8:1 [] En ekeinaiV taiV hmeraiV, epeidh hto pampoluV ocloV kai den eicon ti na fagwsi, proskalesaV o IhsouV touV maqhtaV autou legei proV autouV×

8:2 Splagcnizomai dia ton oclon, oti treiV hdh hmeraV menousi plhsion mou kai den ecousi ti na fagwsi×

8:3 kai ean apolusw autouV nhsteiV eiV touV oikouV autwn, qelousin apokamei kaq' odon× dioti tineV ex autwn hlqon makroqen.

8:4 Kai apekriqhsan proV auton oi maqhtai autou× Poqen qelei tiV dunhqh na cortash toutouV apo artwn edw epi thV erhmiaV;

8:5 Kai hrwthsen autouV× PosouV artouV ecete; Oi de eipon× Epta.

8:6 Kai prosetaxe ton oclon na kaqhswsin epi thV ghV× kai labwn touV epta artouV, afou eucaristhsen, ekoye kai ediden eiV touV maqhtaV autou dia na balwsin emprosqen tou oclou× kai ebalon.

8:7 Eicon kai oliga oyarakia× kai euloghsaV eipe na balwsi kai auta.

8:8 Efagon de kai ecortasqhsan, kai eshkwsan perisseumata klasmatwn epta spuridaV.

8:9 Hsan de oi fagonteV wV tetrakiscilioi× kai apelusen autouV.

8:10 [] Kai euquV embaV eiV to ploion meta twn maqhtwn autou, hlqen eiV ta merh Dalmanouqa.

8:11 Kai exhlqon oi Farisaioi kai hrcisan na kamnwsin erwthseiV proV auton, kai ezhtoun par' autou shmeion apo tou ouranou, peirazonteV auton.

8:12 Tote anastenaxaV ek kardiaV autou, legei× Dia ti h genea auth shmeion zhtei; alhqwV saV legw, den qelei doqh eiV thn genean tauthn shmeion.

8:13 Kai afhsaV autouV eishlqe palin eiV to ploion kai aphlqen eiV to peran.

8:14 Elhsmonhsan de na labwsin artouV kai den eicon meq' eautwn en tw ploiw eimh ena arton.

8:15 Kai parhggellen eiV autouV, legwn× Blepete, prosecete apo thV zumhV twn Farisaiwn kai thV zumhV tou Hrwdou.

8:16 Kai dielogizonto proV allhlouV, legonteV oti artouV den ecomen.

8:17 NohsaV de o IhsouV, legei proV autouV× Ti dialogizesqe oti den ecete artouV; eti den noeite oude katalambanete; eti pepwrwmenhn ecete thn kardian saV;

8:18 ofqalmouV econteV den blepete, kai wta econteV den akouete; kai den enqumeisqe;

8:19 ote ekoya touV pente artouV eiV touV pentakisciliouV, posouV kofinouV plhreiV klasmatwn eshkwsate; Legousi proV auton× dwdeka.

8:20 Kai ote touV epta eiV touV tetrakisciliouV, posaV spuridaV plhreiV klasmatwn eshkwsate; Oi de eipon× Epta.

8:21 Kai elege proV autouV× PwV den katalambanete;

8:22 [] Kai ercetai eiV Bhqsaidan. Kai ferousi proV auton tuflon kai parakalousin auton na eggish auton.

8:23 Kai piasaV thn ceira tou tuflou, eferen auton exw thV kwmhV kai ptusaV eiV ta ommata autou, epeqesen ep' auton taV ceiraV kai hrwta auton an bleph ti.

8:24 Kai anableyaV elege× Blepw touV anqrwpouV, o, ti wV dendra blepw peripatountaV.

8:25 Epeita palin epeqese taV ceiraV epi touV ofqalmouV autou kai ekamen auton na anableyh, kai apokatestaqh h orasiV autou, kai eide kaqarwV apantaV.

8:26 Kai apesteilen auton eiV ton oikon autou, legwn× Mhde eiV thn kwmhn eiselqhV mhde eiphV touto eiV tina en th kwmh.

8:27 [] Kai exhlqen o IhsouV kai oi maqhtai autou eiV taV kwmaV thV KaisareiaV Filippou× kai kaq' odon hrwta touV maqhtaV autou, legwn proV autouV× Tina me legousin oi anqrwpoi oti eimai;

8:28 Oi de apekriqhsan× Iwannhn ton Baptisthn, kai alloi ton Hlian, alloi de ena twn profhtwn.

8:29 Kai autoV legei proV autouV× Alla seiV tina me legete oti eimai; Kai apokriqeiV o PetroV, legei proV auton× Su eisai o CristoV.

8:30 Kai parhggeilen austhrwV eiV autouV na mh legwsin eiV mhdena peri autou.

8:31 Kai hrcise na didaskh autouV oti prepei o UioV tou anqrwpou na paqh polla, kai na katafronhqh apo twn presbuterwn kai arcierewn kai grammatewn, kai na qanatwqh, kai meta treiV hmeraV na anasthqh×

8:32 kai elalei ton logon parrhsia. Kai paralabwn auton o PetroV kat' idian, hrcise na epitima auton.

8:33 O de epistrafeiV kai idwn touV maqhtaV autou, epetimhse ton Petron legwn× Upage opisw mou, Satana× dioti den froneiV ta tou Qeou, alla ta twn anqrwpwn.

8:34 Kai proskalesaV ton oclon meta twn maqhtwn autou, eipe proV autouV× OstiV qelei na elqh opisw mou, aV aparnhqh eauton kai aV shkwsh ton stauron autou, kai aV me akolouqh.

8:35 Dioti ostiV qelei na swsh thn zwhn autou, qelei apolesei authn× kai ostiV apolesh thn zwhn autou eneken emou kai tou euaggeliou, outoV qelei swsei authn.

8:36 Epeidh ti qelei wfelhsei ton anqrwpon, ean kerdhsh ton kosmon olon kai zhmiwqh thn yuchn autou;

8:37 H ti qelei dwsei o anqrwpoV eiV antallaghn thV yuchV autou;