Mark 8 Parallel Bible

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1	In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them,	In those days there was again a large crowd, and they had nothing to eat. He summoned the disciples and said to them,	In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,	In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus summoned His disciples and said to them,
2	“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat.	“I have compassion on the crowd, because they’ve already stayed with Me three days and have nothing to eat.	I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:	“I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me for three days already and have nothing to eat.
3	And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away.”	If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, and some of them have come a long distance.”	And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.	And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.”
4	And his disciples answered him, “How can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?”	His disciples answered Him, “Where can anyone get enough bread here in this desolate place to fill these people?”	And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?	And His disciples replied to Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”
5	And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.”	“How many loaves do you have?” He asked them.” Seven,” they said.	And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.	And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”
6	And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd.	Then He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks, broke the loaves, and kept on giving them to His disciples to set before the people. So they served the loaves to the crowd.	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.	And He directed the people to recline on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve, and they served them to the people.
7	And they had a few small fish. And having blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them.	They also had a few small fish, and when He had blessed them, He said these were to be served as well.	And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.	They also had a few small fish; and after He had blessed them, He told the disciples to serve these as well.
8	And they ate and were satisfied. And they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.	They ate and were filled. Then they collected seven large baskets of leftover pieces.	So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.	And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces.
9	And there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away.	About 4,000 men were there. He dismissed them	And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.	About four thousand men were there; and He dismissed them.
10	And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.	and immediately got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.	And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.	And immediately He got into the boat with His disciples and came to the region of Dalmanutha.
11	The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him.	The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, demanding of Him a sign from heaven to test Him.	And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.	And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, demanding from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him.
12	And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.”	But sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? I assure you: No sign will be given to this generation!”	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.	Sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation!”
13	And he left them, got into the boat again, and went to the other side.	Then He left them, got on board the boat again, and went to the other side.	And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.	And leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side.
14	Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.	They had forgotten to take bread and had only one loaf with them in the boat.	Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.	And the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them.
15	And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”	Then He commanded them: “Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”	And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.	And He was giving orders to them, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of Herod.”
16	And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread.	They were discussing among themselves that they did not have any bread.	And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.	And they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.
17	And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened?	Aware of this, He said to them, “Why are you discussing that you do not have any bread? Don’t you understand or comprehend? Is your heart hardened?	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?	And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet comprehend or understand? Do you still have your heart hardened?
18	Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember?	Do you have eyes, and not see, and do you have ears, and not hear? And do you not remember?	Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?	HAVING EYES, DO YOU NOT SEE? AND HAVING EARS, DO YOU NOT HEAR? And do you not remember,
19	When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They said to him, “Twelve.”	When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?\|” Twelve,” they told Him.	When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.	when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They said to Him, “Twelve.”
20	“And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” And they said to him, “Seven.”	“When I broke the seven loaves for the 4,000, how many large baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?\|” Seven,” they said.	And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.	“When I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they said to Him, “Seven.”
21	And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?”	And He said to them, “Don’t you understand yet?”	And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?	And He was saying to them, “Do you not yet understand?”
22	And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him.	Then they came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to Him and begged Him to touch him.	And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.	And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought a man who was blind to Jesus and begged Him to touch him.
23	And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?”	He took the blind man by the hand and brought him out of the village. Spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?”	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.	Taking the man who was blind by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting in his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?”
24	And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.”	He looked up and said, “I see people—they look to me like trees walking.”	And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.	And he looked up and said, “I see people, for I see them like trees, walking around.”
25	Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.	Again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and he saw distinctly. He was cured and could see everything clearly.	After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.	Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly.
26	And he sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”	Then He sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into the village.”	And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.	And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”
27	And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”	Jesus went out with His disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the road He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”	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?	Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?”
28	And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.”	They answered Him, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, one of the prophets.”	And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.	They told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.”
29	And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Christ.”	“But you,” He asked them again, “who do you say that I am?” Peter answered Him, “You are the Messiah!”	And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.	And He continued questioning them: “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.”
30	And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.	And He strictly warned them to tell no one about Him.	And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.	And He warned them to tell no one about Him.
31	And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again.	Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, be killed, and rise after three days.	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.	And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise from the dead.
32	And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.	He was openly talking about this. So Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.	And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.	And He was stating the matter plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
33	But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”	But turning around and looking at His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan, because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns, but man’s!”	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.	But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God’s purposes, but on man’s.”
34	And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.	Summoning the crowd along with His disciples, He said to them, “If anyone wants to be My follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.	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.	And He summoned the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.
35	For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.	For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me and the gospel will save it.	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.	For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.
36	For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?	For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world yet lose his life?	For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?	For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?
37	For what can a man give in return for his soul?	What can a man give in exchange for his life?	Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?	For what could a person give in exchange for his soul?
38	For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”	For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”	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.	For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
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