Mark 8:6

And he ordered the multitude to lie down on the ground; and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.

In Context

5And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

7And they had a few small fishes; and having blessed them, he set them before them.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:35And bidding the multitude to lie down on the ground,

Mark 6:39And he ordered them to make all lie down in companies upon the green grass.

Luke 12:37Happy are those servants, whom their lord when he cometh shall find watching; truly do I say to you, that he will gird himself, and place them at table, and will come and wait on them.

John 2:5His mother saith to the servants, Whatever he saith to you, do it.

John 6:23(but there came other boats from Tiberias near the place where they ate the bread, when the Lord had given thanks;)

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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