Marcos 8

Marcos 8

John Mark MARK: THE SERVANT JESUS Chart from Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission Another Chart from Charles Swindoll-right side of page THE LIFE OF CHRIST SHOWING COVERAGE BY MARK (SHADED AREA) Chart from Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission Mark 8:1 In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples and said to them, Wuest In those days again, there being a great crowd, and they not having anything to eat, having called His disciples to Him, He says to them, (Eerdmans Publishing - used by permission) NET Mark 8:1 In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. So Jesus called his disciples and said to them, NLT Mark 8:1 About this time another large crowd had gathered, and the people ran out of food again. Jesus called his disciples and told them, ESV Mark 8:1 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, NIV Mark 8:1 During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, GNT Mark 8:1 Ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις πάλιν πολλοῦ ὄχλου ὄντος καὶ μὴ ἐχόντων τί φάγωσιν, προσκαλεσάμενος τοὺς μαθητὰς λέγει αὐτοῖς, KJV Mark 8:1 In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, YLT Mark 8:1 In those days the multitude being very great, and not having what they may eat, Jesus having called near his disciples, saith to them, ASV Mark 8:1 In those days, when there was again a great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, CSB Mark 8:1 In those days there was again a large crowd, and they had nothing to eat. He summoned the disciples and said to them, Mark 8 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: Matthew 15:29-31 Departing from there, Jesus went along by the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there. 30 And large crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and He healed them. 31 So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. DECAPOLIS = 10 Cities Names in Black In those days - What days? The days when Jesus was ministering in Decapolis (see map above, cf Mk 7:31-37+) but otherwise chronologically indefinite. The point is that this miracle was taking place in predominantly Gentile territory in contrast to the feeding of the 5000 which was predominantly Jewish territory. Mark Akin - “In those days” is an indefinite time marker, but it also informs us that the miracle of the feeding of the 4,000 probably took place 1) in the region of Decapolis (7:31) and therefore 2) is an extension of His mission to the Gentiles. Jews may also have been present on this occasion, but it is almost certain the majority who had followed Him for 3 days were Gentiles. When there was again a large crowd - Why does Mark say again? He is emphasizing that we have a second large crowd that had nothing to eat like the crowd of 5000. Matthew 15:30-31+ explains the large crowd. While they were predominantly Gentiles, they too "marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel." (Mt 15:31). Matthew 15:38 says there were "four thousand men, besides women and children." So they were undoubtedly more that 10,000 people in this large crowd. Jesus' popularity is at its peak (see the diagram "Public Ministry" at the top of this page - last four months of Galilean ministry). Opposition is rising against Jesus and will culminate in His crucifixion. Don't miss the response of these Gentiles who "marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel." (Mt 15:31) Hiebert - Mark’s reference to the zealous publicizing of the healing of the deaf stammerer (Mk 7:36) offers an adequate explanation for this great multitude. Again draws special attention to the fact that this is another instance of a similar event. It seems to look back to the feeding of the five thousand (Mk 6:34–44). (Gospel of Mark - An Expositional Commentary) And they had nothing to eat - Jesus explains that they had apparently had nothing to eat for three days! They would have been famished. Jesus called His disciples and said to them - In the Miracle of the 5000, it was the disciples who called Jesus' attention to the multitudes' need of food, but here Jesus takes the initiative. Jesus sense the urgency of the need in this situation. It is surprising that His disciples did not seem to be as concerned (as far as we can tell from the text here and in Matthew). Hiebert points out that "Since Jesus was intent on training the Twelve, He would not perform such a miracle of feeding without first calling the attention of the disciples to the need and getting their reaction. Such miracles were not performed by Him as a matter of course, whether needed or not. (Gospel of Mark - An Expositional Commentary) John