Mark 8:6
And he commanded the people to sit 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 people.
Webster Bible
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In Context
5And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
7And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them .
Cross References
1 Samuel 9:13As soon as ye shall enter the city, ye will straightway find him, before he goeth up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he cometh, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that are invited. Now therefore go up: for about this time ye will find him.
Matthew 15:35And he commanded the multitude to sit on the ground.
Mark 6:39And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
Luke 12:37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them to sit down to eat, and will come forth and serve them.
John 2:5His mother saith to the servants, Whatever he saith to you, do it .
John 6:23(Yet there came other boats from Tiberias nigh to the place where they ate 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 →