Mark 8:8

Mark 8:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
• New International Version (NIV)The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they ate and were satisfied. And they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets of leftover fragments.

Context of Mark 8:8

6And He directed the people to recline on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve, and they served them to the people. 7They also had a few small fish; and after He had blessed them, He told the disciples to serve these as well. And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces. 9About four thousand men were there; and He dismissed them. 10And immediately He got into the boat with His disciples and came to the region of Dalmanutha.

Mark 8:8 word by word

καὶ ἔφαγον καὶ ἐχορτάσθησαν, καὶ ἦραν περισσεύματα κλασμάτων ἑπτὰ σπυρίδας.Read the interlinear

• And they ateἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• and were satisfiedχορτάζωchortazō · to feedG5526
• and they pickedαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
• largeσπυρίςspuris · basketG4711
• of whatπερίσσευμαperisseuma · overflowG4051
• of the brokenκλάσμαklasma · fragmentG2801

Cross-references for Mark 8:8

• Mark 15:19And they repeatedly beat His head with a reed and spit on Him, and kneeling, they bowed down before Him.
• Psalms 107:8They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy, And for His wonders to the sons of mankind!
• Psalms 145:16You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
• Matthew 16:10Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many large baskets you picked up?
• Luke 1:53He has filled the hungry with good things, And sent the rich away empty-handed.
• John 6:11Jesus then took the loaves, and after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were reclining; likewise also of the fish, as much as they wanted.
• Revelation 7:16They will no longer hunger nor thirst, nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any scorching heat;
• 1 Kings 17:14For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘The bowl of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil become empty, until the day that the Lord provides rain on the face of the earth.’”
• 2 Kings 4:2So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.”

Commentaries on Mark 8:8

• 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. 8They ate as much as they wanted. Having plenty of food shows the greatness of God’s kingdom and the one who brought it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-26This section of miscellaneous matter evidently follows the preceding one in point of time, as will be seen by observing how it is introduced by Matthew. Feeding of the Four Thousand (Mr 8:1-9). 1. In those days the multitude being very great, &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 8:8

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Adulterous
• Deeply
• Faint
• Sigh
• Basket
• 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