Mark 8:1-10

Evangelical Heritage Version

Jesus Feeds More Than Four Thousand

8 In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples and said to them, ² “I feel compassion for the crowd because they have already stayed with me three days and do not have anything to eat. ³ If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way. Some of them have come from a long distance.”

⁴ His disciples replied, “Where can anyone get enough bread to feed these people here in this deserted place?”

⁵ He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?”

“Seven,” they said.

⁶ He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, gave thanks, and broke them. He gave the pieces to his disciples to distribute to the crowd, and they did so. ⁷ They also had a few small fish. He blessed them and said that these should be distributed as well. ⁸ The people ate and were satisfied. They picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. ⁹ About four thousand men were there. Then he sent them away. ¹⁰ Right after that, Jesus got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.