Mark 6:37-44

37 But he answered them, 1"You give them something to eat." And 2they said to him, 3"Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii[a] worth of bread and give it to them to eat?"
38 And he said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." And when they had found out, they said, 4"Five, and two fish."
39 Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.
40 So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.
41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish he 5looked up to heaven and 6said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all.
42 And they all ate and were satisfied.
43 And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish.
44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

Cross References 6

  • 1. [2 Kings 4:42-44]
  • 2. [John 6:7]
  • 3. [Num. 11:13, 21, 22]
  • 4. Mark 8:19
  • 5. Mark 7:34; John 11:41; John 17:1
  • 6. Mark 8:7; Mark 14:22; 1 Samuel 9:13; Matthew 26:26; Luke 24:30; [1 Corinthians 14:16]

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
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