Mark 8:1-10
Four Thousand Fed
1 In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, (A)Jesus called His disciples and *said to them,
2 “(B)I feel compassion for the (a)people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat.
3 If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.”
4 And His disciples answered Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough (b)bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”
5 And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”
6 And He *directed the (c)people to (d)sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to (e)serve to them, and they served them to the (f)people.
7 They also had a few small fish; and (C)after He had blessed them, He ordered these to be (g)served as well.
8 And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large (D)baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces.
9 About four thousand were there; and He sent them away.
10 And immediately He entered the boat with His disciples and came to the district of (E)Dalmanutha.
Footnotes:
a.
Mark 8:2: ['Lit ', crowd]
b.
Mark 8:4: ['Lit ', loaves]
c.
Mark 8:6: ['Lit ', crowd]
d.
Mark 8:6: ['Lit ', recline]
e.
Mark 8:6: ['Lit ', set before]
f.
Mark 8:6: ['Lit ', crowd]
g.
Mark 8:7: ['Lit ', set before them]