Mark 6:41

Miracles and God's intervention Gratitude

³⁹ And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

⁴⁰ And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

⁴² And they did all eat, and were filled.

⁴³ And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

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: Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.
KJV: And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
WEB: He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.
ASV: And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves; and he gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
DARBY: And having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave [them] to his disciples that they might set [them] before them. And the two fishes he divided among all.
BLB: And having taken the five loaves and the two fish, having looked up to the heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves. And He was giving [them] to His disciples, so that they might set before them. And He divided the two fish among all.

ÅB: Og han tok de fem brød og de to fisker, så opp mot himmelen og velsignet dem; og han brøt brødene og gav dem til disiplene, for at de skulle dele ut til folket, og de to fisker delte han imellom dem alle.
OTB: Han tok de fem brødene og de to fiskene, og så opp mot himmelen, velsignet han maten, brøt brødene, og ga dem til disiplene for å dele ut til folket. Han delte også de to fiskene mellom dem alle.
B1930: Og han tok de fem brød og de to fisker, så op mot himmelen og velsignet dem; og han brøt brødene og gav dem til disiplene, forat de skulde dele ut til folket, og de to fisker delte han imellem dem alle.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

Matthew 14:19
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
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Mark 7:34
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
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Luke 9:16
Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
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Luke 24:30
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
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Mark 14:22
And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
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1 Corinthians 10:31
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
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1 Timothy 4:4–5
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
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John 11:41
Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
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