Mark 8:6 “And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took th…”

Mark 8:6

And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.

World English Bible

He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude.

American Standard Version

And he commandeth the multitude to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he brake, and gave to his disciples, to set before them; and they set them before the multitude.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then he commanded the multitude to sit downe on the grounde: and hee tooke the seuen loaues, and gaue thankes, brake them, and gaue to his disciples to set before them, and they did set them before the people.

Darby Translation

And he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. And having taken the seven loaves, he gave thanks, and broke [them] and gave [them] to his disciples, that they might set [them] before [them]; and they set [them] before the crowd.

Young's Literal Translation

And he commanded the multitude to sit down upon the ground, and having taken the seven loaves, having given thanks, he brake, and was giving to his disciples that they may set before [them]; and they did set before the multitude.

Bible in Basic English

And he made the people be seated on the earth: and he took the seven cakes and, having given praise, he gave the broken bread to his disciples to put before them; and they put it before the people.

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Cross references

“to sit”

John 2:5 Luke 12:37 Mark 6:39 Mark 6:40 Matthew 14:18 Matthew 14:19

John 2:5 · BSB

His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”

Luke 12:37 · BSB

Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.

Mark 6:39 · BSB

Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.

Mark 6:40 · BSB

So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

Matthew 14:18 · BSB

“Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said.

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…

“gave thanks”

Colossians 3:17 John 6:23 Romans 14:6 1 Samuel 9:13 Matthew 26:26 Luke 24:30

Colossians 3:17 · BSB

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

John 6:23 · BSB

However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

Romans 14:6 · BSB

He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.

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.”

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.

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

In context

5“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.

7They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.

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