Mark 8:1-20 ▼

1 At that time, as the company were very numerous, and had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples, and said,

2 I am concern'd for this people, they have been with me now three days without having had any thing to eat.

3 if I send them home fasting, they will faint by the way: for some of them are come very far.

4 his disciples answer'd, how is it possible here in the desart to furnish bread enough for all this company?

5 he ask'd them, how many loaves have ye?

6 seven, said they, then he order'd the people to sit down on the ground: and taking the seven loaves, he gave thanks, then broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute among the people, which they accordingly did.

7 and there being a few small fishes, he gave thanks, and order'd them to be distributed.

8 so they all eat and were satisfied, the broken meat that was left amounting to seven baskets.

9 now they that had eaten were four thousand: and then he dismissed them.

10 Soon after he and his disciples embark'd, and arrived in the district of Dalmanutha.

11 there the Pharisees being come, they began to dispute with him, and to try him, desir'd he would work some miracle in the sky.

12 but Jesus fetching a deep sigh, said, why does this generation require a sign? I assure you, they shall have none.

13 then leaving them he went aboard again, and pass'd to the other side.

14 Now the disciples had forgot to take bread, and had but one loaf aboard with them.

15 as he was then directing them diligently to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod,

16 they said to one another, this is because we did not take bread: which Jesus perceiving,

17 said, why do you trouble your heads about your having no bread? are you yet so void of sense, and understanding? are your minds so blinded?

18 have you eyes, and yet don't see? have you ears, and yet not hear? have you lost your memory too?

19 when I divided the five loaves among five thousand people, how many baskets full of fragments did you take away? they answer'd, twelve.

20 and when I divided the seven loaves among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you carry away? they answered, seven.