KJV King James Version
And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these [men] with bread here in the wilderness?
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Mark 8:4
And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these [men] with bread here in the wilderness?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
WEB World English Bible
His disciples answered him, “From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?”
ASV American Standard Version
And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert place?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And his disciples answered him, ‘Whence shall any one be able these here to feed with bread in a wilderness?’
Surrounding context — Mark 8
1 In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples [unto him], and saith unto them,
2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these [men] with bread here in the wilderness?
5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before [them]; and they did set [them] before the people.
7 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before [them].
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ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandἀπεκρίθησανG611 · apokrinōto answerαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoμαθηταὶG3101 · mathētēsdiscipleαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatπόθενG4159 · pothenwhenceτούτουςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itδυνήσεταίG1410 · dunamaibe ableτιςG5100 · tisoneὧδεG5602 · hōdehereχορτάσαιG5526 · chortazōto feedἄρτωνG740 · artosbreadἐπ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstἐρημίας;G2047 · erēmiadesert
Cross-references
Mark 6:52For they considered not [the miracle] of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.Matthew 15:33And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?Mark 6:36-37Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.Psalm 78:19-20Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?Numbers 11:21-23And Moses said, The people, among whom I [am], [are] six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.2 Kings 7:2Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, [if] the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see [it] with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.John 6:7-9Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.2 Kings 4:42-44And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.
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