Keraia
Mark 6

Mark 6:37

The Feeding of the Five Thousand · Mark 6:30–44
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Translations

Modern
But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”
Traditional
He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
Literal
But answering, He said to them, “You give to them to eat.” And they say to Him, “Having gone away, shall we buy two hundred denarii of loaves and give them to eat?”
Latin
Et respondens ait illis: Date illis vos manducare. Et dixerunt ei: Euntes emamus ducentis denariis panes, et dabimus illis manducare.

Original

Greek
English
But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”

Notes

Mark 6:37

Jesus suggests that, just as the disciples were able to drive out demons and heal through his power (6:7, 13, 30), they should be able to feed the crowd. Their reply shows that they were thinking only about what they could do on their own. They did not take into account the power of Jesus (his ability to act with God’s authority).

Mark 6:30–44

The disciples finish their mission (6:6–13, 30–34). Then the story of feeding the 5,000 follows (6:35–44; see also Matthew 14:13–21; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–15). The feeding of the 4,000 is different enough to show these were two separate events (see Mark 8:1–10).

Events

Parallels

Matthew 14:13–21 Luke 9:10–17 John 6:1–15

Glossary

Bethsaida Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Bread Jesus Christ Mark, Gospel of Miracle

Topics

Bread: Traffic In Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of More than Five-Thousand People Fed Jesus, the Christ: The Twelve Apostles Return Money: Pieces of Mentioned: Penny Penny: A Denarius Trouble: The Disciples, As to How the Multitude Could be Fed