Mark 8:6
4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
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.
7 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.
8 So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
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 what soever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Read in contextJohn 6:10–11
And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
Read in contextMatthew 14:18–19
He said, Bring them hither to me.
Read in contextMatthew 15:35–36
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:30–31
For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
Read in contextJohn 2:5
His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
Read in contextRomans 14:6
He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
Read in contextJohn 6:23
(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
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