Mark 6:44

44 There were 5,000 men who had eaten the bread.

Mark 6:44 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 6:44

And they that did eat of the loaves
And also of the fishes; for they all ate of both;

were about five thousand men;
the word (wsei) , "about", is omitted in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, Persic and Ethiopic versions, reading five thousand men certain. The Evangelist Matthew adds, "beside children and women", ( Matthew 14:21 ) .

Mark 6:44 In-Context

42 All of them ate as much as they wanted.

43 When they picked up the leftover pieces, they filled twelve baskets with bread and fish.

44 There were 5,000 men who had eaten the bread.

45 Jesus quickly made his disciples get into a boat and cross to Bethsaida ahead of him while he sent the people away.

46 After saying goodbye to them, he went up a mountain to pray.