Mark 8:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

And he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground; and he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And He commanded the multitude to recline upon the ground, and He [then] took the seven loaves [of bread] and, having given thanks, He broke them and kept on giving them to His disciples to put before [the people], and they placed them before the crowd.

American Standard Version (1901)

And he commandeth the multitude to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he brake, and gave to his disciples, to set before them; and they set them before the multitude.

Common English Bible

He told the crowd to sit on the ground. He took the seven loaves, gave thanks, broke them apart, and gave them to his disciples to distribute; and they gave the bread to the crowd.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he instructed the crowd to sit down to eat on the ground. And taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, he broke and gave it to his disciples in order to place before them. And they placed these before the crowd.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, he broke, and gave to his disciples for to set before them; and they set them before the people.

Mark 8:6 Cross References

Matthew 26:26

Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.”

Mark 8:20

“And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” And they said to him, “Seven.”

Mark 8:5

And he asked them, “How many loaves have you?” They said, “Seven.”

Mark 8:7

And they had a few small fish; and having blessed them, he commanded that these also should be set before them.

Luke 12:37

Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes; truly, I say to you, he will gird himself and have them sit at table, and he will come and serve them.

Luke 24:30

When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them.

John 2:5

His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

John 6:23

However, boats from Tiberi-as came near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

Romans 14:6

He who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. He also who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; while he who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.

Colossians 3:17

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

1 Samuel 9:13

As soon as you enter the city, you will find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat till he comes, since he must bless the sacrifice; afterward those eat who are invited. Now go up, for you will meet him immediately.”