Mark 8

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN 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 when there again was a great crowd without anything to eat, he summoned the disciples and said,
2 'I feel sorry for al these people; they have been with me for three days now and have nothing to eat.	2 "My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, because they have been with me now for 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 If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will collapse on the way, and some of them have come a great distance."
4 His disciples replied, 'Where could anyone get these people enough bread to eat in a deserted place?'	4 His disciples answered him, "Where can anyone get enough bread to satisfy them here in this deserted place?"
5 He asked them, 'How many loaves have you?' And they said to him, 'Seven.'	5 Still he asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" "Seven," they replied.
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 He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then, taking the seven loaves he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to distribute, and they distributed them to the crowd.
7 They had a few smal fishes as wel , and over these he said a blessing and ordered them to bedistributed too.	7 They also had a few fish. He said the blessing over them and ordered them distributed also.
8 They ate as much as they wanted, and they col ected seven basketfuls of the scraps left over.	8 They ate and were satisfied. They picked up the fragments left over--seven baskets.
9 Now there had been about four thousand people. He sent them away	9 There were about four thousand people. He dismissed them
10 and at once, getting into the boat with his disciples, went to the region of Dalmanutha.	10 and got into the boat with his disciples and came to the region 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 The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test 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 He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation."
13 And, leaving them again, he re-embarked and went away to the other side.	13 Then he left them, got into the boat again, and went off to the other shore.
14 The disciples had forgotten to take any bread and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.	14 They had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.
15 Then he gave them this warning, 'Keep your eyes open; look out for the yeast of the Pharisees andthe yeast of Herod.'	15 He enjoined them, "Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."
16 And they said to one another, 'It is because we have no bread.'	16 They concluded among themselves that it was because they had 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 When he became aware of this he said to them, "Why do you conclude that it is because you have no bread? Do you not yet understand or comprehend? Are your hearts hardened?
18 Have you eyes and do not see, ears and do not hear? Or do you not remember?	18 Do you have eyes and not see, ears and not hear? And do you 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 broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many wicker baskets full of fragments you picked up?" They answered 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 "When I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many full baskets of fragments did you pick up?" They answered (him), "Seven."
21 Then he said to them, 'Do you still not realise?'	21 He said to them, "Do you still not understand?"
22 They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought to him a blind man whom they begged him totouch.	22 When they arrived at Bethsaida, they brought to him a blind man and begged 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 He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. Putting spittle on his eyes he laid his hands on him and asked, "Do you see anything?"
24 The man, who was beginning to see, replied, 'I can see people; they look like trees as they walkaround.'	24 Looking up he replied, "I see people looking like trees and 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 Then he laid hands on his eyes a second time and he saw clearly; his sight was restored and he could see everything distinctly.
26 And Jesus sent him home, saying, 'Do not even go into the vil age.'	26 Then he sent him home and said, "Do not even go into the village."
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 Now Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?"
28 And they told him, 'John the Baptist, others Elijah, others again, one of the prophets.'	28 They said in reply, "John the Baptist, others Elijah, still 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 asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter said to him in reply, "You are the Messiah."
30 And he gave them strict orders not to tell anyone about him.	30 Then he warned them not to tell anyone about 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 He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and rise after three days.
32 and he said all this quite openly. Then, taking him aside, Peter tried to rebuke him.	32 He spoke this openly. Then Peter took him aside 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 At this he turned around and, looking at his disciples, rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do."
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 He summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them, "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, 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 whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel will save it.
36 What gain, then, is it for anyone to win the whole world and forfeit his life?	36 What profit is there for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
37 And indeed what can anyone offer in exchange for his life?	37 What could one give in exchange for his life?
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 Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this faithless and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels."