Parallel Verses

Goodspeed New Testament

Then he took the five loaves and the two fish and looked up to heaven and blessed them, and he broke them in pieces and gave them to the disciples to pass to the people.

New American Standard Bible

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them, and broke them, and kept giving them to the disciples to set before the people.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them. He kept giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

International Standard Version

Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed them. Then he broke the loaves in pieces and kept giving them to the disciples to pass on to the crowd.

A Conservative Version

And after taking the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke in pieces, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

American Standard Version

And 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.

Amplified

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and He looked up to heaven [and gave thanks] and blessed them, and broke them and kept giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

An Understandable Version

Then Jesus took the five loaves of bread and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, asked God's blessing on the food. [Then] He broke it [in pieces] and gave it to the disciples to distribute to the crowds.

Anderson New Testament

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

Bible in Basic English

And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them, and when they had been broken, he gave them to the disciples to give to the people.

Common New Testament

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the people.

Daniel Mace New Testament

then he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he ask'd blessing: then divided them, and gave them to his disciples to be distributed among the people:

Darby Translation

And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven he blessed them, and broke and gave to the disciples to set before the crowd.

Godbey New Testament

And taking the five loaves and two fishes, looking up to heaven, He blessed them; and He broke, and gave to the disciples to dispense to the multitude.

John Wesley New Testament

Then taking 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.

Julia Smith Translation

And having taken the five loaves and two fishes, having looked up to heaven, be praised them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the crowd.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And taking the five loaves and the two fish, [and] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them and began giving [them] to the disciples to set before the crowd.

Modern King James verseion

And He took the five loaves and the two fish. And looking up to Heaven, He blessed them and broke, and He gave to the disciples to set before the crowd.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looked up to heaven, and blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples, to set before the people.

Moffatt New Testament

Then taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven he blessed them, broke them in pieces and handed them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

Montgomery New Testament

Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up in heaven, he blessed them, broke them in pieces, and began to giving to his disciples to apportion among the crowd.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

And taking the five loaves and two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

The Emphasized Bible

And, taking the five loaves, and the two fishes, looking up into heaven, he blessed them, and brake them up, and went on giving to the disciples, to set before the multitude;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

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

Twentieth Century New Testament

Taking the five loaves and the two fishes, Jesus looked up to Heaven and said the blessing over them. Then he broke them in pieces, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to Heaven He blessed them and broke them into portions which He gave to the disciples to distribute to the people.

Williams New Testament

Then He took the five loaves and two fish and looked up to heaven and blessed them, and He broke them in pieces and gave them to the disciples to pass on to the people.

World English Bible

He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.

Worrell New Testament

And, taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up into Heaven, He blessed them, and broke, and kept giving to the disciples to set before the multitude.

Worsley New Testament

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

Youngs Literal Translation

and having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and was giving to the disciples to set before the multitude;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

he took
λαμβάνω 
lambano 
receive, take, have, catch, not tr,
Usage: 178

the
ἄρτος 
Artos 
ἰχθύς 
Ichthus 
Usage: 61
Usage: 16

πέντε 
Pente 
Usage: 20

ἄρτος 
Artos 
Usage: 61

and





and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

two
δύο 
Duo 
two, twain, both, two and two
Usage: 92

ἰχθύς 
Ichthus 
Usage: 16

and looking up
ἀναβλέπω 
Anablepo 
Usage: 21

to
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

οὐρανός 
Ouranos 
Usage: 156

he blessed
εὐλογέω 
Eulogeo 
Usage: 39


Usage: 0

κατακλάω 
Kataklao 
Usage: 2

δίδωμι 
Didomi 
Usage: 254

to the disciples
μαθητής 
Mathetes 
Usage: 254

to set before
παρατίθημι 
Paratithemi 
Usage: 15

References

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Images Luke 9:16

Context Readings

The Feeding Of Five Thousand

15 And they did so, and made them all sit down. 16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fish and looked up to heaven and blessed them, and he broke them in pieces and gave them to the disciples to pass to the people. 17 And they all ate and had enough, and the pieces left over that were gathered up filled twelve baskets.

Cross References

Matthew 14:19

Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and he took the five loaves and the two fish and looked up to heaven and blessed them, and he broke the loaves in pieces and gave them to the disciples and they gave them to the people.

Mark 7:34

And he looked up to heaven and sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha!"??hich means "Open."

Luke 24:30

And when he took his place with them at table, he took the bread and blessed it and broke it in pieces and handed it to them.

Matthew 15:36

and he took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks and he broke them in pieces and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

Luke 22:19

And he took a loaf of bread and thanked God, and broke it in pieces, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body.

John 6:11

Then Jesus took the loaves, and gave thanks, and distributed them among the people who were resting on the ground, and in the same way as much of the fish as they wanted.

John 6:23

But some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where they had eaten the bread after Jesus had given thanks for it.

Acts 27:35

With these words he took some bread and after thanking God for it before them all, he broke it in pieces and began to eat it.

Romans 14:6

The man who observes the day does it in the Lord's honor. The man who eats does it in the Lord's honor, for he gives God thanks, and the man who abstains does it in the Lord's honor, and gives him thanks.

1 Corinthians 10:30

If I give thanks for what I eat, why should I be denounced for eating what I give thanks over?

1 Corinthians 11:24

and gave thanks for it and then broke it in pieces, saying, "This is my body which takes your place. Do this in memory of me."

1 Timothy 4:4-5

For everything God has created is good, and nothing need be refused, provided it is accepted with thanksgiving,

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