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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
After instructing the crowd to sit down on the ground,
Mark 6:39
Then he directed them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.
Mark 8:6
Then he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. After he took the seven loaves and gave thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples to serve. So they served the crowd.
Luke 9:14
(Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."
John 6:10
Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.

Looking

Mark 6:41
He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to his disciples to serve the people, and he divided the two fish among them all.
Mark 7:34
Then he looked up to heaven and said with a sigh, "Ephphatha" (that is, "Be opened").
Luke 9:16
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.
John 11:41
So they took away the stone. Jesus looked upward and said, "Father, I thank you that you have listened to me.

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