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Mark 8

Mark 8:2

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

Modern
“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
Traditional
I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
Literal
“I have compassion toward the crowd, because already three days they continue with Me and have nothing that they might eat.
Latin
Misereor super turbam: quia ecce jam triduo sustinent me, nec habent quod manducent:

Original

Greek
English
“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

Notes

Mark 8:1–3

The last mention of a large crowd was during the feeding of the 5,000 (6:34). Jesus showed compassion in 6:34 because the people were "like sheep without a shepherd."

These stories show the concern Jesus has for the whole person. Here, he especially focuses on their hunger. They were in the wilderness and had no food (8:1,4). They had been with Jesus for three days without food and had traveled a long way (8:2). They needed to eat before going home (8:3).

Mark 8:1–10

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

Glossary

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

Topics

Jesus, the Christ: Compassion of Jesus, the Christ: Feeds More than Four-Thousand People Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of More than Four-Thousand People Fed Miracles of Jesus, in Chronological Order: Feeds More than Four-Thousand People The Compassion and Sympathy of Christ: Manifested for The: Poor