Mark 8:1-21

1In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, 1Jesus called His disciples and said to them, 2“2I feel compassion for the 3people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat. 3If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.” 4And His disciples answered Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough 4bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?” 5And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.” 6And He directed the 5people to 6sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to 7serve to them, and they served them to the 8people. 7They also had a few small fish; and 9after He had blessed them, He ordered these to be 10served as well. 8And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large 11baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces. 9About four thousand were there; and He sent them away. 10And immediately He entered the boat with His disciples and came to the district of 12Dalmanutha.

1113The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, 14seeking from Him a 15sign from heaven, 16to test Him. 1217Sighing deeply 18in His spirit, He said, “Why does this generation seek for a 19sign? Truly I say to you, 2021no 22sign will be given to this generation.” 13Leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side.

14And they had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them. 15And He was giving orders to them, saying, “23Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of 24Herod.” 16They began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? 25Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a 26hardened heart? 1827Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember, 19when I broke 28the five loaves for the five thousand, how many 29baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They said to Him, “Twelve.” 20“When I broke 30the seven for the four thousand, how many large 31baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they said to Him, “Seven.” 21And He was saying to them, “32Do you not yet understand?”