Study it in the app“And he directs the crowd to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves and giving thanks, he broke them and kept giving them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd.”
Andκαὶhe directsπαραγγέλλειthe crowdτῷ ὄχλῳto sit downἀναπεσεῖνonἐπὶthe ground;τῆς γῆςandκαὶtakingλαβὼνthe sevenτοὺς ἑπτὰloavesἄρτουςand giving thanks,εὐχαριστήσαςhe broke themἔκλασενandκαὶkept giving themἐδίδουto his disciplesτοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦtoἵναset before the people;παρατιθῶσινandκαὶthey set them beforeπαρέθηκανthe crowd.τῷ ὄχλῳ
command, instruct
Give orders, instruct.
Where else “parangellei” appearscrowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlōi” appearsrecline
To settle in to eat, at table or on the ground.
Where else “anapesein” appearsground
What is underfoot, dry land.
Where else “gēs” appearstake
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “labōn” appearsseven
Seven.
Where else “hepta” appearsbread
A piece of baked bread made from flour: the basic food.
Where else “artous” appearsgive thanks
Give thanks.
Where else “eucharistēsas” appearsbreak
Break, especially bread.
Where else “eklasen” appearsgive
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edidou” appearsdisciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētais” appearsset before
To lay something before someone, like food.
Where else “paratithōsin” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Feeding the four thousand
Mark 8:1-10
1In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, he called the disciples and says to them, 2“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have now been with me three days and they have nothing to eat; 3and if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from far away.” 4And his disciples answered him, “From where will anyone be able to feed these people with bread here in a desolate place?” 5And he was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.” 6And he directs the crowd to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves and giving thanks, he broke them and kept giving them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd. 7And they had a few small fish; and having blessed them, he said to set these also before them. 8And they ate and were filled; and they picked up the leftover pieces, seven baskets. 9And there were about four thousand; and he sent them away. 10And at once getting into the boat with his disciples, he came to the district of Dalmanutha.
32And Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been staying with me three days already and they do not have anything to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.” 33And the disciples say to him, “Where would we get so many loaves in a desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?” 34And Jesus says to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” 35And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground, 36he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and was giving them to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds. 37And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. 38And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39And after sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and came into the region of Magadan.
5And he was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”
6 · This verse (above)
7And they had a few small fish; and having blessed them, he said to set these also before them.
1. What it says
What did Jesus ask his disciples about who people said he was, and what did Peter answer (vv. 27–29)?
2. What it means
What does the blind man see after Jesus' first touch, and what does he see after the second (vv. 23–25)?
3. How I live it
Jesus asked, “What will a person give in exchange for his life?” (v. 37). What do you value most in your life?
