Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand
1lIn those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, 2m“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. 3And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away.” 4And his disciples answered him, “How can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?” 5And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, n“Seven.” 6And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and ohaving given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd. 7And they had a few small fish. And phaving blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them. 8And qthey ate and were satisfied. And they took up the broken pieces left over, nseven baskets full. 9And there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away. 10And immediately he got into rthe boat with his disciples and went to the district of sDalmanutha.1
The Pharisees Demand a Sign
11tThe Pharisees came and began to argue with him, useeking from him va sign from heaven wto test him. 12And xhe sighed deeply yin his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” 13And zhe left them, got into the boat again, and went to the other side.
The Leaven of the Pharisees and Herod
14Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; abeware of bthe leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of cHerod.”2 16And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17And dJesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? eDo you not yet perceive for understand? fAre your hearts hardened? 18gHaving eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember? 19When I broke hthe five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They said to him, “Twelve.” 20“And ithe seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” And they said to him, “Seven.” 21And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?”
Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida
22And they came jto Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. 23And khe took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when khe had lspit on his eyes and mlaid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.” 25Then Jesus3 laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26And he sent him to his home, saying, n“Do not even enter the village.”
Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ
27oAnd Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 28And they told him, p“John the Baptist; and others say, qElijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 29And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, r“You are sthe Christ.” 30tAnd he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.
Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection
31uAnd he began to teach them that vthe Son of Man must wsuffer many things and xbe rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and yafter three days rise again. 32And he said this zplainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, a“Get behind me, Satan! For you bare not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
34And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him cdeny himself and dtake up his cross and follow me. 35For dwhoever would save his life4 will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake eand the gospel's will save it. 36fFor what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? 37For gwhat can a man give in return for his soul? 38For hwhoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this iadulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed jwhen he comes in the glory of his Father with kthe holy angels.”
Discipleship: The Conditions
Mark 8:34–9:1 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 39:18 • ID: 2745And Now for the Rest of the Story
Mark 8:22–33 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 36:44 • ID: 2739“Do You Still Not Understand?”
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Mark 8:27–30 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 29:41 • ID: 2473The Present Kingdom — Part One
Matthew 1:1 – John 21:25 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 37:00 • ID: 2392A Study in Mark, Volume 4
The Christ and His Disciples Mark 8:22–9:50 Series • ID: 14104A Study in Mark, Volume 3
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Mark 8:31–9:1, Mark 9:30–37, Mark 10:32–45 Series • ID: 256011And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not ltaste death muntil they see the kingdom of God after it has come nwith power.”
The Transfiguration
2oAnd after six days Jesus took with him pPeter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was qtransfigured before them, 3and rhis clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one1 on earth could bleach them. 4And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5And Peter said to Jesus, s“Rabbi,2 it is good that we are here. Let us make three ttents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” 6For uhe did not know what to say, for they were terrified. 7And va cloud overshadowed them, and va voice came out of the cloud, w“This is my beloved Son;3 xlisten to him.” 8And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only.
9yAnd as they were coming down the mountain, zhe charged them to tell no one what they had seen, auntil the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10bSo they kept the matter to themselves, cquestioning what this rising from the dead might mean. 11And they asked him, “Why do the scribes say dthat first Elijah must come?” 12And he said to them, “Elijah does come first eto restore all things. And fhow is it written of the Son of Man that he should gsuffer many things and hbe treated with contempt? 13But I tell you that Elijah has come, and ithey did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him.”
Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit
14jAnd when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. 15And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, kwere greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. 16And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” 17And someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has la spirit that makes him mute. 18And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and mthey were not able.” 19And he answered them, “O nfaithless generation, nhow long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” 20And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it oconvulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. 21And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. 22And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But pif you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” 23And Jesus said to him, p“‘If you can’! qAll things are possible for one who believes.” 24Immediately the father of the child cried out4 and said, “I believe; rhelp my unbelief!” 25And when Jesus saw that sa crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, t“You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” 26And after crying out and oconvulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, “He is dead.” 27But Jesus utook him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. 28And when he had ventered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” 29And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”5
Jesus Again Foretells Death, Resurrection
30wThey went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, 31for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, xafter three days he will rise.” 32yBut they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
Who Is the Greatest?
33And zthey came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house ahe asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34But they kept silent, for on the way bthey had argued with one another about who was the greatest. 35And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, c“If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” 36And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and dtaking him in his arms, he said to them, 37e“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and ewhoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”
Anyone Not Against Us Is for Us
38fJohn said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone gcasting out demons in your name,6 and hwe tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” 39But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. 40iFor the one who is not against us is for us. 41For truly, I say to you, jwhoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.
Temptations to Sin
42k“Whoever causes one of lthese little ones who believe in me to sin,7 mit would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. 43nAnd if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to ohell,8 to pthe unquenchable fire.9 45qAnd if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into ohell. 47rAnd if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into shell, 48‘where ttheir worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’ 49For everyone will be salted with fire.10 50vSalt is good, wbut if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? xHave salt in yourselves, and ybe at peace with one another.”
Footnotes
- 1 9:3 Greek launderer (gnapheus)
- 2 9:5 Rabbi means my teacher, or my master
- 3 9:7 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved
- 4 9:24 Some manuscripts add with tears
- 5 9:29 Some manuscripts add and fasting
- 6 9:38 Some manuscripts add who does not follow us
- 7 9:42 Greek to stumble; also verses 43, 45, 47
- 8 9:43 Greek Gehenna; also verse 47
- 9 9:43 Some manuscripts add verses 44 and 46 (which are identical with verse 48)
- 10 9:49 Some manuscripts add and every sacrifice will be salted with salt
Sin Is Serious, Hell Is Real
Mark 9:42–48 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 39:20 • ID: 2752The Transfiguration — Part One
Mark 9:1–8 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 41:00 • ID: 2746The Transfiguration — Part Two
Mark 9:9–13 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 31:44 • ID: 2747A Study in Mark, Volume 4
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Mark 8:31–9:1, Mark 9:30–37, Mark 10:32–45 Series • ID: 25601Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language.