Mark 8:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Mark 8:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Mark 8:3 is a verse from the book of Mark in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Mark 8:3 — KJV
“And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.”
— Mark 8:3 (KJV)
Mark 8:3 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 8:3
“And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.”
Shares key themes with Mark 8:3: send, away, own
“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 8:3: send, away, fasting
“And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.”
Shares key themes with Mark 8:3: send, away, own
“And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.”
Shares key themes with Mark 8:3: away, own, way
“So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. us not...: Heb. me not, and my”
Shares key themes with Mark 8:3: send, away, own
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