Mark 8:6-16

⁶Jesus told the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve out; and they served them out to the crowd.

⁷They had also a few small fish; and, after he had said the blessing, he told the disciples to serve out these as well.

⁸The people had sufficient to eat, and they picked up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left.

⁹There were about four thousand people. Then Jesus dismissed them.

¹⁰Immediately afterward, getting into the boat with his disciples, Jesus went to the district of Dalmanutha.

¹¹Here the Pharisees came out, and began to argue with Jesus, asking him for some sign from the heavens, to test him.

¹²Sighing deeply, Jesus said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? I tell you, no sign will be given it.”

¹³So he left them to themselves, and, getting into the boat again, went away to the opposite shore.

¹⁴Now the disciples had forgotten to take any bread with them, one loaf being all that they had in the boat.

¹⁵So Jesus gave them this warning. “Take care,” he said, “beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

¹⁶They began talking to one another about their being short of bread;