Mark 6:38
He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
Mark 6:38 in other translations
| BSB | “Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.” |
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| WEB | He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.” |
| ASV | And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. |
| YLT | And he saith to them, ‘How many loaves have ye? go and see;' and having known, they say, ‘Five, and two fishes.' |
| DARBY | And he says to them, How many loaves have ye? Go and see. And when they knew they say, Five, and two fishes. |
| BBE | And he said to them, How much bread have you? go and see. And when they had seen, they said, Five cakes of bread and two fishes. |
| Webster | He saith to them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. |
What does Mark 6:38 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 6:30-44
Let not ministers do any thing or teach any thing, but what they are willing should be told to their Lord. Christ notices the frights of some, and the toils of others of his disciples, and provides rest for those that are tired, and refuge for those that are terrified. The people sought the spiritual food of Christ's word, and then he took care that they should not want bodily food. If Christ and his disciples put…
Mark 6:38 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 6:38
- Mark 8:5
And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
- Matthew 15:34
And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
- Luke 9:13
But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
- Matthew 14:17-18
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. He said, Bring them hither to me.
- John 6:9
There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
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Context
- Mark 6:37
He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
- Mark 6:38
He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
- Mark 6:39
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
Mark 6:38 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él les dice: ¿Cuántos panes tenéis? Id, y vedlo. Y sabiéndolo, dijeron: Cinco, y dos peces. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais il leur dit: Combien de pains avez-vous? Allez et regardez. Et quand ils le surent, ils disent: Cinq, et deux poissons. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er aber spricht zu ihnen: Wie viele Brote habt ihr? Gehet hin und sehet. Und als sie es wußten, sagen sie: Fünf, und zwei Fische. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et dicit eis: Quot panes habetis? ite, et videte. Et cum cognovissent, dicunt: Quinque, et duos pisces. |