Mark 8:1–10

Feeding 4,000

8In ^lthose days there was again a large crowd, and they had nothing to eat. He summoned ^mthe disciples ⁿand said to them, ²“I have compassion ^oon the crowd, because they’ve already stayed with Me three days and have nothing to eat. ³If I send them home hungry, ^pthey will collapse on the way, ^qand some of them have come a long distance.”

⁴His disciples answered Him, “Where can anyone get enough bread here in this desolate place to fill ^rthese people?”

⁵“How many loaves do you have?” He asked them.

“Seven,” they said. ⁶Then He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks, broke ^sthe loaves, and kept on giving them to His disciples to set before the people. So they served the loaves to the crowd. ⁷They also had a few small fish, and when He had blessed them, He said these were to be served as well. ⁸They ate and were filled. Then they collected seven large baskets of leftover pieces. ⁹About 4,000 men were there. He dismissed them ¹⁰and immediately got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha. ^t