§ 80. THE BRIEF VISIT TO MAGADAN (DALMANUTHA) IN GALILEE AND THE SHARP ATTACK BY THE PHARISEES AND THE SADDUCEES (NOTE THEIR APPEARANCE NOW AGAINST JESUS)

Mark 8:10-12Matt. 15:39-16:4
10 And straightway he entered into
the boat with his disciples, and
came into the parts of
Dalmanutha.
11 And the Pharisees came forth,
began to question with him,
seeking of him a sign from heaven,
tempting him.
12 And he
sighed deeply in his spirit, and
saith, Why doth this generation
seek a sign? verily I say unto
you, There shall no sign be given
unto this generation. 		39 And he sent away the multitudes,
and entered into the boat, and
came into the borders of
Magadan.a
1 And the Pharisees and
Sadducees came, and tempting
himb asked him to shew them a sign
from heaven. 2 But he answered
and said unto them, 1When it is
evening, ye say, It will be fair
weather: for the heaven is red.
3 And in the morning, It will be foul
weather to-day: for the heaven is
red and lowring. Ye know how
to discern the face of the heaven;
but ye cannot discern the signs of
the times. 4 An evil and adulterous
generation seeketh after a
sign; and there shall no sign be
given unto it, but the sign of
Jonah [see Jonah 3:4]. And he
left them, and departed.

1 The following words, to the end of ver. 3, are omitted by some of the most ancient and other important authorities.

a The situation of Magadan was unknown to some early students or copyists, as it is to us, and so they changed it to the familiar Magdala, found in our common texts.

b The moment he returns to Galilee the Jewish leaders begin to attack him.

§ 81. THE FOURTH RETIREMENT TO BETHSAIDA JULIAS IN THE TETRARCHY OF HEROD PHILIP WITH SHARP REBUKE OF THE DULNESS OF THE DISCIPLES ON THE WAY ACROSS AND THE HEALING OF A BLIND MAN IN BETHSAIDA

Mark 8:13-26Matt. 16:5-12
13 And
he left them, and again entering
into the boat departed to the other
side.
14 And they forgot to take bread;
and they had not in the boat
with them more than one loaf.
15 And he charged them, saying,
Take heed, beware of the leaven
of the Pharisees and the leaven
of Herod. 16 And they reasoned
one with another, 4saying. 5We
have no bread. 17 And Jesus
perceiving it saith unto them, Why
reason ye, because ye have no
bread? do ye not yet perceive,
neither understand? have ye your
heart hardened? 18 Having eyes, see
ye not? and having ears, hear
ye not? and do ye not remember
[see Jer. 5:21; Ezek. 12:2]? 19 When
I brake the five loaves among the
five thousand, how many 6baskets
full of broken pieces took ye up?
They say unto him, Twelve. 20 And
when the seven among the four
thousand, how many 6basketfuls
of broken pieces took ye up?
And they say unto him, Seven.
21 And he said unto them, Do ye
not yet understand?
22 And they come unto Bethsaida.a
And they bring to him a blind
man, and beseech him to touch
him. 23 And he took hold of the
blind man by the hand, and
brought him out of the village;
and when he had spit on his eyes,
and laid his hands upon him, he
asked him, Seest thou aught?
24 And he looked up, and said, I see
men; for I behold them as trees,
walking. 25 Then again he laid his
hands upon his eyes; and he
looked stedfastly, and was
restored, and saw all things clearly.
26 And he sent him away to his
home, saying, Do not even enter
into the village.
5 And the disciples came to the
other side and forgot to take
1bread. 6 And Jesus said unto
them, Take heed and beware of
the leaven of the Pharisees and
Sadducees. 7 And they reasoned
among themselves, saying, 2We
took no 1bread. 8 And Jesus
perceiving it said, O ye of little faith,
why reason ye among yourselves,
because ye have no 1bread? 9 Do
ye not yet perceive, neither
remember the five loaves of the five
thousand, and how many 3baskets
ye took up? 10 Neither the seven
loaves of the four thousand, and
how many 3baskets ye took up?
11 How is it that ye do not perceive
that I spake not to you concerning
1bread? But beware of the leaven
of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
12 Then understood they how that
he bade them not beware of the
leaven of 1bread, but of the
teaching of the Pharisees and
Sadducees.

1 Gr. loaves.

2 Or, It is because we took no bread.