International Children’s Bible

Mark 8:10-20 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

10. Then he went in a boat with his followers to the area of Dalmanutha.

11. The Pharisees came to Jesus and asked him questions. They wanted to trap him. So they asked Jesus to do a miracle to show that he was from God.

12. Jesus sighed deeply. He said, “Why do you people ask for a miracle as proof? I tell you the truth. No miracle will be given to you.”

13. Then Jesus left the Pharisees. He went in the boat to the other side of the lake.

14. The followers had only one loaf of bread with them in the boat. They had forgotten to bring more bread.

15. Jesus warned them, “Be careful! Guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”

16. Among themselves, his disciples discussed the meaning of this. They said, “He said this because we have no bread.”

17. Jesus knew what his followers were talking about. So he asked them, “Why are you talking about having no bread? You still don’t see or understand? Are your minds closed?

18. You have eyes, but you don’t really see. You have ears, but you don’t really listen. Remember what I did before, when we did not have enough bread?

19. I divided five loaves of bread for 5,000 people. Remember how many baskets you filled with pieces of food that were not eaten?”They answered, “We filled 12 baskets.”

20. “And remember that I divided seven loaves of bread for 4,000 people. Remember how many baskets you filled with pieces of food that were not eaten?”They answered, “We filled 7 baskets.”