Mark 6:38

Mark 6:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
• New International Version (NIV)“How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." And when they had found out, they said, "Five, and two fish."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they found out they said, “Five, and two fish.”

Context of Mark 6:38

36The people do not have anything to eat. So send them away now. Tell them to go to the farms and villages that are near here. Then they can buy some food for themselves to eat.’ 37‘You should give them some food to eat,’ Jesus replied. But the disciples said, ‘We cannot go to buy bread for all these people. A man must work for eight months to get the 200 coins that we would need for that. We cannot get enough food to give to these people.’ Jesus asked them, ‘How many loaves of bread do you have? Go and see.’ When they had looked, they told Jesus, ‘We have five loaves and two fish.’ 39Then Jesus told all the people to sit down on the green grass. He wanted them to sit in large groups. 40So the people sat down in groups. Each group had 50 or 100 people in it.

Mark 6:38 word by word

Ὁ δὲ λέγει αὐτοῖς· πόσους ἄρτους ἔχετε; ὑπάγετε ἴδετε. καὶ γνόντες λέγουσιν· πέντε καὶ δύο ἰχθύας.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• He saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• How manyπόσοςposos · how much/many?G4214
• loavesἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• have yeἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• goὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• when they knewγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• Fiveπέντεpente · fiveG4002
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• fishesἰχθύςichthus · fishG2486

Cross-references for Mark 6:38

• Mark 8:5‘How many loaves of bread do you have?’ Jesus asked. ‘We have seven loaves,’ they replied.
• Matthew 14:17But the disciples said, ‘We only have five loaves of bread and two fish.’
• Matthew 15:34Jesus asked them, ‘How many loaves of bread do you have?’ They replied, ‘We have seven loaves and a few small fish.’
• Luke 9:13Jesus said to them, ‘You should give them some food to eat.’ But the disciples said, ‘We have only five loaves of bread and two fish. Do you want us to go and buy food for all these people?’
• John 6:9He said to Jesus, ‘Here is a boy who has five small loaves and two fish. But that will certainly not be enough food for so many people.’

Commentaries on Mark 6:38

• 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. 30-44The disciples finish their mission (6:6–13, 30–34). Then the story of feeding the 5,000 follows (6:35–44; see also Matthew 14:13–21; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–15). The feeding of the 4,000 is different enough to show these were two separate events (see Mark 8:1–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3838. He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes--John is more precise and full: "One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto Him, There is a lad here which hath five barley loaves and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?" (Joh 6:8, 9). Probably this was the whole stock of provisions then at the command of the disciples--no more than enough for one meal to…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