Mark 6:43
41 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.
42 They all ate and were satisfied,
and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
44 And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.
45 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
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
- and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
- KJV
- And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
- WEB
- They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.
- ASV
- And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes.
- DARBY
- And they took up of fragments the fillings of twelve hand-baskets, and of the fishes.
- BLB
- And they took up twelve hand-baskets full of fragments, and of the fish.
- ÅB
- og de tok opp tolv kurver fulle av stykker, og likeså av fiskene.
- OTB
- og disiplene samlet opp tolv kurver fulle av brødstykker og fisk.
- B1930
- og de tok op tolv kurver fulle av stykker, og likeså av fiskene.
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Cross references
Mark 8:19–20
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.
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