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Themes in Mark 8

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Themes in Mark 8

Mark 8:1 (show verse)

At that time, after a large crowd again had gathered together with nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples and told them,

Mark 8:2 (show verse)

"I have compassion for the crowd, because they've already been with me for 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 away to their homes hungry, they'll faint on the road. Some of them have come a long distance."

Mark 8:4 (show verse)

His disciples answered him, "Where could anyone get enough bread to feed these people out here in the wilderness?"

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)

He asked them, "How many loaves of bread do you have?" "Seven," they said.

So he ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves and gave thanks. He broke them in pieces and kept giving them to his disciples to distribute. So they served them 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. He blessed them and said that the fish should also be distributed.

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)

The people ate and were filled. Then the disciples picked up the leftover pieces seven large baskets full.

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)

Now about 4,000 men were there. Then he sent them on their way.

Mark 8:10 (show verse)

Immediately he got into a boat with his disciples and went to the region 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 arrived and began arguing with Jesus. They tested him by demanding from him a sign from heaven.

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)

He sighed deeply in his spirit and remarked, "Why do those living today demand a sign? I tell all of you with certainty, 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)

Leaving them, he got into a boat again and crossed 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)

Now the disciples had forgotten to take any bread along, but they had 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)

Jesus had been warning 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)

So they were discussing with one another the fact that they didn't have any bread.

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

Mark 8:17 (show verse)

Knowing this, Jesus asked them, "Why are you discussing the fact that you don't have any bread? Don't you understand or perceive yet? Are your hearts 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, but fail to see? Do you have ears, but fail to hear? Don't you 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 did you fill with leftover pieces?" They told him, "Twelve."

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 did you fill with the leftover pieces?" They told him, "Seven."

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

Mark 8:21 (show verse)

Then he asked 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)

As they came to Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus 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)

Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. He spit into his eyes, placed his hands on him, and 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)

The man looked up and said, "I see people, but they look like trees walking around."

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)

Then Jesus placed his hands on the man's eyes again, and he saw clearly. His sight was restored, and he saw everything perfectly, even from a distance.

Mark 8:26 (show verse)

Then Jesus sent him home, saying, "Don't go into the village or tell anyone in 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)

Then Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he was asking his disciples, "Who do people say I am?"

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

Mark 8:28 (show verse)

They answered him, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others one of the prophets."

Titles and names of the wicked » Sinful generation

Mark 8:29 (show verse)

Then he began to ask them, "But who do you say I am?"

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

Mark 8:30 (show verse)

Peter answered him, "You are the Messiah!" Jesus sternly ordered them not to tell anyone 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 would have to suffer a great deal and be rejected by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he would be killed, but after three days he would rise again.

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 speaking about this matter quite openly.

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)

Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, Jesus rebuked Peter, saying, "Get behind me, Satan, because you're not thinking God's thoughts, but human thoughts!"

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)

Then Jesus called the crowd to himself along with his disciples and told them, "If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross, and follow me continuously,

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)

because whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for 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)

What profit will a person have if he gains the whole world and forfeits 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)

Indeed, what can a person 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)

If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes with the holy angels in his Father's glory."

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