A pictorial commentary on the Gospel according to Mark : with the text of the Authorized and Revised versions . the N. T., it is connected with the idea of a liberal orlarge amount; and yet, in these passages, the English rendering names asum which is absurdly small.—Lightfoot. 38, go and see] this does not imply that Jesus was ignorant of whatwas in their possession, but rather that he wished to try their^ faith. Theyfound a lad who had^ye barley loaves, and two small fishes, which they couldsecure. They were only barley loaves (John vi, 9), the food even then, forthe most part, of the poor a
A pictorial commentary on the Gospel according to Mark : with the text of the Authorized and Revised versions . the N. T., it is connected with the idea of a liberal orlarge amount; and yet, in these passages, the English rendering names asum which is absurdly small.—Lightfoot. 38, go and see] this does not imply that Jesus was ignorant of whatwas in their possession, but rather that he wished to try their^ faith. Theyfound a lad who had^ye barley loaves, and two small fishes, which they couldsecure. They were only barley loaves (John vi, 9), the food even then, forthe most part, of the poor and the unfortunate. Comp. 2 Kings vii, 1. 39. by companies] literally, drinking parties. The word alludes to anorderly social grouping. The words are repeated by a Hebraism in the origi-nal, like the two and two of ver. 7. upon the green grass] this fact aids in fixing the season of the year whenthe miracle was performed. Andrews assigns it to the month of April, 29. Mark alone mentions the green grass, still fresh in the spring ofthe year, before it had faded away m the summer sun. It was near the. Mark VI, 40-43.] ON THE GOSPEL OF MARK. 83 Revised Version. 40 grass. And they sat down in ranks, by hun- 41 dreds, and by fifties. And he took the fiveloaves and the two fishes, and looking up toheaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves; andhe gave to the disciples to set before them;And the two fishes divided he among them 42 all. And they did all eat, and were filled. 43 And they took up broken pieces, twelve bas- AuTHORiZED Version. 40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds,and by fifties. 41 And when he had taken the five loaves andthe two fishes, he looked up to heaven, andblessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them tohis disciples to set before them; and the twofishes divided he among them all. 42 And they did all eat, and were filled. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of thefragments, and of the fishes. passover, corresponding to our March or April, hence there
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