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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.
He commanded
Looking
Bible References
He commanded
Matthew 15:35
Telling the crowd to sit down on the ground,
Mark 6:39
Jesus directed them to make all the people take their seats on the green grass, in parties;
Mark 8:6
Jesus told the crowd to sit down upon the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve out; and they served them out to the crowd.
Luke 9:14
(For the men among them were about five thousand.) "Get them seated in companies," was his reply, "about fifty in each."
John 6:10
"Make the people sit down," said Jesus. It was a grassy spot; so the men, who numbered about five thousand, sat down,
Looking
Mark 6:41
Taking the five loaves and the two fishes, Jesus looked up to Heaven, and said the blessing; he broke the loaves into pieces, and gave them to his disciples for them to serve out to the people, and he divided the two fishes also among them all.
Mark 7:34
Then, looking up to Heaven, he sighed, and said to the man: "Ephphatha!" which means 'Be opened.'
Luke 9:16
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.
John 11:41
So they moved the stone away; and Jesus, with uplifted eyes, said: "Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard my prayer;