Mark 8:3

Mark 8:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
• New International Version (NIV)If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if I send them away hungry to their own houses, they will faint on the way; for some of them have come from afar.”

Context of Mark 8:3

1In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. So Jesus called his disciples and said to them, 2“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days, and they have nothing to eat. If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way, and some of them have come from a great distance.” 4His disciples answered him, “Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?” 5He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They replied, “Seven.”

Mark 8:3 word by word

καὶ ἐὰν ἀπολύσω αὐτοὺς νήστεις εἰς οἶκον αὐτῶν, ἐκλυθήσονται ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ· καί τινες αὐτῶν ἀπὸ μακρόθεν ἥκασιν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• I sendἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• awayἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• fastingνῆστιςnēstis · fastingG3523
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• housesοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
• they will faintἐκλύωekluō · to faintG1590
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the wayὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• diversτιςtis · oneG5100
• cameἥκωhēkō · to come/be presentG2240
• from farμακρόθενmakrothen · from afarG3113

Cross-references for Mark 8:3

• Judges 8:4Now Gideon and his three hundred men had crossed over the Jordan River, and even though they were exhausted, they were still chasing the Midianites.
• 1 Samuel 14:28Then someone from the army informed him, “Your father put the army under a strict oath saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food today!’ That is why the army is tired.”
• 1 Samuel 30:10David and four hundred men continued the pursuit, but two hundred men who were too exhausted to cross the Wadi Besor stayed there.
• Isaiah 40:31But those who wait for the Lord’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.

Commentaries on Mark 8:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3For divers of them came from far - And they could not possibly reach their respective homes without perishing, unless they got food.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. 33. And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way--In their eagerness they seem not to have thought of the need of provisions for such a length of time; but the Lord thought of it. In Matthew (Mt 15:32) it is, "I will not send them away fasting"--or rather, "To send them away fasting I am unwilling."Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 8:3

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Adulterous
• Deeply
• Faint
• Sigh
• Divers; Diverse; Diversities
• Jesus Christ
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)
• Mark, the Gospel According to

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