Mark 8:1

In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself and said to them,

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In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,

In Context

2“I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me now three days and have nothing to eat.

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Cross References

Mark 6:34Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

Matthew Henry on Mark 8:1

In this chapter, we have, I. Christ's miraculous feeding of four thousand with seven loaves and a few small fishes, ver. 1-9 . II. His refusing to give the Pharisees a sign from heaven, ver. 10-13 . III. His cautioning his disciples to take heed of the leaven of Pharisaism and Herodianism, ver. 14-21 . IV. His giving of sight to a blind man at Bethsaida, ver. 22-26 . V. Peter's confession of him, ver. 27-30 . VI. The notice he gave his disciples of his own approaching sufferings ( ver. 31-33 ), and the warning he… Read the whole commentary →

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