Mark 8:1

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples [unto him], and saith unto them,

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  • Matt 15:32-39 : 32 Then Jesus called his disciples [unto him], and said, ‹I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.› 33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? 34 And Jesus saith unto them, ‹How many loaves have ye?› And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. 35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake [them], and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken [meat] that was left seven baskets full. 38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. 39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
  • Mark 6:34-44 : 34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things. 35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time [is] far passed: 36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat. 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? 38 He saith unto them, ‹How many loaves have ye? go and see.› And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. 39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. 40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. 41 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. 42 And they did all eat, and were filled. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. 44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

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  • Mark 8:2-9
    8 verses
    89%

    2‹I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:›

    3‹And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.›

    4And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these [men] with bread here in the wilderness?

    5And he asked them, ‹How many loaves have ye?› And they said, Seven.

    6And 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.

    7And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before [them].

    8So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken [meat] that was left seven baskets.

    9And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

  • Matt 15:32-38
    7 verses
    83%

    32Then Jesus called his disciples [unto him], and said, ‹I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.›

    33And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

    34And Jesus saith unto them, ‹How many loaves have ye?› And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

    35And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

    36And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake [them], and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

    37And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken [meat] that was left seven baskets full.

    38And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

  • Luke 9:12-14
    3 verses
    81%

    12And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

    13But 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.

    14For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, ‹Make them sit down by fifties in a company.›

  • Mark 6:34-38
    5 verses
    80%

    34And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

    35And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time [is] far passed:

    36Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

    37He 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?

    38He saith unto them, ‹How many loaves have ye? go and see.› And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

  • Matt 14:14-20
    7 verses
    79%

    14And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

    15And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

    16But Jesus said unto them, ‹They need not depart; give ye them to eat.›

    17And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

    18He said, ‹Bring them hither to me.›

    19And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to [his] disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

    20And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

  • John 6:5
    79%

    5When Jesus then lifted up [his] eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, ‹Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?›

  • Mark 3:20
    77%

    20And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

  • John 6:9-12
    4 verses
    76%

    9There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

    10And Jesus said, ‹Make the men sit down.› Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

    11And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.

    12When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, ‹Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.›

  • Luke 9:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    16Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

    17And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

  • Mark 6:31
    76%

    31And he said unto them, ‹Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while:› for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

  • John 4:31
    75%

    31In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.

  • Mark 8:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19‹When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up?› They say unto him, Twelve.

    20‹And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up?› And they said, Seven.

  • Mark 3:9
    75%

    9And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

  • John 4:33
    75%

    33Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him [ought] to eat?

  • Mark 6:44
    75%

    44And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

  • John 21:5
    75%

    5Then Jesus saith unto them, ‹Children, have ye any meat?› They answered him, No.

  • Mark 8:14
    74%

    14Now [the disciples] had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.

  • Matt 9:36
    74%

    36But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

  • Matt 8:18
    74%

    18¶ Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

  • Matt 16:10
    74%

    10‹Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?›