Mark 8:1–9

Four Thousand Fed

¹In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, ^aJesus called His disciples and said to them,

²“^aI feel compassion for the ¹people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat.

³“If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.”

⁴And His disciples answered Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough ¹bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”

⁵And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”

⁶And He directed the ¹people to ²sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to ³serve to them, and they served them to the people.

⁷They also had a few small fish; and ^aafter He had blessed them, He ordered these to be ¹served as well.

⁸And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large ^abaskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces.

⁹About four thousand were there; and He sent them away.