Mark 8:11 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 8:11

Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, trying him.

KJV

And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

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Commentary

3 voices

Bede

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (735)

(in Marc. 2, 33) The Pharisees, then, seek a sign from heaven, that He, Who had for the second time fed many thousands of men with a few loaves of bread, should now, after the example of Moses, refresh the whole nation in the last time with manna sent down from heaven, and dispersed amongst them all.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And the Pharisees came forth,.... Out of their houses; who dwelt in the coasts of Magdala, and parts of Dalmanutha, and came to Jesus, hearing of his being arrived in their neighbourhood: and began to question with him; or to dispute with him, it being their manner to carry on disputations by questions and answers. The Persic version has the question they put, and about which they disputed, "if thou art the Christ"; in proof of which they required a sign: seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him; See Gill on Mat 16:1.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

Once more we see our Lord feeding a great multitude with a few loaves and fish. He knew the heart of man. He saw the rise of cavilers and skeptics, who would question the reality of the wonderful works He performed. By repeating the mighty miracle here recorded, He stops the mouth of all who are not wilfully blind to evidence. Publicly, and before four thousand witnesses, He shows His almighty power a second time. Let us observe in this passage how great is the kindness and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ .

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐξῆλθον	exēlthon	went out	G1831 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
Φαρισαῖοι	Pharisaioi	Pharisees	G5330 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἤρξαντο	ērxanto	began	G757 →
συζητεῖν	suzētein	to dispute	G4802 →
αὐτῷ	autō	with Him	G846 →
ζητοῦντες	zētountes	seeking	G2212 →
παρ᾽	par᾽	from	G3844 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	Him	G846 →
σημεῖον	sēmeion	a sign	G4592 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
οὐρανοῦ,	ouranou	heaven,	G3772 →
πειράζοντες	peirazontes	testing	G3985 →
αὐτόν.¶	auton	Him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 4:48
Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:22
  Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- John 20:29
  Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Through
1 Corinthians 10:9
We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
leads to
- Numbers 21:5–6
  and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”
- Psalms 78:18
  They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.
- Hebrews 3:8–11
  do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
- Exodus 17:2
  So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”
- Psalms 78:56
  But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.
Through
Matthew 12:38
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
leads to
- Mark 8:11–12
  Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.