“And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.”
Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side — the departure is immediate: Jesus leaves the Pharisees and returns to the boat. The crossed to the other side may indicate the Decapolis side of the lake. The physical departure is the enacted response to the Pharisees' demand: there is nothing more to say or demonstrate to those who have seen the ministry and demand additional proof.
Church Fathers on Mark 8:13
After that our Lord had worked the miracle of the loaves, He immediately retires into another spot, lest on account of the miracle, the multitudes should take Him to make Him a king.
Now in Matthew we read that He entered into the parts of Magdala [ed. note: Magedam]. But we cannot doubt that it is the same place under another name; for several manuscripts even of St. Mark have only Magdala.
The Pharisees, then, seek a sign from heaven, that He, Who had for the second time fed many thousands of men with a few loaves of bread, should now, after the example of Moses, refresh the whole nation in the last time with manna sent down from heaven, and dispersed amongst them all.
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