Mark 8:5

Mark 8:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
• New International Version (NIV)“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven."
• New King James Version (NKJV)He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”

Context of Mark 8:5

3I do not want to send them back to their homes while they are hungry. They might fall down during their journey because they are weak. Some of them have travelled a long way to come here.’ 4The disciples replied, ‘This place is far from any houses. We cannot get enough bread to feed all these people.’ ‘How many loaves of bread do you have?’ Jesus asked. ‘We have seven loaves,’ they replied. 6Jesus told the crowd that they should sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves in his hands and he thanked God for them. Then he broke the bread and he gave the pieces to his disciples. The disciples gave the bread to the people. 7The disciples also had a few small fish, so Jesus thanked God for these. Then he told his disciples to give the fish to the people too.

Mark 8:5 word by word

καὶ ἠρώτα αὐτούς· πόσους ἔχετε ἄρτους; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· ἑπτά.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• How manyπόσοςposos · how much/many?G4214
• loavesἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• have yeἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033

Cross-references for Mark 8:5

• Mark 6:38Jesus 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.’
• Matthew 14:15When it was almost evening, Jesus' disciples came to speak to him. They said to him, ‘We are in a place where there are no houses. It will soon be dark. Send the crowd away now, so that they can go to the villages near here. Then they can buy some food for themselves to eat.’
• 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?’

Commentaries on Mark 8:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 15:32-39. Mark 8:1 In those days - While in the wilderness, where he had cured the deaf-mute man. Having nothing to eat - Having come unprovided, or having consumed what they had brought. Mark 8:2 I have compassions - I pity their condition. I am disposed to relieve them. Mark 8:9 Four thousand - Four thousand “men,” besides women and children. See Matthew 15:38. See this passage explained in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Seven: Many people have tried to find symbolic meaning in the numbers in the two feeding miracles. However, there is no agreement among these interpretations. The mention of "a few fish" in this story also suggests that the numbers are not symbolic. None of the Gospel writers explain any special meaning for these numbers. This should caution us not to assign meaning to them. As with the feeding of the five thousand, the numbers mainly serve to highlight…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven--It was important in this case, as in the former, that the precise number of the loaves should be brought out. Thus also does the distinctness of the two miracles appear.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 8:5

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

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Commentaries on Mark 8

• 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