Matthew 14:20

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Matthew 14:18–22 · Berean Standard Bible

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.

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

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

22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Matthew 15:33

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

Exodus 16:8

And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”

Exodus 16:12

“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”

Leviticus 26:26

When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.

1 Kings 17:12

But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”

1 Kings 17:13

“Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,

1 Kings 17:14

for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’”

1 Kings 17:15

So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household.

1 Kings 17:16

The jar of flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Elijah.

2 Kings 4:43

But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’”

2 Kings 4:44

So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.

Proverbs 13:25

A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.

Ezekiel 4:14

“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”

Ezekiel 4:15

“Look,” He replied, “I will let you use cow dung instead of human excrement, and you may bake your bread over that.”

Ezekiel 4:16

Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure.

Haggai 1:6

You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”

Luke 1:53

He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.

Luke 9:17

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

John 6:7

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

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.

Matthew 15:37

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

Matthew 15:38

A total of four thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.

Matthew 16:8

Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?

Matthew 16:9

Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?

Matthew 16:10

Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?

2 Kings 4:1

Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”

2 Kings 4:2

“How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.”

2 Kings 4:3

“Go,” said Elisha, “borrow jars, even empty ones, from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few.

2 Kings 4:4

Then go inside, shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour oil into all these jars, setting the full ones aside.”

2 Kings 4:5

So she left him, and after she had shut the door behind her and her sons, they kept bringing jars to her, and she kept pouring.

2 Kings 4:6

When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another.” But he replied, “There are no more jars.” Then the oil stopped flowing.

2 Kings 4:7

She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt. Then you and your sons can live on the remainder.”

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.

Mark 8:8

The people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

Mark 8:9

And about four thousand men were present. As soon as Jesus had dismissed the crowd,

Mark 8:16

So they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.

Mark 8:17

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?

Mark 8:18

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

Mark 8:19

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

Mark 8:20

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

Mark 8:21

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

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.

John 6:14

When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”