Mark 8:1-26

1In those days, 1when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus summoned His disciples and said to them, 2“2I feel compassion for the 3people because they have remained with Me for three days already and have nothing to eat. 3And 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.” 4And His disciples replied to 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 recline on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve, and they served them to the 6people. 7They also had a few small fish; and 7after He had blessed them, He told the disciples to serve these as well. 8And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large 8baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces. 9About four thousand 9men were there; and He dismissed them. 10And immediately He got into the boat with His disciples and came to the region of 10Dalmanutha.

1111And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, 12demanding from Him a 13sign from heaven, 14to test Him. 1215Sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, “Why does this generation demand a 16sign? Truly I say to you, 1718no 19sign will be given to this generation!” 13And leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side.

14And the disciples 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, “20Watch out! Beware of the 21leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of 22Herod.” 16And they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? 23Do you not yet comprehend or understand? Do you still have your heart 24hardened? 1825Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember, 19when I broke 26the five loaves for the five thousand, how many 27baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They said to Him, “Twelve.” 20“When I broke 28the seven for the four thousand, how many large 29baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they said to Him, “Seven.” 21And He was saying to them, “30Do you not yet understand?”

22And they came to 31Bethsaida. And some people brought a man who was blind to 32Jesus and begged Him to 33touch him. 23Taking the man who was blind by the hand, He 34brought him out of the village; and after 35spitting in his eyes and 36laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24And he 37looked up and said, “I see people, for I see them like trees, walking around.” 25Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly. 26And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter 38the village.”