Mark 8:5

5 And He asked them, "How many loaves have ye?" And they said, "Seven."

Mark 8:5 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 8:5

And he asked them, how many loaves have ye?
&c.] (See Gill on Matthew 15:34);

and they said, seven.
Matthew adds, "and a few little fishes", which are here afterwards mentioned.

Mark 8:5 In-Context

3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way; for divers of them came from afar."

4 And His disciples answered Him, "From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?"

5 And He asked them, "How many loaves have ye?" And they said, "Seven."

6 And He commanded the people to sit down on the ground. And He took the seven loaves and gave thanks and broke, and gave to His disciples to set before them; and they set them before the people.

7 And they had a few small fishes, and He blessed them and commanded to set them also before them.