Mark 8:2 meaning and explanation
“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
Mark 8:2, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to his disciples in a deserted place, after a large crowd has stayed with him for three days. The Greek word behind "I have compassion" is splanchnizomai, which points to a deep, gut-level mercy rather than a distant pity.
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