Mark 8:4

Bible in Basic English

And his disciples said in answer, How will it be possible to get enough bread for these men here in a waste place?

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
His disciples answered him, “Where can anyone get enough bread here in this desolate place to feed these people?”

King James Version (1611)
And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfie these men with bread here in the wildernes?

King James Version
And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

English Standard Version
And his disciples answered him, "How can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?"

New American Standard Bible
And His disciples replied to Him, "Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?"

New Century Version
Jesus' followers answered, "How can we get enough bread to feed all these people? We are far away from any town."

Amplified Bible
His disciples replied to Him, "Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this isolated place to feed these people?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And His disciples answered Him, "Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?"

Legacy Standard Bible
And His disciples answered Him, "Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?"

Berean Standard Bible
His disciples replied, "Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?"

Contemporary English Version
The disciples said, "This place is like a desert. Where can we find enough food to feed such a crowd?"

Complete Jewish Bible
His talmidim said to him, "How can anyone find enough bread to satisfy these people in a remote place like this?"

Darby Translation
And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able to satisfy these with bread here in a desert place?

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus' followers answered, "But we are far away from any towns. Where can we get enough bread to feed all these people?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then his disciples answered him, Whence can a man satisfie these with bread here in the wildernes?

George Lamsa Translation
His disciples said to him, How can any man here in this lonely place, feed all of these with bread?

Good News Translation
His disciples asked him, "Where in this desert can anyone find enough food to feed all these people?"

Lexham English Bible
And his disciples answered him, "Where is anyone able to feed these people with bread here in the desert?"

Literal Translation
And His disciples answered Him, From where will anyone here be able to satisfy these with loaves in the wilderness?

American Standard Version
And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert place?

Hebrew Names Version
His talmidim answered him, "From where will one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert place?"

International Standard Version
His disciples answered him, "Where could anyone get enough bread to feed these people out here in the wilderness?"

Etheridge Translation
His disciples say to him, Whence can any one here in the wilderness satisfy with bread all these?

Murdock Translation
His disciples say to him: Whence can one, here in the desert, satisfy all these with bread?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And his disciples aunswered hym: From whence can a man satisfie these men with bread here in the wildernesse?

English Revised Version
And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert place?

World English Bible
His disciples answered him, "From where will one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert place?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And his disciples answered him, Whence can one satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

Weymouth's New Testament
"Where can we possibly get bread here in this remote place to satisfy such a crowd?" answered His disciples.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And hise disciplis answerden to hym, Wherof schal a man mowe fille hem with looues here in wildirnesse?

Update Bible Version
And his disciples answered him, From where shall one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert place?

Webster's Bible Translation
And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these [men] with bread here in the wilderness?

New English Translation
His disciples answered him, "Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?"

New King James Version
Then His disciples answered Him, "How can one satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness?"

New Living Translation
His disciples replied, "How are we supposed to find enough food to feed them out here in the wilderness?"

New Life Bible
His followers said to Him, "Where can anyone get enough bread for them here in this desert?"

New Revised Standard
His disciples replied, "How can one feed these people with bread here in the desert?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And his disciples answered him - Whence shall any one be able, here, to fill, these, with bread, in a desert?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And his disciples answered him: From whence can any one fill them here with bread in the wilderness?

Revised Standard Version
And his disciples answered him, "How can one feed these men with bread here in the desert?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And his disciples answered him: where shuld a man have breade here in the wildernes to satisfie these?

Young's Literal Translation
And his disciples answered him, `Whence shall any one be able these here to feed with bread in a wilderness?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And his disciples answered him: Where shulde we get bred here in the wyldernes, to satisfie them?

Mace New Testament (1729)
his disciples answer'd, how is it possible here in the desart to furnish bread enough for all this company?

THE MESSAGE
His disciples responded, "What do you expect us to do about it? Buy food out here in the desert?"

Simplified Cowboy Version
A few of his cowboys asked, "Where could we find enough tortillas in this desolate country to feed everyone?"

Contextual Overview

¹ In those days again, when there was a great mass of people and they had no food, he made his disciples come to him and said to them, ² I have pity for these people because they have been with me now three days, and have no food; ³ If I send them away to their houses with no food, they will be overcome by weariness on the way; and some of them have come from far. ⁴ And his disciples said in answer, How will it be possible to get enough bread for these men here in a waste place? ⁵ And he put the question, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes. ⁶ And he made the people be seated on the earth: and he took the seven cakes and, having given praise, he gave the broken bread to his disciples to put before them; and they put it before the people. ⁷ And they had some small fishes; and blessing them he had them put before the people in the same way. ⁸ And they took the food, and had enough; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken bits. ⁹ And there were about four thousand people: and he sent them away.

Bible Verse Review
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From: Mark 6:36, Mark 6:37, Mark 6:52, Numbers 11:21-23, 2 Kings 4:42-44, 2 Kings 7:2, Psalms 78:19, Psalms 78:20, Matthew 15:33, John 6:7-9

Reciprocal: Numbers 11:13 - General Numbers 11:22 - General 2 Kings 4:43 - What Matthew 4:4 - but Matthew 14:17 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 8:17
Take out with you every living thing which is with you, birds and cattle and everything which goes on the earth, so that they may have offspring and be fertile and be increased on the earth.

Genesis 8:19
And every beast and bird and every living thing of every sort which goes on the earth, went out of the ark.

2 Kings 19:37
And it came about, when he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to death with the sword; and they went in flight into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son became king in his place.

Isaiah 37:38
And it came about, when he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to death with the sword, and they went in flight into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon, his son, became king in his place.

Jeremiah 51:27
Let a flag be lifted up in the land, let the horn be sounded among the nations, make the nations ready against her; get the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz together against her, make ready a scribe against her; let the horses come up against her like massed locusts.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And his disciples answered him,.... The Syriac version renders it, "say unto him"; and the Persic and Ethiopic, "said unto him"; forgetting the late miracle of feeding five thousand with five loaves and two fishes, when they had now a less number, and more provisions:

from whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? from what place, and by what ways and means can it be thought, that such a quantity of bread can be got at any rate in a desert, as to satisfy so large a number of hungry men?

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 15:32-39.

Mark 8:1

In those days - While in the wilderness, where he had cured the deaf-mute man.

Having nothing to eat - Having come unprovided, or having consumed what they had brought.

Mark 8:2

I have compassions - I pity their condition. I am disposed to relieve them.

Mark 8:9

Four thousand - Four thousand “men,” besides women and children. See Matthew 15:38. See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 15:32-39.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 8:4. c.] See on Matthew 14:14; Matthew 15:35.