Key Verse Spotlight
Mark 8:11 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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.”
Mark 8:11
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.
Now {the disciples} had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
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