Mark - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1092

MARK; were satisfied; and of the broken pieces that remained over, they gath·

9 ered up seven hampers full. The eaters numbered about four thousand. I0 I`! 16 18 20 21 22 He then dismissed them. barisnic Zzmmti. He immediately afterwards em-

barked in the boat together with His disciples, and came to the neighbour- hood of Daimanntha. There the Pharisees approached, and began to argue with Him, asking}-lim for a sign from heaven, testing Him. Butsighing deeply in His spirit, He

Why does this race hunt after asign? I tell you indeed, thatno sign And leaving them, He again tooklthe boat, and returned to the other shore. They had forgotten, however, to pro-

vide themselves with bread; and they had with them but one loaf in the boat. And He warned them, saying, ‘ Take care! beware of the ferment of the Pharisees, and of the ferment They then consulted with one

It is because we have no bread. But jesus, perceiving it, said to

Why do you consult because you have no bread? Will you never renect nor comprehend ? ls your in- tellect dull P Having eyes; do you not see? Having ears, do you not hear? and do you not remember? When Irbroke those- five loaves among the Eve thousand, how many baskets fullof broken pieces did you pick ? II was theirreply. ‘ And of those seven among the

four thousand, how many hampers full of broken pieces did you gather up ?' Seven,?’ they replied. He went on to ask

do you not yet understand ? ’ § '§liuk {Hun ®nrrb. Then when He arrived at Bethsaida,

they brought to Him a blind man, pleading that He would touch him. So, taking the blind man by the hand, He led him out of the village; and having spit into his eyes, He placed His hands upon him, asking him if he saw anything. I see

men, I see them like walking trees! ' Then He again placed His hands

over his eyes, and made him look up; 9—-r 26 and he was restored, and saw every- thing quite distinctly. }esus then sent Do not enter even the village, nor tell it to any one in the village. §B2t2r’s 3rhnnluI2hgmzni. jesus and His disciples afterwards

proceeded to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the road He ques- Whom do men say that I am ? ' john the

Baptizer; others Elijah; and others, again, one of the prophets. ‘ But Whom do you say that I am 2 ’ He asked them again. exclaimed

Peter, in reply. He enjoined them, however, to tell no one about Him. He then began to teach them that

the Son of Man had much to endure, and to be rejected at the hands of the elderspchief priests, and professors; aye, even to be murdered; to rise again,_however, after three days. And He made this statement quite openly. Then Peter, seizing hold of Him, be- gan to reproach Him. But turning round, and looking at His disciples, Get behind Me, Satan; because you do not reflect upon the thoughts of God, but merely those of men. Then calling the crowd to Him,

along with the disciples, He said to them: ‘ Whoever wishes to come after Me,

let him deny himself, take up hiscross, and follow Me; for whoever desires to preserve his life, will sacrifice it; but if any one sacrifices his life for the sake of Me, and for the good news, he will preserve it. For what will it proht a man, if he should gain the whole world, and forfeit his life P 28 33 34 35

Or what shall awman give in ex· 37 change for his life? if any one, 38 however, is ashamed of Me and of My teachings in this adulterous and wicked race, then will the Son of Man be ashamed of him, when He comes with the holy angelsin the majesty of His Father.’ He went on to 9 that there are some of those standing here who shall not taste of death, until they see the Kingdom of God appearing with power! I 092