He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.”
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He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.”
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He sayde vnto them: how many loves have ye? Goo and loke. And when they had serched they sayde: v. and.ii. fysshes.
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Then he sayde vnto them, Howe many loaues haue ye? goe and looke. And when they knewe it, they sayd, Fiue, and two fishes.
Cross-references (5)
Passages linked to Mark 6:38 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Matthew 15:34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
- Mark 8:5 He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.”
- Matthew 14:17-18 They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.” He said, “Bring them here to me.”
- Luke 9:13 But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people.”
- John 6:9 “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have…
38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
Ver. 38. {See Trapp on "Mat 14:17"} {See Trapp on "Joh 6:8"} {See Trapp on "Joh 6:9"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he saith unto them, how many loaves have…
And he saith unto them, how many loaves have ye?.... This he said, not as ignorant, but as willing to try their faith yet more, and that the after miracle might be more manifest and illustrious:
go and see; meaning, either that they should examine their own store, if they had any; or rather go and see what was to be had upon the spot, among the company, for money;
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and when they knew, they say five loaves and two fishes: when they had made inquiry what provisions there were, and the most that could be got at any rate, they tell him, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, particularly, that there was a boy among the multitude that had five barley loaves, and two small fishes; and, at the same time, suggests, that they were nothing for so great a company.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 38. go and see] In the interval between their…
38. go and see] In the interval between their going and return they learnt that a lad in their company had five barley loaves, and two small fishes, which they could secure for purchase. They were only barley loaves (Joh_6:9), the food even then, for the most part, of beasts, or of the poor and the unfortunate. Comp. 2Ki_7:1. The fact has an important bearing on Jdg_7:13.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Five (loaves), and two fishes. St. John tells us…
Five (loaves), and two fishes. St. John tells us (Joh_6:9) that the loaves were of barley, and that the fishes were small (oqaria); St. Mark says duo icyuav . Barley bread was considered an inferior and homely kind of food, very inferior to bread made of wheat flour. The comparative value of the two kinds of bread is given in Rev_6:6. "A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny." The psalmist alludes to the greater excellence of wheat flour: "He would have fed them also with the finest wheat flour". (Psa_81:16)
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