Mark 8, side by side

¹In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,

¹In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,

²“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

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

³If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”

³And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.

⁴His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”

⁴And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

⁵“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.

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

⁶And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.

⁶And 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.

⁷They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.

⁷And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.

⁸The people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

⁸So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.

⁹And about four thousand men were present. As soon as Jesus had dismissed the crowd,

⁹And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

¹⁰He got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.

¹⁰And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

¹¹Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.

¹¹And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

¹²Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

¹²And 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.

¹³And He left them, got back into the boat, and crossed to the other side.

¹³And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.

¹⁴Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

¹⁴Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.

¹⁵“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”

¹⁵And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.

¹⁶So they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.

¹⁶And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.

¹⁷Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?

¹⁷And 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‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?

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

¹⁹When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.

¹⁹When 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 basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.

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

²¹Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”

²¹And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?

²²When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.

²²And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

²³So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.

²³And 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.

²⁴The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”

²⁴And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.

²⁵Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly.

²⁵After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

²⁶Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”

²⁶And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.

²⁷Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”

²⁷And 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?

²⁸They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”

²⁸And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

²⁹“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”

²⁹And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.

³⁰And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.

³⁰And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.

³¹Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.

³¹And 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.

³²He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.

³²And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.

³³But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

³³But 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.

³⁴Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

³⁴And 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.

³⁵For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.

³⁵For 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.

³⁶What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

³⁶For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

³⁷Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

³⁷Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

³⁸If anyone 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 His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

³⁸Whosoever 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.