Mark 8:1-20 ▼

1 In those days, there being again a very great multitude, and they having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to Him,

2 and saith unto them, I have compassion on the multitude, for they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

3 and if I send them away fasting to their own home, they will faint by the way; for some of them are come from far.

4 And his disciples answered Him, From whence can one satisfy these people with bread here in a desert?

5 And He asked them, How many loaves have ye? and they said, Seven.

6 And He ordered the people to sit down upon the ground: and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and brake them, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the multitude.

7 And they had a few small fishes: and He blessed them, and bid them set them also before the people.

8 And they did eat and were satisfied: and they took up what were left, to wit of fragments seven baskets:

9 and they that had eaten were about four thousand. And then He dismissed them.

10 And going directly on board a ship with his disciples, He came into the parts of Dalmanutha:

11 and the pharirisees came forth, and began to dispute with Him, desiring of Him a sign from heaven, tempting Him.

12 And He sighing deeply in his spirit, saith, Why doth this generation require a sign? Verily I tell you, There shall no sign be given to this generation.

13 So He left them, and went on board the ship again, and departed to the other side.

14 And his disciples had forgot to take bread, neither had they any more than one loaf with them in the ship.

15 And therefore as He was giving them a charge, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod,

16 they argued one with another, saying, It is because we have no bread.

17 And Jesus knowing it saith unto them, What are ye reasoning about? because ye have no bread? Do ye not yet discern nor understand? have ye your heart still hardened?

18 Have ye eyes, and do not see? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did ye take up? They answer, Twelve.

20 And when I divided the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? and they said, Seven.