Mark 8:19
New International Version
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?” “Twelve,” they replied.

New Living Translation
When I fed the 5,000 with five loaves of bread, how many baskets of leftovers did you pick up afterward?” “Twelve,” they said.

English Standard Version
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They said to him, “Twelve.”

Berean Standard Bible
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.

Berean Literal Bible
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many hand-baskets full of fragments did you take up?" They say to Him, "Twelve."

King James Bible
When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

New King James Version
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up?” They said to Him, “Twelve.”

New American Standard Bible
when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They said to Him, “Twelve.”

NASB 1995
when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They said to Him, “Twelve.”

NASB 1977
when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They said to Him, “Twelve.”

Legacy Standard Bible
when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They said to Him, “Twelve.”

Amplified Bible
when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They answered, “Twelve.”

Christian Standard Bible
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of leftovers did you collect? ” “Twelve,” they told him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?"” Twelve,” they told Him.

American Standard Version
When I brake the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

Contemporary English Version
how many baskets of leftovers you picked up when I fed those 5,000 people with only five small loaves of bread?" "Yes," the disciples answered. "There were twelve baskets."

English Revised Version
When I brake the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets did you fill with leftover pieces?" They told him, "Twelve."

Good News Translation
when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand people? How many baskets full of leftover pieces did you take up?" "Twelve," they answered.

International Standard Version
When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets did you fill with leftover pieces?" They told him, "Twelve."

Majority Standard Bible
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.

NET Bible
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?" They replied, "Twelve."

New Heart English Bible
When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" They told him, "Twelve."

Webster's Bible Translation
When I divided the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say to him, Twelve.

Weymouth New Testament
When I broke up the five loaves for the 5,000 men, how many baskets did you carry away full of broken portions?" "Twelve," they said.

World English Bible
When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Twelve.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
When I broke the five loaves to the five thousand, how many hand-baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They say to Him, “Twelve.”

Berean Literal Bible
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many hand-baskets full of fragments did you take up?" They say to Him, "Twelve."

Young's Literal Translation
When 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.'

Smith's Literal Translation
When I brake the five loaves to five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say to him, Twelve.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
When I broke the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took you up? They say to him, Twelve.

Catholic Public Domain Version
when I broke the five loves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments you took up?” They said to him, “Twelve.”

New American Bible
when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many wicker baskets full of fragments you picked up?” They answered him, “Twelve.”

New Revised Standard Version
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect?” They said to him, “Twelve.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
When I broke the five loaves of bread for the five thousand, how many full baskets of fragments did you take up? They said to him, Twelve.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“When I broke those five loaves for the 5000, after they were filled, how many baskets of fragments did you take up?” They said to him, “Twelve.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up? They said to him: Twelve.

Godbey New Testament
When I broke the five loaves to the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? They say to Him, Twelve.

Haweis New Testament
When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

Mace New Testament
when I divided the five loaves among five thousand people, how many baskets full of fragments did you take away? they answer'd, twelve.

Weymouth New Testament
When I broke up the five loaves for the 5,000 men, how many baskets did you carry away full of broken portions?" "Twelve," they said.

Worrell New Testament
When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did ye take up?" They say to Him "Twelve."

Worsley New Testament
When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did ye take up? They answer, Twelve.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Leaven to Beware
18‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember? 19When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered. 20“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.…

Cross References
Matthew 14:17-21
“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. / “Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said. / And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. ...

John 6:9-13
“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?” / “Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them. / Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. ...

Matthew 16:9-10
Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? / Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?

Luke 9:12-17
As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.” / But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.” / (There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” ...

John 6:5-7
When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?” / But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do. / Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”

2 Kings 4:42-44
Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. / But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” / So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.

Exodus 16:4-15
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions. / Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.” / So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “This evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, ...

Numbers 11:7-9
Now the manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of gum resin. / The people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil. / When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.

Deuteronomy 8:3
He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

Psalm 78:19-25
They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness? / When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?” / Therefore the LORD heard and was filled with wrath; so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and His anger flared against Israel, ...

Psalm 105:40
They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

Matthew 15:34-38
“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.” / And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. / Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. ...

John 6:26-27
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. / Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”

John 6:35
Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.

John 6:48-51
I am the bread of life. / Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. ...


Treasury of Scripture

When I broke the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took you up? They say to him, Twelve.

the five.

Mark 6:38-44
He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes…

Matthew 14:17-21
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes…

Luke 9:12-17
And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place…

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Mark 8
1. Jesus feeds the people miraculously;
10. refuses to give a sign to the Pharisees;
14. admonishes his disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod;
22. gives a blind man his sight;
27. acknowledges that he is the Jesus who should suffer and rise again;
34. and exhorts to patience in persecution for the profession of the gospel.














When I broke
The phrase "When I broke" refers to the miraculous act of Jesus breaking the loaves to feed the multitude. The Greek word used here is "κλάω" (klao), which means to break or to divide. This act of breaking is symbolic of Jesus' ability to provide and multiply resources beyond human limitations. It also foreshadows the breaking of bread at the Last Supper, symbolizing His body given for humanity. The act of breaking bread was a common Jewish practice, but in this context, it signifies divine intervention and provision.

the five loaves
The "five loaves" are central to the miracle of feeding the five thousand. In Jewish culture, bread was a staple food, representing sustenance and life. The number five can be seen as symbolic, often associated with grace in biblical numerology. The loaves, though few, were sufficient in the hands of Jesus to meet the needs of the multitude, illustrating the sufficiency of God's grace and provision.

for the five thousand
The phrase "for the five thousand" highlights the magnitude of the miracle. Feeding such a large crowd with only five loaves underscores the miraculous nature of Jesus' provision. Historically, this event took place in a remote area, emphasizing the lack of resources and the need for divine intervention. The number five thousand, likely only counting men, suggests an even larger crowd when including women and children, further amplifying the miracle's impact.

how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?
This question from Jesus serves as a reminder of the abundance that followed the miracle. The Greek word for "basketfuls" is "κοφίνους" (kophinous), referring to a type of basket used by Jews for carrying provisions. The "broken pieces" symbolize the leftovers, indicating that not only were the immediate needs met, but there was also an overflow. This abundance reflects God's generosity and the principle that His provision exceeds our expectations.

Twelve, they answered
The disciples' response, "Twelve," is significant. The number twelve is often associated with the twelve tribes of Israel, symbolizing completeness and God's covenant with His people. The twelve baskets of leftovers signify that Jesus' provision is not only sufficient but also complete, encompassing all of Israel and, by extension, all of God's people. This abundance serves as a testament to the disciples and to us of God's faithfulness and the fullness of His provision.

(19-20) How many baskets . . .?--The words for "baskets" are, as has been said, different in the two verses. (See Note on Matthew 15:37.)

Verses 19, 20. - Here St. Mark is as careful as St. Matthew to mention the details of the two miracles, even to the reference to the two kinds of baskets in which the fragments were gathered up. They had a distinct recollection of the facts, but they had failed to catch their spiritual import.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
When
ὅτε (hote)
Adverb
Strong's 3753: When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When.

I broke
ἔκλασα (eklasa)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2806: To break (in pieces), break bread. A primary verb; to break.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

five
πέντε (pente)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4002: Five. A primary number; 'five'.

loaves
ἄρτους (artous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 740: Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf.

for
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

five thousand,
πεντακισχιλίους (pentakischilious)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4000: Five thousand. From pentakis and chilioi; five times a thousand.

how many
πόσους (posous)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4214: How much, how great, how many. From an absolute pos and hos; interrogative pronoun how much (plural) many).

basketfuls
κοφίνους (kophinous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2894: A large basket. Of uncertain derivation; a basket.

of broken pieces
κλασμάτων (klasmatōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 2801: A fragment, broken piece. From klao; a piece.

did you collect?”
ἤρατε (ērate)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 142: To raise, lift up, take away, remove.

“Twelve,”
Δώδεκα (Dōdeka)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1427: Twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to. From duo and deka; two and ten, i.e. A dozen.

they answered.
Λέγουσιν (Legousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.


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