Translations
Modern
And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.
Traditional
And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
Literal
And those having eaten of the loaves were five thousand men.
Latin
Erant autem qui manducaverunt quinque millia virorum.
Original
Greek
English
And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.
Notes
This miracle makes Elisha’s miracle of feeding 100 people with 20 loaves seem less impressive (2 Kings 4:42–44). We should ask ourselves, “Who is this?” (Mark 4:41). He is the Christ, the Son of God (1:1).
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
- Feeding of Five Thousandc. AD 29
Parallels
Glossary
Bethsaida Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Bread Jesus Christ Mark, Gospel of Miracle
Topics
Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of More than Five-Thousand People Fed Jesus, the Christ: The Twelve Apostles Return