Mark 8:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Mark 8:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Mark 8:2 is a verse from the book of Mark in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Mark 8:2 — KJV
“I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:”
— Mark 8:2 (KJV)
Mark 8:2 in Context — About the Book of Mark
Mark is the action Gospel — the shortest, fastest account, where Jesus heals, delivers, and teaches with immediate authority. Written for believers under Roman persecution, it presents the Son of God as the suffering servant who came not to be served, but to serve and give His life.
Cross-References for Mark 8:2
“Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.”
Shares key themes with Mark 8:2: compassion, multitude, because
“For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.”
Shares key themes with Mark 8:2: because, now, days
“And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Mark 8:2: multitude, because, now
“Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain. the great...: Heb. the showers”
Shares key themes with Mark 8:2: because, three, days
“(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) nothing: Heb. not”
Shares key themes with Mark 8:2: because, now, days
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