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title: "Mark 8 – Catholic Bible (CPDV) & Latin Vulgate · Bless"
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# Mark 8

Mark 8 is chapter 8 of 16 in the Gospel of Mark. Here are all 39 verses in the Catholic Public Domain Version, with the Latin of the Clementine Vulgate beside them.

> Christ feeds four thousand. He gives sight to a blind man. He foretells his passion.
>
> — Bp. Richard Challoner, chapter summary

## Mark 8 (Catholic Public Domain Version)

1. In those days, again, when there was a great crowd, and they did not have anything to eat, calling together his disciples, he said to them:
2. “I have compassion for the multitude, because, behold, they have persevered with me now for three days, and they do not have anything to eat.
3. And if I were to send them away fasting to their home, they might faint on the way.” For some of them came from far away.
4. And his disciples answered him, “From where would anyone be able to obtain enough bread for them in the wilderness?”
5. And he questioned them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”
6. And he instructed the crowd to sit down to eat on the ground. And taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, he broke and gave it to his disciples in order to place before them. And they placed these before the crowd.
7. And they had a few small fish. And he blessed them, and he ordered them to be placed before them.
8. And they ate and were satisfied. And they took up what had been leftover from the fragments: seven baskets.
9. And those who ate were about four thousand. And he dismissed them.
10. And promptly climbing into a boat with his disciples, he went into the parts of Dalmanutha.
11. And the Pharisees went out and began to contend with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, testing him.
12. And sighing deeply in spirit, he said: “Why does this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, if only a sign will be given to this generation!”
13. And sending them away, he climbed into the boat again, and he went away across the sea.
14. And they forgot to take bread. And they did not have any with them in the boat, except one loaf.
15. And he instructed them, saying: “Consider and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the leaven of Herod.”
16. And they discussed this with one another, saying, “For we have no bread.”
17. And Jesus, knowing this, said to them: “Why do you consider that it is because you have no bread? Do you not yet know or understand? Do you still have blindness in your heart?
18. Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? Do you not remember,
19. when I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments you took up?” They said to him, “Twelve.”
20. “And when the seven loaves were among the four thousand, how many baskets of fragments did you take up?” And they said to him, “Seven.”
21. And he said to them, “How is it that you do not yet understand?”
22. And they went to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind man to him. And they petitioned him, so that he would touch him.
23. And taking the blind man by the hand, he led him beyond the village. And putting spit on his eyes, laying his hands on him, he asked him if he could see anything.
24. And looking up, he said, “I see men but they are like walking trees.”
25. Next he placed his hands again over his eyes, and he began to see. And he was restored, so that he could see everything clearly.
26. And he sent him to his house, saying, “Go into your own house, and if you enter into the town, tell no one.”
27. And Jesus departed with his disciples into the towns of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way, he questioned his disciples, saying to them, “Who do men say that I am?”
28. And they answered him by saying: “John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others perhaps one of the prophets.”
29. Then he said to them, “Yet truly, who do you say that I am?” Peter responded by saying to him, “You are the Christ.”
30. And he admonished them, not to tell anyone about him.
31. And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and by the high priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
32. And he spoke the word openly. And Peter, taking him aside, began to correct him.
33. And turning away and looking at his disciples, he admonished Peter, saying, “Get behind me, Satan, for you do not prefer the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.”
34. And calling together the crowd with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone chooses to follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35. For whoever will have chosen to save his life, will lose it. But whoever will have lost his life, for my sake and for the Gospel, shall save it.
36. For how does it benefit a man, if he gains the whole world, and yet causes harm to his soul?
37. Or, what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
38. For whoever has been ashamed of me and of my words, among this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also will be ashamed of him, when he will arrive in the glory of his Father, with the holy Angels.”
39. And he said to them, “Amen I say to you, that there are some among those standing here who shall not taste death until they see the kingdom of God arriving in power.”

## Mark 8 in Latin (Clementine Vulgate, 1592)

1. In diebus illis iterum cum turba multa esset, nec haberent quod manducarent, convocatis discipulis, ait illis:
2. Misereor super turbam: quia ecce jam triduo sustinent me, nec habent quod manducent:
3. et si dimisero eos jejunos in domum suam, deficient in via: quidam enim ex eis de longe venerunt.
4. Et responderunt ei discipuli sui: Unde illos quis poterit saturare panibus in solitudine?
5. Et interrogavit eos: Quot panes habetis? Qui dixerunt: Septem.
6. Et præcepit turbæ discumbere super terram. Et accipiens septem panes, gratias agens fregit, et dabat discipulis suis ut apponerent, et apposuerunt turbæ.
7. Et habebant pisciculos paucos: et ipsos benedixit, et jussit apponi.
8. Et manducaverunt, et saturati sunt, et sustulerunt quod superaverat de fragmentis, septem sportas.
9. Erant autem qui manducaverunt, quasi quatuor millia: et dimisit eos.
10. Et statim ascendens navim cum discipulis suis, venit in partes Dalmanutha.
11. Et exierunt pharisæi, et cœperunt conquirere cum eo, quærentes ab illo signum de cælo, tentantes eum.
12. Et ingemiscens spiritu, ait: Quid generatio ista signum quærit? Amen dico vobis, si dabitur generationi isti signum.
13. Et dimittens eos, ascendit iterum navim et abiit trans fretum.
14. Et obliti sunt panes sumere: et nisi unum panem non habebant secum in navi.
15. Et præcipiebat eis, dicens: Videte, et cavete a fermento pharisæorum, et fermento Herodis.
16. Et cogitabant ad alterutrum, dicentes: quia panes non habemus.
17. Quo cognito, ait illis Jesus: Quid cogitatis, quia panes non habetis? nondum cognoscetis nec intelligitis? adhuc cæcatum habetis cor vestrum?
18. oculos habentes non videtis? et aures habentes non auditis? nec recordamini,
19. quando quinque panes fregi in quinque millia: quot cophinos fragmentorum plenos sustulistis? Dicunt ei: Duodecim.
20. Quando et septem panes in quatuor millia: quot sportas fragmentorum tulistis? Et dicunt ei: Septem.
21. Et dicebat eis: Quomodo nondum intelligitis?
22. Et veniunt Bethsaidam, et adducunt ei cæcum, et rogabant eum ut illum tangeret.
23. Et apprehensa manu cæci, eduxit eum extra vicum: et exspuens in oculos ejus impositis manibus suis, interrogavit eum si quid videret.
24. Et aspiciens, ait: Video homines velut arbores ambulantes.
25. Deinde iterum imposuit manus super oculos ejus: et cœpit videre: et restitutus est ita ut clare videret omnia.
26. Et misit illum in domum suam, dicens: Vade in domum tuam: et si in vicum introieris, nemini dixeris.
27. Et egressus est Jesus, et discipuli ejus in castella Cæsareæ Philippi: et in via interrogabat discipulos suos, dicens eis: Quem me dicunt esse homines?
28. Qui responderunt illi, dicentes: Joannem Baptistam, alii Eliam, alii vero quasi unum de prophetis.
29. Tunc dicit illis: Vos vero quem me esse dicitis? Respondens Petrus, ait ei: Tu es Christus.
30. Et comminatus est eis, ne cui dicerent de illo.
31. Et cœpit docere eos quoniam oportet Filium hominis pati multa, et reprobari a senioribus, et a summis sacerdotibus et scribis, et occidi: et post tres dies resurgere.
32. Et palam verbum loquebatur. Et apprehendens eum Petrus, cœpit increpare eum.
33. Qui conversus, et videns discipulos suos, comminatus est Petro, dicens: Vade retro me Satana, quoniam non sapis quæ Dei sunt, sed quæ sunt hominum.
34. Et convocata turba cum discipulis suis, dixit eis: Si quis vult me sequi, deneget semetipsum: et tollat crucem suam, et sequatur me.
35. Qui enim voluerit animam suam salvam facere, perdet eam: qui autem perdiderit animam suam propter me, et Evangelium, salvam faciet eam.
36. Quid enim proderit homini, si lucretur mundum totum et detrimentum animæ suæ faciat?
37. Aut quid dabit homo commutationis pro anima sua?
38. Qui enim me confusus fuerit, et verba mea in generatione ista adultera et peccatrice, et Filius hominis confundetur eum, cum venerit in gloria Patris sui cum angelis sanctis.
39. Et dicebat illis: Amen dico vobis, quia sunt quidam de hic stantibus, qui non gustabunt mortem donec videant regnum Dei veniens in virtute.

## Catechism of the Catholic Church

Paragraph numbers and the Catechism's own section headings (never quoted); text at vatican.va.
- CCC ¶ 1329: What is This Sacrament Called? ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))
- CCC ¶ 1151: How is the Liturgy Celebrated? ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))
- CCC ¶ 1504: Its Foundations in the Economy of Salvation ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))
- CCC ¶ 699: The Name, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))
- CCC ¶ 472: The Son of God Became Man ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))
- CCC ¶ 572: "Jesus Christ Suffered Under Pontius Pilate, Was Crucified, Died and Was Buried" ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))
- cf. CCC ¶ 474: The Son of God Became Man ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))
- cf. CCC ¶ 557: The Mysteries of Christ's Life ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))
- cf. CCC ¶ 649: On the Third Day He Rose From the Dead ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))
- cf. CCC ¶ 459: The Son of God Became Man ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))
- cf. CCC ¶ 1615: Marriage in God's Plan ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))
- cf. CCC ¶ 2544: Poverty of Heart ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))

## The saints

- “Are you in charge of a parish? If so, do not neglect the parish of your own soul.” — St. Charles Borromeo, Address at his last synod, 1584 (On this theme: verse 36)

## Read at Mass (US)

- Sun, Sep 12, 2027 (computed): Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time — Gospel, Mark 8:27-35
- Sat, Feb 12, 2028 (computed): Saturday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time — Gospel, Mark 8:1-10
- Mon, Feb 14, 2028 (computed): Sts. Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop — Gospel, Mark 8:11-13
- Tue, Feb 15, 2028 (computed): Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time — Gospel, Mark 8:14-21

3 more dates through December 31, 2028, in the [liturgical calendar](https://blessbible.app/calendar/).

Dates after May 31, 2027 are computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

Source: Catholic Public Domain Version (Ronald L. Conte Jr., 2009), public domain; Latin: Clementine Vulgate (1592).