Mark 6:37 Meaning and Explanation
“He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus tells the disciples to feed the crowd themselves, and they protest that two hundred pence of bread would be required.
What Does Mark 6:37 Mean?
Jesus turns the problem back on the proposers: give ye them to eat. The disciples answer with a sum, two hundred pence, roughly two hundred days of wages for a laborer, far beyond the common purse. They hear an impossible bill; he is preparing an unforgettable lesson.
The command is given precisely because they cannot fulfill it alone. Christ regularly asks his people for more than they have in order to show them where supply truly comes from. Obedience that begins in insufficiency ends in baskets of abundance, but first the disciples must bring him what little they hold.
Mark 6:37 in the Original Language
denarion (δηνάριον), 'penny' -- a denarius, a silver coin worth about a day's wage.
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What does Mark 6:37 mean?
Jesus tells the disciples to feed the crowd themselves, and they protest that two hundred pence of bread would be required.