Matthew 15:32

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Matthew 15:30–34 · Berean Standard Bible

30 Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.

31 The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

32 Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”

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

34 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

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Matthew 9:36

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Matthew 20:34

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Mark 8:1

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Mark 8:2

“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

Mark 9:22

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Luke 7:13

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Hebrews 4:15

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Matthew 27:63

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1 Samuel 14:29

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1 Samuel 14:30

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1 Samuel 14:31

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Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat—

1 Samuel 30:12

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Mark 8:3

If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”