Mark 6:44
A total of five thousand men plus their families ate the food.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
In Context
43Then they collected up the leftovers of the bread and fish—twelve basketfuls.
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 →