Mark 6:42

42 They all ate as much as they wanted,

Mark 6:42 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 6:42

And they did all eat, and were filled.
] (See Gill on Matthew 14:20).

Mark 6:42 In-Context

40 So they sat down in groups of fifty or a hundred.

41 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share.

42 They all ate as much as they wanted,

43 and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread and fish.

44 A total of 5,000 men and their families were fed.