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
And He directed the people to sit down on the ground;
Mark 6:39
And He commanded them all to sit down by groups on the green grass.
Mark 8:6
And He *directed the people to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve to them, and they served them to the people.
Luke 9:14
(For there were about five thousand men.) And He said to His disciples, “Have them sit down to eat in groups of about fifty each.”
John 6:10
Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

Looking

Mark 6:41
And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before them; and He divided up the two fish among them all.
Mark 7:34
and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He *said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”
Luke 9:16
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.
John 11:41
So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised His eyes, and said, Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.

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