Key Verse Spotlight
Mark 8:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.”
Mark 8:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these {men} with bread here in the wilderness?
And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
And 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.
And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before {them}.
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