Mar 8:1-10 | ISV | STEP | Jesus Feeds More Than Four Thousand People In those days, when a large crowd again had gathered with nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples and said to them,

Mark 8:1-10

1 Jesus Feeds More Than Four Thousand People Matthew 15:32-39

In those days, when a large crowd again had gathered with nothing to eat, Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} called his disciples and said to them,Matt 15:32 2 “I have compassion for the crowd because they have already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them away to their homes hungry, they will faint on the road. Some of them have come a long distance.”

4 His disciples answered him, “Where could anyone get enough bread to feed these people out here in the wilderness?”

5 He asked them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?”

They said, “Seven.”Matt 15:34; Mark 6:38

6 So he ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves and gave thanks. He broke them in pieces and kept giving them to his disciples to distribute. So they served them to the crowd. 7 They also had a few small fish. He blessed them and said that the fish ^{▼▼Lit. these} should also be distributed.Matt 14:19; Mark 6:41 8 The people ^{▼▼Lit. They} ate and were filled. Then the disciples ^{▼▼Lit. they} picked up the leftover pieces—seven large baskets full. 9 Now about 4,000 men were there. Then he sent them on their way. 10 Immediately he got into a boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha. ^{▼▼Other mss. read Mageda; still other mss. read Magdala}Matt 15:39