Thematic Bible: The multitude fed


Thematic Bible



And when it was evening, the disciples came up to him and said, "This is a lonely place and the day is over. Send the crowds off to the villages to buy themselves food." But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away. Give them food yourselves." They said to him, "We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish." read more.
He said, "Bring them here to me." Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and he took the five loaves and the two fish and looked up to heaven and blessed them, and he broke the loaves in pieces and gave them to the disciples and they gave them to the people. And they all ate and had enough. And the pieces left over that they gathered up filled twelve baskets. There were about five thousand men who were fed, besides women and children.

Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them, "I pity these people for they have been staying with me three days now and they have nothing left to eat, and I do not mean to send them away hungry, for they may give out on the way." The disciples said to him, "Where can we get bread enough in this solitude to feed such a crowd?" Jesus said to them, "How many loaves have you?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish." read more.
Then he ordered the people to take their places on the ground, and he took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks and he broke them in pieces and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. And they all ate and satisfied their hunger. And the pieces that they left that were picked up filled seven baskets. There were four thousand men who were fed, besides women and children.