The Feeding of the Four Thousand
Mark 8:4
In 9 translations
- BSB
- His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
- KJV
- And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
- WEB
- His disciples answered him, “From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?”
- ASV
- And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert place?
- LSV
- And His disciples answered Him, “From where will anyone be able to feed these here in a wilderness with bread?”
- YLT
- And his disciples answered him, 'Whence shall any one be able these here to feed with bread in a wilderness?'
- DBY
- And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able to satisfy these with bread here in a desert place?
- DRC
- And his disciples answered him: From whence can any one fill them here with bread in the wilderness?
- GNV
- Then his disciples answered him, Whence can a man satisfie these with bread here in the wildernes?
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include ὅτι (“that”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
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- SBLGNT: ὅτι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὅτι; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ὅτι Πόθεν τούτους δυνήσεταί τις ὧδε χορτάσαι ἄρτων ἐπʼ ἐρημίας;
- RP2018
- Καὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, Πόθεν τούτους δυνήσεταί τις ὧδε χορτάσαι ἄρτων ἐπ’ ἐρημίας;
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, Πόθεν τούτους δυνήσεταί τις ὧδε χορτάσαι ἄρτων ἐπ᾿ ἐρημίας;
- SCR1894
- και απεκριθησαν αυτω οι μαθηται αυτου ποθεν τουτους δυνησεται τις ωδε χορτασαι αρτων επ ερημιας
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- Mark 6:52for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.
- Matthew 15:33The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
- Mark 6:36–37Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two…
- Psalms 78:19–20They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness? When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?”
- Numbers 11:21–23But Moses replied, “Here I am among 600,000 men on foot, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’ If all our flocks and herds were slaughtered for them, would they have enough? Or if all the…
- 2 Kings 7:2But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you…
- John 6:7–9Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.” One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, “Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two…
- 2 Kings 4:42–44Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty…
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