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Text -- Mark 8:1-15 (NET)
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The Feeding of the Four Thousand
8:1 In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat . So Jesus called his disciples and said to them ,
8:2 “I have compassion on the crowd , because they have already been here with me three days , and they have nothing to eat .
8:3 If I send them home hungry , they will faint on the way , and some of them have come from a great distance .”
8:4 His disciples answered him , “Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people ?”
8:5 He asked them , “How many loaves do you have ?” They replied , “Seven .”
8:6 Then he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground . After he took the seven loaves and gave thanks , he broke them and began giving them to the disciples to serve . So they served the crowd .
8:7 They also had a few small fish . After giving thanks for these , he told them to serve these as well.
8:8 Everyone ate and was satisfied , and they picked up the broken pieces left over , seven baskets full.
8:9 There were about four thousand who ate. Then he dismissed them .
8:10 Immediately he got into a boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha .
The Demand for a Sign
8:11 Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus , asking for a sign from heaven to test him .
8:12 Sighing deeply in his spirit he said , “Why does this generation look for a sign ? I tell you the truth , no sign will be given to this generation .”
8:13 Then he left them , got back into the boat , and went to the other side .
The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod
8:14 Now they had forgotten to take bread , except for one loaf they had with them in the boat .
8:15 And Jesus ordered them , “Watch out ! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod !”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
JESUS CHRIST, 4C2 |
Jesus, The Christ |
LORD'S SUPPER; (EUCHARIST) |
Miracles |
Dalmanutha |
MAGADAN |
Reproof |
Unbelief |
Thankfulness |
Sign |
Prayer |
PALESTINE, 3 |
LEAVEN |
HERODIANS |
MAGDALA |
BASKET |
DIVERS; DIVERSE; DIVERSITIES |
Miracle |
Self-righteousness |
FAINT |
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NET Notes: Mar 8:1 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Mar 8:6 Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in t...
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NET Notes: Mar 8:9 Mark 8:1-10. Many commentators, on the basis of similarities between this account of the feeding of the multitude (8:1-10) and that in 6:30-44, have a...
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NET Notes: Mar 8:10 The exact location of Dalmanutha is uncertain, but it is somewhere close to the western shore of the Sea of Galilee.
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NET Notes: Mar 8:11 What exactly this sign would have been, given what Jesus was already doing, is not clear. But here is where the fence-sitters reside, refusing to comm...
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NET Notes: Mar 8:13 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
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NET Notes: Mar 8:14 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
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