Mark 6:43
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.”
κλάσμα
Broken piece, fragment. Klásma. Jesus broke the loaves, and the disciples gathered twelve baskets of fragments. What is broken in his hands becomes more than enough. Nothing is wasted.
δώδεκα
twelve
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δώδεκα
Twelve, a dozen. Dōdeka. Twelve tribes, twelve apostles, God builds his people in deliberate number. Nothing in his design is accidental.
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κόφινος
hand-baskets
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κόφινος
Basket, wicker basket. Kóphinos. Twelve baskets of fragments remained after Jesus fed the five thousand. Scarcity in his hands becomes surplus. Bring what little you have.
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πλήρωμα
fullness
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πλήρωμα
repletion or completion, i.e. (subjectively) what fills (as contents, supplement, copiousness, multitude), or (objectively) what is filled (as container, performance, period)
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ἰχθύς
fish.
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ἰχθύς
Fish. Ichthýs. Jesus fed thousands with a few loaves and two fish, and called his disciples to become fishers of men. The ordinary becomes the vehicle for the miraculous. Offer what you have.
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