Mark 8:1–26

Four Thousand are Fed

Matt. 15:32–38

8In those days, ^athe multitude being very great and having nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples to Him and said to them, ²“I have ^bcompassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. ³And if I send them away hungry to their own houses, they will faint on the way; for some of them have come from afar.”

⁴Then His disciples answered Him, “How can one satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness?”

^5cHe asked them, “How many loaves do you have?”

And they said, “Seven.”

⁶So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And He took the seven loaves and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude. ⁷They also had a few small fish; and ^dhaving blessed them, He said to set them also before them. ⁸So they ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets of leftover fragments. ⁹Now those who had eaten were about four thousand. And He sent them away, ^10eimmediately got into the boat with His disciples, and came to the region of Dalmanutha.

Pharisees Seek a Sign

Matt. 15:39–16:4

^11fThen the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. ¹²But He ^gsighed deeply in His spirit, and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Assuredly, I say to you, ^hno sign shall be given to this generation.”

¹³And He left them, and getting into the boat again, departed to the other side.

Disciples Do Not Understand

Matt. 16:5–12

¹⁴ⁱNow ¹the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat. ^15jThen He charged them, saying, “Take heed, beware of the ²leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

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

¹⁷But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “Why do you reason because you have no bread? ^kDo you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart ³still hardened? ¹⁸Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember? ^19lWhen I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up?”

They said to Him, “Twelve.”

²⁰“Also, ^mwhen I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of fragments did you take up?”

And they said, “Seven.”

²¹So He said to them, “How is it ⁿyou do not understand?”

A Blind Man is Healed

²²Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a ^oblind man to Him, and begged Him to ^ptouch him. ²³So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when ^qHe had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything.

²⁴And he looked up and said, “I see men like trees, walking.”

²⁵Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly. ²⁶Then He sent him away to his house, saying, ⁴ “Neither go into the town, ^rnor tell anyone in the town.”