Know the Text⌕

Reading as Seek: to learn Scripture and its teachings. Same facts, warmer framing.

Read›Mark›Chapter 8

The Leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod

Mark 8:20

In 9 translations

BSB
“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.
KJV
And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
WEB
“When the seven loaves fed the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Seven.”
ASV
And when the seven among the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces took ye up? And they say unto him, Seven.
LSV
“And when the seven to the four thousand, how many hand-baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” And they said, “Seven.”
YLT
'And when the seven to the four thousand, how many hand-baskets full of broken pieces took ye up?' and they said, 'Seven.'
DBY
And when the seven for the four thousand, the filling of how many baskets of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
DRC
When also the seven loaves among four thousand, how many baskets of fragments took you up? And they say to him, Seven.
GNV
And when I brake seuen among foure thousande, howe many baskets of the leauings of broken meate tooke ye vp? And they said, Seuen.

Word by word Greek · tap a word

Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

Editions are published forms of the Hebrew and Greek texts. Meet the editions and sources →

  • Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read δὲ (“now”); SBLGNT (2010) read καὶ (“and”).
  • NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort read καὶ (“And”); Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read δὲ (“now”).
  • NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort read λέγουσιν (“they speak”); Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read εἶπον (“they said”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)
  • Spelling of τετρακισχιλίους: Tyndale House: τετρακισχειλίους.
  • Spelling of σπυρίδων: Westcott–Hort: σφυρίδων.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include οἱ (“the”); NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort include αὐτῷ (“to him”); Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: καὶ. the Greek text behind the NIV read καὶ; Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition omit this wording; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read δὲ.
  • SBLGNT: καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read οἱ δὲ εἶπον.

Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. CC BY 4.0.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὅτε καὶ τοὺς ἑπτὰ εἰς τοὺς τετρακισχιλίους, πόσων σπυρίδων πληρώματα κλασμάτων ἤρατε; καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· Ἑπτά.
RP2018
Ὅτε δὲ τοὺς ἑπτὰ εἰς τοὺς τετρακισχιλίους, πόσων σπυρίδων πληρώματα κλασμάτων ἤρατε; Οἱ δὲ εἶπον, Ἑπτά.
TR-Boyd
Ὅτε δὲ τοὺς ἑπτὰ εἰς τοὺς τετρακισχιλίους, πόσων σπυρίδων πληρώματα κλασμάτων ἤρατε; Οἱ δὲ εἶπον, Ἑπτά.
SCR1894
οτε δε τους επτα εις τους τετρακισχιλιους ποσων σπυριδων πληρωματα κλασματων ηρατε οι δε ειπον επτα

Who and where

◆ Discourse with Pharisees and Saducees

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 15:34–38“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.” And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them.…
  • Mark 8:1–9In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and…

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Report a problem

Found something wrong, unsourced or unfair? Tell us; every report is read. Please don’t include personal information.

↑