Mark 8:9
And they were about four thousand; and he sent them away.
Noyes Bible
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 filled; and they took up of the fragments that remained, seven baskets.
10And immediately going on board the boat with his disciples, he came into the region of Dalmanutha.
Cross References
Luke 18:31And taking the twelve aside, he said to them, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all that hath been written by the prophets concerning the Son of man will be accomplished.
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 →