‏ Mark 8:1-10

Four Thousand Men Fed

1 In those days, awhen there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus summoned His disciples and *said to them, 2bI feel compassion for the
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people because they have remained with Me for three days already and have nothing to eat.
3 And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.” 4And His disciples replied to Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough
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bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”
5And He was asking them, How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.” 6And He *directed the
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people to recline on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve, and they served them to the
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people.
7They also had a few small fish; and gafter He had blessed them, He told the disciples to serve these as well. 8And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large hbaskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces. 9About four thousand
I.e., 4,000 men plus women and children, cf. Matt 15:38
men were there; and He dismissed them.
10And immediately He got into the boat with His disciples and came to the region of jDalmanutha.
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