Mark 8–9

8In those days ^athe multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, ^2bI have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: ³And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. ⁴And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? ⁵And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. 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. ⁷And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. ⁸So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. ⁹And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

^10cAnd straightway he entered into ^da ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of ^eDalmanutha. ¹¹And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. ¹²And he ^fsighed 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, and entering into ^dthe ship again departed to the other side.

¹⁴Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. ¹⁵And he ^gcharged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of ^hHerod. ¹⁶And they ⁱreasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. ¹⁷And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why ⁱreason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, ^jneither understand? have ye ^kyour heart yet hardened? ¹⁸Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? ¹⁹When I brake ^lthe five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. ²⁰And when ^mthe seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. ²¹And he said unto them, ^jHow is it that ye do not understand?

²²And he cometh to ⁿBethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him ^oto touch him. ²³And he ^ptook the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had ^qspit on his eyes, and ^oput his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. ²⁴And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. ²⁵After that he ^qqput his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. ²⁶And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go ^rinto the town, ^snor tell it to any in the town.

^27tAnd 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? ²⁸And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets. ²⁹And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. ^30uAnd he ^xcharged them ^sthat they should tell no man of him. ³¹And ^yhe began to teach them, that the Son of man ^yymust 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. ³²And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. 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. ³⁴And when he had called ^zthe 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 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. ³⁶For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? ³⁷Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? ³⁸Whosoever therefore ^ashall be ashamed of me and of my words in this ^badulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with ^cthe holy angels.

9And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come ^awith power.

^2bAnd after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. ³And his raiment became shining, exceeding ^cwhite as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. ⁴And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. ⁵And Peter answered and said to Jesus, ^ccMaster, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. ^6dFor he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid. ⁷And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. ⁸And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.

^9eAnd as they came down from the mountain, he ^fcharged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. ¹⁰And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. ¹¹And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? ¹²And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and ^ghow it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and ^hbe set at nought. ¹³But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.

¹⁴ⁱAnd when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the ^lscribes questioning with them. ¹⁵And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were ^kgreatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. ¹⁶And he asked the scribes, What question ye ^||with ^lthem? ¹⁷And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; ¹⁸And wheresoever he taketh him, he ^||teareth him: and he ^mfoameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. ¹⁹He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. ²⁰And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit ⁿtare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed ^mfoaming. ²¹And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. ²²And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. ²³Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. ²⁴And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; ^ohelp thou mine unbelief. ²⁵When Jesus saw that the people came ^prunning together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. ²⁶And the spirit cried, and ⁿrent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. ²⁷But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose. ²⁸And when he was come ^qinto the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? ²⁹And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

³⁰And they departed thence, ^rand passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it. ³¹For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day. ^32sBut they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.

^33tAnd he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye ^udisputed ^wamong yourselves by the way? ³⁴But they held their peace: for by the way ^xthey had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest. ³⁵And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, ^yIf any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and ^zservant of all. ³⁶And ^ahe took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when ^ahe had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, ³⁷Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and ^bwhosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

^38cAnd John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and ^dwe forbad him, because he followeth not us. ³⁹But Jesus said, Forbid him not: ^efor there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. ⁴⁰For ^fhe that is not against us is on our part. ⁴¹For ^gwhosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. ⁴²And ^hwhosoever shall ^||offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. ⁴³ⁱAnd if thy hand ^||offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into ^khell, into ^lthe fire that never shall be quenched: ⁴⁴Where ^mtheir worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. ⁴⁵And ⁿif thy foot ^||offend…