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Luke 9:10-17
And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him,“ Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.”But He said to them,“ You give them something to eat.” And they said,“ We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people.”For there were about five thousand men. Then He said to His disciples,“ Make them sit down in groups of fifty.”And they did so, and made them all sit down.Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.
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Matthew 14:1-2
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesusand said to his servants,“ This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.”
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John 6:1-15
After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased.And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples.Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip,“ Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?”But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.Philip answered Him,“ Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little.”One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,“ There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?”Then Jesus said,“ Make the people 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 when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted.So when they were filled, He said to His disciples,“ Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.”Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said,“ This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.
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Mark 6:30-44
Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.And He said to them,“ Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.So they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves.But the multitudes saw them departing, and many knew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to Him.And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.When the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him and said,“ This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late.Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat.”But He answered and said to them,“ You give them something to eat.” And they said to Him,“ Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?”But He said to them,“ How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they found out they said,“ Five, and two fish.”Then He commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass.So they sat down in ranks, in hundreds and in fifties.And when He had taken the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and the two fish He divided among them all.So they all ate and were filled.And they took up twelve baskets full of fragments and of the fish.Now those who had eaten the loaves were about five thousand men.
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Matthew 10:23
When they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
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Matthew 12:15
But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all.
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Matthew 15:32-38
Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said,“ I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”Then His disciples said to Him,“ Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?”Jesus said to them,“ How many loaves do you have?” And they said,“ Seven, and a few little fish.”So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude.So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left.Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
