Thematic Bible: Of the loaves and fishes


Thematic Bible



And commanding the multitudes to sit down on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and, looking up to heaven, blessed them, and having broken them gave the bread to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. Verse ConceptsAttitudes Of ThankfulfnessRiches, Nature OfSittingThankfulnessThanksgivingThanksgiving Before MealsFive ThingsFeeding GroupsReclining To EatThe Disciples ActionsBreaking Of BreadTwo AnimalsGiving Food And DrinkJesus PrayingThanking God For FoodDividing Food

and taking the seven loaves and the fishes, and giving thanks, he broke, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. Verse ConceptsThankfulnessThanksgiving Before MealsSeven ThingsBreaking Of BreadGiving Food And DrinkThanking God For FoodDividing FoodFish

And doing this he enclosed a great number of fishes; and their net broke. Verse ConceptsFishingNets TornCatch Of FishFish

And he said to them, Take for the way neither a staff nor a provision sack, nor bread, nor silver, and have not two coats apiece. And into whatever house you enter, there remain and thence depart. And whoever does not receive you, when you go out of that city shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony to them. read more.
And they went out and passed through the villages, everywhere proclaiming the good news and performing cures. And Herod the tetrarch heard all things which were done, and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was raised from the dead, and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had arisen. And Herod said, John I beheaded; but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him. And the apostles returned and reported to him all things which they had done. And taking them aside, he departed privately to the city called Bethsaida. And the multitudes knowing it followed him. And having received them, he spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those having need of cure. And the day began to decline; and the twelve came and said to him, Dismiss the multitude, that they may go to the villages and farms around, and lodge, and find provisions; for we are here in a solitary place. And he said to them, Give them something to eat. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we go and buy provisions for all this multitude; for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them recline in companies of fifty each; and they did so, and caused them all to recline. And taking the five loaves and two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. And they eat and were all filled; and there was taken up what remained over to them, twelve traveling-baskets of fragments.