Mark 8:10

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 8:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And straightway he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And straightway he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
Mark 8:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 8

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10And straightway he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And straightway he entered into a ship, with his disciples, etc..] As soon as ever he had, dismissed the multitude, he took shipping with his disciples; for he was at the sea of Galilee, either at a place near it, or upon the shore of it; (see <410731>Mark 7:31); and came into the parts of Dalmanutha; which Matthew calls, “the coasts of Magdala”; (see Gill on “<401539>Matthew 15:39”). The Arabic version reads it, “Magdal”; and in two of Beza's copies it is read, “Madegada”; but the Syriac version reads, “Dalmanutha”; and the Persic, “Dalmanuth”; and the Ethiopic, “Dalmathy”: it was a city in the coasts of Magdala, and is thought by Dr. Lightfoot to be the same with Tzalmon, or Salmon, a…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Dalmanutha - In Matthew 15:39 it is said that he came into the coasts of “Magdala.” See the note on the place. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“8:10-13 As in the earlier feeding miracle (6:30-44), the feeding of the 4,000 is followed by Jesus’ crossing the Sea of Galilee by boat (cp. 6:45) and the Pharisees’ initiating a dispute demanding that Jesus perform some miraculous sign (cp. 7:1-23). • The location of Dalmanutha is unknown. Matthew 15:39 has Magadan instead of Dalmanutha.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“straightway: Mat 15:39 Dalmanutha: Dalmanutha is supposed to have been a town east of the sea of Gennesaret, in the district of Magdala, and not far from the city of that name. Mark 8:11”
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