Old Testament

Exodus 8-9

^8:1Yahweh spoke to Moses, Go in to Pharaoh, and tell him, "This is what Yahweh says, 'Let my people go, that they may serve me. ^8:2If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs: ^8:3and the river shall swarm with frogs, which shall go up and come into your house, and into your bedchamber, and on your bed, and into the house of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading-troughs: ^8:4and the frogs shall come up both on you, and on your people, and on all your servants.'" ^8:5Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch forth your hand with your rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.'" ^8:6Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. ^8:7The magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

^8:8Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, "Entreat Yahweh, that he take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to Yahweh."

^8:9Moses said to Pharaoh, "I give you the honor of setting the time that I should pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, and remain in the river only."

^8:10He said, "Tomorrow."

He said, "Be it according to your word, that you may know that there is none like Yahweh our God. ^8:11The frogs shall depart from you, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only."

^8:12Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to Yahweh concerning the frogs which he had brought on Pharaoh. ^8:13Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields. ^8:14They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank. ^8:15But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart, and didn't listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.

^8:16Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.'" ^8:17They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were lice on man, and on animal; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt. ^8:18The magicians tried with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they couldn't. There were lice on man, and on animal. ^8:19Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God:" and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he didn't listen to them; as Yahweh had spoken.

^8:20Yahweh said to Moses, "Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; behold, he comes forth to the water; and tell him, 'This is what Yahweh says, "Let my people go, that they may serve me. ^8:21Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you, and on your servants, and on your people, and into your houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. ^8:22I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end you may know that I am Yahweh in the midst of the earth. ^8:23I will put a division between my people and your people: by tomorrow shall this sign be."'" ^8:24Yahweh did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.

^8:25Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God in the land!"

^8:26Moses said, "It isn't appropriate to do so; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Yahweh our God. Behold, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and won't they stone us? ^8:27We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh our God, as he shall command us."

^8:28Pharaoh said, "I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the wilderness, only you shall not go very far away. Pray for me."

^8:29Moses said, "Behold, I go out from you, and I will pray to Yahweh that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow; only don't let Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to Yahweh." ^8:30Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to Yahweh. ^8:31Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. There remained not one. ^8:32Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he didn't let the people go.

^9:1Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh, and tell him, 'This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says: "Let my people go, that they may serve me. ^9:2For if you refuse to let them go, and hold them still, ^9:3behold, the hand of Yahweh is on your cattle which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks with a very grievous pestilence. ^9:4Yahweh will make a distinction between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt; and there shall nothing die of all that belongs to the children of Israel."'" ^9:5Yahweh appointed a set time, saying, "Tomorrow Yahweh shall do this thing in the land." ^9:6Yahweh did that thing on the next day; and all the cattle of Egypt died, but of the cattle of the children of Israel, not one died. ^9:7Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not so much as one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn, and he didn't let the people go.

^9:8Yahweh said to Moses and to Aaron, "Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh. ^9:9It shall become small dust over all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with boils on man and on animal, throughout all the land of Egypt."

^9:10They took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward the sky; and it became a boil breaking forth with boils on man and on animal. ^9:11The magicians couldn't stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were on the magicians, and on all the Egyptians. ^9:12Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he didn't listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken to Moses.

^9:13Yahweh said to Moses, "Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and tell him, 'This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says: "Let my people go, that they may serve me. ^9:14For this time I will send all my plagues against your heart, against your officials, and against your people; that you may know that there is none like me in all the earth. ^9:15For now I would have put forth my hand, and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth; ^9:16but indeed for this cause I have made you stand: to show you my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth; ^9:17as you still exalt yourself against my people, that you won't let them go. ^9:18Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as has not been in Egypt since the day it was founded even until now. ^9:19Now therefore command that all of your cattle and all that you have in the field be brought into shelter. Every man and animal that is found in the field, and isn't brought home, the hail shall come down on them, and they shall die."'"

^9:20Those who feared the word of Yahweh among the servants of Pharaoh made their servants and their cattle flee into the houses. ^9:21Whoever didn't regard the word of Yahweh left his servants and his cattle in the field.

^9:22Yahweh said to Moses, "Stretch forth your hand toward the sky, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, on man, and on animal, and on every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt."

^9:23Moses stretched forth his rod toward the heavens, and Yahweh sent thunder, hail, and lightning flashed down to the earth. Yahweh rained hail on the land of Egypt. ^9:24So there was very severe hail, and lightning mixed with the hail, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. ^9:25The hail struck throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and animal; and the hail struck every herb of the field, and broke every tree of the field. ^9:26Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail.

^9:27Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, "I have sinned this time. Yahweh is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. ^9:28Pray to Yahweh; for there has been enough of mighty thunderings and hail. I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer."

^9:29Moses said to him, "As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands to Yahweh. The thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that you may know that the earth is Yahweh's. ^9:30But as for you and your servants, I know that you don't yet fear Yahweh God."

^9:31The flax and the barley were struck, for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom. ^9:32But the wheat and the spelt were not struck, for they had not grown up. ^9:33Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands to Yahweh; and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured on the earth. ^9:34When Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants. ^9:35The heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he didn't let the children of Israel go, just as Yahweh had spoken through Moses.

New Testament

Mark 8

^8:1In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself, and said to them, ^8:2"I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. ^8:3If I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come a long way."

^8:4His disciples answered him, "From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?"

^8:5He asked them, "How many loaves do you have?"

They said, "Seven."

^8:6He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude. ^8:7They had a few small fish. Having blessed them, he said to serve these also. ^8:8They ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets of broken pieces that were left over. ^8:9Those who had eaten were about four thousand. Then he sent them away.

^8:10Immediately he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the region of Dalmanutha. ^8:11The Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, and testing him. ^8:12He sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Most assuredly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation."

^8:13He left them, and again entering into the boat, departed to the other side. ^8:14They forgot to take bread; and they didn't have more than one loaf in the boat with them. ^8:15He charged them, saying, "Take heed: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod."

^8:16They reasoned with one another, saying, "It's because we have no bread."

^8:17Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, "Why do you reason that it's because you have no bread? Don't you perceive yet, neither understand? Is your heart still hardened? ^8:18Having eyes, don't you see? Having ears, don't you hear? Don't you remember? ^8:19When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?"

They told him, "Twelve."

^8:20"When the seven loaves fed the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?"

They told him, "Seven."

^8:21He asked them, "Don't you understand, yet?"

^8:22He came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to him, and begged him to touch him. ^8:23He took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village. When he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands on him, he asked him if he saw anything.

^8:24He looked up, and said, "I see men; for I see them like trees walking."

^8:25Then again he laid his hands on his eyes. He looked intently, and was restored, and saw everyone clearly. ^8:26He sent him away to his house, saying, "Don't enter into the village, nor tell anyone in the village."

^8:27Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that I am?"

^8:28They told him, "John the Baptizer, and others say Elijah, but others: one of the prophets."

^8:29He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

Peter answered, "You are the Christ."

^8:30He charged them that they should tell no one about him. ^8:31He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. ^8:32He spoke to them openly. Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. ^8:33But he, turning around, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you have in mind not the things of God, but the things of men."

^8:34He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, "Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. ^8:35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. ^8:36For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? ^8:37For what will a man give in exchange for his life? ^8:38For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."