"I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:" — Mark 8:2

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

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

Verse 3

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 — 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.

And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these {men} with bread here in the wilderness?

Cross References

Matthew 9:36

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. {fainted...: or, were tired and lay down}

Micah 7:19

He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

Psalms 145:15

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. {wait...: or, look unto}

Psalms 103:13

Like as a father pitieth {his} children, {so} the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

Hebrews 4:15

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as {we are, yet} without sin.

Mark 6:34

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.

Luke 7:13

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

Mark 5:19

Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.