Mark 8:20
Good News Translation
"And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand people," asked Jesus, "how many baskets full of leftover pieces did you take up?" "Seven," they answered.

New Revised Standard Version
“And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect?” And they said to him, “Seven.”

Contemporary English Version
Jesus then asked, "And how many baskets of leftovers did you pick up when I broke seven small loaves of bread for those 4,000 people?" "Seven," they answered.

New American Bible
“When I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many full baskets of fragments did you pick up?” They answered [him], “Seven.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
When also the seven loaves among four thousand, how many baskets of fragments took you up? And they say to him: Seven.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

When also the seven loaves among four thousand, how many baskets of fragments took you up? And they say to him: Seven.

Mark 8:1-9 In those days again, when there was great multitude and they had nothing to eat; calling his disciples together, he saith to them: . . .

Matthew 15:34-38 And Jesus said to them: How many loaves have you? But they said: Seven, and a few little fishes. . . .

Context
The Leaven to Beware
19When I broke the five loves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took you up? They say to him: Twelve. 20When also the seven loaves among four thousand, how many baskets of fragments took you up? And they say to him: Seven. 21And he said to them: How do you not yet understand?…
Cross References
Matthew 14:20
And they did all eat, and were filled. And they took up what remained, twelve full baskets of fragments.

Matthew 15:37
And they did all eat, and had their fill. And they took up seven baskets full, of what remained of the fragments.

Mark 8:6
And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground. And taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, he broke and gave to his disciples for to set before them. And they set them before the people.

Mark 8:8
And they did eat and were filled: and they took up that which was left of the fragments, seven baskets.

Mark 8:19
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