Mark 6:41 “Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesu…”

Mark 6:41

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

World English Bible

He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.

American Standard Version

And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves; and he gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he tooke the fiue loaues, and the two fishes, and looked vp to heauen, and gaue thanks, and brake the loaues, and gaue them to his disciples to set before them, and the two fishes he deuided among them all.

Darby Translation

And having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave [them] to his disciples that they might set [them] before them. And the two fishes he divided among all.

Young's Literal Translation

And having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves, and was giving to his disciples, that they may set before them, and the two fishes divided he to all,

Bible in Basic English

And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them; and when the cakes were broken, he gave them to the disciples to put before the people; and he made division of the two fishes among them all.

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Cross references

“looked”

Matthew 14:19 Mark 7:34 Luke 9:16 John 11:41 John 17:1

Matthew 14:19 · BSB

And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave…

Mark 7:34 · BSB

And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).

Luke 9:16 · BSB

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.

John 11:41 · BSB

So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.

John 17:1 · BSB

When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.

“blessed”

Luke 24:30 Mark 14:22 1 Corinthians 10:31 Deuteronomy 8:10 1 Samuel 9:13 Matthew 26:26

Luke 24:30 · BSB

While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.

Mark 14:22 · BSB

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.”

1 Corinthians 10:31 · BSB

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

Deuteronomy 8:10 · BSB

When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.

1 Samuel 9:13 · BSB

As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests will eat. Go up at once; yo…

Matthew 26:26 · BSB

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

40So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

42They all ate and were satisfied,

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