Mark 8:7

7 They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them.

Mark 8:7 in Other Translations

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

7 And they had a few small fish. And having blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them.

7 A few small fish were found, too, so Jesus also blessed these and told the disciples to distribute them.

7 They also had a few fish. He pronounced a blessing over the fish and told his disciples to hand them out as well.

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

7 They also had a few small fish. He blessed them and said that the fish should also be served to the people.

7 They also had a few small fish, and when He had blessed them, He said these were to be served as well.

7 The disciples also had a few small fish. Jesus gave thanks for them too. He told the disciples to pass them around.

Mark 8:7 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 8:7

And they had a few small fishes
Which they also acquainted Christ with, and brought out unto him:

and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before [them].
It looks, by this account, as if the fishes were blessed, and brake, and distributed separately, alter the blessing, breaking, and distribution of the bread; and so the Syriac version renders it, "upon whom also he blessed"; and the Persic thus, "and he also blessed the fishes"; but, according to Matthew they were both blessed, and brake, and distributed together, as it is highly reasonable to suppose they were both ate together; (See Gill on Matthew 15:36).

Mark 8:7 In-Context

5 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.

6 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people, and they did so.

7 They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them.

8 The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

9 About four thousand were present. After he had sent them away,

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 14:19