Marc 8:9

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9 Or, ceux qui mangèrent étaient environ quatre mille; après quoi il les renvoya.

Marc 8:9 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 8:9

And they that had eaten were about four thousand
That is, men, besides women and children, as Matthew observes; (See Gill on Matthew 15:38).

and he sent them away;
some that came dumb, with their speech, and deaf, with their hearing; others that were maimed, with perfect healing of their wounds, and with their limbs sound and whole; others that came lame, he dismissed leaping; and others that were blind, with their sight restored to them, and all of them full.

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Marc 8:9 In-Context

7 Ils avaient aussi quelques petits poissons; et Jésus, ayant rendu grâces, ordonna qu'on les leur présentât aussi.
8 Ils en mangèrent et furent rassasiés; et on remporta sept corbeilles pleines des morceaux qui étaient restés.
9 Or, ceux qui mangèrent étaient environ quatre mille; après quoi il les renvoya.
10 Puis entrant aussitĂ´t dans la barque avec ses disciples, il alla aux quartiers de Dalmanutha.
11 Et il vint lĂ  des pharisiens, qui se mirent Ă  disputer avec lui, lui demandant, en le tentant, un miracle du ciel.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.