Berean Standard Bible

Mark 8

(2 Kings 4:42–44; Matthew 15:29–39)

1InἘνEnG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250thecrowdὄχλουochlouG3793once againπάλινpalinG3825becameὄντοςontosG1510very largeπολλοῦpollouG4183,andκαὶkaiG2532they hadἐχόντωνechontōnG2192nothingμὴmēG3361to eatτί φάγωσιν,ti phagōsinG5101 G5315. JesuscalledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341theτοὺςtousG3588disciples to HimμαθητὰςmathētasG3101andsaidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisG846,

2“I have compassionσπλαγχνίζομαιsplagchnizomaiG4697forἐπὶepiG1909thisτὸνtonG3588crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they have already beenἤδη προσμένουσίνēdē prosmenousinG4357 G2235with MeG1473threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250andκαὶkaiG2532haveἔχουσινechousinG2192nothingοὐκoukG3756to eatτί φάγωσιν.ti phagōsinG5101 G5315.

3καὶkaiG2532IfἐὰνeanG1437I sendἀπολύσωapolusōG630themαὐτοὺςautousG846homeεἰς οἶκον αὐτῶν,eis oikon autōnG1519 G846 G3624hungryνήστειςnēsteisG3523,they will faintἐκλυθήσονταιekluthēsontaiG1590alongἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wayὁδῷ·hodōG3598.ForκαίkaiG2532someτινεςtinesG5100of themαὐτῶνautōnG846have comeἥκασιν.¶hēkasinG2240a great distanceἀπὸ μακρόθενapo makrothenG575 G3113.”

4ΚαὶKaiG2532HisαὐτῷautōG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101repliedἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611αὐτοῦautouG846ὅτιhotiG3754, “WhereπόθενpothenG4159inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909this desolate placeὧδε ἐρημίας;hōde erēmiasG2047 G5602couldδυνήσεταίdunēsetaiG1410anyoneτιςtisG5100find enoughbreadἄρτωνartōnG740to feedχορτάσαιchortasaiG5526all theseτούτουςtoutousG3778people?”

5“How manyπόσουςposousG4214loavesἄρτους;artousG740do you haveἔχετεecheteG2192καὶkaiG2532?” JesusaskedἠρώταērōtaG2065αὐτούς·autousG846. “Sevenἑπτά.heptaG2033δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588,”they repliedεἶπαν·eipanG2036.

6AndκαὶkaiG2532He instructedπαραγγέλλειparangelleiG3853theτῷtōG3588crowdὄχλῳochlōG3793to sit downἀναπεσεῖνanapeseinG377onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588groundγῆς,gēsG1093.ThenκαὶkaiG2532He tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983theτοὺςtousG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033loavesἄρτους,artousG740,gave thanksεὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasG2168andbrokeἔκλασενeklasenG2806them,andκαὶkaiG2532gaveἐδίδουedidouG1325themtoτοῖςtoisG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101ἵναinaG2443to set beforeπαρατιθῶσιν·paratithōsinG3908the people.AndκαὶkaiG2532they distributedπαρέθηκανparethēkanG3908themto theτῷtōG3588crowdὄχλῳ.ochlōG3793.

7They also hadκαὶ εἶχονkai eichonG2192 G2532a fewὀλίγα·oligaG3641small fishἰχθύδιαichthudiaG2485,andκαὶkaiG2532JesusblessedεὐλογήσαςeulogēsasG2127themαὐτὰautaG846andordered thatεἶπενeipenG2036theseταῦταtautaG3778be set beforeπαρατιθέναι.paratithenaiG3908themas wellκαὶkaiG2532.

8καὶkaiG2532The peopleateἔφαγονephagonG5315andκαὶkaiG2532were satisfiedἐχορτάσθησαν,echortasthēsanG5526,andκαὶkaiG2532the disciplespicked upἦρανēranG142sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033basketfulsσπυρίδας.spuridasG4711of broken piecesκλασμάτωνklasmatōnG2801that were left overπερισσεύματαperisseumataG4051.

9AndδὲdeG1161aboutὡςhōsG5613four thousandτετρακισχίλιοι·tetrakischilioiG5070menwereἦσανēsanG1510present.And whenκαὶkaiG2532Jesushad dismissedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630the crowdαὐτούς.¶autousG846,

10ΚαὶKaiG2532He immediatelyεὐθὺςeuthusG2112gotἐμβὰςembasG1684intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143withμετὰmetaG3326HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101andwentἦλθενēlthenG2064toεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588districtμέρηmerēG3313of DalmanuthaΔαλμανουθά.DalmanouthaG1148.

The Demand for a Sign

(Matthew 16:1–4; Luke 12:54–56)

11ThenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330cameἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831andκαὶkaiG2532beganG756to argue withσυζητεῖνsuzēteinG4802JesusαὐτῷautōG846,testingπειράζοντεςpeirazontesG3985HimαὐτοῦautouG846bydemandingζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846a signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592fromἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772.

12ΚαὶKaiG2532Jesussighed deeplyἀναστενάξαςanastenaxasG389inτῷtōG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andsaidλέγει·legeiG3004, “WhyτίtiG5101doesthisαὕτηhautēG3778ἡhēG3588generationγενεὰgeneaG1074demandζητεῖzēteiG2212a signσημεῖον;sēmeionG4592?TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν,huminG4771,noεἰeiG1487signσημεῖον.sēmeionG4592will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to thisταύτῃtautēG3778τῇtēaG3588generationγενεᾷgeneaG1074.”

13AndκαὶkaiG2532He leftἀφεὶςapheisG863themαὐτοὺςautousG846,got back into the boatπάλιν ἐμβὰςpalin embasG1684 G3825, andcrossedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565toεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588other sideπέραν.peranG4008.

The Leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod

(Matthew 16:5–12; Luke 12:1–3)

14NowκαὶkaiG2532the discipleshad forgottenἐπελάθοντοepelathontoG1950to takeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983breadἄρτουςartousG740καὶkaiG2532,except forεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361oneἕναhenaG1520loafἄρτονartonG740οὐκoukG3756they hadεἶχονeichonG2192withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326themἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588boatπλοίῳ.ploiōG4143.

15“Watch outὁρᾶτε,horateG3708καὶkaiG2532!”He cautionedδιεστέλλετοdiestelletoG1291themαὐτοῖςautoisG846λέγων·legōnG3004. “BewareβλέπετεblepeteG991ofἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588leavenζύμηςzumēsG2219of theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330andκαὶkaiG2532τῆςtēsG3588ζύμηςzumēsG2219of HerodἩρῴδου.HērōdouG2264.”

16SoκαὶkaiG2532they began to discussδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260withπρὸςprosG4314one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240the fact thatὅτιhotiG3754they hadἔχουσιν.echousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756breadἄρτουςartousG740.

17Aware ofκαὶ γνοὺςkai gnousG2532 G1097their conversation, JesusaskedλέγειlegeiG3004themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “WhyτίtiG5101are you debatingδιαλογίζεσθεdialogizestheG1260aboutὅτιhotiG3754havingἔχετε;echeteG2192noοὐκoukG3756breadἄρτουςartousG740?Do you still not seeοὔπω νοεῖτεoupō noeiteG3768 G3539orοὐδὲoudeG3761understandσυνίετε;sunieteG4920?Do you haveἔχετε ὑμῶν;echete humōnG2192 G4771such hardπεπωρωμένηνpepōrōmenēnG4456τὴνtēnG3588heartsκαρδίανkardianG2588?

18‘HavingἔχοντεςechontesG2192eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,do you not seeοὐ βλέπετε,ou blepeteG3756 G991?AndκαὶkaiG2532havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192earsὦταōtaG3775,do you not hearοὐκ ἀκούετε;ouk akoueteG3756 G191?’AndκαὶkaiG2532do you not rememberοὐ μνημονεύετε;ou mnēmoneueteG3756 G3421?

19WhenὅτεhoteG3753I brokeἔκλασαeklasaG2806theτοὺςtousG3588fiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesἄρτουςartousG740forεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588five thousandπεντακισχιλίουςpentakischiliousG4000,how manyπόσουςposousG4214basketfulsκοφίνους πλήρειςkophinous plēreisG2894 G4134of broken piecesκλασμάτωνklasmatōnG2801did you collectἤρατε;ērateG142?” “Twelveδώδεκα.dōdekaG1427,”they answeredλέγουσινlegousinG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846.

20“AndG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753I broketheτοὺςtousG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033loavesforεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588four thousandτετρακισχιλίουςtetrakischiliousG5070,how manyπόσωνposōnG4214basketfulsσπυρίδων πληρώματαspuridōn plērōmataG4711 G4138of broken piecesκλασμάτωνklasmatōnG2801did you collectἤρατε;ērateG142?” “Sevenἑπτά.heptaG2033G2532,”theyαὐτῷ·autōG846saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004.

21ThenκαὶkaiG2532He askedG2036themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “Do you still not understandοὔπω συνίετε;¶oupō sunieteG3768 G4920?”

The Blind Man at Bethsaida

22WhenΚαὶKaiG2532they arrivedἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064atεἰςeisG1519BethsaidaΒηθσαϊδάν,BēthsaidanG966καὶkaiG2532, some peoplebroughtφέρουσινpherousinG5342αὐτῷautōG846a blindτυφλὸνtuphlonG5185manandκαὶkaiG2532beggedπαρακαλοῦσινparakalousinG3870JesusαὐτὸνautonG846toἵναinaG2443touchG680himαὐτοῦautouG846.

23SoκαὶkaiG2532He tookἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenosG1949theτῆςtēsG3588blindτυφλοῦtuphlouG5185manby theτοῦtouG3588handχειρὸςcheirosG5495andled himἐξήνεγκενexēnegkenG1627αὐτὸνautonG846outἔξωexōG1854of theτῆςtēsG3588villageκώμης,kōmēsG2968.ThenκαὶkaiG2532He spitπτύσαςptusasG4429onεἰςeisG1519the man’sαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὰtaG3588eyesὄμματαommataG3659andplacedἐπιθεὶςepitheisG2007HisτὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on himαὐτῷautōG846. “Can you seeεἴ βλέπεις;ei blepeisG1487 G991anythingτιtiG5100?”He askedἐπηρώταepērōtaG1905αὐτόν·autonG846.

24καὶkaiG2532The manlooked upἀναβλέψαςanablepsasG308andsaidG2036, “I can seeβλέπωblepōG991theτοὺςtousG3588peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444, butὅτιhotiG3754they lookὁρῶhorōG3708likeὡςhōsG5613treesδένδραdendraG1186walking aroundπεριπατοῦντας.peripatountasG4043.”

25Once againεἶτα πάλινeita palinG1534 G3825JesusplacedἐπέθηκενepethēkenG2007HisτὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onἐπὶepiG1909the man’sαὐτοῦ,autouG846τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,and whenκαὶkaiG2532he opened themδιέβλεψενdieblepsenG1227καὶkaiG2532his sightwas restoredἀπεκατέστηapekatestēG600,andκαὶkaiG2532he could seeἐνέβλεπενeneblepenG1689everythingἅπαντα.hapantaG537clearlyτηλαυγῶςtēlaugōsG5081.

26καὶkaiG2532JesussentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649himαὐτὸνautonG846homeεἰς οἶκον αὐτοῦeis oikon autouG1519 G846 G3624andsaidλέγων·legōnG3004, “Do not go backμηδὲ εἰσέλθῃςmēde eiselthēsG3366 G1525intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588villageκώμηνkōmēnG2968.”

Peter’s Confession of Christ

(Matthew 16:13–20; Luke 9:18–20; John 6:67–71)

27ThenΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424andκαὶkaiG2532HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101went onἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831toεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968around CaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542τῆςtēsG3588PhilippiΦιλίππου.PhilippouG5376καὶkaiG2532.OnἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wayὁδῷhodōG3598,He questionedἐπηρώταepērōtaG1905HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101λέγωνlegōnG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisG846: “WhoτίναtinaG5101οἱhoiG3588do peopleἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004IG1473amG1510?”

28They repliedεἶπαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες·eipan autō legontesG2036 G846 G3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “Some sayJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491theοἱhoiG3588Baptistβαπτιστήν,baptistēnG910δὲdeG1161τὸνtonG3588καὶkaiG2532;othersἄλλοι·alloiG243sayElijahἨλίαν,ĒlianG2243;and stillδὲdeG1161othersἄλλοιalloiG243ὅτιhotiG3754,oneεἷςheisG1520of theτῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶν.prophētōnG4396.”

29“ButδὲdeG1161what aboutyouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771καὶkaiG2532?” JesusαὐτὸςautosG846askedἐπηρώταepērōtaG1905αὐτούς·autousG846. “WhoτίναtinaG5101do you sayλέγετεlegeteG3004IG1473amG1510ὁhoG3588?”PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611λέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846, “YouσὺsuG4771areG1510theὁhoG3588Christχριστός.christosG5547.”

30AndκαὶkaiG2532JesuswarnedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008themαὐτοῖςautoisG846ἵναinaG2443not to tell anyoneμηδενὶ λέγωσινmēdeni legōsinG3004 G3367aboutπερὶperiG4012Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

Christ’s Passion Foretold

(Matthew 16:21–23; Luke 9:21–22)

31ThenκαὶkaiG2532He beganG756to teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321themαὐτοὺςautousG846thatὅτιhotiG3754theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444mustδεῖdeiG1163sufferπαθεῖνpatheinG3958many thingsπολλὰpollaG4183andκαὶkaiG2532be rejectedἀποδοκιμασθῆναιapodokimasthēnaiG593byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245καὶkaiG2532τῶνtōnG3588,chief priestsἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749,andκαὶkaiG2532τῶνtōnG3588scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122,andκαὶkaiG2532thatHe must be killedἀποκτανθῆναιapoktanthēnaiG615andκαὶkaiG2532afterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250riseἀναστῆναι·anastēnaiG450again.

32καὶkaiG2532He spokeἐλάλει.¶elaleiG2980thisτὸνtonG3588messageλόγονlogonG3056quite franklyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954,andΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074took Him asideπροσλαβόμενος αὐτὸνproslabomenos autonG4355 G846andbeganG756to rebukeἐπιτιμᾶνepitimanG2008Himαὐτῷ.autōG846.

33ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161Jesus,turningἐπιστραφεὶςepistrapheisG1994andκαὶkaiG2532looking atG3708HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008PeterΠέτρῳPetrōG4074andκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγει·legeiG3004, “GetὕπαγεhupageG5217behindὀπίσωopisōG3694MeG1473,Satanσατανᾶ,satanaG4567!ForὅτιhotiG3754you do not have in mindοὐ φρονεῖςou phroneisG3756 G5426theτὰtaG3588thingsτοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,butἀλλὰallaG235theτὰtaG3588thingsτῶνtōnG3588of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.”

Take Up Your Cross

(Matthew 16:24–28; Luke 9:23–27)

34ThenκαὶkaiG2532JesuscalledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341theτὸνtonG3588crowd to HimὄχλονochlonG3793along withσὺνsunG4862HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῖςtoisG3588disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101, andHe toldεἶπενeipenG2036themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100wantsθέλειtheleiG2309to comeG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694MeG1473,he must denyἀπαρνησάσθωaparnēsasthōG533himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438andκαὶkaiG2532take upἀράτωaratōG142hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716andκαὶkaiG2532followG190MeG1473.

35ForγὰρgarG1063whoeverὃςhosG3739wantsἐὰν θέλῃean thelēG1437 G2309to saveσῶσαι,sōsaiG4982τὴνtēnG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590will loseἀπολέσειapoleseiG622itαὐτήν·autēnG846,butδ᾽d᾽G1161whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302losesG622hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590for My sakeἕνεκεν ἐμοῦheneken emouG1752 G1473andκαὶkaiG2532for theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098will saveσώσειsōseiG4982itαὐτήν.autēnG846.

36γὰρgarG1063WhatτίtiG5101does it profitὠφελεῖōpheleiG5623a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444to gainκερδῆσαιkerdēsaiG2770theτὸνtonG3588wholeὅλονholonG3650worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,yetκαὶkaiG2532forfeitζημιωθῆναιzēmiōthēnaiG2210hisαὐτοῦ;autouG846τὴνtēnG3588soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590?

37OrγὰρgarG1063whatτίtiG5101can a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444giveδοῖdoiG1325in exchangeἀντάλλαγμαantallagmaG465forτῆςtēsG3588hisαὐτοῦ;autouG846soulψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590?

38γὰρgarG1063If anyoneὃςhosG3739is ashamed ofἐὰν ἐπαισχυνθῇean epaischunthēaG1437 G1870MeἐμοὺςemousG1473andκαὶkaiG2532MyG1699τοὺςtousG3588wordsλόγουςlogousG3056inἐνenG1722thisταύτῃtautēG3778τῇtēaG3588adulterousμοιχαλίδιmoichalidiG3428andκαὶkaiG2532sinfulἁμαρτωλῷ,hamartōlōG268τῇtēaG3588generationγενεᾷgeneaG1074,theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will also be ashamed ofκαὶ ἐπαισχυνθήσεταιkai epaischunthēsetaiG2532 G1870himαὐτὸνautonG846whenὅτανhotanG3752He comesἔλθῃelthēG2064inἐνenG1722HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῇtēaG3588Father’sπατρὸςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391withμετὰmetaG3326theτῶνtōnG3588τῶνtōnG3588holyἁγίων.¶hagiōnG40angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32.”