Mark 8:12-33

¹²But He sighed deeply in His spirit and said: “Why does this generation seek a sign? I tell you emphatically, no sign shall be given to this generation!”

¹³Turning His back on them, He got back into the boat and went off to the other side.

¹⁴(His disciples had forgotten to take bread; they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat.)

¹⁵And He charged them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

¹⁶So they started reasoning among themselves, saying, “It's because we have no bread.”

¹⁷Being aware of it Jesus said to them: “Why are you reasoning because you have no bread? Do you still neither perceive nor understand? Do you still have hearts that have been 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 pieces did you take up?” They say to Him, “Twelve.”

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

²¹So He said to them, “How is it that you still don't understand?”

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

²³So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; then spitting into his eyes and laying hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything.

²⁴And looking up he said, “I do see men, only they look like walking trees.”

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

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

²⁷Then Jesus and His disciples set out for the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who are people saying that I am?”

²⁸So they answered, “John the Baptist; others Elijah; still others one of the prophets.”

²⁹He said to them, “And who do you say that I am?” So Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ!”

³⁰Then He charged them that they should tell no one about Him.

³¹He then began to teach them that the Son of the Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

³²He said these things quite plainly. Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.

³³But He turned, looked at His disciples, and rebuked Peter, saying: “Get behind me, Satan! You have in mind men's values, not God's values.”