6 And He *directed the (a)people to (b)sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to (c)serve to them, and they served them to the (d)people. 7 They also had a few small fish; and (A)after He had blessed them, He ordered these to be (e)served as well. 8 And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large (B)baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces. 9 About four thousand were there; and He sent them away.

Footnotes:

a. Mark 8:6: ['Lit ', crowd]
b. Mark 8:6: ['Lit ', recline]
c. Mark 8:6: ['Lit ', set before]
d. Mark 8:6: ['Lit ', crowd]
e. Mark 8:7: ['Lit ', set before them]

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