Berean Standard Bible

Mark 8:1-21

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.

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.

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?”

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