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Mark 8:5

3 If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”

4 His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”

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

6 And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.

7 They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.

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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
“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.
KJV
And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
WEB
He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.”
ASV
And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
DARBY
And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
BLB
And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you⁺ have?” And they said, “Seven.”
ÅB
Og han spurte dem: Hvor mange brød har dere? De sa: Syv.
OTB
Han spurte dem: "Hvor mange brød har dere?" De sa: "Sju."
B1930
Og han spurte dem: Hvor mange brød har I? De sa: Syv.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 14:15–17

    When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

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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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  • Mark 6:38

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

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