Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Mark 8:1

CHAPTER 8

Mr 8:1-26. Four Thousand Miraculously Fed--A Sign from Heaven Sought and Refused--The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees--A Blind Man at Bethsaida Restored to Sight. ( = Mt 15:32-16:12).

This section of miscellaneous matter evidently follows the preceding one in point of time, as will be seen by observing how it is introduced by Matthew.

Feeding of the Four Thousand (Mr 8:1-9).

1. In those days the multitude being very great, &c.