Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Mark 8:20
And when the seven among the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
And when the seven among the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
See this passage explained in Matthew 16:1. Mark 8:12 SIGHED DEEPLY IN HIS SPIRIT - His heart was deeply affected at their wickedness and hypocrisy. The word “spirit” here is taken as the seat of the...
CHAPTER 8 __ 1. The feeding of the Four Thousand. (Mark 8:1. Matthew 15:32) 2. The Pharisees ask a sign. (Mark 8:10 .Matthew 16:1
THE BLINDNESS OF THE DISCIPLES REBUKED. This is a difficult paragraph. Mark 8:15 contains a genuine utterance of Jesus which does not necessarily belong to its present context. Lk. gives it in another...
COMPASSION AND CHALLENGE (Mark 8:1-10)...
They had forgotten to bring loaves, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. Jesus enjoined them, "Look to it! Beware of the evil influence of the Pharisees and of the evil influence of Herod...
WHEN. when. [I brake]. Supply the Ellipsis from Mark 8:19. FOUR. the four. baskets. Greek. _spuris_,. large basket, or hamper. See note on Mark 8:8; Mark 8:19....
14–21. THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES AND THE LEAVEN OF HEROD Matthew 16:5. Cf. Luke 12:1...
Ver 10. And straightway He entered into a ship with His disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. 11. And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with Him, seeking of Him a sign from h...
_JESUS IS OUR POWERFUL LORD -- MARK 8:1-21:_ The multitudes of people still followed Jesus. Great leaders always train others. Therefore, Jesus did much of what He did through His apostles. He had pit...
5. WARNING AGAINST THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES. 8:14-21 _TEXT 8:14-21_ And they forgot to take bread; and they had not in the boat with them more than one loaf. And he charged them, saying, Take heed...
_SUMMARY 8:14 TO 9:50_ The two miracles recorded in the preceding sectionthe cure of the blind man at Bethsaida (Mark 8:22-26), and the casting out of the obstinate demon (Mark 9:14-29)are additional...
And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. AND WHEN THE SEVEN AMONG ('THE') FOUR THOUSAND, HOW MANY BASKETS [ spuridoon (G4711 )]...
19-20 See Mar_6:41-44; Mar_8:7-9.] 19 The comparison here suggested by our Lord is most striking and important. He is seeking to show them that God's blessing comes in _ inverse ratio _ to human provi...
A WARNING AGAINST THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES AND OF HEROD (Matthew 16:4). See on Mt....
FEEDING THE FOUR THOUSAND. THE SIGN FROM HEAVEN. HEALING OF A BLIND MAN. CONFESSION OF PETER 1-10. Feeding the four thousand (Matthew 15:32). See on Mt....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 8 FOOD FOR 4000 PEOPLE VERSES 1-10 Jesus gave food to a large crowd that did not h...
CHAPTER 8:11-21 (MARK 8:11) THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES "And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with Him, seeking of Him a sign from heaven, tempting Him. And He sighed deeply in His spi...
_Warning against evil leavens_ (Matthew 16:4-12)....
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 mira...
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 wa...
PHARISAIC LEAVEN Matthew 16:4-12; Mark 8:13-21. _“Leaving them, embarking again in a ship, He departed to the other side.”_ This voyage was from Magdala, on the northwest coast, over to the region of...
(13) And he left them, and entering into the ship again, departed to the other side. (14) Now _the disciples_ had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. (1...
It is remarkable how tradition has contrived to injure the truth in touching the question of the method of the gospel we now enter on; for the current view which comes down to us from the ancients, st...
We shall find in chapter 8 another example of that which we have been noticing. Jesus leads the blind man out of the town. He does not forsake Israel wherever there is faith; but He separates the one...
AND WHEN THE SEVEN AMONG FOUR THOUSAND,.... That is, when seven loaves were broken among four thousand men, HOW MANY BASKETS FULL OF FRAGMENTS TOOK YE UP? this surely you must remember, it being so r...
And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. Ver. 20. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:9 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:10 _"_...
_The disciples had forgotten to take bread_, &c. For an explanation of this paragraph, see note on Matthew 16:5. _Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod_ By the leaven of Herod the doctrin...
The leaven of the Pharisees. Matthew 16:5-12; PROVERBS 19:27....
TITLE: Oops! I forgot. TEXT: Mark 8:13-21 PROPOSITION: We forget the wrong things. QUESTION: Who? KEY WORD: Forgets READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1. Have you ever forgotten anything? Of course. 2. Wen...
11-21 Obstinate unbelief will have something to say, though ever so unreasonable. Christ refused to answer their demand. If they will not be convinced, they shall not. Alas! what cause we have to lam...
SEE POOLE ON "MARK 8:14...
Mark 8:20 Also G1161 when G3753 seven G2033 for G1519 thousand G5070 many G4214 baskets G4711 full G4138 fragments...
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 s...
‘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 y...
ON the whole section, see notes on Matthew 16:1-12....
Mark 8:17-20. The reproofs here given and the references to the miracles, are somewhat fuller than in the parallel passage; the answers of the disciples about the fragments are preserved, the distinct...
Mark 8:12 I. Ver. 12. "And He sighed deeply in His spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign?" etc. The sign in this case was morally suggestive. It must have been one of the great...
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, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now b...
CONTENTS: 4000 fed. Meaning of leaven explained. Blind man outside Bethsaida healed. Peter's confession of faith. The value of a soul. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Peter, disciples, Satan, blind man, Pharisees...
Mark 8:10. _He came into the parts of Dalmanutha,_ situate beyond the Jordan, where Tiberias and Magdala were considerable towns. Mark 8:12. _There shall no sign be given to this generation. Matthew...
THE DISCIPLES HAD FORGOTTEN TO BRING ANY EXTRA BREAD. On the lesson which Jesus teaches here, see notes on Matthew 16:5-12. Matthew says "Sadducees" instead of "Herod," Herod was himself a Sadducee, a...
_Seeking of Him a sign from heaven, tempting Him._ SEEKING SIGN I. The unreasonableness of this request. 1. In other matters they were not scrupulous of evidence-tradition. 2. They had the signs o...
_And they reasoned among themselves._ NINE SHARP AND POINTED QUESTIONS, TURNING THE MINDS OF THE DISCIPLES BACK UPON THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE Their reasonings very plainly and painfully proved how very l...
JESUS WARNS AGAINST WRONG TEACHING MATTHEW 16:5-12; MARK 8:14-21; MATTHEW 16:5 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread....
CHAPTER 8 1 _Christ feedeth the people miraculously_ : 10 _refuses to give a sign to the Pharisees_ : 14 _admonisheth his disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 8:17. HARDENED.—_Dulled_. See on chaps. Mark 3:5; Mark 6:52. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Mark 8:13_
EXPOSITION MARK 8:1, MARK 8:2 The opening words of the first verse seem to imply that our Lord remained for some time on this, the north-east, side of the Sea of Galilee. THE MULTITUDE BEING VERY GRE...
Let's turn now in our Bibles to Mark's gospel, chapter 8. Now, Mark has already told us how that Jesus fed five thousand men beside the women and children with five loaves and two fish. Now we find a...
Mark 8:1; Matthew 15:34...