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Mark 8:4

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And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
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  1. Mark 6:52Rank 1 from verse 4
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    52For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.

  2. Matthew 15:33Rank 2 from verse 4
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    33And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

  3. Mark 6:36–37Rank 3 from verse 4
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    36Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

    37He 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?

  4. Psalms 78:19–20Rank 4 from verse 4
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    19Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

    20Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

  5. 2 Kings 7:2Rank 5 from verse 4
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    2Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

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Mark 8:4

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answered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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satisfy

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To gratify wants, wishes or desires to the full extent; to supply possession or enjoyment till no more is desired.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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wilderness

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Uncultivated, desolate, sparsely inhabited, or uninhabited land; a desert, wild country, or solitary region.

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3And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.

4And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

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5And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

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