Mark 8:9
Now they were about four thousand; and he dismissed them.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
In Context
8And they did eat, and were filled, and took up remainders of broken pieces, seven hampers.
10And, straightway, entering into the boat with his disciples, he came into the parts of Dalmanutha;
Cross References
Luke 18:31And, taking aside the twelve, he said unto them—Lo! we are going up unto Jerusalem, and all the things will be finished, which have been written through means of the prophets, respecting the Son of Man;
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 →