Mark 8:2

Mark 8:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
• New International Version (NIV)“I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

Context of Mark 8:2

1In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus summoned His disciples and said to them, “I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me for three days already and have nothing to eat. 3And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.” 4And His disciples replied to Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”

Mark 8:2 word by word

σπλαγχνίζομαι ἐπὶ τὸν ὄχλον ὅτι ἤδη ἡμέραι τρεῖς προσμένουσίν μοι καὶ οὐκ ἔχουσιν τί φάγωσιν.Read the interlinear

• I feelσπλαγχνίζωsplagchnizomai · to pityG4697
• peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• they have remainedπροσμένωprosmenō · to remain/persistG4357
• with Me for threeτρεῖςtreis tria · ThreeG5140
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• alreadyἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235
• and haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• nothingοὐou · noG3756
• nothingτιςtis · oneG5100
• to eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068

Cross-references for Mark 8:2

• Mark 1:41Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out with His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.”
• Mark 5:19And He did not let him, but He said to him, “Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you.”
• Mark 6:34When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things.
• Mark 9:22It has often thrown him both into the fire and into the water to kill him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!”
• Psalms 103:13Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
• Psalms 145:8The Lord is gracious and compassionate; Slow to anger and great in mercy.
• Micah 7:19He will again take pity on us; He will trample on our wrongdoings. Yes, You will cast all their sins Into the depths of the sea.
• Matthew 9:36Seeing the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and downcast, like sheep without a shepherd.
• Matthew 14:14When He came ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick.
• Matthew 20:34Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him.
• Luke 7:13When the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her and said to her, “Do not go on weeping.”
• Luke 15:20So he set out and came to his father. But when he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.
• Hebrews 2:17Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brothers so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
• Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things just as we are, yet without sin.
• Hebrews 5:2he can deal gently with the ignorant and misguided, since he himself also is clothed in weakness;
• Matthew 4:2And after He had fasted for forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry.

Commentaries on Mark 8:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Having nothing to eat - If they had brought any provisions with them, they were now entirely expended; and they stood in immediate need of a supply.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 15:32-39. Mark 8:1 In those days - While in the wilderness, where he had cured the deaf-mute man. Having nothing to eat - Having come unprovided, or having consumed what they had brought. Mark 8:2 I have compassions - I pity their condition. I am disposed to relieve them. Mark 8:9 Four thousand - Four thousand “men,” besides women and children. See Matthew 15:38. See this passage explained in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The 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).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. I have compassion on the multitude--an expression of that deep emotion in the Redeemer's heart which always preceded some remarkable interposition for relief. (See Mt 14:14; 20:34; Mr 1:41; Lu 7:13; also Mt 9:36, before the mission of the Twelve; compare Jud 2:18; 10:16). because they have now been with me--in constant attendance. three days, and have nothing to eat:Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 8:2

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Adulterous
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• Sigh
• Jesus Christ
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Person of Christ

Commentaries on Mark 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings