Mark 8:10

The Feeding of the Four Thousand · Mark 8:1–10
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Translations

Modern
He immediately got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
Traditional
And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
Literal
And immediately, having entered into the boat with His disciples, He went to the parts of Dalmanutha.
Latin
Et statim ascendens navim cum discipulis suis, venit in partes Dalmanutha.

Interlinear

Greek
English
He immediately got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.

Notes

  • Like the earlier miracle where Jesus fed 5,000 people (6:30–44), after feeding 4,000 people, Jesus traveled across the Sea of Galilee by boat (compare 6:45). When he arrived, the Pharisees came to argue with him. They demanded that Jesus show them a miracle as proof (compare 7:1–23).

  • We do not know where Dalmanutha was located. Matthew 15:39 uses the name Magadan instead of Dalmanutha when describing this place.

The stories about feeding the 4,000 and the 5,000 are similar. All four Gospels report the earlier feeding of the 5,000 (6:35–44; Matthew 14:13–21; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–15). Only Mark and Matthew also record the feeding of the 4,000 as a separate miracle (Matthew 15:32–39; Mark 8:19–21; Matthew 16:9–10). The details of the events are different.

Events

Parallels

2 Kings 4:42–44 Matthew 15:29–39

Places

Magadan: A place on the Sea of Galilee; home of Mary Magdalene

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Dalmanutha Heal, Healing Mark, Gospel of Miracle

Topics

Dalmanutha: A Town on the West Coast of the Sea of Galilee Jesus, the Christ: Refuses to Give a Sign to the Pharisees (In the Region of Magdala)