![]() ![]() Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink nor for your body, as to what you will put on. About four thousand were there and He sent them away. And they ate and were satisfied and they picked up seven large baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces. They also had a few small fish and after He had blessed them, He ordered these to be served as well. If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way and some of them have come from a great distance.” read more.Īnd His disciples answered Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?” And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.” And He *directed the people to sit down on the ground and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve to them, and they served them to the people. ![]() In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples and *said to them, “I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat. ![]() When they were filled, He *said to His disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments so that nothing will be lost.” So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. Jesus then took the loaves, and having given thanks, He distributed to those who were seated likewise also of the fish as much as they wanted. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, *said to Him, “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these for so many people?” Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little.” read more. Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, *said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?” This He was saying to test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do. There were five thousand men who ate the loaves. They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up twelve full baskets of the broken pieces, and also of the fish. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before them and He divided up the two fish among them all. They sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties. ![]() When it was already quite late, His disciples came to Him and said, “This place is desolate and it is already quite late send them away so that they may go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” But He answered them, “You give them something to eat!” And they *said to Him, “Shall we go and spend two hundred denarii on bread and give them something to eat?” read more.Īnd He *said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go look!” And when they found out, they *said, “Five, and two fish.” And He commanded them all to sit down by groups on the green grass. ![]()
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