Mark 8:2
“I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:”
Mark 8:2 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
- DRADouay–Rheims
- I have compassion on the multitude, for behold they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat:
- DARBYDarby
- I have compassion on the crowd, because they have stayed with me already three days and they have not anything they can eat,
- WEBThe World English Bible
- I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me now three days, and have nothing to eat.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- 'I have compassion upon the multitude, because now three days they do continue with me, and they have not what they may eat;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- I have compassion on the multitude because they have now been with me three days and have nothing to eat.
Context: Mark 8
1In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
2I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
3And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
4And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
About Mark 8: Peter's Confession, Jesus Foretells Death
Jesus feeds the 4,000 and teaches about the yeast of the Pharisees.
Commentary
Mark 8 is a pivotal chapter in the Gospel of Mark, as it marks the beginning of Jesus' journey to Jerusalem and his eventual death. In this chapter, Jesus begins to reveal to his disciples the truth of his identity and mission. He performs a miraculous feeding of the four thousand, and then warns his disciples against the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod.