Mark 8

The Feeding of Four Thousand

1 In those days there was**Here the participle ("was") is translated as a finite verb because of English style again a large crowd, and they did not have**Here the participle ("have") is translated as a finite verb because of English style anything they could eat. Summoning the disciples, he said to them, 2 "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat. 3 And if I send them away hungry to their homes they will give out on the way, and some of them have come from far away." 4 And his disciples answered him, "Where is anyone able to feed these people with bread here in the desert?" 5 And he asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" So they said, "Seven." 6 And he commanded the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground, and taking the seven loaves, after he**Here "after" is supplied as a component of the participle ("had given thanks") which is understood as temporal had given thanks he broke them**Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation and began giving*The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here ("began giving") them**Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation to his disciples so that they could set them**Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation before them.**Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation And they set them**Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation before the crowd. 7 And they had a few small fish, and after**Here "after" is supplied as a component of the participle ("giving thanks") which is understood as temporal giving thanks for them, he said to set these before them also. 8 And they ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces that were left, seven baskets full. 9 Now there were about four thousand. And he sent them away.