Mark:8

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* Again at that time many , many people came together . They had nothing to eat . Jesus called his disciples . He said , * I share the suffering of the people . They have been with me for three days and they have nothing to eat . * If I send them home hungry , they will get weak and fall on the way . Some of them have come a long way . * His disciples answered , Where can anyone get enough food in this lonely place to feed so many people ? * Jesus asked them , How many loaves of bread have you ? They said , Seven . * He told the people to sit down on the ground . Then he took the seven loaves of bread and thanked God for them . Then he broke the bread and gave it to the disciples . They gave it to the people . * They had a few small fish . Jesus told the disciples to divide the fish among the people also . * The people ate and had enough . They gathered seven baskets full of pieces that were left . * The number of men who ate was about four thousand . * Jesus sent them away . Then right away he got in the boat with his disciples and went to the country around Dalmanutha . * The Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus . They wanted to test him . So they asked him to show them a sign from the sky . * He sighed deeply in his spirit and said , Why do people today want a sign ? I tell you the truth . No sign will be given to them . * He left them and went to the other side in a boat . * The disciples forgot to take food . They had only one loaf of bread with them in the boat . * Jesus said , Watch ! Take care . Do not let the bread yeast of the Pharisees and Herod spoil you . * The disciples talked to one another about the matter . They said , He says that because we have no bread . * Jesus knew what they were saying . He asked , Why are you saying , "We have no bread "? Do you not yet understand ? Are your minds so slow ? * Can you not see with your eyes or hear with your ears ? Do you not remember ? * When I broke five loaves for five thousand people , how many baskets full of broken pieces did you gather ? They said , Twelve . * He said , When I broke seven loaves for four thousand people , how many baskets full of broken pieces did you gather ? They said , Seven . * He said to them , How is it that you do not yet understand ? * Then they came to Bethsaida . Some people brought a blind man to Jesus . They begged him to touch the man . * Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village . He spat on his eyes and put his hands on him . Then he asked , Do you see anything ? * The man looked up and said , I see men , but they look like trees that are walking . * Jesus put his hands on him again . He made him look up . Then he was healed and could see everybody clearly . * Jesus sent the man away to his home . Do not go into the village and do not tell it to anyone , he said . * Jesus went with his disciples to the villages in Caesarea Philippi . On the way he asked his disciples , Who do people say that I am ? * They answered , People say that you are John the Baptizer . Others say that you are Elijah . And others say that you are one of the prophets from long ago . * Then he asked them , But who do you say I am ? Peter answered , You are the Christ . * Jesus said to them , Do not tell anyone about me . * Then he began to teach them . He said , The Son of Man will have much trouble . The leaders , the chief priests , and the scribes will not believe him . He will be killed . After three days he will rise . * Jesus said this very plainly . Peter took him to one side and began to tell him not to say such things . * Jesus turned around and saw the disciples . Then he talked to Peter . He said , Get away from me , Satan ! You are not thinking the way God thinks , but the way people think . * Jesus called the people and the disciples to him . He said , If anyone wants to come with me he must leave what he himself wants to do . He must be ready to carry his own cross and come with me . * Anyone who tries to keep his life will lose it . And anyone who gives up his life for my sake and for the sake of the good news will find it . * What good will it do a man if he gets the whole world for himself but loses his soul ? * What can a person give to get back his soul ? People have gone away from God and are full of wrong ways . If anyone in this time is ashamed of me and the things I say , the Son of Man also will be ashamed of that person when he comes . The Son of Man will come with his holy angels , and be great like his Father . * missing fehlt /missing

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