Mark 6:42

Mark 6:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they did all eat, and were filled.
• New International Version (NIV)They all ate and were satisfied,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they all ate and were satisfied.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they all ate and were filled.

Context of Mark 6:42

40They reclined in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food and broke the loaves and He gave them to the disciples again and again to set before them; and He divided the two fish among them all. And they all ate and were satisfied; 43and they picked up twelve full baskets of the broken pieces of bread, and of the fish. 44There were five thousand men who ate the loaves.

Mark 6:42 word by word

καὶ ἔφαγον πάντες καὶ ἐχορτάσθησαν,Read the interlinear

• And they allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• ateἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• and were satisfiedχορτάζωchortazō · to feedG5526

Cross-references for Mark 6:42

• Mark 8:8And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces.
• Deuteronomy 8:3And He humbled you and let you go hungry, and fed you with the manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, in order to make you understand that man shall not live on bread alone, but man shall live on everything that comes out of the mouth of the Lord.
• 2 Kings 4:42Now a man came from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh grain in his sack. And Elisha said, “Give them to the people that they may eat.”
• Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to You, And You give them their food in due time.
• Matthew 14:20And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces: twelve full baskets.
• Matthew 15:37And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full.
• Luke 9:17And they all ate and were satisfied; and the broken pieces which they had left over were picked up, twelve baskets full.
• John 6:12And when they had eaten their fill, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing will be lost.”

Commentaries on Mark 6:42

• 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. 42-44This miracle makes Elisha’s miracle of feeding 100 people with 20 loaves seem less impressive (2 Kings 4:42–44). We should ask ourselves, “Who is this?” (Mark 4:41). He is the Christ, the Son of God (1:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4242. And they did all eat, and were filled--All the four Evangelists mention this: and John (Joh 6:11) adds, "and likewise of the fishes, as much as they would"--to show that vast as was the multitude, and scanty the provisions, the meal to each and all of them was a plentiful one. "When they were filled, He said unto His disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost" (Joh 6:12). This was designed to bring out the whole extent of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 6:42

• Jesus, the Christ

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• Testimony
• Thence
• Good
• Jesus Christ
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)

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