Mark 8:6-16

⁶He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves of bread, and gave thanks. He broke the bread and handed the pieces to his disciples to give to the crowd.

⁷They had a few fish as well, so having blessed them, he said, “Take these and share them too.”

⁸They ate until they were full, and then collected up seven baskets of leftovers.

⁹There were four thousand people there. After sending them on their way,

¹⁰Jesus climbed into a boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.

¹¹The Pharisees arrived and began to argue with him, wanting him to give them a miraculous sign from heaven, trying to get him to prove himself.

¹²Jesus sighed deeply, and asked, “Why do you people want a sign? I tell you the truth: I will not give you a sign.”

¹³So he left them behind, climbed into the boat, and went back across the lake.

¹⁴But the disciples had forgotten to bring bread with them. All they had in the boat was one loaf.

¹⁵“Watch out—beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod!” he warned them.

¹⁶“He's saying that because we don't have any bread,” they concluded.