What Does Mark 8:10 Mean in the King James?

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

Mark 8:10 · KJV

The analysis reads the King James wording.

King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.

THE KEY

Provision does not close the story: Jesus and his learners move from the meal into the next encounter.

THE MEANING

Jesus moves at once into a boat with his learners and arrives in Dalmanutha. The scene carries them from the provision just given into a new place, where another encounter opens. Their name in the verse marks them as learners traveling with him.

THE ROOT

μαθηταῖς

mathētais

GROWS FROM

μανθάνω

manthanō, to learn; to come to know through learning.

English “disciples” can sound like a title for followers, but the Greek word is formed from the verb for learning. The people in the boat are learners in motion: even their shared travel belongs to that learning relationship.

ALSO GROWS

mathētēs: A person who learns from or follows a teacher.

μαθητής

This is the singular form behind “disciples,” keeping learning inside the name of the people traveling with Jesus.

mathēteuō: To form someone as a disciple.

μαθητεύω

The related verb retains learning in the act of making disciples, showing that “disciple” names a learning relationship.

THE PATTERN

After provision, movement carries the story into another place rather than leaving it at the meal.

And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.

Matthew 15:39 · KJVAfter feeding the multitude, Jesus takes ship and reaches another place, making the meal a threshold to what follows.

And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

Mark 6:45 · KJVAfter the loaves, movement by ship carries the disciples toward the next part of the story.

And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.

John 6:17 · KJVAfter the bread is multiplied, the scene turns from provision to a crossing toward Capernaum.

THE THREAD

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Matthew 11:29 · KJV

The word “learn” here comes from the same Greek root behind “disciples” in Mark 8:10. The boat scene shows the learners traveling with Jesus; this verse names learning from him directly.

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