Mark 8:27-30 Part 1 of 2

    Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, "Who do people say I am?"

    They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets."

    "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"

    Peter answered, "You are the Messiah."

    Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.   

 

Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, "Who do people say I am?"

Matthew 16:13

    When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do the people say the Son of Man is?"

Luke 9:18

    Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?"

 

They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets."  

Malachi 3:1  

    "I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come," says the LORD Almighty.  (see all Malachi 3)

Malachi 4:5  

    "See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes."  (see all Malachi 4)

Matthew 1:13  

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John."  (see Matthew 1:8-25)

Matthew 3:1-2  

    In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near."  (see Matthew 3:1-12)

Matthew 16:14  

    They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 

Luke 9:19  

    They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life."

Matthew 11:13-14  

"For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.  (see Matthew 11:1-19) 

 

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Mark 8:22-26

     They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, "Do you see anything?"

    He looked up and said, "I see people, they look like trees walking around."

    Once more Jesus put his hand on the man's eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. Jesus sent him home, saying, "Don't even go into the village."   

 

They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.

Mark 10:46-47  

     Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means "son of Timaeus), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"  [see Mark 10:46-52]

John 9:1-3  

    As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"

    "Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him."  [see all John 9]

 

He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, "Do you see anything?"  ... Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. Jesus sent him home, saying, "Don't even go into the village." 

Mark 7:32-33  

There some people brought him a man who was deaf and could not talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him.

    After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the mans' ears. Then he spit and touched the man's tongue.  [see Mark 7:31-37]

Luke 4:40  

    At sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them.  [see Luke 4:31-44]

Luke 13:13  

    Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.  [see Luke 13:10-17]

Acts 28:8  

His [Publius'] father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him.  

[see Acts 28:1-10, also Acts 27-28] 

 

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Mark 8:14-21 Part 3 of 3

     The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. "Be careful," Jesus warned them. "Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod."

    They discussed this with one another and said, "It is because we have no bread."

    Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: "Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don't you remember? When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?"

    "Twelve," they replied.

    "And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?"

    They answered, "Seven."

    He then said to them, "Do you still not understand?"   

 

"Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don't you remember? ... how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?" They answered, "Seven." 

Matthew 16:9-10

"Do you still not understand? Don't you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many basketfuls you gathered?"

 

He said to them, "Do you still not understand?"

Matthew 16:11-12

"How is it you don't understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees." Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.  

(see Matthew 16:1-12) 

 

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Mark 8:14-21 Part 2 of 3

     The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. "Be careful," Jesus warned them. "Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod."

    They discussed this with one another and said, "It is because we have no bread."

    Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: "Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don't you remember? When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?"

    "Twelve," they replied.

    "And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?"

    They answered, "Seven."

    He then said to them, "Do you still not understand?"   

 

They discussed this with one another and said, "It is because we have no bread." Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: "Why are you talking about having no bread: Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?"

Matthew 16:7-8  

    They discussed this among themselves and said, "It is because we didn't bring any bread."

    Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, "You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread?"

Isaiah 6:9-10  

    He said, "Go and tell this people:

    " 'Be ever hearing, but never understanding;

    be ever seeing but never perceiving.'

Make the heart of this people calloused;

    make their ears dull

    and close their eyes.

Otherwise they might see with their eyes,

    hear with their ears,

    understand with their hearts,

and turn and be healed."  (see all Isaiah 6)

Mark 6:52  

... for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.  (see Mark 6:45-52) 

 

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Mark 8:14-21 Part 1 of 3

     The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. "Be careful," Jesus warned them. "Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod."

    They discussed this with one another and said, "It is because we have no bread."

    Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: "Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don't you remember? When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?"

    "Twelve," they replied.

    "And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?"

    They answered, "Seven."

    He then said to them, "Do you still not understand?"   

 

The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

Matthew 16:5  

    When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread.

 

"Be careful," Jesus warned them. "Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod." 

Matthew 16:6  

"Be careful," Jesus said to them. "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

Matthew 16:11  

"How is it you don't understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

Luke 12:1  

    Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy."  

(see Luke 12:1-12) 

 

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Mark 8:11-13 Part 2 of 2

     The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. He sighed deeply and said, "Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it." Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.   

 

He sighed deeply and said, "Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it." Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.

Matthew 12:39-41  

    He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now something greater than Jonah is here."  

(see Matthew 12:22-45)

Matthew 16:2-4  

    He replied, "When evening comes, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,' and in the morning, 'Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah." Jesus then left them and went away.

Luke 11:29-30, 32  

    As the crowds increased, Jesus said, "This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. ... The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and now something greater than Jonah is here."

John 2:19-21  

    Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days."

    They replied, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?" But the temple he had spoken of was his body.  (see John 2:12-25) 

 

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Mark 8:11-13 Part 1 of 2

     The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. He sighed deeply and said, "Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it." Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.   

 

The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven.

Matthew 12:38  

    Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."

Matthew 16:1  

    The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.

Luke 11:14-16  

    Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed. But some of them said, "By Beelzebub, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons." Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.

John 2:18  

    The Jews then responded to him, "What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?"

John 4:48  

    "Unless you people see signs and wonders," Jesus told him, "you will never believe."  (see John 4:43-54)

John 6:30-31  

    So they asked him, "What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.' "  (see John 6:25-40)

1 Corinthians 1:22-24  

Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.  (see 1 Corinthians 1:18-31) 

 

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