Thematic Bible: Miracle of the five
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At evening his disciples came to him, saying, this is a desert place, and dinner-time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go to buy themselves provisions in the villages. but Jesus said to them, that's needless, let them eat what you have. we have nothing here, said they, but five loaves, and two fishes. read more.
bring them hither, said he. then giving orders for the company to sit down on the grass, he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks; then breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to the company: who all of them eat, and were filled: and they carried away twelve baskets full of fragments that were left. now they that had eaten, were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
bring them hither, said he. then giving orders for the company to sit down on the grass, he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks; then breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to the company: who all of them eat, and were filled: and they carried away twelve baskets full of fragments that were left. now they that had eaten, were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
As the day began to decline, the twelve came to him, and said, dismiss the multitude, that they may go to the nearest towns and villages for lodging and provisions: for here we are in a desart place. and he said to them, do you yourselves give them something to eat. they replied, we can furnish only five loaves and two fishes, unless we go and buy provisions for all this people: for they were about five thousand. but Jesus said to his disciples, make them sit down by fifties in a company. read more.
accordingly they ranged them, and made them all sit down. 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: and tho' they all eat sufficiently, there was a surplusage of twelve baskets full of fragments carried away.
accordingly they ranged them, and made them all sit down. 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: and tho' they all eat sufficiently, there was a surplusage of twelve baskets full of fragments carried away.
where's your understanding? don't you remember the five loaves among five thousand and how many baskets ye took away?
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