Mark 8:2

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Mark 8:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,

2 “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

3 If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”

4 His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

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Mark 9:22

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Matthew 9:36

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Hebrews 5:2

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Matthew 4:4

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John 4:7

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John 4:31

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John 4:33

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John 4:34

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