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.
Compare
- 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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Read in contextJohn 6:10–11
“Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.
Read in contextMatthew 14:18–19
“Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said.
Read in contextMatthew 15:35–36
And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:30–31
If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
Read in contextJohn 2:5
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
Read in contextRomans 14:6
He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
Read in contextJohn 6:23
However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
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