Mark 8:1

In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,

2 “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

3 If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,
KJV
In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
WEB
In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself and said to them,
ASV
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,
DARBY
In those days, there being again a great crowd, and they having nothing that they could eat, having called his disciples to [him], he says to them,
BLB
In those days, the crowd again being great and not having what they might eat, having summoned the disciples, He says to them,
ÅB
I de samme dager, da det igjen var meget folk, og de ikke hadde noe å spise, kalte han sine disipler til seg og sa til dem:
OTB
I de dager, da det igjen var en stor folkemengde og de ikke hadde noe å spise, kalte Jesus sine disipler til seg og sa,
B1930
I de samme dager, da det atter var meget folk, og de ikke hadde noget å ete, kalte han sine disipler til sig og sa til dem:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 15:32–39

    Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”

    Read in context
  • Mark 6:34–44

    When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.

    Read in context