Mark 8:7 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 8:7

They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And they had a few small fishes: and having blessed them, he commanded to set these also before them.

KJV

And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.

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Commentary

3 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (1107)

After the Lord had performed the former miracle concerning the multiplication of the loaves, now again, a fitting occasion presents itself, and He takes the opportunity of working a similar miracle; wherefore it is said, In those days, the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and, saith unto them, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat.

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

Pseudo-Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The small fishes blessed are the books of the New Testament, for our Lord when risen asks for a piece of broiled fish; or else in these little fishes, we receive the saints, seeing that in the Scriptures of the New Testament are contained the faith, life, and sufferings of them who, snatched away from the troubled waves of this world, have given us by their example spiritual refreshment.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

Once more we see our Lord feeding a great multitude with a few loaves and fish. He knew the heart of man. He saw the rise of cavilers and skeptics, who would question the reality of the wonderful works He performed. By repeating the mighty miracle here recorded, He stops the mouth of all who are not wilfully blind to evidence. Publicly, and before four thousand witnesses, He shows His almighty power a second time. Let us observe in this passage how great is the kindness and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ .

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
εἶχον	eichon	they had	G2192 →
ἰχθύδια	ichthudia	small fish	G2485 →
ὀλίγα·	oliga	a few;	G3641 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
εὐλογήσας	eulogēsas	having blessed	G2127 →
αὐτὰ	auta	them	G846 →
εἶπεν	eipen	He ordered	G2036 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
ταῦτα	tauta	these	G3778 →
παρατιθέναι.	paratithenai	to be set before [them].	G3908 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 6:41
Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
leads to
- John 8:7
  When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”
- James 1:24
  and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
- Romans 2:21–24
  you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?
- Romans 2:1
  You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
- Matthew 7:3–5
  Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
Through
Matthew 14:19
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…
leads to
- 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. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the…
- Mark 8:6–7
  And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And…
Through
John 21:5
So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered.
leads to
- Philippians 4:19
  And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.