Mark 8:19
What does Mark 8:19 mean?
A plain-English look at Mark 8:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Mark 8:19 means
Jesus reminded His disciples of the first miraculous feeding of the five thousand, asking how many baskets of broken pieces they collected. Their answer, "Twelve," served as a tangible proof of His abundant provision. This question was designed to jog their memory and highlight their inconsistency – they had witnessed and participated in a great miracle, yet they still worried about having only one loaf.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000When I brake the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
KJV
King James Version · 1611When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901When I brake the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949When I made a division of the five cakes of bread among the five thousand, what number of baskets full of broken bits did you take up? They said to him, Twelve.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862When the five loaves I did brake to the five thousand, how many hand-baskets full of broken pieces took ye up?' they say to him, `Twelve.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752When I broke the five loves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took you up? They say to him: Twelve.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many hand-baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say to him, Twelve.
Context
This verse is the first of two specific reminders Jesus gives to His disciples about His miraculous feedings. It follows His general rebuke regarding their spiritual blindness and directly precedes His similar question about the feeding of the four thousand, pressing them to connect past experiences with their current lack of faith.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 6:5
Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat?
- Mark 6:38
And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
- Luke 9:12
And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions: for we are here in a desert place.
- Matthew 14:17
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
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