13 Bible Verses about Feeding Groups

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine. And he was priest of God Most High.

And he returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and killed them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave to the people, and they ate. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered to

And Elisha came again to Gilgal. And there was a dearth in the land, and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him. And he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

To him who was thirsty they brought water. The inhabitants of the land of Tema met the fugitives with their bread.

And he said to the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.

And his disciples answered him, From where will anyone be able to fill these men of loaves here in a desolate place?

But he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, There are for us not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless, after going, we might buy food for all this people.

And having become evening, his disciples came to him, saying, The place is desolate, and the hour is now past. Send the multitudes away, so that having gone into the villages, they may buy food for themselves. But Jesus said to them, They have no need to depart. Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, We have not here, except five loaves and two fishes.read more.
But he said, Bring them here to me. And after commanding the multitudes to sit down on the grass, having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looking up to heaven, he blessed. And having broken them in pieces, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the And they all ate, and were filled. And they took up that which remained of the fragments, twelve baskets full. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

And now many an hour having come to pass, his disciples having come to him, they say, The place is desolate, and it is now many an hour. Send them away, so that after going into the fields and villages around, they may buy loaves for themselves, for they do not have what they may eat. But having answered, he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, After departing, shall we buy loaves of two hundred denarii, and give them to eat?read more.
And he says to them, How many loaves have ye? Go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. And he commanded them to sit down, all by companies upon the green grass. And they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. And after taking the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves in pieces, and he gave to the disciples so that they might set before them. And he distributed the two fishes to them And they all ate, and were filled. And they took up fragments, twelve baskets full, and from the fishes. And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, they said to him, Send the multitude away, so that, after going into the villages and fields around, they may rest and find provision, because we are here in a desolate But he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, There are for us not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless, after going, we might buy food for all this people. For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in groups of fifty each.read more.
And they did so, and made them all sit down. And after taking the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke in pieces, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. And they ate, and were all filled. And there were taken up to them of the remaining fragments, twelve baskets.

Jesus therefore having lifted up his eyes, and having seen that a great multitude comes to him, he says to Philip, From where will we buy loaves, so that these may eat? But he said this testing him, for he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, Loaves of two hundred denarii of bread are not sufficient for them, so that each of them may take a little something.read more.
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, says to him, There is one child here that has five barley loaves and two fishes, but what are these for so many? And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves, and having expressed thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were sitting down, likewise also of the fishes as much as they wanted. And when they were filled, he says to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain over, so that not anything may be lost. So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets of fragments from the five barley loaves that remained over from those who have eaten.

In those days, the multitude being very great, and not having what they might eat, Jesus having summoned his disciples, he says to them, I feel compassion toward the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and do not have what they might eat. And if I send them away without food to their house, they will faint on the way, for some of them come from afar.read more.
And his disciples answered him, From where will anyone be able to fill these men of loaves here in a desolate place? And he questioned them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. And he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. And after taking the seven loaves, having given thanks, he broke in pieces, and gave to his disciples so that they might place before them. And they place before the crowd. And they had a few small fishes. And having blessed them, he said to also place before them. And they ate and were filled. And they took up seven hampers of surplus fragments. And those who ate were about four thousand, and he sent them away.

And after commanding the multitudes to sit down on the grass, having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looking up to heaven, he blessed. And having broken them in pieces, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the