CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Mark 6:42 They all ate and were satisfied,</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/mark/6-42.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/7/41_Mrk_06_42.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Mark 6:42 - The Feeding of the Five Thousand" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="They all ate and were satisfied," /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/mark/6-42.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/mark/6-42.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/mark/">Mark</a> > <a href="/mark/6.htm">Chapter 6</a> > Verse 42</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad2.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/mark/6-41.htm" title="Mark 6:41">◄</a> Mark 6:42 <a href="/mark/6-43.htm" title="Mark 6:43">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Greek </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/mark/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/mark/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They all ate and were satisfied,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/mark/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They all ate as much as they wanted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/mark/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they all ate and were satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/mark/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They all ate and were satisfied,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And all ate and were satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they did all eat, and were filled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So they all ate and were filled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they all ate and were satisfied;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They all ate and were satisfied,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they all ate and were satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they all ate and were satisfied,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They all ate and were satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Everyone ate and was satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Everyone ate and was filled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they all ate, and were filled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After everyone had eaten all they wanted, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they did all eat, and were filled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />All of them ate as much as they wanted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Everyone ate and had enough. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />All of them ate and were filled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They all ate and were satisfied,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They all ate and were satisfied,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They all ate, and were filled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they all ate, and were satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />All ate and were fully satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They all ate and were filled. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they all ate, and were filled,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And all ate and were satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they did all eat, and were filled,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they all ate, and were satisfied.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they all did eat, and had their fill. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they all ate and were satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They all ate and were satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And all ate and were filled;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they all ate and were satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And they all ate and they were filled.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And they all ate, and were satisfied;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And they all ate, and were filled;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And they did all eat, and were filled:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />so that they all eat a sufficient share,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />All ate and were fully satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And they all ate, and were satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And they did all eat and were <i>fully</i> satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/6-42.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=1942" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/6.htm">The Feeding of the Five Thousand</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">41</span>Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all. <span class="reftext">42</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantes (Adj-NMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">They all</a> <a href="/greek/5315.htm" title="5315: ephagon (V-AIA-3P) -- A primary verb; to eat.">ate</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/5526.htm" title="5526: echortasthēsan (V-AIP-3P) -- To feed, satisfy, fatten. From chortos; to fodder, i.e. to gorge.">were satisfied,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">43</span>and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-20.htm">Matthew 14:20</a></span><br />They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-17.htm">Luke 9:17</a></span><br />They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-12.htm">John 6:12-13</a></span><br />And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.” / So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-37.htm">Matthew 15:37</a></span><br />They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-26.htm">John 6:26</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42-44</a></span><br />Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. / But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” / So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12-15</a></span><br />“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’” / That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. / When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Psalm 78:24-25</a></span><br />He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. / Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-48.htm">John 6:48-51</a></span><br />I am the bread of life. / Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-9.htm">Matthew 16:9-10</a></span><br />Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? / Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-5.htm">John 6:5-11</a></span><br />When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?” / But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do. / Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-7.htm">Numbers 11:7-9</a></span><br />Now the manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of gum resin. / The people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil. / When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a></span><br />He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-15.htm">Psalm 132:15</a></span><br />I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they did all eat, and were filled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/8-8.htm">Mark 8:8,9</a></b></br> So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken <i>meat</i> that was left seven baskets… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a></b></br> And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every <i>word</i> that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42-44</a></b></br> And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/4-4.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/mark/6-37.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/mark/1-7.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/mark/4-41.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/mark/6-41.htm">Food</a> <a href="/mark/1-15.htm">Fully</a> <a href="/matthew/15-37.htm">Satisfied</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/6-44.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/mark/6-44.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/mark/6-43.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/mark/7-27.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/mark/7-2.htm">Food</a> <a href="/luke/1-4.htm">Fully</a> <a href="/mark/7-27.htm">Satisfied</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/6-1.htm">Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/6-7.htm">He gives the twelve power over unclean spirits.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/6-14.htm">Various opinions of Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/6-16.htm">John the Baptist is imprisoned, beheaded, and buried.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/6-30.htm">The apostles return from preaching.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/6-34.htm">The miracle of five loaves and two fishes.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/6-45.htm">Jesus walks on the sea;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">53. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/6-53.htm">and heals all who touch him.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They all ate</b><br>This phrase refers to the miraculous feeding of the five thousand, a significant event in Jesus' ministry. The crowd consisted of men, women, and children, indicating a large number of people. This miracle demonstrates Jesus' compassion and His divine ability to provide abundantly. It echoes the Old Testament provision of manna in the wilderness (Exodus 16), showing Jesus as the greater Moses who provides for His people. The act of eating together also signifies fellowship and community, a theme prevalent in Jesus' ministry.<p><b>and were satisfied</b><br>The satisfaction of the crowd highlights the completeness of Jesus' provision. In a cultural context where food scarcity was common, this miracle would have been particularly impactful. It signifies not only physical nourishment but also spiritual fulfillment, pointing to Jesus as the Bread of Life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>). This satisfaction contrasts with the temporary fulfillment offered by the world, emphasizing the eternal satisfaction found in Christ. The miracle also prefigures the Messianic banquet, a future time of abundance and joy in God's kingdom (<a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Isaiah 25:6</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, performing the miracle of feeding the 5,000.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>Followers of Jesus who distributed the food to the crowd.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>A large group of 5,000 men, not including women and children, who were fed by Jesus.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_location.htm">The Location</a></b><br>A remote place where Jesus had taken His disciples to rest, but was followed by the crowd.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_miracle_of_multiplication.htm">The Miracle of Multiplication</a></b><br>The event where Jesus multiplied five loaves and two fish to feed the multitude.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>God is able to meet our physical and spiritual needs abundantly.<br><br>Trust in God's provision even when resources seem insufficient.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/jesus'_compassion.htm">Jesus' Compassion</a></b><br>Jesus' concern for the crowd's hunger reflects His compassion for our needs.<br><br>We are called to show compassion and meet the needs of others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The disciples' role in distributing the food shows the importance of participating in God's work.<br><br>Be willing to serve and trust God to multiply your efforts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/satisfaction_in_christ.htm">Satisfaction in Christ</a></b><br>True satisfaction comes from Jesus, the Bread of Life.<br><br>Seek fulfillment in Christ rather than temporary worldly things.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/miracles_and_faith.htm">Miracles and Faith</a></b><br>Miracles are a testament to Jesus' divine authority and power.<br><br>Strengthen your faith by remembering God's past faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_mass_conservation_oppose_the_miracle.htm">How does the law of conservation of mass contradict the multiplication of loaves and fish?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_jesus'_third_year.htm">What events marked Jesus' third year of ministry?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_non-biblical_proof_of_feeding_5,000.htm">In Mark 6:30-44, is there any credible evidence outside the Bible supporting the feeding of 5,000 people with just five loaves and two fish?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_you_separate_yourself_from_them.htm">What miracles did Jesus perform according to the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 42, 43.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They did all eat, and were filled</span> (<span class="greek">ἐχορτάσθησαν</span>). It might be rendered, <span class="accented">were fulfilled</span>, according to the old meaning of "fulfill." It is probable that the women and children were a considerable number; for they would be, if possible, even more eager then the men to see the great Prophet. When all had eaten and were satisfied, <span class="cmt_word">they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls,</span> <span class="cmt_word">and also of the fishes.</span> St. John tells us that this was done by the express command of Christ (<a href="/john/6-12.htm">John 6:12</a>); and the existence of these fragments, far more in quantity than the original supply, was a striking testimony to the reality of the miracle, and that there was enough and more than enough for all. It does not become us to pry too curiously into the method of our Lord's working; but the number of these baskets (<span class="greek">κοφίνους</span>), namely, twelve, seems to suggest that he first broke the loaves, and in breaking multiplied them, and distributed them into these baskets, one for each apostle, and that the food, as it was distributed by the disciples, was more and more multiplied, as needed, so that at length they brought back to Christ as many basketfuls of fragments as they had first received from him, and much more than the original supply. It is obvious here to remark that by this stupendous miracle our Lord showed himself to be the true Bread of life, by which the spiritual wants of all hungering souls may be supplied. "For," says St. Augustine," he was the Word of God, and all the acts of the Word are themselves words for us. They are not as pictures, merely, to look at and admire; but as letters which we must seek to read and understand." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/6-42.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">{They} all</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντες</span> <span class="translit">(pantes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ate</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔφαγον</span> <span class="translit">(ephagon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; to eat.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">were satisfied,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐχορτάσθησαν</span> <span class="translit">(echortasthēsan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5526.htm">Strong's 5526: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feed, satisfy, fatten. From chortos; to fodder, i.e. to gorge.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/6-42.htm">Mark 6:42 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/mark/6-42.htm">Mark 6:42 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/mark/6-42.htm">Mark 6:42 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/mark/6-42.htm">Mark 6:42 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/mark/6-42.htm">Mark 6:42 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/6-42.htm">Mark 6:42 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/6-42.htm">Mark 6:42 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/6-42.htm">Mark 6:42 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/mark/6-42.htm">Mark 6:42 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/mark/6-42.htm">Mark 6:42 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/mark/6-42.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 6:42 They all ate and were filled (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/6-41.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 6:41"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 6:41" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/6-43.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 6:43"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 6:43" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>