The next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
Parallel translations
- WEB The next day, when they had come out from Bethany, he was hungry.
- KJV And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
- NKJV Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry.
- NASB On the next day, when they had left Bethany, He became hungry.
- NLT The next morning as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
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The next day, returning from Bethany, Jesus is hungry.
Overview
This simple detail affirms Jesus' true humanity—He genuinely hungers like any person. It also sets up the enacted parable of the fig tree that follows. Mark's mention of His hunger grounds the next sign in a real, human moment.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Matt 21:18–22In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.
- Matt 4:2After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
- John 19:28After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
- Heb 2:17For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
- John 4:31–33Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
- Luke 4:2where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.
- John 4:6–7Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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