38 "How many loaves do you have?" he asked. "Go and see."When they found out, they said, "Five-and two fish."
38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
38 And he said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." And when they had found out, they said, "Five, and two fish."
38 But he was quite serious. "How many loaves of bread do you have? Take an inventory." That didn't take long. "Five," they said, "plus two fish."
38 But He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." And when they found out they said, "Five, and two fish."
38 "How much bread do you have?" he asked. "Go and find out." They came back and reported, "We have five loaves of bread and two fish."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Mark 6:38
Commentary on Mark 6:30-44
(Read Mark 6:30-44)
Let not ministers do any thing or teach any thing, but what they are willing should be told to their Lord. Christ notices the frights of some, and the toils of others of his disciples, and provides rest for those that are tired, and refuge for those that are terrified. The people sought the spiritual food of Christ's word, and then he took care that they should not want bodily food. If Christ and his disciples put up with mean things, surely we may. And this miracle shows that Christ came into the world, not only to restore, but to preserve and nourish spiritual life; in him there is enough for all that come. None are sent empty away from Christ but those who come to him full of themselves. Though Christ had bread enough at command, he teaches us not to waste any of God's bounties, remembering how many are in want. We may, some time, need the fragments that we now throw away.