Mark 8:9

And those who ate were about four thousand. And he dismissed them.

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In The King James Version

And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

In Context

8And they ate and were satisfied. And they took up what had been leftover from the fragments: seven baskets.

10And promptly climbing into a boat with his disciples, he went into the parts of Dalmanutha.

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Cross References

Luke 18:31Then Jesus took the twelve aside, and he said to them: “Behold, we are ascending to Jerusalem, and everything shall be completed which was written by the prophets about the Son of man.

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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