Mark 8:6

The Passion Translation

Jesus instructed the crowd to sit down on the grass. After he took the seven loaves, he gave thanks to God, broke them, and started handing them to his disciples. They kept distributing the bread until they had served the entire crowd.

Cross References

Colossians 3:17

Let every activity of your lives and every word that comes from your lips be drenched with the beauty of our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One. And bring your constant praise to God the Father because of what Christ has done for you!

Romans 14:6

For the person who observes one day as especially sacred does it to honor the Lord. And the same is true regarding what a person eats. The one who eats everything eats to honor the Lord, because he gives thanks to God, and the one who has a special diet does it to honor the Lord, and he also gives thanks to God.

John 2:5

Mary then went to the servers and told them, “Whatever Jesus tells you, do it!”

Luke 24:30

Joining them at the table for supper, he took bread and blessed it and broke it, then gave it to them.

Luke 12:37

What great joy is ahead for those who stay awake and wait for their Master’s return! He himself will become their servant and wait on them.

Matthew 26:26

As they ate, Jesus took the bread and blessed it and broke it and gave it to his disciples. He said to them, “This is my body. Eat it.”

Mark 8:5

He asked them, “How many loaves of flatbread do you have?” “Seven,” they replied.

Mark 8:7

They also had a few small fish, and after giving thanks for these, Jesus had his disciples serve them to the crowd.

Mark 8:20

“And when I multiplied food to feed over four thousand, how many large baskets full of leftovers did you gather afterwards?” “Seven,” they replied.