Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

Bible References

He commanded

Matthew 15:35
So he ordered the crowd to recline on the ground.
Mark 6:39
Then he gave orders that they were to make all the people lie down in parties on the green grass;
Mark 8:6
So he ordered the crowd to recline on the ground, and taking the seven loaves he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve out. They served them out to the crowd,
Luke 9:14
(There were about five thousand men of them.) He said to his disciples, "Make them lie down in rows of about fifty."
John 6:10
Jesus said, "Get the people to lie down." Now there was plenty of grass at the spot, so the men lay down, numbering about five thousand.

Looking

Mark 6:41
and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he blessed them, broke the loaves in pieces which he handed to the disciples to set before them, and divided the two fish among them all.
Mark 7:34
and looking up to heaven with a sigh he said to him, "Ephphatha" (which means, Open).
Luke 9:16
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.
John 11:41
Then they removed the boulder, and Jesus, lifting his eyes to heaven, said, "Father, I thank thee for listening to me.