Bible Strands
Mark 6:44
And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The verse follows the feeding miracle and the disciples' collection of twelve baskets, occurring just before Jesus dismisses the crowd and sends His disciples to Bethsaida.
The words — ὡσεὶ (hōsei) = about; πεντακισχίλιοι (pentakischilioi) = five thousand. The text uses these terms to indicate an approximate count of roughly five thousand men who consumed the loaves.
The thread — The verse anchors the scale of the provision in Mark 6, linking directly to the twelve baskets gathered in Mark 6:43 and the subsequent departure to Bethsaida in Mark 6:45.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge the approximate magnitude of the crowd fed while recognizing that the narrative immediately pivots to the disciples' obedience rather than the miracle's spectacle.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.