He ordered the crowds to recline on the grass. Then He took the five loaves of bread and two fish and, looking up to heaven, asked God’s blessing on the food, broke it [in pieces], then gave it to the disciples to distribute to the crowds.
Mark 8:7 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) They [also] had a few small fish and after asking God’s blessing on them, He ordered these also to be set in front of them. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they had a few small fish; and when He had praised God and given thanks and asked Him to bless them [to their use], He ordered that these also should be set before [them]. American Standard Version (1901) And they had a few small fishes: and having blessed them, he commanded to set these also before them. Common English Bible They also had a few fish. He said a blessing over them, then gave them to the disciples to hand out also. Catholic Public Domain Version And they had a few small fish. And he blessed them, and he ordered them to be placed before them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they had a few little fishes; and he blessed them, and commanded them to be set before them. |
He ordered the crowds to recline on the grass. Then He took the five loaves of bread and two fish and, looking up to heaven, asked God’s blessing on the food, broke it [in pieces], then gave it to the disciples to distribute to the crowds.
Then He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground; he took the seven loaves, and after giving thanks to God [for them], He divided the food and gave it to His disciples to set in front of them. They [in turn] set it in front of the crowd.
And why do you look for the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye but ignore the board in your own eye?
So, Jesus said to them, “Young fellows, you have not [caught] any fish yet, have you?” They answered Him, “No, [we have not].”