Mark 6:42

Mark 6:42

40 So they sat down in ranks, in hundreds and in fifties.

41 And when He had taken the five loaves and the two fish, He ^alooked up to heaven, ^bblessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and the two fish He divided among them all.

42 So they all ate and were filled.

43 And they took up twelve baskets full of fragments and of the fish.

44 Now those who had eaten the loaves were¹ about five thousand men.

Jesus Walks on the Sea

45 ^aImmediately He¹ made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away.

46 And when He had sent them away, He ^adeparted to the mountain to pray.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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And they did all eat, and were filled—All the four Evangelists mention this: and John (John 6:11) adds, "and likewise of the fishes, as much as they would"—to show that vast as was the multitude, and scanty the provisions, the meal to each and all of them was a plentiful one. "When they were filled, He said unto His disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost" (John 6:12). This was designed to bring out the whole extent of the miracle.

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