Mark 8:1-20 ▼

1 In those days, the multitude being large, and having nothing which they may eat, Jesus calling His disciples, says to them,

2 I sympathize with the multitude because three days already abide unto me, and they have nothing which they may eat.

3 If I shall send them away to their homes fasting, they will faint on the road; indeed some of them have come from afar.

4 And His disciples responded, Whence shall any one be able to feed these with bread in the desert?

5 And He asked them, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven loaves.

6 He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, He broke, and gave them to His disciples, that they may dispense them; and they presented them to the multitude.

7 And they had a few fishes: and blessing them, He delivered them.

8 And they ate, and were filled: and they took up the residue of the fragments, seven baskets.

9 And those eating were about four thousand. And He sent them away.

10 And immediately having gone into the ship with His disciples, He came to the parts of Dalmanutha.

11 And the Pharisees came out, and began to question Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, tempting Him.

12 And groaning in spirit, He says, What sign does this generation seek after? truly I say unto you, No sign shall be given unto this generation.

13 And having left them, coming in again He departed to the other side.

14 And they forgot to take bread; and had but one loaf with them in the ship.

15 And He commanded them, saying, See, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.

16 And they were reasoning to one another, saying, It is because we have not bread.

17 And Jesus knowing says to them, Why do you reason because you have not bread? do you not yet know, nor understand? have you your heart still hardened?

18 Having eyes, do you not see? having ears, do you not hear? and do you not remember?

19 When I broke the five loaves to the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? They say to Him, Twelve.

20 And when the seven loaves to the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? And they said, Seven.