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

3If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.” 4And His disciples answered Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?” And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.” 6And He directed the people to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve to them, and they served them to the people. 7They also had a few small fish; and after He had blessed them, He ordered these to be served as well.

Mark 8:5 word by word

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

• And He was askingἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• “Howπόσοςposos · how much/many?G4214
• loavesἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• do you haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• And they saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033

Cross-references for Mark 8:5

• Mark 6:38And He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go look!” And when they found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.”
• Matthew 14:15When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is desolate and the hour is already late; so send the crowds away, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”
• Matthew 15:34And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
• Luke 9:13But He said to them, “You give them something to eat!” And they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we 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

In the dictionaries

• Adulterous
• Deeply
• Faint
• Sigh
• Jesus Christ
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)
• Mark, the Gospel According to

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