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John 6:5-13
So Jesus, after raising His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him,* said to Philip,“ Where are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?”But He was saying this only to test him, for He Himself knew what He intended to do.Philip answered Him,“ Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not enough for them, for each to receive just a little!”One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother,* said to Him,“ There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are these for so many people?”Jesus said,“ Have the people recline to eat.” Now there was plenty of grass in the place. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number.Jesus then took the loaves, and after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were reclining; likewise also of the fish, as much as they wanted.And when they had eaten their fill, He* said to His disciples,“ Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing will be lost.”So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with pieces from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.
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Mark 8:2-9
“ I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me for three days already and have nothing to eat.And 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.”And His disciples replied to 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 recline on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve, and they served them to the people.They also had a few small fish; and after He had blessed them, He told the disciples to serve these as well.And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces.About four thousand men were there; and He dismissed them.
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Mark 4:36
After dismissing the crowd, they* took Him along with them in the boat, just as He was; and other boats were with Him.
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Mark 3:9
And He told His disciples to see that a boat would be ready for Him because of the masses, so that they would not crowd Him;
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Luke 9:10-17
When the apostles returned, they gave an account to Him of all that they had done. And taking them with Him, He withdrew privately to a city called Bethsaida.But the crowds were aware of this and followed Him; and He welcomed them and began speaking to them about the kingdom of God, and curing those who had need of healing.Now the day was ending, and the twelve came up and said to Him,“ Dismiss the crowd, so that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and get something to eat; because here, we are in a secluded place.”But He said to them,“ You give them something to eat!” But they said,“ We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we go and buy food for all these people.”( For there were about five thousand men.) But He said to His disciples,“ Have them recline to eat in groups of about fifty each.”They did so, and had them all recline.And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and, looking up to heaven, He blessed them and broke them, and gave them to the disciples again and again, to serve the crowd.And they all ate and were satisfied; and the broken pieces which they had left over were picked up, twelve baskets full.
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Matthew 14:13-21
Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the people heard about this, they followed Him on foot from the cities.When He came ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick.Now when it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said,“ This place is secluded and the hour is already past to eat; send the crowds away, so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”But Jesus said to them,“ They do not need to go; you give them something to eat!”They* said to Him,“ We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.”And He said,“ Bring them here to Me.”And ordering the crowds to sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looked up toward heaven. He blessed the food and breaking the loaves, He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces: twelve full baskets.There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children.
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Mark 6:45
And immediately Jesus had His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He Himself* dismissed the crowd.