Mark 8:9

The Feeding of the Four Thousand · Mark 8:1–10

Modern

And about four thousand men were present. And when Jesus had dismissed the crowd,

Traditional

And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

Literal

And there were about four thousand. And He dismissed them.

Latin

Erant autem qui manducaverunt, quasi quatuor millia: et dimisit eos.

Greek

English

And about four thousand men were present. And when Jesus had dismissed the crowd,

The stories about feeding the 4,000 and the 5,000 are similar. All four Gospels report the earlier feeding of the 5,000 (6:35–44; Matthew 14:13–21; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–15). Only Mark and Matthew also record the feeding of the 4,000 as a separate miracle (Matthew 15:32–39; Mark 8:19–21; Matthew 16:9–10). The details of the events are different.