Mark 6:32 Cross References

Mark 6:32

32: They left by boat for a quieter spot.

Jesus soon saw a great crowd of people climbing the hill, looking for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, "Philip, where can we buy bread to feed all these people?"
He was testing Philip, for he already knew what he was going to do.
Philip replied, "It would take a small fortune to feed them!"
Then Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up.
"There's a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?"

He was already in the boat, so they started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed).

Immediately after this, Jesus made his disciples get back into the boat and head out across the lake to Bethsaida, while he sent the people home.

"I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat.
And if I send them home without feeding them, they will faint along the road. For some of them have come a long distance."
"How are we supposed to find enough food for them here in the wilderness?" his disciples asked.
"How many loaves of bread do you have?" he asked. "Seven," they replied.
So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, thanked God for them, broke them into pieces, and gave them to his disciples, who distributed the bread to the crowd.

When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he slipped quietly away with them toward the town of Bethsaida.
But the crowds found out where he was going, and they followed him. And he welcomed them, teaching them about the Kingdom of God and curing those who were ill.
Late in the afternoon the twelve disciples came to him and said, "Send the crowds away to the nearby villages and farms, so they can find food and lodging for the night. There is nothing to eat here in this deserted place."
But Jesus said, "You feed them.Impossible!" they protested. "We have only five loaves of bread and two fish. Or are you expecting us to go and buy enough food for this whole crowd?"
For there were about five thousand men there. "Just tell them to sit down on the ground in groups of about fifty each," Jesus replied.

Jesus instructed his disciples to bring around a boat and to have it ready in case he was crowded off the beach.

As soon as Jesus heard the news, he went off by himself in a boat to a remote area to be alone. But the crowds heard where he was headed and followed by land from many villages.
A vast crowd was there as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
That evening the disciples came to him and said, "This is a desolate place, and it is getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves."
But Jesus replied, "That isn't necessary--you feed them."
"Impossible!" they exclaimed. "We have only five loaves of bread and two fish!"

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