Matthew 14:17

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Matthew 14:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible

15 When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

16 “They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”

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

18 “Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said.

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.

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The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”

Matthew 15:34

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But Moses replied, “Here I am among 600,000 men on foot, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’

Numbers 11:22

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Numbers 11:23

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They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?

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

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Mark 8:5

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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.”

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

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