Matthew
14
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As evening approached, the disciples came to
him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. Send
the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some
food."
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Jesus replied, "They do not need to go
away. You give them something to eat."
17
"We have here only five loaves of bread
and two fish," they answered.
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"Bring them here to me," he said.
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And he directed the people to sit down on the
grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he
gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the
disciples gave them to the people.
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They all ate and were satisfied, and the
disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
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The number of those who ate was about five
thousand men, besides women and children.