Thematic Bible: The multitude fed
Thematic Bible
the Miracles of Christ » The multitude fed
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, and said: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food. But Jesus said to them: They need not go away; do you give them food. They said to him: We have here but five loaves and two fishes. read more.
He said: Bring them hither to me. And he commanded the multitudes to recline upon the grass: and he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke, and gave the bread to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the multitudes. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up what remained of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
He said: Bring them hither to me. And he commanded the multitudes to recline upon the grass: and he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke, and gave the bread to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the multitudes. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up what remained of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Then Jesus called his disciples to him, and said: I have compassion on the multitude, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. And I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road. And his disciples said to him: Whence should we have in the desert as many loaves as would satisfy so great a multitude? And Jesus said to them: How many loaves have you? They said: Seven, and a few little fishes. read more.
And he commanded the multitude to recline on the ground. And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave thorn to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the multitude. And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up what remained of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
And he commanded the multitude to recline on the ground. And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave thorn to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the multitude. And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up what remained of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.