Mark 8:12 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 8:12

Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

6 voices

Bede

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (735)

(ubi sup.) For a sign from heaven was not to be given to a generation of men, who tempted the Lord; but to a generation of men seeking the Lord, He shows a sign from heaven, when in the sight of the Apostles He ascended into heaven. It goes on, And he left them, and entering into a ship again, he departed to the other side.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

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.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He groaned (so some), being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, and the little influence that his preaching and miracles had had upon them. The infidelity of those that have long enjoyed the means of conviction, is a great grief to the Lord Jesus; it troubles him, that sinners should thus stand in their own light, and put a bar in their own door.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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 Mat 16:1-4.

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

See this passage explained in Mat 16:1-12. Mar 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 emotions, passions, affections. He drew groans deeply from his breast. No sign be given - That is, no such sign as they asked, to wit, a sign “from heaven.” He said a sign should be given, the same as was furnished by Jonas, Mat 16:4. But this was not what they “asked,” nor would it be given “because” they asked it.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ἀναστενάξας	anastenaxas	having sighed deeply	G389 →
τῷ	tō	in the	G3588 →
πνεύματι	pneumati	spirit	G4151 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
λέγει·	legei	He says;	G3004 →
τί	ti	Why	G5101 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
γενεὰ	genea	generation	G1074 →
αὕτη	hautē	this	G3778 →
ζητεῖ	zētei	seeks	G2212 →
σημεῖον;	sēmeion	a sign?	G4592 →
ἀμὴν	amēn	Amen	G281 →
λέγω	legō	I say	G3004 →
ὑμῖν,	humin	to you,	G4771 →
εἰ	ei	if	G1487 →
δοθήσεται	dothēsetai	there will be given	G1325 →
τῇ	tēa	to the	G3588 →
γενεᾷ	genea	generation	G1074 →
ταύτῃ	tautē	this	G3778 →
σημεῖον.	sēmeion	a sign.	G4592 →

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
Matthew 16:4
A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
leads to
- Luke 11:29–30
  As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
- Matthew 12:39–40
  Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
- Jonah 1:17
  Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.
- Mark 8:38
  If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the…
Through
Mark 7:34
And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).
leads to
- John 11:41
  So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
- Mark 5:41
  Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”
- Acts 9:40
  Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
- John 11:33
  When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.