MARK 8:5 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) He asked, “How much bread have you all got?”
¶ “Seven buns,” they answered.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?”
¶  And they said, “Seven.”

UST Then Jesus asked them, “How many loaves of bread do you have with you?”
¶  They replied, “We have with us seven loaves of bread.”

BSB “How many loaves do you have?” [Jesus] asked.
§ “Seven,” they replied.

BLB And He was asking them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven."

AICNT He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.”

OEB ‘How many loaves have you?’ he asked. ‘Seven,’ they answered.

WEBBE He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?”
¶ They said, “Seven.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They replied, “Seven.”

LSV And He was questioning them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”

FBV “How many loaves do you have?” he asked.
¶ “Seven,” they replied.

TCNT He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.”

T4T Jesus asked them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” They replied, “We have seven flat loaves.”

LEB And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” So they said, “Seven.”

BBE And he put the question, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes.

Moff He asked them, "How many loaves have you got?" They said, "Seven."

Wymth "How many loaves have you?" He asked. "Seven," they said.

ASV And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

DRA And he asked them: How many loaves have ye? Who said: Seven.

YLT And he was questioning them, 'How many loaves have ye?' and they said, 'Seven.'

Drby And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

RV And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
(And he asked them, How many loaves have ye/you_all? And they said, Seven. )

SLT And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

Wbstr And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

KJB-1769 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
(And he asked them, How many loaves have ye/you_all? And they said, Seven. )

KJB-1611 And hee asked them, How many loaues haue ye? And they said, Seuen.
(And he asked them, How many loaves have ye/you_all? And they said, Seuen.)

Bshps And he asked the: Howe many loaues haue ye? They sayde, seuen.
(And he asked them: How many loaves have ye/you_all? They said, seven.)

Gnva And hee asked them, Howe many loaues haue ye? And they said, Seuen.
(And he asked them, How many loaves have ye/you_all? And they said, Seuen. )

Cvdl And he axed the: How many loaues haue ye? They sayde: Seuen.
(And he asked them: How many loaves have ye/you_all? They said: Seuen.)

TNT And he axed them: how many loves have ye? They sayde: seven.
(And he asked them: how many loaves have ye/you_all? They said: seven. )

Wycl And he axide hem, Hou many looues han ye?
(And he asked hem, How many loaves have ye/you_all?)

Luth Und er fragte sie: Wieviel habt ihr Brots? Sie sprachen: Sieben.
(And he asked they/she/them: How_much have you(pl)/their/her bread? They/She said: Seven.)

ClVg Et interrogavit eos: Quot panes habetis? Qui dixerunt: Septem.[fn]
(And asked them: How_many bread/food you(pl)_have? Who they_said: Septem. )

8.5 Septem. BEDA. Mysterium est Novi Testamenti, in quo septiformis Spiritus gratia plenius creditur et datur. Nec sunt panes hordeacei, sicut illi quinque de quibus quinque millia hominum satiata sunt, ne, sicut in lege, vitalis animæ alimentum corporalibus sacramentis tegeretur. Hordei enim medulla tenacissima tegitur palea. HIER. Septem panes, septem dona Spiritus sancti. Quatuor millia, annus Novi Testamenti cum quatuor temporibus. Septem sportæ, septem primæ Ecclesiæ. Fragmenta panum mystici intellectus primæ septimanæ sunt. Pisciculi benedicti: libri Novi Testamenti, quomodo piscis assi partem resurgens postulat, et piscem superpositum prunis discipulis in captura piscium porrigit.

8.5 Septem. BEDA. Mysterium it_is I_know Testamenti, in/into/on where sevenfold Spirit grace more_fully it_is_believed and given. Neither are bread/food hordeacei, like them five from/about to_whom five thousands of_men satiated are, not, like in/into/on lawfully, vitalis soul alimentum bodilybus sacraments tegeretur. Hordei because medulla tenacissima is_covered palea. HIER. Septem bread/food, seven gifts Spirit holy. Four thousands, year I_know Testamenti when/with four times. Septem sportæ, seven first Assemblies/Churches. Fragmenta bread/food mystici understanding first seventhnæ are. Pisciculi blessed: books I_know Testamenti, how piscis assi part resurgens demands, and piscem superpositum black_coal students in/into/on captura fish porrigit.

UGNT καὶ ἠρώτα αὐτούς, πόσους ἔχετε ἄρτους? οἱ δὲ εἶπαν, ἑπτά.
(kai aʸrōta autous, posous eⱪete artous? hoi de eipan, hepta.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ⸀ἠρώτα αὐτούς· Πόσους ἔχετε ἄρτους; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· Ἑπτά.
(kai ⸀aʸrōta autous; Posous eⱪete artous; hoi de eipan; Hepta.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἐπηρώτα αὐτούς, Πόσους ἔχετε ἄρτους; Οἱ δὲ εἶπον, Ἑπτά.
(Kai epaʸrōta autous, Posous eⱪete artous; Hoi de eipon, Hepta.)

TC-GNT Καὶ [fn]ἐπηρώτα αὐτούς, Πόσους ἔχετε ἄρτους; Οἱ δὲ [fn]εἶπον, Ἑπτά.
(Kai epaʸrōta autous, Posous eⱪete artous; Hoi de eipon, Hepta. )

8:5 επηρωτα ¦ ηρωτα CT

8:5 ειπον ¦ ειπαν CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8:1–10: Jesus did a miracle to feed four thousand people

In the previous section, Jesus healed a man who was deaf and could not speak clearly. People quickly spread the news about this miracle throughout the Decapolis area. As a result, many other people came to Jesus. Most of these people were probably Gentiles. They stayed with Jesus for three days. This section is about how Jesus felt compassion for them and miraculously fed them.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus Feeds Four Thousand People (GNT)

Jesus multiplied a small amount of food to feed four thousand people

Jesus fed four thousand people in a miraculous way

There is a parallel passage for this section in Matthew 15:32–39.

8:5a

“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked.

Jesus replied, “How many loaves of bread do you have?”
Jesus replied, “How much food do you^(plur) have?”
But Jesus replied by asking them how many loaves of bread they had,

Jesus did not answer the disciples’ objection. Instead, he asked them a specific question about how much food they had. In some languages it may be helpful to include a connector here to indicate that Jesus did not answer as the disciples expected him to. For example:

But Jesus asked them

See the note on “Jesus asked” at the end of the notes for this verse.

How many loaves do you have?: This is a real question, not a rhetorical question. Jesus wanted his disciples to find out how much bread they already had.

loaves: The word loaves is the same word in Greek as the word that the BSB translates as “bread” in 8:4b. It refers to pieces or units of bread, probably cooked in a round shape like buns or rolls.

In Greek, the word is plural both here and in 8:4b. In English, there is not a plural form of “bread” that can be counted, so the BSB uses the word loaves here. If it is natural to say “breads” in your language, you can do that here. Otherwise, you may need to say something like:

How many loaves of bread do you have? (NLT96)

How much bread do you have? (GNT)

See how you translated “bread” and loaves in 6:37c and 6:38a.

Jesus asked: In the Greek text, Jesus asked comes before the question. The BSB places it after the quotation. Place it where it is natural in your language. See the General Comment on 8:5a–b for a suggestion about indirect speech.

8:5b

“Seven,” they replied.

They answered, “Seven loaves of bread.”
They said, “We^(excl) have seven rolls/pieces of bread.”
and they told him that they had seven.

Seven: The BSB literally translates the one Greek word “seven” here. In some languages, it will be more natural to say “seven loaves of bread.” For example, the GNT says:

Seven loaves.

If you translated “loaves” in 8:5a with a general word for food, you will then need to use a specific word for bread here. Use a term that can be counted and divided. For example, the CEV says:

Seven small loaves of bread.

In some languages it may be more natural to express their answer as a complete sentence. For example:

We have seven loaves of bread.

they replied: The BSB places the words they replied after the disciples’ reply. In Greek these words come before the reply. Place them where it is natural in your language.

General Comment on 8:5a–b

It may be more natural in some languages to express Jesus’ question in indirect speech. For example, the CEV says:

Jesus asked them how much food they had.

In some languages it may also be more natural to express the disciples’ response in indirect speech. For example:

They told him that they had seven loaves of bread.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

ἠρώτα αὐτούς, πόσους ἔχετε ἄρτους? οἱ δὲ εἶπαν, ἑπτά

˱he˲_˓was˒_asking them (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἠρώτα αὐτούς Πόσους ἔχετε ἄρτους οἱ Δέ εἶπαν Ἑπτά)

It may be more natural in your language to have indirect quotations here. Alternate translation: [he asked them how many loaves they had. And they said that they had seven]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

ἄρτους

loaves

See how you translated loaves in [6:38](../06/38.md). Alternate translation: [large chunks of bread]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἑπτά

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἠρώτα αὐτούς Πόσους ἔχετε ἄρτους οἱ Δέ εἶπαν Ἑπτά)

The disciples are leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the verse if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [We have seven loaves]

Parallel MARK 8:5

Section 8:1–10: Jesus did a miracle to feed four thousand people

8:5a

8:5b

General Comment on 8:5a–b