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Themes in Mark 8

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Themes in Mark 8

Mark 8:1 (show verse)

In those days there was again a large crowd, and they had nothing to eat. He summoned the disciples and said to them,

Mark 8:2 (show verse)

“I have compassion on the crowd, because they’ve already stayed with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

Of Christ Compassion » Manifested for the » Poor
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » More than four-thousand people fed
Jesus Christ » History of » Feeds more than four-thousand people
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » Feeds more than four-thousand people

Mark 8:3 (show verse)

If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, and some of them have come a long distance.”

Mark 8:4 (show verse)

His disciples answered Him, “Where can anyone get enough bread here in this desolate place to fill these people?”

Jesus Christ » Miracles of » More than four-thousand people fed
Jesus Christ » History of » Feeds more than four-thousand people
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » Feeds more than four-thousand people
Power » Unrealized power » To provide for the multitude
Unrealized power » To provide for the multitude

Mark 8:5 (show verse)

“How many loaves do you have?” He asked them.

“Seven,” they said.

Then He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks, broke the loaves, and kept on giving them to His disciples to set before the people. So they served the loaves to the crowd.

the Diet of the jews » Thanks given before
Entertainments » Began with thanksgiving
Food » Articles of » Thanks given before receiving
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » More than four-thousand people fed
Jesus Christ » History of » Feeds more than four-thousand people
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » Feeds more than four-thousand people
Thankfulness » To God, instances of » Before receiving food, by jesus

Mark 8:7 (show verse)

They also had a few small fish, and when He had blessed them, He said these were to be served as well.

Jesus Christ » Miracles of » More than four-thousand people fed
Jesus Christ » History of » Feeds more than four-thousand people
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » Feeds more than four-thousand people
Thankfulness » To God, instances of » Before receiving food, by jesus

Mark 8:8 (show verse)

They ate and were filled. Then they collected seven large baskets of leftover pieces.

Christ » Miracles of » Feeding the four thousand
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » More than four-thousand people fed
Jesus Christ » History of » Feeds more than four-thousand people
Miracles » Of Christ » Feeding the four thousand
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » Feeds more than four-thousand people

Mark 8:9 (show verse)

About 4,000 men were there. He dismissed them

Mark 8:10 (show verse)

and immediately got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.

Dalmanutha » A town on the west coast of the sea of galilee
Jesus Christ » History of » Refuses to give a sign to the pharisees (in the region of magdala)

Mark 8:11 (show verse)

The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, demanding of Him a sign from heaven to test Him.

Christ » Slandered » Snares laid for
Curiosity » The levite looked with indifferent curiosity upon the man who was » Leads to the desire for signs
Jesus Christ » History of » Refuses to give a sign to the pharisees (in the region of magdala)
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Jesus, of the jews, when the pharisees and the sadducees came to him desiring a miraculous sign
Sign » A miracle to confirm faith
Snares laid » For Christ
Unbelief » Instances of » The jewish leaders

Mark 8:12 (show verse)

But sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? I assure you: No sign will be given to this generation!”

Christ » Love to » Man of sorrows
Jesus Christ » History of » Refuses to give a sign to the pharisees (in the region of magdala)
Man » Knowledge limited strength limited » Man of sorrows
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Jesus, of the jews, when the pharisees and the sadducees came to him desiring a miraculous sign
Sign » A miracle to confirm faith
Solicitude » For the wayward
Man of sorrows » Christ, the man of sorrows
Sufferings of Christ » The man of sorrows
Unbelief » Instances of » The jewish leaders

Mark 8:13 (show verse)

Then He left them, got on board the boat again, and went to the other side.

Jesus Christ » History of » Cautions his disciples against, the leaven (teachings) of hypocrisy (on lake galilee)

Mark 8:14 (show verse)

They had forgotten to take bread and had only one loaf with them in the boat.

Bread » How prepared » Made into loaves
Jesus Christ » History of » Cautions his disciples against, the leaven (teachings) of hypocrisy (on lake galilee)

Mark 8:15 (show verse)

Then He commanded them: “Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”

Antipas » Ruled » Galilee » Slayed » John the baptist
Herods of the new testament » Antipas (herod the tetrarch) facts concerning » He ruled over galilee and perea for about thirty years seeking the title of king he was banished to gaul
Jesus Christ » History of » Cautions his disciples against, the leaven (teachings) of hypocrisy (on lake galilee)
Jews, the » Modern, divided into » Many sects and parties
Leaven (yeast) » Figurative » Of the hypocrisy of the pharisees

Mark 8:16 (show verse)

They were discussing among themselves that they did not have any bread.

Jesus Christ » History of » Cautions his disciples against, the leaven (teachings) of hypocrisy (on lake galilee)

Mark 8:17 (show verse)

Aware of this, He said to them, “Why are you discussing that you do not have any bread? Don’t you understand or comprehend? Is your heart hardened?

Hardness (of heart) » Examples of
Jesus Christ » History of » Cautions his disciples against, the leaven (teachings) of hypocrisy (on lake galilee)
Reproof » On account of » Hardness (of heart)

Mark 8:18 (show verse)

Do you have eyes, and not see, and do you have ears, and not hear?

And do you not remember?

Fleeting impressions » Miracles soon forgotten
Jesus Christ » History of » Cautions his disciples against, the leaven (teachings) of hypocrisy (on lake galilee)

Mark 8:19 (show verse)

When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?”

“Twelve,” they told Him.

Fleeting impressions » Miracles soon forgotten
Jesus Christ » History of » Cautions his disciples against, the leaven (teachings) of hypocrisy (on lake galilee)

Mark 8:20 (show verse)

“When I broke the seven loaves for the 4,000, how many large baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?”

“Seven,” they said.

Jesus Christ » History of » Cautions his disciples against, the leaven (teachings) of hypocrisy (on lake galilee)

Mark 8:21 (show verse)

And He said to them, “Don’t you understand yet?”

Jesus Christ » History of » Cautions his disciples against, the leaven (teachings) of hypocrisy (on lake galilee)

Mark 8:22 (show verse)

Then they came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to Him and begged Him to touch him.

Bethsaida » A city » A city of galilee » Jesus cures a blind man in
Blindness » Healed
Blindness » The miraculous healing of a man of bethsaida
Jesus Christ » History of » Heals a blind man (at bethsaida)
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » Restores a blind man
the Miracles of Christ » The blind restored to sight

Mark 8:23 (show verse)

He took the blind man by the hand and brought him out of the village. Spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?”

Blindness » The miraculous healing of a man of bethsaida
Christ » Miracles of » Blind man
Jesus Christ » History of » Heals a blind man (at bethsaida)
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » Restores a blind man
Miracles » Of Christ » Blind man
the Miracles of Christ » The blind restored to sight
Seclusion » Sought by those about to perform miracles » By Christ, in healing the blind man
Spitting » Jesus used spittle for healing

Mark 8:24 (show verse)

He looked up and said, “I see people—they look to me like trees walking.”

Blindness » The miraculous healing of a man of bethsaida
Jesus Christ » History of » Heals a blind man (at bethsaida)
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » Restores a blind man
the Miracles of Christ » The blind restored to sight

Mark 8:25 (show verse)

Again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and he saw distinctly. He was cured and could see everything clearly.

Mark 8:26 (show verse)

Then He sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into the village.”

Jesus Christ » History of » Heals a blind man (at bethsaida)
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » Restores a blind man

Mark 8:27 (show verse)

Jesus went out with His disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the road He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”

Caesarea philippi » A city » North » Israel
Galilee » Modern towns of » Cesarea philippi

Mark 8:28 (show verse)

They answered Him, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, one of the prophets.”

Titles and names of the wicked » Sinful generation

Mark 8:29 (show verse)

“But you,” He asked them again, “who do you say that I am?”

Peter answered Him, “You are the Messiah!”

Jesus Christ » Miracles of » One blind man cured
Peter » Confesses jesus to be the messiah

Mark 8:30 (show verse)

And He strictly warned them to tell no one about Him.

Jesus Christ » Miracles of » One blind man cured
Prudence » Instances of » Of jesus
Silence » Of Christ » Silence encouraged, upon the disciples by Christ

Mark 8:31 (show verse)

Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, be killed, and rise after three days.

Christ » His foreknowledge » Predicts his own sufferings
Christ » Sufferings of » Predicts his own sufferings
Denial » Denying yourself for jesus Christ
Following » Following the lord
Government » Mosaic » Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Jesus Christ » Revelations by » Concerning » His death and resurrection
Jesus Christ » History of » Foretells his own death and resurrection (near caesarea philippi)
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » One blind man cured
Life » Who shall lose their life
Life » Who shall save their life
Losing and things lost » Who shall lose their life
Rejection » Jesus Christ being rejected
Salvation » Who shall save their life
Shame » Those that are ashamed of jesus Christ
Shame » Who jesus Christ will be ashamed of
Sufferings of Christ » Predicted by himself

Mark 8:32 (show verse)

He was openly talking about this. So Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.

Denial » Denying yourself for jesus Christ
Following » Following the lord
Jesus Christ » History of » Foretells his own death and resurrection (near caesarea philippi)
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » One blind man cured
Life » Who shall lose their life
Life » Who shall save their life
Losing and things lost » Who shall lose their life
Peter » His presumption » In rebuking jesus
Presumption » Instances of » Peter
Salvation » Who shall save their life
Shame » Those that are ashamed of jesus Christ
Shame » Who jesus Christ will be ashamed of

Mark 8:33 (show verse)

But turning around and looking at His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan, because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns, but man’s!”

Christ » Reproves » To peter
Denial » Denying yourself for jesus Christ
Following » Following the lord
Jesus Christ » History of » Foretells his own death and resurrection (near caesarea philippi)
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » One blind man cured
Life » Who shall lose their life
Life » Who shall save their life
Losing and things lost » Who shall lose their life
Peter » His presumption » In rebuking jesus
Reproof » Administered by Christ » To peter
Salvation » Who shall save their life
Shame » Those that are ashamed of jesus Christ
Shame » Who jesus Christ will be ashamed of
Words of Christ » Few, in times of trial instructive » Reproving

Mark 8:34 (show verse)

Summoning the crowd along with His disciples, He said to them, “If anyone wants to be My follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Bearing the cross
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Self-denial
Cross » Figurative
Denial » Denying yourself for jesus Christ
Following » Following the lord
Jesus Christ » History of » Foretells his own death and resurrection (near caesarea philippi)
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » One blind man cured
Life » Who shall lose their life
Life » Who shall save their life
Losing and things lost » Who shall lose their life
Salvation » Who shall save their life
Shame » Those that are ashamed of jesus Christ
Shame » Who jesus Christ will be ashamed of
Stoicism » Jesus requires self-denial and "crosses,"

Mark 8:35 (show verse)

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me and the gospel will save it.

Confessing Christ » Persecution should not prevent us from
Denial » Denying yourself for jesus Christ
Gain through loss » A spiritual paradox
The gospel » Promises to sufferers
The gospel » Those who receive, should » Sacrifice life itself for
Jesus Christ » History of » Foretells his own death and resurrection (near caesarea philippi)
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » One blind man cured
Life » Who shall lose their life
Life » Who shall save their life
Losing and things lost » Who shall lose their life
Salvation » Who shall save their life
Shame » Those that are ashamed of jesus Christ
Shame » Who jesus Christ will be ashamed of
Stoicism » Jesus requires self-denial and "crosses,"

Mark 8:36 (show verse)

For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world yet lose his life?

Jesus Christ » History of » Foretells his own death and resurrection (near caesarea philippi)
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » One blind man cured
Life » Who shall lose their life
Losing and things lost » Who shall lose their life
spiritual Loss » Causes of » Worldliness
Profit » What is not profitable
Profit and loss » Spiritual loss causes of » Worldliness
Shame » Those that are ashamed of jesus Christ
Shame » Who jesus Christ will be ashamed of

Mark 8:37 (show verse)

What can a man give in exchange for his life?

Jesus Christ » History of » Foretells his own death and resurrection (near caesarea philippi)
Life » Sacredness of, an inference from what is taught in the law concerning murder » What can a man give in exchange for
Profit » What is not profitable
Shame » Those that are ashamed of jesus Christ
Shame » Who jesus Christ will be ashamed of

Mark 8:38 (show verse)

For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

Angel (a spirit) » Functions of » Will be with Christ at his second coming
Angels » Shall attend Christ at his second coming
Angels » The angels accompanying Christ when he returns
Angels » Nature » Holy
Christ » Denial of » General references to
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » Who the lord will come with
Denial of Christ » General references to
Denial of Christ » In doctrine
Jesus Christ » History of » Foretells his own death and resurrection (near caesarea philippi)
Second coming of Christ » Rewards at, bestowed upon believers » Warnings to the wicked concerning
The second coming of Christ » The manner of » Accompanied by angels
Shame » Those that are ashamed of jesus Christ
Shame » Who jesus Christ will be ashamed of
Shame » Jesus ashamed of those who deny him
the future » Rewards at, bestowed upon believers » Warnings to the wicked concerning