Mark 8:6

and he directed the multitudes to recline upon the ground, and he took those seven loaves, and blessed and brake and gave to his disciples that they should set, and they set before the assemblies.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 you? They say to him, Seven;

7And there were fishes, a few: and also over them he blessed, and said that they should set them.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:35And he directed that the multitudes should recline upon the ground.

Mark 6:39And he directed that they should make them all recline in companies upon the herbage;

Luke 12:37Blessed those servants who, when their lord shall come, shall be found watching. Amen I tell you, He will gird his loins, and make them recline, and will come over and serve them.

John 2:5His mother saith to the servitors, Whatever he telleth you, do.

John 6:23but there came other boats from Tiberios near the place, where they did eat bread when Jeshu had blessed.

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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