Mark 8:2

“I have compassion for the multitude, because, behold, they have persevered with me now for three days, and they do not have anything to eat.

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In The King James Version

I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

In Context

1In those days, again, when there was a great crowd, and they did not have anything to eat, calling together his disciples, he said to them:

3And if I were to send them away fasting to their home, they might faint on the way.” For some of them came from far away.

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Cross References

Psalms 103:13You irrigate the mountains from your heights. The earth will be satiated from the fruit of your works,

Matthew 4:2And when he had fasted for forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry.

Matthew 9:36Then, seeing the multitudes, he had compassion on them, because they were distressed and were reclining, like sheep without a shepherd.

Matthew 20:34Then Jesus, taking pity on them, touched their eyes. And immediately they saw, and they followed him.

Mark 5:19And he did not permit him, but he said to him, “Go to your own people, in your own house, and announce to them how great are the things that the Lord has done for you, and how he has taken pity on you.”

Matthew Henry on Mark 8:2-10

Christ Feeds the Four Thousand. 1 In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, 2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: 3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. 4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? 5 And he asked… Read the whole commentary →

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