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Mark 8:12
And He sighed deeply in His spirit and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? Verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
And He sighed deeply in His spirit and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? Verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
Verse Mark 8:12. _AND HE SIGHED DEEPLY IN HIS SPIRIT_] Or _having_ _deeply groaned _- so the word αναστεναξας properly means. He was exceedingly affected at their _obstinacy_ and _hardness_ of _heart_...
See this passage explained in Matthew 16:1. Mark 8:12 SIGHED DEEPLY IN HIS SPIRIT - His heart was deeply affected at their wickedness and hypocrisy. The word “spirit” here is taken as the seat of the...
CHAPTER 8 __ 1. The feeding of the Four Thousand. (Mark 8:1. Matthew 15:32) 2. The Pharisees ask a sign. (Mark 8:10 .Matthew 16:1
THE REQUEST FOR A SIGN REFUSED. The Pharisees require some special authentication from Jesus beyond exorcisms and healings. They are said to tempt Jesus either because their question was intended to e...
The Pharisees came out and began to ask him questions. They were looking for a sign from heaven, and they were trying to test him. He sighed in his spirit and said to them, "Why does this generation l...
COMPASSION AND CHALLENGE (Mark 8:1-10)...
SIGHED DEEPLY IN HIS SPIRIT. A Divine supplement, here. SPIRIT. Greek. _pneuma._ See App-101. WHY, &c. Figure of speech _Erotesis_ (App-8). See note on Mark 8:17. SEEK. repeatedly seek....
_he sighed deeply in his spirit_ Not merely, we may conclude, at their hardened disbelief, but also with the feeling that the decisive crisis of the severance from the ruling powers had come. "For the...
ἈΝΑΣΤΕΝΆΞΑΣ. “Sighed from the bottom of His heart”; stronger than στενάζω (Mark 7:34; Romans 8:23; etc.), and here only in N.T. In Lamentations 1:4 of the sighing of Zion’s priests; Sir 25:18 of
10–13. ANOTHER ATTACK OF THE PHARISEES Matthew 15:39...
Ver 10. And straightway He entered into a ship with His disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. 11. And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with Him, seeking of Him a sign from h...
_JESUS IS OUR POWERFUL LORD -- MARK 8:1-21:_ The multitudes of people still followed Jesus. Great leaders always train others. Therefore, Jesus did much of what He did through His apostles. He had pit...
ΆΝΑΣΤΕΝΆΞΑΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΆΝΑΣΤΕΝΆΖΩ (G389) глубоко вздохнуть. Указывает на глубокое чувство (Guelich). ΖΗΤΕΊ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΖΗΤΈΩ (G2212) искать, просить. _Praes._ здесь может указыват...
THERE SHALL NO SIGN BE GIVEN— Ει δοθησεται. _I am not alive, if a sign,_ &c. That this is an elliptical form of adjuration, is evident from Hebrews 3:11 in the original. The oath must be supplied thus...
4. THE DEMAND FOR A SIGN 8:11-13 _TEXT 8:11-13_ And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and...
_SUMMARY 7:24_8:13 This section contains an account of three more remarkable miraclesthe expulsion of a demon from the Gentile woman's daughter; the restoration of speech and hearing to the deaf stamm...
And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. AND HE SIGHED DEEPLY IN HIS SPIR...
31-37 Compare Mat_15:29-31. 32 The meeting with the Greek woman of Syro-Phoenicia suggests a phase of kingdom service for which Israel, in our Lord's day, was utterly incapable. In Jehovah's day the L...
8:12 groaning (e-2) Or 'groaning deeply.' given (f-27) Lit. 'if a sign shall be given;' Hebraism, as in Hebrews 3:11 ....
FEEDING THE FOUR THOUSAND. THE SIGN FROM HEAVEN. HEALING OF A BLIND MAN. CONFESSION OF PETER 1-10. Feeding the four thousand (Matthew 15:32). See on Mt....
A SIGN FROM HEAVEN SOUGHT (Matthew 16:1). See on Mt....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 8 FOOD FOR 4000 PEOPLE VERSES 1-10 Jesus gave food to a large crowd that did not h...
CHAPTER 8:11-21 (MARK 8:11) THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES "And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with Him, seeking of Him a sign from heaven, tempting Him. And He sighed deeply in His spi...
ἀναστενάξας, fetching a deep sigh, here only in N. T.; in Sept [68], Lament. Mark 1:4, Sir 25:18, etc. τῷ πνεύματι α., in His spirit. The sigh physical, its cause spiritual a sense of irreconcilable e...
_Pharisees seek a sign_ (Matthew 16:1-4)....
THE DEMAND FOR SIGNS REBUKED Mark 8:1-21 Notice the Master's tender considerateness, Mark 8:1-9. He would not have the people faint on their way home. There are distinct differences between this mira...
This was the second miracle of feeding. Our Lord knew whence these people came, and was solicitous for them on their long journey home if they departed without food. The miracle was the result. The wa...
And he (c) sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, (d) There shall no sign be given unto this generation. (c) These sighs came from...
Jesus Christ fetches a deep sigh on account of their obduracy, and says; why do these ask for a miracle to confirm their belief, when they resist the authority of so many miracles, which are daily per...
(11) And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. (12) And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek af...
It is remarkable how tradition has contrived to injure the truth in touching the question of the method of the gospel we now enter on; for the current view which comes down to us from the ancients, st...
Mark 8:12._And groaning in his spirit. _By these words Mark informs us that it occasioned grief and bitter vexation to our Lord, when he saw those ungrateful men obstinately resist God. And certainly...
We shall find in chapter 8 another example of that which we have been noticing. Jesus leads the blind man out of the town. He does not forsake Israel wherever there is faith; but He separates the one...
AND HE SIGHED DEEPLY IN HIS SPIRIT,.... In his human soul; and which shows that he had one, and was subject to grief and sorrow, and all passions and infirmities, excepting sin. This deep sigh was on...
And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. Ver. 12. _And he sighed deeply_] H...
_He entered into a ship, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha_ Matthew says that, having fed the multitude, he _took ship_, and _came into the coasts of Magdala:_ but the evangelists may easily be re...
A sign sought. Matthew 16:1-4....
SIGHED DEEPLY; on account of their wickedness. Pious men are grieved at the deceit and hypocrisy of the wicked; and earnestly desire and fervently pray that by forsaking their sins and turning to God,...
TITLE: Deep in his spirit TEXT: Mark 8:9-12 PROPOSITION: We must learn to share our deep feelings with others. QUESTION: What? KEY WORD: Feelings SCRIPTURE READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1. We are often...
11-21 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 lam...
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Mark 8:12 But G2532 deeply G389 (G5660) His G846 spirit G4151 said G3004 (G5719) Why G5101 does...
‘And he sighed deeply in his spirit and says, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I say to you, there shall be no sign given to this generation.” Their unbelief moved Him deeply, and He reco...
THE PHARISEES COME SEEKING A SIGN (8:11-13). The stubbornness of the Pharisees is now contrasted with the willingness of the people in Decapolis to receive Him, and to recognise the sign that He gave...
Mark 8:12. AND HE SIGHED DEEPLY IN HIS SPIRIT. This sigh, or groan, came from His heart, showing how keenly He felt the opposition He encountered. They showed more decided enmity, but the plain predic...
ON the whole section, see notes on Matthew 16:1-12....
HE SIGHED DEEPLY IN HIS SPIRIT (αναστεναξας τω πνευματ). The only instance of this compound in the N.T. though in the LXX. The uncompounded form occurs in Mark 7:34 and it is common enough. The prep...
Mark 8:12 I. Ver. 12. "And He sighed deeply in His spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign?" etc. The sign in this case was morally suggestive. It must have been one of the great...
Mark 8:1. In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now b...
CONTENTS: 4000 fed. Meaning of leaven explained. Blind man outside Bethsaida healed. Peter's confession of faith. The value of a soul. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Peter, disciples, Satan, blind man, Pharisees...
Mark 8:10. _He came into the parts of Dalmanutha,_ situate beyond the Jordan, where Tiberias and Magdala were considerable towns. Mark 8:12. _There shall no sign be given to this generation. Matthew...
11-13. SOME PHARISEES CAME TO JESUS. See notes _on_ Matthew 16:1-4....
_Seeking of Him a sign from heaven, tempting Him._ SEEKING SIGN I. The unreasonableness of this request. 1. In other matters they were not scrupulous of evidence-tradition. 2. They had the signs o...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 8:12 SIGHED. For other examples of Jesus expressing emotions, see Mark 1:41; Mark 3:5;...
RELIGIOUS LEADERS ASK FOR A SIGN MATTHEW 16:1-4; MARK 8:11-13; MATTHEW 16:1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven....
CHAPTER 8 1 _Christ feedeth the people miraculously_ : 10 _refuses to give a sign to the Pharisees_ : 14 _admonisheth his disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 8:10. DALMANUTHA.—“Has been identified with the modern _Ain-el-Bârideh_, the ‘cold fountain,’ a glen which opens upon the lake about a mile from Magdala.” Cp. Mat...
EXPOSITION MARK 8:1, MARK 8:2 The opening words of the first verse seem to imply that our Lord remained for some time on this, the north-east, side of the Sea of Galilee. THE MULTITUDE BEING VERY GRE...
Let's turn now in our Bibles to Mark's gospel, chapter 8. Now, Mark has already told us how that Jesus fed five thousand men beside the women and children with five loaves and two fish. Now we find a...
Isaiah 53:3; John 11:33; John 12:37; Luke 11:29; Luke 11:30;...
Sighed deeply in his spirit. Peculiar to Mark. There shall no sign be given [ε ι δ ο θ η σ ε τ α ι σ η μ ε ι ο ν]. Lit., if a sign shall be given. The expression, is elliptical. It is a Hebrew idiom,...
Matthew 16:4....
Did Jesus contradict Himself by saying there would be no sign given (cf. Matthew 12:38-39)? PROBLEM: In Mark, the Pharisees ask for a sign from Jesus, but He says that no sign shall be given to that...