"In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples {unto him}, and sait…" — Mark 8:1

Mark 8:1 · KJV

“In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples {unto him}, and saith unto them,”

— Mark 8:1

Verse 2

I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

Mark 8 — Context

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 been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.

Cross References

Matthew 15:32-39

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.

Mark 6:34-44

And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.