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Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Mark 8:1-99

Mark 8 WHEN THE FIVE thousand were fed, as recorded in Mark 6.0 , the disciples took the initiative by calling their Master’s attention to the needy condition of the crowd. On this second occasion the Lord took the initiative, and drew His disciples’ attention to their need, expressing His compassion and concern on their behalf. As on the first occasion so again now the disciples have simply man before them, and think only of his powers which are wholly unequal to the situation. They had not... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Mark 8:17-21

The reproof of Christ: v. 17. And when Jesus knew it, He saith unto them, Why reason ye because ye have no bread? Perceive ye not yet, neither understand? Have ye your heart yet hardened? v. 18. Having eyes, see ye not, and having ears, hear ye not, and do ye not remember? v. 19. When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto Him, Twelve. v. 20. And when the seven among the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Mark 8:10-21

EIGHTH SECTIONTHE DECISIVE CONFLICT OF JESUS WITH THE PHARISEES IN GALILEE, AND HIS RETURN TO THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE SEA. PREPARATIONS FOR THE NEW CHURCHs Mark 8:10 to Mark 9:29______1. Return to the Galilean Shore. Conflict; Return; the Leaven of the Pharisees and the Leaven of Herod. Mark 8:10-21(Parallel: Matthew 16:1-12)10      And straightway lie entered into a [the] ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. 11And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Mark 8:1-21

the Demand for Signs Rebuked Mark 8:1-21 Notice the Master’s tender considerateness, Mark 8:1-9 . He would not have the people faint on their way home. There are distinct differences between this miracle and the feeding of the five thousand. Most of these are evident to the English reader, but that between the baskets used for the fragments is clear only from the original-those used in the case of the five thousand being quite different from the large ones used here, Mark 8:20 ; Matthew... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Mark 8:1-38

This was the second miracle of feeding. Our Lord knew whence these people came, and was solicitous for them on their long journey home if they departed without food. The miracle was the result. The warning given to the disciples was consequent on the request of the Pharisees for a sign from heaven. This desire for a sign beyond those given was, and is, a danger. Those who live in unbroken communion with God do not seek for signs, but find them in all the miraculous movements of the most... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:1-21

Jesus begins To Reach Out To Gentiles (7:1-8:21). At this stage in His ministry Jesus begins to reach out further afield, for from this point on He spends much time preaching in territory which is mainly Gentile, although still containing many Jews. He prepares His disciples for it by His words to the Scribes and Pharisees, and then to the people, on what is truly essential, and then moves on to Tyre and Sidon where a Syro-phoenician woman’s simple faith brings home the right of Gentiles to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:1-26

Jesus Ministers in Gentile Territory - the Syro-phoenician Woman - the Feeding of Four Thousand Men (7:23-8:26). Having made His point strongly Jesus now moved to Gentile territory and seemingly remained there until Mark 8:10, where after a brief visit to Galilee He again returned to Decapolis. But first he moved to the borders of Tyre and Sidon. Then from the borders of Tyre He travelled through Sidon down to the Sea of Galilee ‘through the midst of the borders of Decapolis’. All this was... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:1-38

SECTION 3. Jesus’ Ministry Throughout Galilee and In The Surrounding Regions (4:35-9:32). After the initial opening up of the story of Jesus with its continual emphasis on His unique authority, Who He was and what He had come to do (Mark 4:1-3), and the series of parables which have indicated how the Kingly Rule of God was to expand (Mark 4:1-34), Mark now indicates how this expansion continued to occur through the ministry of Jesus in Galilee and the surrounding regions. At the same time he... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:14-21

The Conversation in the Boat (8:14-21). But the Pharisees and Herodians are not the only blind ones. As attention now turns to the Apostles they too are seen to be lacking in understanding. They are seen as being disturbed about having little ‘bread’ when what they should have been concerned about was false ideas. They are told by Jesus to beware of being satisfied with ‘the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod’, a leaven or teaching whose futility is evidenced by their seeking of a... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:17-21

‘And Jesus perceiving it says to them, “Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not perceive, nor understand? Have you your heart hardened? Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember? When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They say to him, “Twelve”. “And when the seven among the four thousand , how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you take up?” And they say to him,... read more

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