8:15

Mar 8:15And He was giving orders to them, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

Mar 8:16

Mar 8:16And they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.

Mar 8:17

Mar 8:17And Jesus, aware of this, *said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Do you have a hardened heart?

Mar 8:18

Mar 8:18“HAVING EYES, DO YOU NOT SEE? AND HAVING EARS, DO YOU NOT HEAR? And do you not remember,

Mar 8:19

Mar 8:19when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They *said to Him, “Twelve.”

Mar 8:20

Mar 8:20“When I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they *said to Him, “Seven.”

Mar 8:21

Mar 8:21And He was saying to them, “Do you not yet understand?”

Mar 8:22

And they *came^G2064 to Bethsaida^G966. And they *brought^G5342 a blind^G5185 man^G5185 to Jesus and *pleaded^G3870 with Him to touch^G681 him.

Mar 8:23

Mar 8:23And taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He was asking him, “Do you see anything?”

Mar 8:24

Mar 8:24And he [fn]looked up and was saying, “I see men, for [fn]I see them like trees, walking around.”

Mar 8:25

Mar 8:25Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly.

Mar 8:26

Mar 8:26And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”

Peter Confesses Jesus Is the Christ

(Mat 16:13–20; Luk 9:18–20 )

Mar 8:27

And Jesus^G2424 went^G1831 out^G1831, along^G2532 with His disciples^G3101, to the villages^G2968 of Caesarea^G2542 Philippi^G5376; and on the way^G3598 He was asking^G1905 His disciples^G3101, saying^G3004 to them, “Who^G5101 do people^G444 say^G3004 that I am^G1510?”

Mar 8:28

Mar 8:28And they told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.”

Mar 8:29

Mar 8:29And He continued asking them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter *answered and *said to Him, “You are the [fn]Christ.”

Mar 8:30

Mar 8:30And He [fn]warned them to tell no one about Him.

(Mat 16:21–23; Luk 9:21, 22 )

Mar 8:31

And He began^G757 to teach^G1321 them that the Son^G5207 of Man^G444 must^G1163 suffer^G3958 many^G4183 things^G4183 and be rejected^G593 by the elders^G4245 and the chief^G749 priests^G749 and the scribes^G1122, and be killed^G615, and after^G3326 three^G5140 days^G2250 rise^G450 again^G450.

Mar 8:32

Mar 8:32And He was stating the matter openly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.

Mar 8:33

Mar 8:33But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and *said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on [fn]God’s interests, but man’s.”

Take Up Your Cross

(Mat 16:24–27; Luk 9:23–26 )

Mar 8:34

And He summoned^G4341 the crowd^G3793 with His disciples^G3101, and said^G3004 to them, “If^G1487 anyone^G5100 wishes^G2309 to [fn]come^G2064 after^G3694 Me, he must deny^G533 himself^G1438, and take^G142 up^G142 his cross^G4716 and follow^G190 Me.

Mar 8:35

Mar 8:35“For whoever wishes to save his [fn]life will lose it, but whoever loses his [fn]life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.

Mar 8:36

Mar 8:36“For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?

Mar 8:37

Mar 8:37“For what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

Mar 8:38

Mar 8:38“For whoever is ashamed 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.”