Mark 8

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 8 of 16

1 The crowd being very great in those days, and not having anything they may eat, Jesus, calling His disciples near, said to them,

2 I have compassion on the crowd because now three days they remain with Me, and they do not have what they may eat.

3 And if I send them away fasting to their house, they will faint in the way, for some of them come from afar.

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Chapter Summary

1 Christ miraculously feeds the people: 22 gives a blind man his sight: 27 and acknowledges that He is the Christ, who should suffer and rise again.

Key Greek Words

πολλοῦ⸃ abundant, altogether, common G4183
ὄχλου company, multitude, number (of people) G3793
ἐπὶ about (the times), above, after G1909
ἀπολύσω dismiss, divorce, forgive G630
ἐδίδου adventure, bestow, bring forth G1325

People & Context

Feeding the Four Thousand

Moved with compassion for a crowd that had remained with Him three days in a desolate place, Jesus multiplies seven loaves and a few fish to feed four…

Pharisees Demand a Sign

Arriving in Dalmanutha, the Pharisees tempt Jesus by seeking a sign from Heaven. Jesus sighs deeply in His spirit and declares no sign will be given t…

Warning Against the Leaven

In the boat, the disciples realize they only have one loaf. Jesus warns them to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod, rebuking their hardhe…

Timeline

Feeding the Four Thousand

Moved with compassion for a crowd that had remained with Him three days in a desolate place, Jesus multiplies seven loaves and a few fish to feed four thousand people, leaving seven baskets of surplus.

Mark 8:1-9
Pharisees Demand a Sign

Arriving in Dalmanutha, the Pharisees tempt Jesus by seeking a sign from Heaven. Jesus sighs deeply in His spirit and declares no sign will be given to this generation.

Mark 8:10-13
Warning Against the Leaven

In the boat, the disciples realize they only have one loaf. Jesus warns them to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod, rebuking their hardheartedness and failure to understand the previous miraculous feedings.

Mark 8:14-21

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