"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

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

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

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

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?

And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

Cross References

Isaiah 40:31

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew {their} strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; {and} they shall walk, and not faint. {renew: Heb. change}

Judges 8:4-6

And Gideon came to Jordan, {and} passed over, he, and the three hundred men that {were} with him, faint, yet pursuing {them}.

1 Samuel 14:28-31

Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed {be} the man that eateth {any} food this day. And the people were faint. {faint: or, weary}

1 Samuel 30:10-12

But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.