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Chinese NCV (Simplified)
马å¯ç¦é³ 8:7
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- BridgewayEncyclopedias:
- InternationalParallel Translations
又 有 几 条 小 鱼 ; 耶 稣 祝 了 福 , 就 吩 咐 也 摆 在 众 人 面 前 。
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
fishes: Luke 24:41, Luke 24:42, John 21:5, John 21:8, John 21:9
he blessed: Luke 6:41, Matthew 14:19
Reciprocal: Mark 6:41 - blessed John 6:10 - Make
Cross-References
any kind of raven,
You may drink from the stream, and I have commanded ravens to bring you food there."
The birds brought Elijah bread and meat every morning and evening, and he drank water from the stream.
Who gives food to the birds when their young cry out to God and wander about without food?
He gives food to cattle and to the little birds that call.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they had a few small fishes,.... Which they also acquainted Christ with, and brought out unto him:
and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before [them]. It looks, by this account, as if the fishes were blessed, and brake, and distributed separately, alter the blessing, breaking, and distribution of the bread; and so the Syriac version renders it, "upon whom also he blessed"; and the Persic thus, "and he also blessed the fishes"; but, according to Matthew they were both blessed, and brake, and distributed together, as it is highly reasonable to suppose they were both ate together;
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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 15:32-39.
Mark 8:1
In those days - While in the wilderness, where he had cured the deaf-mute man.
Having nothing to eat - Having come unprovided, or having consumed what they had brought.
Mark 8:2
I have compassions - I pity their condition. I am disposed to relieve them.
Mark 8:9
Four thousand - Four thousand “men,” besides women and children. See Matthew 15:38. See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 15:32-39.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Mark 8:7. And they, had a few small fishes — This is not noticed in the parallel place, Matthew 15:36.