Mark 8:19

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.”

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WEBBE

When I broke the five loaves amongst the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Twelve.”

BSB

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

KJV

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

ASV

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.

BBE

When I made a division of the five cakes of bread among the five thousand, what number of baskets full of broken bits did you take up? They said to him, Twelve.

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ὅτε hote When G3753 τοὺς tous the G3588 πέντε pente five G4002 ἄρτους artous loaves G740 ἔκλασα eklasa I broke G2806 εἰς eis for G1519 τοὺς tous the G3588 πεντακισχιλίους pentakischilious five thousand G4000 πόσους posous how many G4214 κοφίνους kophinous hand-baskets G2894 κλασμάτων klasmatōn of fragments G2801 πλήρεις plēreis full G4134 ἤρατε; ērate took you up G142 λέγουσιν legousin They say G3004 αὐτῷ autō to Him G846 δώδεκα dōdeka Twelve G1427

The early church

(ubi sup.) Taking occasion then from the precept, which He had commanded, saying, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the leaven of Herod, our Saviour teaches them what was the meaning of the five and the seven loaves, concerning which He adds, And do ye not remember, when I brake the five loaves amongst five thousand, and how many baskets full of fragments ye took up? For if the leaven mentioned above means perverse traditions, of course the food, with which the people of God was nourished, means the true doctrine.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 11–21

Obstinate unbelief will have something to say, though ever so unreasonable. Christ refused to answer their demand. If they will not be convinced, they shall not. Alas! what cause we have to lament for those around us, who destroy themselves and others by their perverse and obstinate unbelief, and enmity to the gospel! When we forget the works of God, and distrust him, we should chide ourselves severely, as Christ here reproves his disciples. How is it that we so often mistake his meaning, disregard his warnings, and distrust his providence?

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