Mark 8:5

5 And he axed them: how many loves have ye? They sayde: 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 yf I shuld sende the awaye fastinge to their awne houses they shulde faynt by the waye. For dyvers of the came from farre.
4 And his disciples answered him: where shuld a man have breade here in the wildernes to satisfie these?
5 And he axed them: how many loves have ye? They sayde: seven.
6 And he commaunded the people to syt doune on the grounde. And he toke the .vii. loves gave thankes brake and gave to his disciples to set before them. And they dyd set the before the people.
7 And they had a feawe smale fysshes. And he blessed them and comaunded them also to be set before them.
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