Mark 8:4

And his disciples said in answer, How will it be possible to get enough bread for these men here in a waste place?

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

In Context

3If I send them away to their houses with no food, they will be overcome by weariness on the way; and some of them have come from far.

5And he put the question, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes.

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Cross References

Numbers 11:21Then Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, I will give them flesh to be their food for a month.

2 Kings 7:2Then the captain whose arm was supporting the king said to the man of God, Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, would such a thing be possible? And he said, Your eyes will see it, but you will not have a taste of the food.

Matthew 15:33And the disciples say to him, How may we get enough bread in a waste place, to give food to such a number of people?

Mark 6:52For it was not clear to them about the bread; but their hearts were hard.

Matthew Henry on Mark 8:2-10

Christ Feeds the Four Thousand. 1 In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, 2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: 3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. 4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? 5 And he asked… Read the whole commentary →

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