Mark 6:44

44 The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.

Mark 6:44 in Other Translations

44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

44 A total of 5,000 men and their families were fed.

44 More than five thousand were at the supper.

44 And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men.

44 There were 5,000 men who had eaten the bread.

44 Now those who ate the loaves were 5,000 men.

44 The number of men who had eaten was 5,000.

Mark 6:44 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 6:44

And they that did eat of the loaves
And also of the fishes; for they all ate of both;

were about five thousand men;
the word (wsei) , "about", is omitted in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, Persic and Ethiopic versions, reading five thousand men certain. The Evangelist Matthew adds, "beside children and women", ( Matthew 14:21 ) .

Mark 6:44 In-Context

42 They all ate and were satisfied,

43 and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.

44 The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.

45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.

46 After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.