King James Version
What Does Mark 8:3 Mean?
“And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.”
Context
1
In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
2
I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
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.
4
And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
5
And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(3) **For divers of them.**—Better, *and some of them are* (or, *are come*)* from afar.* The words are given as spoken by our Lord, and are in the perfect tense.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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