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Mark 6:38

36 Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”

37 But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”

“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”

39 Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.

40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
KJV
He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
WEB
He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.”
ASV
And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go [and] see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
DARBY
And he says to them, How many loaves have ye? Go [and] see. And when they knew they say, Five, and two fishes.
BLB
And He says to them, “How many loaves do you⁺ have? Go, see.” And having known, they say, “Five, and two fish.”
ÅB
Men han sa til dem: Hvor mange brød har dere? Gå bort og se etter! Og da de hadde sett etter, sa de: Fem, og to fisker.
OTB
Han spurte dem: "Hvor mange brød har dere? Gå og finn ut." Da de fant ut, sa de: "Fem, og to fisker."
B1930
Men han sa til dem: Hvor mange brød har I? Gå bort og se efter! Og da de hadde sett efter, sa de: Fem, og to fisker.

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Cross references

  • Mark 8:5

    “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.

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  • Matthew 15:34

    “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

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  • Luke 9:13

    But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

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  • Matthew 14:17–18

    “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.

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  • John 6:9

    “Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”

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