Mark 8:20
And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
Cross-references
Mark 8:1–9
Historical context
Mark 8:1-9 narrates the feeding of 4000 that Jesus is now referencing — the seven baskets come from that event.
Mark 8:8
Historical context
Mark 8:8 is the direct record of the seven baskets Jesus asks about — the result of the 4000 feeding.
Mark 6:43
Parallel
Mark 6:43 records twelve baskets from the 5000, providing the counterpart number Jesus contrasts with the seven here.
Matthew 15:34–38
Parallel
Matthew 15:34-38 gives Matthew's parallel account of the feeding of 4000, confirming the seven baskets.
2 Kings 4:43
Typology
2 Kings 4:43 records Elisha's feeding of a hundred men — an OT type of Jesus' greater feeding miracle.
Luke 9:17
Parallel
Luke 9:17 records the twelve baskets from the 5000, serving as the contrasting number to the seven in Jesus' question.