Mark 8:20
“And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.”
Mark 8:20 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- When also the seven loaves among four thousand, how many baskets of fragments took you up? And they say to him, Seven.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And when the seven among the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces took ye up? And they say unto him, Seven.
- DARBYDarby
- And when the seven for the four thousand, the filling of how many baskets of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- When the seven loaves fed the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up? They told him, Seven.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- 'And when the seven to the four thousand, how many hand-baskets full of broken pieces took ye up?' and they said, 'Seven.'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- "And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many baskets of leftovers did you collect?" They replied, "Seven."
Context: Mark 8
18Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
19When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
20And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
21And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
22And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
About Mark 8: Peter's Confession, Jesus Foretells Death
Jesus feeds the 4,000 and teaches about the yeast of the Pharisees.
Commentary
Mark 8 is a pivotal chapter in the Gospel of Mark, as it marks the beginning of Jesus' journey to Jerusalem and his eventual death. In this chapter, Jesus begins to reveal to his disciples the truth of his identity and mission. He performs a miraculous feeding of the four thousand, and then warns his disciples against the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod.