Mark 6:38 Meaning and Explanation
“He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.”
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What Does Mark 6:38 Mean?
Jesus does not ask for what the disciples lack; he asks what they have, and he makes them go and see. The inventory comes back small enough to be embarrassing: five flat barley loaves and two dried fish, a poor supper for thirteen, let alone thousands.
Go and see is a command worth keeping. Despair counts the crowd; faith counts the loaves and brings them to Jesus. The Lord delights to work from small offerings honestly surrendered. What is in your hand is never the limit of what God can do; it is only where he begins.
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What does Mark 6:38 mean?
Jesus asks what food they have, and the disciples find five loaves and two fishes.