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Mark 8:20
Mark 8:20 is verse 20 of Mark chapter 8, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.
King James Version
And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
World English Bible
“When the seven loaves fed the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Seven.”
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Mark 8:18–22 · Berean Standard Bible
18 ‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?
19 When 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.
21 Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”
22 When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Mark 8:1In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,
Mark 8:2“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
Mark 8:3If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”
Mark 8:4His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
Mark 8:5“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.
Mark 8:6And 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 they distributed them to the crowd.
Mark 8:7They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.
Mark 8:8The people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
Mark 8:9And about four thousand men were present. As soon as Jesus had dismissed the crowd,
Matthew 15:34“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
Matthew 15:35And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
Matthew 15:36Taking 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.
Matthew 15:37They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
Matthew 15:38A total of four thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.