Mark 8:20

20 "And the seven loaves for the four thousand - how many bags full of leftovers did you get?" "Seven."

Mark 8:20 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 8:20

And when the seven among four thousand
That is, when seven loaves were broken among four thousand men,

how many baskets full of fragments took ye up?
this surely you must remember, it being so recent an action, but just done, as it were:

and they said, seven;
for this, as yet, could not have slipped their memories; though they had, been reasoning among themselves because of their straitness of provisions, as if these things had never been done.

Mark 8:20 In-Context

19 Remember the five loaves I broke for the five thousand? How many baskets of leftovers did you pick up?" They said, "Twelve."
20 "And the seven loaves for the four thousand - how many bags full of leftovers did you get?" "Seven."
21 He said, "Do you still not get it?"
22 They arrived at Bethsaida. Some people brought a sightless man and begged Jesus to give him a healing touch.
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