Mark 8:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

In those dayes, when there was a very great multitude, and had nothing to eate, Iesus called his disciples to him, and said vnto them,

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  • Matt 15:32-39 : 32 Then Iesus called his disciples vnto him, and said, I haue compassion on this multitude, because they haue continued with mee already three dayes, & haue nothing to eate: and I wil not let them depart fasting, least they faint in the way. 33 And his disciples saide vnto him, Whence should we get so much bread in the wildernes, as should suffice so great a multitude! 34 And Iesus said vnto them, How many loaues haue ye? And they said, Seuen, & a few litle fishes. 35 Then he commanded the multitude to sit downe on the ground, 36 And tooke the seuen loaues, and the fishes, and gaue thankes, and brake them, and gaue to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 37 And they did all eate, and were sufficed: and they tooke vp of the fragments that remained, seuen baskets full. 38 And they that had eaten, were foure thousand men, beside women, and litle children. 39 Then Iesus sent away the multitude, and tooke ship, and came into the partes of Magdala.
  • Mark 6:34-44 : 34 Then Iesus went out, and sawe a great multitude, and had compassion on them, because they were like sheepe which had no shepheard: and he began to teach them many things. 35 And when the day was nowe farre spent, his disciples came vnto him, saying, This is a desart place, and nowe the day is farre passed. 36 Let them depart, that they may goe into the countrey and townes about, and buy them bread: for they haue nothing to eate. 37 But he answered, and said vnto them, Giue yee them to eate; they said vnto him, Shall we goe, and buy two hundreth peny worth of bread, and giue them to eate? 38 Then he sayde vnto them, Howe many loaues haue ye? Goe and looke; when they knewe it, they sayd, Fiue, and two fishes. 39 So he commanded them to make them all sit downe by companies vpon the greene grasse. 40 Then they sate downe by rowes, by hundreds, and by fifties. 41 And he tooke the fiue loaues, and the two fishes, and looked vp to heauen, and gaue thanks, and brake the loaues, and gaue them to his disciples to set before them, and the two fishes he deuided among them all. 42 So they did all eate, and were satisfied. 43 And they tooke vp twelue baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. 44 And they that had eaten, were about fiue thousand men.

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  • Mark 8:2-9
    8 verses
    89%

    2I haue compassion on the multitude, because they haue nowe continued with mee three dayes, and haue nothing to eate.

    3And if I sende them away fasting to their owne houses, they woulde faint by the way: for some of them came from farre.

    4Then his disciples answered him, Whence can a man satisfie these with bread here in the wildernes?

    5And hee asked them, Howe many loaues haue ye? And they said, Seuen.

    6Then he commaunded the multitude to sit downe on the grounde: and hee tooke the seuen loaues, and gaue thankes, brake them, and gaue to his disciples to set before them, and they did set them before the people.

    7They had also a few small fishes: and when he had giuen thankes, he commaunded them also to be set before them.

    8So they did eate, and were sufficed, and they tooke vp of the broken meate that was left, seuen baskets full.

    9(And they that had eaten, were about foure thousand) so he sent them away.

  • Matt 15:32-38
    7 verses
    83%

    32Then Iesus called his disciples vnto him, and said, I haue compassion on this multitude, because they haue continued with mee already three dayes, & haue nothing to eate: and I wil not let them depart fasting, least they faint in the way.

    33And his disciples saide vnto him, Whence should we get so much bread in the wildernes, as should suffice so great a multitude!

    34And Iesus said vnto them, How many loaues haue ye? And they said, Seuen, & a few litle fishes.

    35Then he commanded the multitude to sit downe on the ground,

    36And tooke the seuen loaues, and the fishes, and gaue thankes, and brake them, and gaue to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

    37And they did all eate, and were sufficed: and they tooke vp of the fragments that remained, seuen baskets full.

    38And they that had eaten, were foure thousand men, beside women, and litle children.

  • Luke 9:12-14
    3 verses
    81%

    12And when the day began to weare away, the twelue came, and sayd vnto him, Sende the people away, that they may goe into the townes and villages round about, and lodge, & get meate: for we are here in a desart place.

    13But he sayd vnto them, Giue ye them to eate; they sayd, We haue no mo but fiue loaues and two fishes, except we should go and buy meate for all this people.

    14For they were about fiue thousand men. Then he sayde to his disciples, Cause them to sit downe by fifties in a company.

  • Mark 6:34-38
    5 verses
    80%

    34Then Iesus went out, and sawe a great multitude, and had compassion on them, because they were like sheepe which had no shepheard: and he began to teach them many things.

    35And when the day was nowe farre spent, his disciples came vnto him, saying, This is a desart place, and nowe the day is farre passed.

    36Let them depart, that they may goe into the countrey and townes about, and buy them bread: for they haue nothing to eate.

    37But he answered, and said vnto them, Giue yee them to eate; they said vnto him, Shall we goe, and buy two hundreth peny worth of bread, and giue them to eate?

    38Then he sayde vnto them, Howe many loaues haue ye? Goe and looke; when they knewe it, they sayd, Fiue, and two fishes.

  • Matt 14:14-20
    7 verses
    79%

    14And Iesus went foorth and sawe a great multitude, and was mooued with compassion toward them, and he healed their sicke.

    15And when euen was come, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desart place, and the time is alreadie past: let the multitude depart, that they may goe into the townes, and bye them vitailes.

    16But Iesus saide to them, They haue no neede to goe away: giue yee them to eate.

    17Then saide they vnto him, Wee haue here but fiue loaues, and two fishes.

    18And he saide, Bring them hither to me.

    19And hee commanded the multitude to sit downe on the grasse, and tooke the fiue loaues and the two fishes, and looked vp to heauen and blessed, and brake, and gaue the loaues to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

    20And they did all eate, and were sufficed, and they tooke vp of the fragments that remained, twelue baskets full.

  • John 6:5
    79%

    5Then Iesus lift vp his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude came vnto him, hee sayde vnto Philippe, Whence shall we buy breade, that these might eate?

  • Mark 3:20
    77%

    20And the multitude assembled againe, so that they could not so much as eate bread.

  • John 6:9-12
    4 verses
    76%

    9There is a little boy heere, which hath fiue barlie loaues, and two fishes: but what are they among so many?

    10And Iesus saide, Make ye people sit downe. (Nowe there was much grasse in that place.) Then the men sate downe in nomber, about fiue thousande.

    11And Iesus tooke the bread, & gaue thanks, & gaue to the disciples, and the disciples, to them that were set downe: and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.

    12And when they were satisfied, he said vnto his disciples, Gather vp the broken meat which remaineth, that nothing be lost.

  • Luke 9:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    16Then he tooke the fiue loaues, and the two fishes, & looked vp to heauen, and blessed them, and brake, and gaue to the disciples, to set before the people.

    17So they did all eate, and were satisfied: and there was taken vp of that remained to them, twelue baskets full of broken meate.

  • Mark 6:31
    76%

    31And he sayd vnto them, Come ye apart into the wildernes, & rest a while: for there were many commers and goers, that they had not leasure to eate.

  • John 4:31
    75%

    31In the meane while, the disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eate.

  • Mark 8:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19When I brake the fiue loaues among fiue thousand, how many baskets full of broken meate tooke ye vp? They said vnto him, Twelue.

    20And when I brake seuen among foure thousande, howe many baskets of the leauings of broken meate tooke ye vp? And they said, Seuen.

  • Mark 3:9
    75%

    9And he commanded his disciples, that a litle shippe should waite for him, because of the multitude, lest they shoulde throng him.

  • John 4:33
    75%

    33Then said ye disciples betweene themselues, Hath any man brought him meate?

  • Mark 6:44
    75%

    44And they that had eaten, were about fiue thousand men.

  • John 21:5
    75%

    5Iesus then said vnto them, Syrs, haue ye any meate? They answered him, No.

  • Mark 8:14
    74%

    14And they had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the shippe with them, but one loafe.

  • Matt 9:36
    74%

    36But when he saw the multitude, he had compassion vpon them, because they were dispersed, and scattered abroade, as sheepe hauing no shepheard.

  • Matt 8:18
    74%

    18And when Iesus sawe great multitudes of people about him, he commanded them to goe ouer the water.

  • Matt 16:10
    74%

    10Neither the seuen loaues when there were foure thousande men, and howe many baskets tooke ye vp?