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Text -- Mark 8:1-37 (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 !”
8:16 So they began to discuss with one another about having no bread .
8:17 When he learned of this, Jesus said to them , “Why are you arguing about having no bread ? Do you still not see or understand ? Have your hearts been hardened ?
8:18 Though you have eyes , don’t you see ? And though you have ears , can’t you hear ? Don’t you remember ?
8:19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand , how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up ?” They replied , “Twelve .”
8:20 “When I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand , how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up ?” They replied , “Seven .”
8:21 Then he said to them , “Do you still not understand ?”
A Two-stage Healing
8:22 Then they came to Bethsaida . They brought a blind man to Jesus and asked him to touch him .
8:23 He took the blind man by the hand and brought him outside of the village . Then he spit on his eyes , placed his hands on his eyes and asked , “Do you see anything ?”
8:24 Regaining his sight he said , “I see people , but they look like trees walking .”
8:25 Then Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes again . And he opened his eyes , his sight was restored , and he saw everything clearly .
8:26 Jesus sent him home , saying , “Do not even go into the village .”
Peter’s Confession
8:27 Then Jesus and his disciples went to the villages of Caesarea Philippi . On the way he asked his disciples , “Who do people say that I am?”
8:28 They said , “John the Baptist , others say Elijah , and still others , one of the prophets .”
8:29 He asked them , “But who do you say that I am ?” Peter answered him , “You are the Christ .”
8:30 Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him .
First Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection
8:31 Then Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders , chief priests , and experts in the law , and be killed , and after three days rise again.
8:32 He spoke openly about this . So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him .
8:33 But after turning and looking at his disciples , he rebuked Peter and said , “Get behind me , Satan . You are not setting your mind on God’s interests , but on man’s .”
Following Jesus
8:34 Then Jesus called the crowd , along with his disciples , and said to them , “If anyone wants to become my follower , he must deny himself , take up his cross , and follow me .
8:35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it , but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the gospel will save it .
8:36 For what benefit is it for a person to gain the whole world , yet forfeit his life ?
8:37 What can a person give in exchange for his life ?
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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, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C2 |
Miracles |
Peter |
LORD'S SUPPER; (EUCHARIST) |
Blindness |
MEDIATION; MEDIATOR |
PALESTINE, 3 |
Worldliness |
Dalmanutha |
Self-denial |
Persecution |
MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 2 |
MAGADAN |
PERSON OF CHRIST, 4-8 |
Prayer |
Reproof |
Stoicism |
HERODIANS |
LEAVEN |
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NET Notes -> Mar 8:1; Mar 8:1; Mar 8:6; Mar 8:6; Mar 8:8; Mar 8:9; Mar 8:9; Mar 8:9; Mar 8:10; Mar 8:11; Mar 8:11; Mar 8:11; Mar 8:12; Mar 8:13; Mar 8:14; Mar 8:15; Mar 8:15; Mar 8:15; Mar 8:16; Mar 8:17; Mar 8:17; Mar 8:18; Mar 8:20; Mar 8:21; Mar 8:21; Mar 8:22; Mar 8:22; Mar 8:23; Mar 8:23; Mar 8:24; Mar 8:25; Mar 8:25; Mar 8:25; Mar 8:26; Mar 8:26; Mar 8:27; Mar 8:27; Mar 8:28; Mar 8:28; Mar 8:29; Mar 8:29; Mar 8:29; Mar 8:30; Mar 8:30; Mar 8:31; Mar 8:31; Mar 8:31; Mar 8:31; Mar 8:32; Mar 8:33; Mar 8:34; Mar 8:34; Mar 8:34; Mar 8:34; Mar 8:34; Mar 8:35; Mar 8:35; Mar 8:36; Mar 8:36
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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NET Notes: Mar 8:20 ‡ A difficult textual problem is found here, involving three different variants: καὶ λέγουσι&...
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NET Notes: Mar 8:21 Do you still not understand? The disciples in Mark’s Gospel often misunderstood the miracles of Jesus as well as his teaching. Between Matthew, ...
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NET Notes: Mar 8:22 Grk “to him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Mar 8:23 Grk “on him,” but the word πάλιν in v. 25 implies that Jesus touched the man’s eyes at this point.
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NET Notes: Mar 8:24 The verb ἀναβλέπω, though normally meaning “look up,” when used in conjunction with blindness mea...
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NET Notes: Mar 8:25 Or “he looked intently”; or “he stared with eyes wide open” (BDAG 226 s.v. διαβλέπω 1)...
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NET Notes: Mar 8:26 Codex Bezae (D) replaces “Do not even go into the village” with “Go to your house, and do not tell anyone, not even in the village.&...
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NET Notes: Mar 8:27 Grk “he asked his disciples, saying to them.” The phrase λέγων αὐτοῖς (legwn auto...
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NET Notes: Mar 8:28 The appearance of Elijah would mean that the end time had come. According to 2 Kgs 2:11, Elijah was still alive. In Mal 4:5 it is said that Elijah wou...
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NET Notes: Mar 8:29 The term χριστός (cristos) was originally an adjective (“anointed”), developing in LXX into a substanti...
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NET Notes: Mar 8:30 Mark 8:27-10:52. The entire section 8:27-10:52 is built around three passion predictions of Jesus (8:31; 9:31; 10:33). These predictions form the stru...
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NET Notes: Mar 8:32 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “So” to indicate Peter’s rebuke is in response to Jesus’ teaching about t...
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NET Notes: Mar 8:34 To bear the cross means to accept the rejection of the world for turning to Jesus and following him. Discipleship involves a death that is like a cruc...
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NET Notes: Mar 8:35 The point of the saying whoever wants to save his life will lose it is that if one comes to Jesus then rejection by many will certainly follow. If sel...
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