Mark 6:36

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 15:23 : 23 But he did not answer her a word. Then his disciples came and begged him,“Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us.”
  • Matt 16:22 : 22 So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him:“God forbid, Lord! This must not happen to you!”
  • Mark 3:21 : 21 When his family heard this they went out to restrain him, for they said,“He is out of his mind.”
  • Mark 5:31 : 31 His disciples said to him,“You see the crowd pressing against you and you say,‘Who touched me?’”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 6:37-38
    2 verses
    88%

    37But he answered them,“You give them something to eat.” And they said,“Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coins and give it to them to eat?”

    38He said to them,“How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said,“Five– and two fish.”

  • Matt 14:15-20
    6 verses
    85%

    15When evening arrived, his disciples came to him saying,“This is an isolated place and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

    16But he replied,“They don’t need to go. You give them something to eat.”

    17They said to him,“We have here only five loaves and two fish.”

    18“Bring them here to me,” he replied.

    19Then he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.

    20They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, twelve baskets full.

  • Mark 6:34-35
    2 verses
    84%

    34As Jesus came ashore he saw the large crowd and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he taught them many things.

    35When it was already late, his disciples came to him and said,“This is an isolated place and it is already very late.

  • Luke 9:12-13
    2 verses
    83%

    12Now the day began to draw to a close, so the twelve came and said to Jesus,“Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and food, because we are in an isolated place.”

    13But he said to them,“You give them something to eat.” They replied,“We have no more than five loaves and two fish– unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

  • John 6:5
    81%

    5Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip,“Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?”

  • Matt 15:32-34
    3 verses
    80%

    32The Feeding of the Four Thousand Then Jesus called the disciples and said,“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way.”

    33The disciples said to him,“Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”

    34Jesus said to them,“How many loaves do you have?” They replied,“Seven– and a few small fish.”

  • Mark 8:1-6
    6 verses
    80%

    1The Feeding of the Four Thousand In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. So Jesus called his disciples and said to them,

    2“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days, and they have nothing to eat.

    3If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way, and some of them have come from a great distance.”

    4His disciples answered him,“Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”

    5He asked them,“How many loaves do you have?” They replied,“Seven.”

    6Then he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. After he took the seven loaves and gave thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples to serve. So they served the crowd.

  • Mark 6:31-32
    2 verses
    79%

    31He said to them,“Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while”(for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat).

    32So they went away by themselves in a boat to some remote place.

  • John 6:7
    78%

    7Philip replied,“Two hundred silver coins worth of bread would not be enough for them, for each one to get a little.”

  • John 6:9-13
    5 verses
    77%

    9“Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?”

    10Jesus said,“Have the people sit down.”(Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.

    11Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed the bread to those who were seated. He then did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted.

    12When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples,“Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted.”

    13So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten.

  • Mark 6:44-46
    3 verses
    76%

    44Now there were five thousand men who ate the bread.

    45Walking on Water Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dispersed the crowd.

    46After saying goodbye to them, he went to the mountain to pray.

  • John 6:34
    76%

    34So they said to him,“Sir, give us this bread all the time!”

  • Matt 15:36-37
    2 verses
    76%

    36he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples, who then gave them to the crowds.

    37They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

  • Mark 6:8
    76%

    8He instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff– no bread, no bag, no money in their belts–

  • Mark 8:16
    76%

    16So they began to discuss with one another about having no bread.

  • Luke 22:35
    75%

    35Then Jesus said to them,“When I sent you out with no money bag, or traveler’s bag, or sandals, you didn’t lack anything, did you?” They replied,“Nothing.”

  • Mark 6:42
    75%

    42They all ate and were satisfied,

  • Mark 8:9
    75%

    9There were about four thousand who ate. Then he dismissed them.

  • John 4:33
    75%

    33So the disciples began to say to one another,“No one brought him anything to eat, did they?”

  • Matt 16:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7So they began to discuss this among themselves, saying,“It is because we brought no bread.”

    8When Jesus learned of this, he said,“You who have such little faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves about having no bread?

  • Mark 3:20
    74%

    20Jesus and Beelzebul Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.

  • Luke 6:3
    74%

    3Jesus answered them,“Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry–

  • John 6:31
    74%

    31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written,‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

  • Luke 9:17
    74%

    17They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up– twelve baskets of broken pieces.

  • John 6:26
    74%

    26Jesus replied,“I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted.

  • John 4:31
    73%

    31Workers for the Harvest Meanwhile the disciples were urging him,“Rabbi, eat something.”