Mark 8:9
What does Mark 8:9 mean?
A plain-English look at Mark 8:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Mark 8:9 means
Approximately four thousand people were fed on this occasion. After they had eaten, Jesus sent them away. This number, while large, is slightly less than the five thousand fed in a previous miracle, yet it further confirms Jesus' consistent power to provide for vast multitudes. His act of sending them away shows a compassionate concern for their journey home and the completion of His immediate care.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And there were about four thousand people: and he sent them away.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and those eating were about four thousand. And he let them away,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they that had eaten were about four thousand. And he sent them away.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they [that had eaten] were about four thousand; and he sent them away.
Context
This verse concludes the narrative of the feeding of the four thousand, cementing the scale of the miracle. It follows the confirmation that everyone ate and was satisfied, and the collection of seven baskets of leftovers, leading directly into Jesus and His disciples departing from the area.
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