Mark 8:9
Now those who had eaten were about four thousand; and He sent them away.
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
In Context
8Well they ate and were filled; they even took up seven hampers of broken pieces that were left over.
10Then He got right into the boat with His disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.
Cross References
Luke 18:31Then He took the Twelve aside and said to them: “Take note, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of the Man will be fulfilled:
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 →