1. Mark 6:37 (ESV)
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What is the equivalent of two hundred denarii worth of bread in working days?

Mark 6:37 (ESV)

37 But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?”

If the apostles had the money, this would mean that twelve people would have to buy food in the area for an amount of money that someone earns within 200 working days!1

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