Mark 2:25
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?”
πεινάω
To hunger, to be famished. Peinao. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Spiritual hunger is a grace. Those who hunger for God will always be filled.
ἔχω
he had
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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ὅτε
when
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ὅτε
When, at the time when, after. When the fullness of time had come God sent His Son. God's timing is always right. He never acts too early or too late.
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λέγω
says
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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χρεία
need
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χρεία
employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
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τίς
what
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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οὐδέποτε
Surely
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οὐδέποτε
not even at any time, i.e. never at all
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Δαβίδ
David
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Δαβίδ
Dabid (i.e. David), the Israelite king
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