Mark 8:1-26

¹In those days, when a great crowd had gathered, and not having anything to eat, Jesus, having summoned His disciples, said to them,

²“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been remaining with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

³And if I dismiss them hungry to their own houses, they will faint on the way; for some of them have come from a great distance.”

⁴Then His disciples answered Him, “From where will anyone be able to satisfy these people with bread here in this deserted place?”

⁵He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”

⁶So He commanded the crowd to recline on the ground. And He took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, He broke them and was giving them to His disciples, so that they might set them before the people; and they set them before the crowd.

⁷And they had a few small fish; and having blessed them, He said to set them before the people.

⁸So they ate and were filled, and they took up an abundance of fragments, seven hampers full.

⁹Now those having eaten were about four thousand. And He dismissed them.

¹⁰And immediately stepping into the boat with His disciples, He came to the region of Dalmanutha.

¹¹Then the Pharisees came out and began to question Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him.

¹²And sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Assuredly I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation.”

¹³And having dismissed them, and stepping into the boat again, He went away to the other side.

¹⁴And they forgot to take bread, and except for one loaf, they did not have any with themselves in the boat.

¹⁵Then He charged them, saying, “Look out, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

¹⁶And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, “Because we have no bread.”

¹⁷But Jesus, knowing about it, said to them, “Why are you reasoning because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Is your heart still hardened?

¹⁸Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?

¹⁹When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up?” They said to Him, “Twelve.”

²⁰“And when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many hampers full of fragments did you take up?” And they said, “Seven.”

²¹So He said to them, “How is it you do not understand?”

²²Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and implored Him to touch him.

²³And having taken the hand of the blind man, He led him outside the village, and having spit on his eyes, and having laid His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything.

²⁴And when he looked up he said, “I see men like trees, walking.”

²⁵Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him to look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly again.

²⁶Then He sent him away to his house, saying, “Neither go into the village, nor tell anyone in the village.”