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Mark 8 — Sermon Preparation
Jesus feeds four thousand, refuses a sign, heals a blind man in stages, receives Peter's confession, and predicts his passion. Below is a research summary for Mark 8, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 38
- verses
- 632 / 206
- Greek words / lemmas
- 37
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Mark 8 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἄρτος | ártos | G740 | 8 | bread, loaf |
| μαθητής | mathētḗs | G3101 | 8 | disciple |
| ἑπτά | heptá | G2033 | 5 | seven |
| ὄχλος | óchlos | G3793 | 5 | company, multitude, number, people |
| κλάσμα | klásma | G2801 | 3 | broken, fragment |
| αἴρω | aírō | G142 | 4 | away with, bear, carry, lift up |
| ψυχή | psychḗ | G5590 | 4 | heart, life, mind, soul |
How preachers through history handled this text
37 public-domain excerpts on Mark 8, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Obstinate unbelief will have something to say, though ever so unreasonable. Christ refused to answer their demand. If they will not be convinced, they shall not. Alas! what cause we have to lament for those around us, who destroy themselves and others by their perverse and obstinate unbelief, and enmity to the gospel! When we forget the works of God, and distrust him, we should chide ourselves severely, as Christ here reproves his disciples. How is it that we so often mistake his meaning, disregard his warnings, and distrust his providence?”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Mark 8:11–21 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Dalmanutha— Mark 8:10
- Bethsaida 2— Mark 8:22
- Caesarea Philippi— Mark 8:27
- Galilee 1— Mark 8:27
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