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Jesus called his disciples to him, and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don`t want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way."
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Jesus' Compassion in Action
Commentators emphasize that Jesus initiates the conversation about the hungry crowd. He doesn't wait to be asked. His deep compassion for the people's physical exhaustion and hunger is the direct motivation for the miracle that follows. As one scholar notes, His compassion is the "spring that sets His power in motion," showing that God's power is moved by His love and care for human need.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The miracle recorded here, the feeding of the four thousand, took place on a mountain, near the Sea of Galilee. The same account is recorded in Mar…
Three days (ημερα τρεις). A parenthetic nominative (Robertson, Grammar, p. 460).
What to eat (τ φαγ…
19th Century
Anglican
I have compassion on the multitude — The obvious resemblance between this narrative and the feeding of the five thousand has led m…
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Baptist
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they…
On Jesus’ compassion, see comment on 9:36. It appears that Jesus’ preaching and miracles so captivated the people (cf. v.31) that they refused to l…
16th Century
Protestant
I have compassion on the multitude. Here a miracle is related not unlike another which we have lately explained. The only difference is th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Jesus called his disciples to him Who were at some little distance from him, to impart his mind to them, whom h…
Whatever our situation, the only way to find ease and relief is to lay it at Christ's feet, to submit it to Him, and refer it to His disposal. Thos…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Gospel teaching was confirmed by the deliverance of the Gentiles from the power of the devil through Christ’s might; now He confirm…
