Mark 8:3
And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
And if I send them away fasting to their owne houses, they will faint by the way: for diuers of them came from farre.
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- Isaiah 40:31Rank 1 from verse 3
31But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
31†But they that waite vpon the LORD, shall renew their strength: they shall mount vp with wings as Eagles, they shal runne and not be weary, and they shall walke, and not faint.
- Judges 8:4–6Rank 2 from verse 3
4¶ And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.
5And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
6¶ And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?
4¶ And Gideon came to Iordan, and passed ouer, hee, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.
5And he said vnto the men of Succoth, Giue, I pray you, loaues of bread vnto the people that follow me, for they bee faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
6¶ And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hands, that wee should giue bread vnto thine armie?
- 1 Samuel 14:28–31Rank 3 from verse 3
28Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.
29Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
30How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?
31And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.
28Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were ‖faint.
29Then said Ionathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes haue beene enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honie:
30How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoile of their enemies which they found? for had there not beene now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?
31And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aiialon: and the people were very faint.
- 1 Samuel 30:10–12Rank 4 from verse 3
10But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
11¶ And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;
12And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
10But Dauid pursued, he and foure hundred men: (for two hundred abode behinde, which were so faint that they could not goe ouer the brooke Besor.)
11¶ And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to Dauid, and gaue him bread, and he did eate, and they made him drinke water.
12And they gaue him a piece of a cake of figges, and two clusters of raisins: and when hee had eaten, his spirit came againe to him: for hee had eaten no bread, nor drunke any water, three dayes and three nights.
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Mark 8:3
Present-participial or verbal-noun form of fast, meaning to abstain from food for a time.
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Buildings or dwelling places; by extension, the families, households, estates, possessions, royal lines, or bodies of people associated with them.
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1. Weak or failing in heart, spirit, or mind; to lose courage or cease to persevere. 2. Weak, weary, or exhausted in bodily strength; to become weak or exhausted.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. Various or of different kinds. 2. Several persons or things.
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8:1IN those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
8:1¶ In those dayes *the multitude being very great, and hauing nothing to eat. Iesus called his disciples vnto him, & saith vnto them,
8:2I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
8:2I haue compassion on the multitude, because they haue now bene with me three daies, and haue nothing to eat:
8:3And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
8:3And if I send them away fasting to their owne houses, they will faint by the way: for diuers of them came from farre.
Selected passage8:4And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
8:4And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfie these men with bread here in the wildernes?
8:5And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
8:5And hee asked them, How many loaues haue ye? And they said, Seuen.
8:6And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
8:6And he commanded the people to sit downe on the ground: and he tooke the seuen loaues, and gaue thanks, and brake, and gaue to his disciples to set before them: and they did set them before the people.
8:7And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.
8:7And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commaunded to set them also before them.
8:8So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
8:8So they did eate, and were filled: and they tooke vp, of the broken meate that was left, seuen baskets.
8:9And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
8:9And they that had eaten were about foure thousand, and he sent them away.