Mark 8:19

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Mark 8:17–21 · Berean Standard Bible

17 Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?

18 ‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?

19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.

20 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.

21 Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”

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Mark 6:38

“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”

Mark 6:39

Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.

Mark 6:40

So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

Mark 6:41

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.

Mark 6:42

They all ate and were satisfied,

Mark 6:43

and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.

Mark 6:44

And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.

Matthew 14:17

“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.

Matthew 14:18

“Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said.

Matthew 14:19

And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

Matthew 14:20

They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

Matthew 14:21

About five thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.

Luke 9:12

As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”

Luke 9:13

But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

Luke 9:14

(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”

Luke 9:15

They did so, and everyone was seated.

Luke 9:16

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.

Luke 9:17

They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

John 6:5

When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”

John 6:6

But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.

John 6:7

Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”

John 6:8

One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,

John 6:9

“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”

John 6:10

“Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.

John 6:11

Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.

John 6:12

And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”

John 6:13

So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.