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Mark 8:1-9 : Feeding the Four Thousand

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1 Egun hetan, gucizco gendetze handia cen becala, eta ezpaitzuten cer ian leçaten, dei citzan beregana Iesusec bere discipuluac, eta erran ciecen,

2 Compassione dut populuaz: ecen ia hirur egun du enequin daudela, eta eztuté cer ian deçaten.

3 Eta baldin igor baditzat baruric cein bere etcherat, flacaturen dirade bidean: ecen horietaric batzu vrrundanic ethorri içan dirade.

4 Eta ihardets cieçoten bere discipuluéc, Nondic hauc hemen nehorc ressasia ahal litzaque oguiz desertuan?

5 Eta interroga citzan, Cembat ogui dituçue? Eta hec erran ceçaten, Çazpi.

6 Orduan mana ceçan populua iar ledin lurrean: eta harturic çazpi oguiac, gratiác rendatu eta, hauts citzan, eta eman cietzen bere discipuluey, presenta litzatençat: eta presentatu cituzten populuaren aitzinean.

7 Bacituzten halaber arrain guti batzu, eta gratiác rendaturic, erran ceçan hec-ere presenta litzaten.

8 Ian ceçaten bada, eta ressasia citecen: eta altcha citzaten çathi soberatuetaric çazpi sasquitara.

9 Eta ian çutenac ciraden laur millaren inguruä, guero eman ciecén congit.

Commentary

 

Feeding 4000

By Junchol Lee


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A few weeks ago, I talked about Jesus feeding 5,000. In today’s reading, it is about 4,000. What would be the true importance of telling stories about Jesus's capability for feeding such a large crowd? Throughout the Bible, there is definitely something important about God feeding us and us being fed by God. Jesus seems to especially emphasize our being fed by God and/or eating with God. How can we deny the truth that the act of being fed is one of the most essential acts of our life on earth! Thus, the act of eating spiritual food might be the most essential act for our spirits!

(References: Arcana Coelestia 3619)