Mark 6:41

41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish [and] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves and gave [them] to his disciples so that they could set [them] before them. And he distributed the two fish to [them] all.

Mark 6:41 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 6:41

And when he had taken the five loaves and two fishes
Out of the hands of those that brought them into his own:

he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves:
(See Gill on Matthew 14:19),

and gave them to his disciples to set before them;
the multitude, in order to eat of them:

and the two fishes divided he among them all;
that every one might have a part. The Syriac and Persic versions read, they divided; that is, the apostles.

Mark 6:41 In-Context

39 And he ordered them all to recline in groups on the green grass.

40 And they reclined in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.

41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish [and] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves and gave [them] to his disciples so that they could set [them] before them. And he distributed the two fish to [them] all.

42 And they all ate and were satisfied.

43 And they picked up the broken pieces, twelve baskets full, and of the fish.

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[and]" is supplied in the translation because of English style
• [b] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [c] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation