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8-9 And the whole crowd ate until they were full, and afterwards he sent them home. There were about 4,000 people in the crowd that day and when the scraps were picked up after the meal, there were seven very large basketfuls left over!

10 Immediately after this he got into a boat with his disciples and came to the region of Dalmanutha.

11 When the local Jewish leaders learned of his arrival, they came to argue with him.[a]

“Do a miracle for us,” they said. “Make something happen in the sky. Then we will believe in you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 8:11 to argue with him, literally, “to test him.”

About four thousand were present. After he had sent them away, 10 he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.

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

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