Common English Bible

Mark 8:16-24 Common English Bible (CEB)

16. The disciples discussed this among themselves, "He said this because we have no bread."

17. Jesus knew what they were discussing and said, "Why are you talking about the fact that you don’t have any bread? Don’t you grasp what has happened? Don’t you understand? Are your hearts so resistant to what God is doing?

18. Don’t you have eyes? Why can’t you see? Don’t you have ears? Why can’t you hear? Don’t you remember?

19. When I broke five loaves of bread for those five thousand people, how many baskets full of leftovers did you gather?" They answered, "Twelve."

20. "And when I broke seven loaves of bread for those four thousand people, how many baskets full of leftovers did you gather?" They answered, "Seven."

21. Jesus said to them, "And you still don’t understand?"

22. Jesus and his disciples came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged him to touch and heal him.

23. Taking the blind man’s hand, Jesus led him out of the village. After spitting on his eyes and laying his hands on the man, he asked him, "Do you see anything?"

24. The man looked up and said, "I see people. They look like trees, only they are walking around."