Mark 8:6

And he commanded the multitude to recline in order on the ground: and taking the seven loaves, having given thanks he brake them, and gave to his disciples, that they should set before the people; and they distributed them to the multitude.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

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 blessing, he commanded to set these also before them.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:35And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

Mark 6:39And he commanded them to seat them all by companies on the green grass:

Luke 12:37Blessed are those servants, whom the Master, when he cometh, shall find watchful: verily I say unto you, that he will gird up himself, and make them sit down at table, and come and wait upon them.

John 2:5His mother saith to the waiters, Whatsoever he orders you, do it.

John 6:23(but now little vessels had come from Tiberias near to the spot where they had eaten bread, after 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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