Mark 6:41, Mark 8:7 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 6:41

All the synoptists give our Lord's acts in the same words. The taking of the food into the hands would seem to have been a formal act before the" blessing," or "giving of thanks," for it. Probably our Lord used the ordinary form of benediction. This is one amongst other instances showing the fitness and propriety of" grace before meat." In considering the miraculous action which followed the benediction, our reason is baffled. It eludes our grasp. It is best simply to behold in this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 6:41

Christian care for the needy. Observe the contrast between this feast on the mountain and the festival just alluded to in the palace of Herod. There self-indulgence, folly, and guilt prevailed; here the necessities of the body were generously met, and hungry souls were satisfied and gladdened. Describe the scene. let us learn some of the lessons here inculcated by him who on all occasions was an example to his disciples. I. WE SHOULD DEVOUTLY RECOGNIZE GOD IN THE SUPPLY ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 6:32-44

See this narrative explained in the notes at Matthew 14:13-21.Mark 6:32By ship - By a boat or a small vessel.Privately - Without making their plan known. They intended to go privately. It appears, however, that their intention became known, and multitudes followed them.Mark 6:33Afoot thither - On foot to the place where they saw them going.Out of all cities - All cities or large towns in the neighborhood.Mark 6:34Much people ...as sheep ... - They had no one to teach them and guide them. The... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 6:35-44

Mark 6:35-44. When the day was far spent, &c. See notes on Matthew 14:15-21, where the circumstances of the miracle here recorded are explained at large. And they sat down in ranks Or rather, in squares, as Campbell renders πρασιαι , observing, “The word denotes a small plat, such as a flower-bed in a garden. It has this meaning in Eccl 24:31. I do not find it in the LXX., or in any other part of the New Testament. These beds were in the form of oblong squares. The word is therefore... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 6:30-44

65. Feeding the five thousand (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14)When the apostles returned from their first tour around the country areas, they met Jesus in Galilee and tried to have a quiet time alone with him (Mark 6:30-32; John 6:1). Jesus also was in need of a rest, but he was filled with pity when he saw the crowds of people flocking to him in their need. They appeared to him as a flock of spiritually starved sheep that had no food because there was no shepherd to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 6:41

looked up . App-133 . to = unto. Greek. eis . App-104 . . heaven = the heaven. Singular. See Matthew 6:9 , Matthew 6:10 . brake . . . gave . The former is the Aorist tense, recording the instantaneous act; the latter is the Imperfect tense, describing the continuous giving. This shows that the miraculous power was in the hands of Christ, between the breaking and the giving. all . This is Divine supplement, only in Mark. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 6:41

And he took the loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves; and he gave to the disciples to set before them all; and the two fishes divided he among them all.The miracle of multiplication in kind of the lad's meager store sufficiently for the feeding of a great multitude is an unqualified wonder; and the fact of its being recorded independently in all four gospels requires that it be received as history. Cranfield admitted what naturally appears to any... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 6:41

41. And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven—Thus would the most distant of them see distinctly what He was doing. and blessed—John ( :-) says, "And when he had given thanks." The sense is the same. This thanksgiving for the meal, and benediction of it as the food of thousands, was the crisis of the miracle. and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them—thus virtually holding forth these men as His future ministers. and the two... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:31-44

÷Mark 6:31-44Feeding of the multitudeMark 8:1-9Mark 6:45-56Crossing of the sea and landingMark 8:10Mark 7:1-23Conflict with the PhariseesMark 8:11-13Mark 7:24-30Conversation about breadMark 8:14-21Mark 7:31-36HealingMark 8:22-26Mark 7:37Confession of faithMark 8:27-30 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:41

By praying Jesus gave God thanks for the food and reminded the people that it came from Him. Giving thanks before meals was a common Jewish and early Christian practice. Jesus blessed God for giving the food. He did not bless the food itself. Looking up to heaven further clarified that it was God to whom He was praying, though looking down while praying was customary. The bread was probably "finger-thick, plate-shaped ’loaves.’" [Note: Guelich, p. 342.] Mark did not record how Jesus performed... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 6:41

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 6:41

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 6:32-44

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 6:35-44

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 6:30-44

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 6:41

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 6:41

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 6:41

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:31-44

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:41

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