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Mark 8:9

And they that had eaten, were about foure thousand: And he sent the away.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Miracles;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Lord's Supper, the;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Wilderness;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mss;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Dalmanutha;   Feeding the Multitudes;   Fish, Fisher, Fishing;   Manuscripts;   Wilderness (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - New Testament;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Lord's Supper (Eucharist);   Mark, the Gospel According to;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - New Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
About four thousand were there. He dismissed them.
King James Version (1611)
And they that had eaten were about foure thousand, and he sent them away.
King James Version
And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
English Standard Version
And there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away.
New American Standard Bible
About four thousand men were there; and He dismissed them.
New Century Version
There were about four thousand people who ate. After they had eaten, Jesus sent them home.
Amplified Bible
About four thousand [men] were there [besides women and children]; and He sent them away.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
About four thousand were there; and He sent them away.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now about four thousand were there, and He sent them away.
Berean Standard Bible
And about four thousand men were present. As soon as Jesus had dismissed the crowd,
Complete Jewish Bible
About four thousand were there.
Darby Translation
And they [that had eaten] were about four thousand; and he sent them away.
Easy-to-Read Version
There were about 4000 men who ate. After they ate, Jesus told them to go home.
Geneva Bible (1587)
(And they that had eaten, were about foure thousand) so he sent them away.
George Lamsa Translation
The men who ate were about four thousand; and he dismissed them.
Lexham English Bible
Now there were about four thousand. And he sent them away.
Literal Translation
And those eating were about four thousand. And He sent them away.
American Standard Version
And they were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
Bible in Basic English
And there were about four thousand people: and he sent them away.
Hebrew Names Version
Those who had eaten were about four thousand. Then he sent them away.
International Standard Version
Now about 4,000 men were there. Then he sent them on their way.
Etheridge Translation
Now the men who had eaten were about four thousand: and he dismissed them,
Murdock Translation
And the men who had eaten, were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
English Revised Version
And they were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
World English Bible
Those who had eaten were about four thousand. Then he sent them away.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
Weymouth's New Testament
The number fed were about 4,000. Then He sent them away,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei that eeten, weren as foure thousynde of men; and he lefte hem.
Update Bible Version
And they were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he dismissed them.
New English Translation
There were about four thousand who ate. Then he dismissed them.
New King James Version
Now those who had eaten were about four thousand. And He sent them away,
New Living Translation
There were about 4,000 men in the crowd that day, and Jesus sent them home after they had eaten.
New Life Bible
About four thousand ate. Then Jesus sent the people away.
New Revised Standard
Now there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now they were about four thousand; and he dismissed them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they that had eaten were about four thousand. And he sent them away.
Revised Standard Version
And there were about four thousand people.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they yt ate were in nomber aboute fowre thousand. And he sent them awaye.
Young's Literal Translation
and those eating were about four thousand. And he let them away,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they yt ate, were vpo a foure thousande. And he sent the awaye.
Mace New Testament (1729)
now they that had eaten were four thousand: and then he dismissed them.
Simplified Cowboy Version
There were four thousand people and that was just counting the men.Jesus immediately sent everyone home and he and his cowboys

Contextual Overview

1 In those dayes, when there was a very great company, and had nothyng to eate, Iesus called his disciples to him, & saide vnto them: 2 I haue compassio on the people, because they haue nowe ben with me three dayes, and haue nothyng to eate: 3 And yf I sende them away fastyng to their owne houses, they shall faynt by the way: for diuers of them came fro farre. 4 And his disciples aunswered hym: From whence can a man satisfie these men with bread here in the wildernesse? 5 And he asked the: Howe many loaues haue ye? They sayde, seuen. 6 And he commaunded the people to sit downe on the grounde: And he toke the seuen loaues, and when he had geuen thankes, he brake, and gaue to his disciples, to set before them: And they dyd set them before the people. 7 And they hadde a fewe small fysshes: And when he had blessed, he commaunded them also to be set before them. 8 So they dyd eate, and were suffised: And they toke vp of the broken meate that was left, seuen baskettes full. 9 And they that had eaten, were about foure thousand: And he sent the away.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Matthew 13:36 - Jesus Matthew 14:20 - and they took Matthew 15:37 - seven Mark 6:42 - General Luke 9:17 - eat Luke 18:31 - Behold John 6:12 - they

Cross-References

Deuteronomy 28:65
And among these nations thou shalt finde no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foote haue rest: But the Lorde shal geue thee there an vnquiet heart, and dasing eyes, and sorowe of minde.
Psalms 116:7
Returne O my soule vnto thy rest: for God hath rewarded thee.
Isaiah 60:8
But what are these that flee here like the cloudes, and as the doues fleing to their windowes?
Ezekiel 7:16
But they that flee away from them shall escape, and shalbe in the mountaynes lyke the doues of the valleys, all they shall mourne, euery one for his iniquitie.
Matthew 11:28
Come vnto me all ye that labour sore, and are laden, and I wyll ease you.
John 16:33
These wordes haue I spoken vnto you, that in me ye myght haue peace. For in the worlde shall ye haue tribulation: but be of good cheare, I haue ouercome the worlde.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they that had eaten were about four thousand,.... That is, men, besides women and children, as Matthew observes;

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and he sent them away; some that came dumb, with their speech, and deaf, with their hearing; others that were maimed, with perfect healing of their wounds, and with their limbs sound and whole; others that came lame, he dismissed leaping; and others that were blind, with their sight restored to them, and all of them full.

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.


 
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