They had a few small fish. Having blessed them, he said to serve these also.
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They had a few small fish. Having blessed them, he said to serve these also.
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And they had a feawe smale fysshes. And he blessed them and commaunded them also to be set before them.
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They had also a few small fishes: and when he had giuen thankes, he commanded them also to be set before them.
Cross-references (5)
Passages linked to Mark 8:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Matthew 14:19 He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.
- Luke 6:41 Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?
- Luke 24:41-42 While they still didn’t believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb.
- John 21:5 Jesus therefore said to them, “Children, have you anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.”
- John 21:8-9 But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away), dragging the net full of fish. So when they got out on the land, they saw a fire of coals there, with fish and bread laid on it.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 7 And they had a few small fishes: and…
7 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.
Ver. 7. {See Trapp on "Mat 15:36"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they had a few small fishes,.... Which they…
And they had a few small fishes,.... Which they also acquainted Christ with, and brought out unto him:
and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. It looks, by this account, as if the fishes were blessed, and brake, and distributed separately, alter the blessing, breaking, and distribution of the bread; and so the Syriac version renders it, "upon whom also he blessed"; and the Persic thus, "and he also blessed the fishes"; but, according to Matthew they were both blessed, and brake, and distributed together, as it is highly reasonable to suppose they were both ate together; See Gill on Mat 15:36.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 7. And they, had a few small fishes]…
Verse 7. And they, had a few small fishes] This is not noticed in the parallel place, Mt 15:36.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 They also had
They also had
Here the word "they" is used to refer to Jesus and his disciples.
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he gave thanks for them
"Jesus gave thanks for the fish"
They ate
"The people ate"
they picked up
"the disciples picked up"
the remaining broken pieces, seven large baskets
This refers to the broken pieces of fish and bread that were left over after the people ate. AT: "the remaining broken pieces of bread and fish, which filled seven large baskets" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
Then he sent them away
It may be helpful to clarify when he sent them away. AT: "After they ate, Jesus sent them away" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
they went into the region of Dalmanutha
It may be helpful to clarify how they got to Dalmanutha. AT: "they sailed around the Sea of Galilee to the region of Dalmanutha" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
Dalmanutha
This is the name of a place on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. (See: How to Translate Names)
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