Mark 8:6

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

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

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.

8 The people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

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 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.
KJV
And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
WEB
He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude.
ASV
And he commandeth the multitude to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he brake, and gave to his disciples, to set before them; and they set them before the multitude.
DARBY
And he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. And having taken the seven loaves, he gave thanks, and broke [them] and gave [them] to his disciples, that they might set [them] before [them]; and they set [them] before the crowd.
BLB
And He commands the crowd to recline on the ground. And having taken the seven loaves, having given thanks, He broke [them] and was giving [them] to His disciples to set before [them]. And they set [them] before the crowd.
ÅB
Da befalte han folket sette seg ned på jorden, og han tok de syv brød, takket og brøt dem og gav dem til sine disipler, for at de skulle dele dem ut; og de delte ut til folket.
OTB
Han ba folkemengden sette seg ned på bakken. Han tok de sju brødene, takket, brøt dem, og ga dem til sine disipler for å dele ut til folket, og de gjorde det.
B1930
Da bød han folket sette sig ned på jorden, og han tok de syv brød, takket og brøt dem og gav dem til sine disipler, forat de skulde dele dem ut; og de delte ut til folket.

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