13 Bible Verses about Feeding Groups

And Melchise-dek, king of Salem, bringing forth bread and wine: and he is priest of the most high God.

And he will turn back from after him and take a yoke of oxen and sacrifice them, and with the instruments of the oxen he boiled them the flesh, and he will give to the people, and they will eat. And he will rise and go after Elijah and serve him.

And Elisha turned back to Gilgal. And the famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets sitting before him: and he will say to his boy, Place the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

To meet the thirsty, bring ye water, O inhabitants of the land of Tema: anticipate ye him wandering, with bread.

And he will say to the men of Succoth, Ye shall give now rounds of bread to the people who are at my feet: for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.

And his disciples answered him, Whence might anyone be able to satisfy these with loaves here in the lonely place?

And he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, There are no more to us than five loaves and two fishes; except having gone we buy food for all this people.

And being evening, his disciples came to him, saying, It is a desert place, and the time has passed already; loose the crowds, that, having gone into towns, they might purchase 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 but five loaves, and two fishes.read more.
And he said, Bring them here to me. And having encouraged the crowds to recline upon the grass, and having taken the five loaves, and two fishes, and having looked up to heaven, he praised; and having broken, gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds. And they all ate, and were satisfied; and they took up the remaining of fragments, twelve baskets full. And they eating were five thousand men, besides women and children.

And having been already much time, his disciples, having come to him, say, This is a desert place, and already the time much: Loose them, that having departed to the fields and towns round about, they might buy to themselves loaves: for they have nothing they might eat. And having answered, he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, Having gone, should we buy loaves of two hundred drachmas, and give them to eat?read more.
And he says to them, How many loaves have ye? retire and see. And having known, they say, Five, and two fishes. And he commanded them all to recline a drinking together, drinking together upon the green grass. And the borders, the borders reclined, by one hundred, and by fifty. And having taken the five loaves and two fishes, having looked up to heaven, he praised, and he brake the loaves, and gave to his disciples that they might set before them; and the two fishes he divided to all. And they all ate, and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of fragments and of fishes. And they eating the loaves were about five thousand men.

And the day began to decline: and the twelve having come near, said to him, Loose the crowd, that having departed into the towns round about and the fields, they might rest, and might find provisions; for here are we in a deserted place. And he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, There are no more to us than five loaves and two fishes; except having gone we buy food for all this people. For they were about five thou sand men. And he said to his disciples, Place them reclining by fifty in a place for reposing.read more.
And they did so, and they made all recline. And having taken the five loaves and two fishes, having looked up to heaven, be praised them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the crowd. And they all ate, and were satisfied: and that over and above having remained to them was taken up, twelve baskets of fragments.

Then Jesus having lifted up the eyes, and seen that a great crowd comes to him, says to Philip, Whence shall we buy loaves that these might eat? And this he said trying him: for himself knew what he was about to do. Philip answered him. Loaves of two hundred drachmas will not suffice them, that each of them should take some little.read more.
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, says to him, There is one little boy here, who has five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are these among so many? And Jesus said, Make the men recline. And there was much grass in the place. Then the men reclined, the number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves; and having given thanks, distributed to his disciples, and the disciples to the reclining; and likewise of the small fishes, as many as they wished. And when they were filled, he says to his disciples, Gather the fragments remaining over, that nothing should be lost. Then gathered they, and filled twelve baskets of the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over to them having eaten.

In those days the crowd being very many, and having nothing they might eat, Jesus having called his disciples, says to them, I feel compassion for the crowd, for already they remain three days with me, and have nothing they might eat: And if I loose them fasting to their house, they will be relaxed in the way: for some of them have come from far.read more.
And his disciples answered him, Whence might anyone be able to satisfy these with loaves here in the lonely place? And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. And he enjoined to the crowd to recline upon the earth: and having taken the seven loaves, having returned thanks, he brake, and he gave to his disciples that they might set before.; and they set before the crowd. And they had a few little fishes: and having praised, he spake to set them also before. And they ate, and were satisfied: and they took up the remains of the fragments, seven wicker-baskets. And they eating were about four thousand: and he loosed them.

And having encouraged the crowds to recline upon the grass, and having taken the five loaves, and two fishes, and having looked up to heaven, he praised; and having broken, gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds.