Matthew 15:32 References
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aAnd Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, "bI feel compassion for the people, because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way."
a Mark 8:1-10, Matthew 14:13-21
Mark 8
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In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, aJesus called His disciples and said to them,
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"aI feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat.
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"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."
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And His disciples answered Him, "Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?"
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And He was asking them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven."
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And He directed the people to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve to them, and they served them to the people.
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They also had a few small fish; and aafter He had blessed them, He ordered these to be served as well.
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And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large abaskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces.
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About four thousand were there; and He sent them away.
Matthew 14
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aNow when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the people heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities.
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When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, "This place is desolate and the hour is already late; so send the crowds away, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves."
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But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat!"
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And He said, "Bring them here to Me."
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Ordering the people to sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He ablessed the food, and breaking the loaves He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds,
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and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve full abaskets.
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There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children.