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Mark 8:9–12

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And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
¶ And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
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 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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From verse 10

  1. Matthew 15:39Rank 1 from verse 10
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    39And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.

From verse 11

  1. Matthew 12:38Rank 1 from verse 11
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    38¶ Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.

  2. 1 Corinthians 10:9Rank 2 from verse 11
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    9Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

  3. John 4:48Rank 3 from verse 11
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    48Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

  4. 1 Corinthians 1:22–23Rank 4 from verse 11
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    22For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

    23But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

  5. Deuteronomy 6:16Rank 5 from verse 11
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    16¶ Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

  6. Exodus 17:7Rank 6 from verse 11
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    7And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?

  7. Luke 11:16Rank 7 from verse 11
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    16And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

  8. Luke 12:54–57Rank 8 from verse 11
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    54¶ And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.

    55And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.

    56Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

    57Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

  9. Malachi 3:15Rank 9 from verse 11
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    15And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.

  10. Mark 2:16Rank 10 from verse 11
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    16And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

  11. John 6:30Rank 11 from verse 11
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    30They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

  12. John 7:48Rank 12 from verse 11
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    48Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?

  13. Mark 12:15Rank 13 from verse 11
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    15Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.

  14. Mark 7:1–2Rank 14 from verse 11
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    1THEN came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

    2And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

  15. Matthew 16:1–12Rank 15 from verse 11
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    1THE Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

    2He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

    3And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

    4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

    5And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

    6¶ Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

    7And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

    8Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?

    9Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

    10Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

    11How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

    12Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

  16. Matthew 22:34–35Rank 16 from verse 11
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    34¶ But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

    35Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

  17. Exodus 17:2Rank 17 from verse 11
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    2Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?

  18. Matthew 19:3Rank 18 from verse 11
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    3¶ The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

  19. Matthew 21:23Rank 19 from verse 11
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    23¶ And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

  20. Matthew 22:15Rank 20 from verse 11
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    15¶ Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.

  21. Matthew 22:18Rank 21 from verse 11
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    18But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

  22. Matthew 22:23Rank 22 from verse 11
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    23¶ The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,

  23. Acts 5:9Rank 23 from verse 11
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    9Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.

  24. Luke 10:25Rank 24 from verse 11
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    25¶ And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

  25. Luke 11:53–54Rank 25 from verse 11
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    53And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

    54Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

From verse 12

  1. Matthew 12:39–40Rank 1 from verse 12
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    39But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

    40For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

  2. John 12:37–43Rank 2 from verse 12
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    37¶ But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:

    38That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

    39Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,

    40He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

    41These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

    42¶ Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

    43For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

  3. Mark 7:34Rank 3 from verse 12
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    34And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

  4. Matthew 16:4Rank 4 from verse 12
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    4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

  5. Luke 11:29–30Rank 5 from verse 12
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    29¶ And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

    30For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

  6. Luke 22:67–70Rank 6 from verse 12
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    67Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:

    68And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.

    69Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.

    70Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.

  7. Mark 3:5Rank 7 from verse 12
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    5And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

  8. Isaiah 53:3Rank 8 from verse 12
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    3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

  9. John 11:33–38Rank 9 from verse 12
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    33When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,

    34And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.

    35Jesus wept.

    36Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!

    37And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

    38Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

  10. Luke 16:29–31Rank 10 from verse 12
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    29Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

    30And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

    31And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

  11. Luke 19:41Rank 11 from verse 12
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    41¶ And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

  12. Mark 6:6Rank 12 from verse 12
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    6And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

  13. Mark 9:19Rank 13 from verse 12
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    19He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.

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Mark 8:9

COMBINED MEANING

eaten

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Sense 1: Chewed and swallowed. Sense 2: Consumed or corroded.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

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Mark 8:10

COMBINED MEANING

entered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of enter, meaning to go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ship

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A vessel or boat used for travel or for carrying persons or goods over water.

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parts

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Sense 1: Portions or divisions of a whole. Sense 2: Divides, separates, departs, or assigns shares.

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Mark 8:11

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forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

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began

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Past-tense or past-participial form of begin (to have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence).

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heaven

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Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

tempting

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of tempt. Sense 1: To try, test, put to the test. Sense 2: To entice toward evil.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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Mark 8:12

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sighed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of sigh, meaning to utter a deep breath expressing grief, weariness, or longing.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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spirit

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Sense 1: An immaterial living or personal being distinct from a body. Sense 2: The inward life, disposition, mind, or courage of a person. Sense 3: The Holy Spirit, the divine Spirit of God.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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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,

8:2I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have 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.

8:4And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

8:5And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

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.

8:7And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded 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.

8:9And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

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8:10¶ And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

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8:11And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

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8:12And 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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8:13And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.

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