Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Mark 6:37

"But he answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred shillings` worth of bread, and give them to eat?" — Mark 6:37 (ASV)

Jesus, however, ordered the disciples to supply food. He uses the emphatic personal pronoun: “You give them something to eat” (emphasis mine). The disciples were startled. They could only think of the impossible amount of money it would take to feed a crowd like this one. Not even eight months’ wages would buy enough bread for all to eat.