'Five' in the Bible

They said to him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish."

Then he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.

Not counting women and children, there were about five thousand men who ate.

Do you still not understand? Don't you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

And about five o'clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why are you standing here all day without work?'

When those hired about five o'clock came, each received a full day's pay.

Five of the virgins were foolish, and five were wise.

To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.

The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.

The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying, 'Sir, you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.'

He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." When they found out, they said, "Five -- and two fish."

He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to his disciples to serve the people, and he divided the two fish among them all.

Now there were five thousand men who ate the bread.

When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?" They replied, "Twelve."

After some time his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, and for five months she kept herself in seclusion. She said,

"A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty.

But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They replied, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish -- unless we go and buy food for all these people."

(Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke them. He gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

Aren't five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.

For from now on there will be five in one household divided, three against two and two against three.

Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going out to examine them. Please excuse me.'

(for I have five brothers) to warn them so that they don't come into this place of torment.'

Then the second one came and said, 'Sir, your mina has made five minas.'

So the king said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.'

for you have had five husbands, and the man you are living with now is not your husband. This you said truthfully!"

Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool called Bethzatha in Aramaic, which has five covered walkways.

"Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?"

Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.

So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten.

But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and within five days we came to the others in Troas, where we stayed for seven days.

After five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney named Tertullus, and they brought formal charges against Paul to the governor.

but in the church I want to speak five words with my mind to instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.

Then he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.

Five times I received from the Jews forty lashes less one.

The locusts were not given permission to kill them, but only to torture them for five months, and their torture was like that of a scorpion when it stings a person.

They have tails and stingers like scorpions, and their ability to injure people for five months is in their tails.

five have fallen; one is, and the other has not yet come, but whenever he does come, he must remain for only a brief time.