Mark 8:6

And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
commanded	παραγγέλλει parangellei	G3853	to transmit a message · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
people	ὄχλῳ ochlō	G3793	a throng (as borne along) · noun — dative singular masculine
down	ἀναπεσεῖν anapesein	G377	to fall back · verb — second aorist active infinitive
on	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
ground	γῆς, gēs	G1093	soil · noun — genitive singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
took	λαβὼν labōn	G2983	while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
seven	ἑπτὰ hepta	G2033	seven · adjective — numeral, indeclinable
loaves	ἄρτους, artous	G740	bread (as raised) or a loaf · noun — accusative plural masculine
thanks	εὐχαριστήσας eucharistēsas	G2168	to be grateful · verb — aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
brake	ἔκλασεν eklasen	G2806	to break (specially · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
gave	ἐδίδου edidou	G1325	to give (used in a very wide application · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular
to	μαθηταῖς mathētais	G3101	a learner · noun — dative plural masculine
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
disciples	μαθητής mathētḗs	G3101	a learner
to	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
before	παρατιθῶσιν· paratithōsin	G3908	to place alongside · verb — present active subjunctive, 3rd person plural
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
set	παρέθηκαν parethēkan	G3908	to place alongside · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
before	παρατίθημι paratíthēmi	G3908	to place alongside
people	ὄχλῳ. ochlō	G3793	a throng (as borne along) · noun — dative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Colossians 3:17 And what soever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Matthew 14:18-19 He said, Bring them hither to me.
Matthew 15:35-36 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
John 6:10-11 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
1 Corinthians 10:30-31 For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
John 2:5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
John 6:23 (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
Romans 14:6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth,…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 8:1-9

We had the story of a miracle very like this before, in this gospel (Mar 6:35), and of this same miracle (Mat 15:32), and here is little or no addition or alternation as to the circumstances. Yet observe, 1. That our Lord Jesus was greatly followed; The multitude was very great (Mar 8:1); notwithstanding the wicked arts of the scribes and Pharisees to blemish him, and to blast his interest, the common people, who had more honesty, and therefore more true wisdom, than their leaders, kept up their high thoughts of him. We may suppose that this multitude were generally of the meaner sort of people, with such Christ conversed, and was familiar; for thus he humbled himself, and made himself of no…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 8:4

etc. - See on Mat 14:14 (note); Mat 15:35.

John Gill on Mark 8:6

And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground,.... See Gill on Matthew 15:35; and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake them; See Gill on Matthew 15:36; and gave to his disciples to set before them, the multitude, and they did set them before the people; in which they were obedient to their Lord's commands, though they were so forgetful, unbelieving, and stupid.

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 8:6-7

took, thanked God, distributed: These terms foreshadow the Last Supper (cp. 14:22-25).

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The Church Fathers

In expounding holy Scriptures, I am, so to speak, now breaking bread for you. If you hunger to receive it, your heart will sing out with the fullness of praise. And if you are thus made rich in your banquet, why would you then be niggardly in good works and deeds of mercy? What I am distributing to you is not my own. What you feast upon, I also feast upon.
— Augustine of Hippo, SERMONS ON NEW TESTAMENT LESSONS 45.1

(ubi sup.) For our Lord's breaking the bread means the opening of mysteries; His giving of thanks shows how great a joy He feels in the salvation of the human race; His giving the loaves to His disciples that they might set them before the people, signifies that He assigns the spiritual gifts of knowledge to the Apostles, and that it was His will that by their ministry the food of life should be distributed to the Church.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground. In the former feeding they lay down on grass, in this one on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake. In giving thanks, He has left us an example, that for all gifts conferred on us from heaven we should return thanks to Him. And it is to be remarked, that our Lord did not give the bread to the people, but to His disciples, and the disciples to the people; and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
— Remigius of Rheims ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Diet Of The Jews, The · Thanks given before — Thanks given before
Entertainments · Began with thanksgiving — Began with thanksgiving
Food · .Thanks given before receiving — .Thanks given before receiving

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).