Mark 6:41

6:41 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He ¹  gave them to his ²  disciples to serve the people, and he divided the two fish among them all.

Mark 7:34

7:34 Then ³  he looked up to heaven and said with a sigh, “Ephphatha” (that is, “Be opened”). ⁴ 

Luke 9:16

9:16 Then ⁵  he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks ⁶  and broke them. He gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

John 11:41

11:41 So they took away ⁷  the stone. Jesus looked upward ⁸  and said, “Father, I thank you that you have listened to me. ⁹ 

¹ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

² tc ‡ Most mss (Ì⁴⁵ A D W Θ Ë^1,13 Ï lat sy) have αὐτοῦ (autou, “his”) after τοῖς μαθηταῖς (toi" maqhtai", “the disciples”), but several excellent witnesses (א B L Δ 33 579 892 1241 1424 2427 pc) lack the pronoun. This kind of variant is often a predictable expansion of the text; further, that many important mss lack the pronoun gives support for the shorter reading. For these reasons, the pronoun is considered to be secondary. NA²⁷ puts αὐτοῦ in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁴ sn The author’s parenthetical note gives the meaning of the Aramaic word Ephphatha.

⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁶ sn Gave thanks adds a note of gratitude to the setting. The scene is like two other later meals: Luke 22:19 and 24:30. Jesus gives thanks to God “with respect to” the provision of food. The disciples learn how Jesus is the mediator of blessing. John 6 speaks of him in this scene as picturing the “Bread of Life.”

⁷ tn Or “they removed.”

⁸ tn Grk “lifted up his eyes above.”

⁹ tn Or “that you have heard me.”