Mark 8

NEW JERUSALEM	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 And now once again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat. So he cal ed hisdisciples to him and said to them,	1 In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
2 'I feel sorry for al these people; they have been with me for three days now and have nothing to eat.	2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
3 If I send them off home hungry they wil col apse on the way; some have come a great distance.'	3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
4 His disciples replied, 'Where could anyone get these people enough bread to eat in a deserted place?'	4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
5 He asked them, 'How many loaves have you?' And they said to him, 'Seven.'	5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
6 Then he instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves, and after givingthanks he broke them and began handing them to his disciples to distribute; and they distributed them amongthe crowd.	6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
7 They had a few smal fishes as wel , and over these he said a blessing and ordered them to bedistributed too.	7 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.
8 They ate as much as they wanted, and they col ected seven basketfuls of the scraps left over.	8 So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
9 Now there had been about four thousand people. He sent them away	9 And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
10 and at once, getting into the boat with his disciples, went to the region of Dalmanutha.	10 And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
11 The Pharisees came up and started a discussion with him; they demanded of him a sign from heaven,to put him to the test.	11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
12 And with a profound sigh he said, 'Why does this generation demand a sign? In truth I tel you, no signshall be given to this generation.'	12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
13 And, leaving them again, he re-embarked and went away to the other side.	13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.
14 The disciples had forgotten to take any bread and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.	14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
15 Then he gave them this warning, 'Keep your eyes open; look out for the yeast of the Pharisees andthe yeast of Herod.'	15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
16 And they said to one another, 'It is because we have no bread.'	16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.
17 And Jesus knew it, and he said to them, 'Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you stil notunderstand, stil not realise? Are your minds closed?	17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
18 Have you eyes and do not see, ears and do not hear? Or do you not remember?	18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of scraps did you col ect?'They answered, 'Twelve.'	19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
20 'And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many baskets ful of scraps did youcol ect?' And they answered, 'Seven.'	20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
21 Then he said to them, 'Do you still not realise?'	21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
22 They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought to him a blind man whom they begged him totouch.	22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
23 He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the vil age. Then, putting spittle on his eyesand laying his hands on him, he asked, 'Can you see anything?'	23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
24 The man, who was beginning to see, replied, 'I can see people; they look like trees as they walkaround.'	24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
25 Then he laid his hands on the man's eyes again and he saw clearly; he was cured, and he could seeeverything plainly and distinctly.	25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
26 And Jesus sent him home, saying, 'Do not even go into the vil age.'	26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
27 Jesus and his disciples left for the vil ages round Caesarea Philippi. On the way he put this question tohis disciples, 'Who do people say I am?'	27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
28 And they told him, 'John the Baptist, others Elijah, others again, one of the prophets.'	28 And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
29 'But you,' he asked them, 'who do you say I am?' Peter spoke up and said to him, 'You are the Christ.'	29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
30 And he gave them strict orders not to tell anyone about him.	30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
31 Then he began to teach them that the Son of man was destined to suffer grievously, and to berejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be put to death, and after three days to riseagain;	31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
32 and he said all this quite openly. Then, taking him aside, Peter tried to rebuke him.	32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
33 But, turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said to him, 'Get behind me, Satan! Youare thinking not as God thinks, but as human beings do.'	33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
34 He called the people and his disciples to him and said, 'If anyone wants to be a fol ower of mine, lethim renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me.	34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35 Anyone who wants to save his life wil lose it; but anyone who loses his life for my sake, and for thesake of the gospel, wil save it.	35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
36 What gain, then, is it for anyone to win the whole world and forfeit his life?	36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
37 And indeed what can anyone offer in exchange for his life?	37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 For if anyone in this sinful and adulterous generation is ashamed of me and of my words, the Son ofman wil also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.'	38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.