Luke 9:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

And looking

Psalm 121:1

Matthew 14:19

Mark 7:34

He blessed

General references

Mark 6:35

Bible References

And looking

My eyes are lifted up to the hills: O where will my help come from?

And he gave orders for the people to be seated on the grass; and he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing, and made division of the food, and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.

And looking up to heaven, he took a deep breath, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be open.

He blessed

And he took bread and, having given praise, he gave it to them when it had been broken, saying, This is my body, which is given for you: do this in memory of me.

And when he was seated with them at table, he took the bread, and said words of blessing and, making division of it, he gave it to them.

And he took the seven cakes of bread and the fishes; and having given praise, he gave the broken bread to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.

Then Jesus took the cakes and having given praise to God, he gave them to the people who were seated, and the fishes in the same way, as much as they had need of.

And when he had said this and had taken bread, he gave praise to God before them all, and took a meal of the broken bread.

He who keeps the day, keeps it to the Lord; and he who takes food, takes it as to the Lord, for he gives praise to God; and he who does not take food, to the Lord he takes it not, and gives praise to God.

But if I give praise to God for the food which I take, let no man say evil of me for that reason.

And when it had been broken with an act of praise, he said, This is my body which is for you: do this in memory of me.

Because everything which God has made is good, and nothing is evil, if it is taken with praise:

General references

And at the end of the day, his disciples came to him and said, This place is waste land, and it is late: