Mark 8:2

'I have compassion upon the multitude, because now three days they do continue with me, and they have not what they may eat;

Young's Literal Translation

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 the multitude being very great, and not having what they may eat, Jesus having called near his disciples, saith to them,

3and if I shall let them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way, for certain of them are come from far.'

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Cross References

Psalms 103:13As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.

Psalms 145:15The eyes of all unto Thee do look, And Thou art giving to them their food in its season,

Matthew 4:2and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he did hunger.

Matthew 9:36And having seen the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, that they were faint and cast aside, as sheep not having a shepherd,

Matthew 20:34and having been moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.

Mark 5:19and Jesus did not suffer him, but saith to him, 'Go away to thy house, unto thine own [friends], and tell them how great things the Lord did to thee, and dealt kindly with thee;

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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