Mark 6:42

And they all took of the food and had enough.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And they did all eat, and were filled.

In Context

41And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them; and when the cakes were broken, he gave them to the disciples to put before the people; and he made division of the two fishes among them all.

43And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken bits and of the fishes.

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:42Now a man came from Baal-shalishah with an offering of first-fruits for the man of God, twenty barley cakes and garden fruit in his bag. And he said, Give these to the people for food.

Matthew 14:20And they all took of the food and had enough: and they took up twelve baskets full of broken bits which were not used.

Mark 8:8And they took the food, and had enough; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken bits.

John 6:12And when they had had enough, Jesus said to his disciples, Take up the broken bits which are over, so that nothing may be wasted.

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:31-45

The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. 30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. 31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. 33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent… Read the whole commentary →

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