Mark 6:37

Mark 6:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
• New International Version (NIV)But he answered, “You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." And they said to him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)But He answered and said to them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to Him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?”

Context of Mark 6:37

35By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. 36Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?” 38“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.” 39Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.

Mark 6:37 word by word

ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· δότε αὐτοῖς ὑμεῖς φαγεῖν. καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· ἀπελθόντες ἀγοράσωμεν δηναρίων διακοσίων ἄρτους καὶ δώσομεν αὐτοῖς φαγεῖν;¶Read the interlinear

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• toldἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• toldεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Youσύsu · youG4771
• giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• to eatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• They askedλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Should we go outἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• spendἀγοράζωagorazō · to buyG59
• two hundredδιακόσιοιdiakosioi · two hundredG1250
• denariiδηνάριονdēnarion · denariusG1220
• breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740

Cross-references for Mark 6:37

• Mark 8:2“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
• 2 Kings 4:42Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.
• Matthew 14:16“They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”
• Matthew 15:32Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
• Luke 9:13But 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.”
• John 6:4Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
• Numbers 11:13Where can I get meat for all these people? For they keep crying out to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’
• 2 Kings 7:2But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”
• Matthew 15:33The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
• John 6:7Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”

Commentaries on Mark 6:37

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32-44Verses 32-44 See this narrative explained in the notes at Matthew 14:13-21. Mark 6:32 By ship - By a boat or a small vessel. Privately - Without making their plan known. They intended to go privately. It appears, however, that their intention became known, and multitudes followed them. Mark 6:33 Afoot thither - On foot to the place where they saw them going. Out of all cities - All cities or large towns in the neighborhood. Mark 6:34 Much people … as…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-44Verses 30-44 Let not ministers do any thing or teach any thing, but what they are willing should be told to their Lord. Christ notices the frights of some, and the toils of others of his disciples, and provides rest for those that are tired, and refuge for those that are terrified. The people sought the spiritual food of Christ's word, and then he took care that they should not want bodily food. If Christ and his disciples put up with mean things, surely…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37Jesus suggests that, just as the disciples were able to drive out demons and heal through his power (6:7, 13, 30), they should be able to feed the crowd. Their reply shows that they were thinking only about what they could do on their own. They did not take into account the power of Jesus (his ability to act with God’s authority).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3737. He answered and said unto them--"They need not depart" (Mt 14:10). Give ye them to eat--doubtless said to prepare them for what was to follow. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?--"Philip answered Him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little" (Joh 6:7).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Mark 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings