Markus 8:14

The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod

8:14 Now ¹  they had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

Markus 8:34

Following Jesus

8:34 Then ²  Jesus ³  called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to become my follower, ⁴  he must deny ⁵  himself, take up his cross, ⁶  and follow me.

Markus 8:16

8:16 So they began to discuss with one another about having no bread. ⁷ 

Markus 8:18

8:18 Though you have eyes, don’t you see? And though you have ears, can’t you hear? ⁸  Don’t you remember?

Markus 4:15

4:15 These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: Whenever they hear, immediately Satan ⁹  comes and snatches the word ¹⁰  that was sown in them.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Grk “to follow after me.”

⁵ tn This translation better expresses the force of the Greek third person imperative than the traditional “let him deny,” which could be understood as merely permissive.

⁶ sn To bear the cross means to accept the rejection of the world for turning to Jesus and following him. Discipleship involves a death that is like a crucifixion; see Gal 6:14.

⁷ tn Grk “And they were discussing with one another that they had no bread.”

⁸ tn Grk “do you not hear?”

⁹ sn Interestingly, the synoptic parallels each use a different word for Satan here: Matt 13:19 has “the evil one,” while Luke 8:12 has “the devil.” This illustrates the fluidity of the gospel tradition in often using synonyms at the same point of the parallel tradition.

¹⁰ sn The word of Jesus has the potential to save if it germinates in a person’s heart, something the devil is very much against.