God’s Word Translation
Mark 8:5
5Jesus asked them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” They answered, “Seven.”
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
3If I send them home before they’ve eaten, they will become exhausted on the road. Some of them have come a long distance.” 4His disciples asked him, “Where could anyone get enough bread to feed these people in this place where no one lives?” Jesus asked them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” They answered, “Seven.” 6He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. He took the seven loaves and gave thanks to God. Then he broke the bread and gave it to his disciples to serve to the people. 7They also had a few small fish. He blessed them and said that the fish should also be served to the people.
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καὶ ἠρώτα αὐτούς· πόσους ἔχετε ἄρτους; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· ἑπτά.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Mark 8:5
- Mark 6:38He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they told him, “Five loaves of bread and two fish.”
- Matthew 14:15In the evening the disciples came to him. They said, “No one lives around here, and it’s already late. Send the crowds to the villages to buy food for themselves.”
- Matthew 15:34Jesus asked them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” They answered, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
- Luke 9:13Jesus replied, “You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “We have five loaves of bread and two fish. Unless we go to buy food for all these people, that’s all we have.”
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
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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
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