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But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, as sheep without a shepherd.
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A Deep, Active Compassion
Multiple commentators, including Charles Spurgeon and A.T. Robertson, highlight that the Greek word for Jesus's compassion signifies a deep, gut-wrenching emotion. It wasn't a fleeting pity but a profound empathy that stirred his entire being. This intense feeling was not passive; it was an emotion that, as Spurgeon notes, 'put every faculty into forceful movement,' compelling Jesus to act on behalf of the people.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Because they fainted. The word used here refers to the weariness and fatigue that results from labor and being burdened. He saw the people…
Were distressed and scattered (ησαν εσκυλμενο κα εριμμενο). Periphrastic past perfect indicative passive. A sad and pitiful state …
19th Century
Anglican
He was moved with compassion — The words that follow are so vivid and emphatic that we may well believe they originated in our Lor…
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Baptist
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16th Century
Protestant
He was moved with compassion towards them. From this we infer, first, how great was the laziness of the priests. Although they were scatte…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But when he saw the multitudes As he took his circuit through the several cities, towns, and villages, he made his o…
Jesus visited not only the great and wealthy cities, but the poor, obscure villages; and there he preached, there he healed. The souls of the humbl…
13th Century
Catholic
It has been shown how Christ had helped those coming to Him; here the Evangelist mentions that Christ was going to them. He mentions two things: fi…
