2 Kings 4:43

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But his servant said, How am I to put this before a hundred men? But he said, Give it to the people for food; for the Lord says, There will be food for them and some over.

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  • Luke 9:13 : 13 But he said, Give them food yourselves. And they said, We have only five cakes of bread and two fishes, if we do not go and get food for all these people.
  • John 6:9 : 9 There is a boy here with five barley cakes and two fishes: but what is that among such a number?
  • Matt 14:20 : 20 And they all took of the food and had enough: and they took up twelve baskets full of broken bits which were not used.
  • Matt 15:33-34 : 33 And the disciples say to him, How may we get enough bread in a waste place, to give food to such a number of people? 34 And Jesus says to them, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes, and some small fishes.
  • Matt 15:37 : 37 And they all took food, and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits, seven baskets full.
  • Matt 16:8-9 : 8 And Jesus, seeing it, said, O you of little faith, why are you reasoning among yourselves, because you have no bread? 9 Do you still not see, or keep in mind the five cakes of bread of the five thousand, and the number of baskets you took up? 10 Or the seven cakes of bread of the four thousand, and the number of baskets you took up?
  • Mark 6:37-39 : 37 But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them? 38 And he said to them, How much bread have you? go and see. And when they had seen, they said, Five cakes of bread and two fishes. 39 And he made them all be seated in groups on the green grass.
  • Mark 6:42-43 : 42 And they all took of the food and had enough. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken bits and of the fishes.
  • Mark 8:4 : 4 And his disciples said in answer, How will it be possible to get enough bread for these men here in a waste place?
  • Mark 8:20 : 20 And when the seven among the four thousand, what number of baskets full of broken bits did you take up? And they said to him, Seven.
  • John 6:11-13 : 11 Then Jesus took the cakes and having given praise to God, he gave them to the people who were seated, and the fishes in the same way, as much as they had need of. 12 And when they had had enough, Jesus said to his disciples, Take up the broken bits which are over, so that nothing may be wasted. 13 So they took them up: twelve baskets full of broken bits of the five cakes which were over after the people had had enough.
  • Luke 9:17 : 17 And they all took the food and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits which were over, twelve baskets full.
  • Matt 14:16-17 : 16 But Jesus said to them, There is no need for them to go away; give them food yourselves. 17 And they say to him, We have here but five cakes of bread and two fishes.

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  • 2 Kgs 4:44
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    44 So he put it before them, and they had a meal and there was more than enough, as the Lord had said.

  • 2 Kgs 4:40-42
    3 verses
    82%

    40 Then they gave the men soup from the pot. And while they were drinking the soup, they gave a cry, and said, O man of God, there is death in the pot; and they were not able to take any more food.

    41 But he said, Get some meal. And he put it into the pot, and said, Now give it to the people so that they may have food. And there was nothing bad in the pot.

    42 Now a man came from Baal-shalishah with an offering of first-fruits for the man of God, twenty barley cakes and garden fruit in his bag. And he said, Give these to the people for food.

  • Mark 6:36-37
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    75%

    36 Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food for themselves.

    37 But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?

  • Matt 14:16
    74%

    16 But Jesus said to them, There is no need for them to go away; give them food yourselves.

  • Luke 9:13-14
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    13 But he said, Give them food yourselves. And they said, We have only five cakes of bread and two fishes, if we do not go and get food for all these people.

    14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them be seated in groups, about fifty to a group.

  • 2 Kgs 4:38
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    38 And Elisha went back to Gilgal, now there was very little food in the land; and the sons of the prophets were seated before him. And he said to his servant, Put the great pot on the fire, and make soup for the sons of the prophets.

  • 2 Kgs 6:22-23
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    72%

    22 But he said in answer, You are not to put them to death; have you any right to put to death those whom you have not taken prisoner with your sword and your bow? put bread and water before them, so that they may have food and drink and go to their master.

    23 So he made ready a great feast for them, and when they had had food and drink, he sent them away and they went back to their master. And no more bands of Aramaeans came into the land of Israel.

  • Mark 8:4-7
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    72%

    4 And his disciples said in answer, How will it be possible to get enough bread for these men here in a waste place?

    5 And he put the question, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes.

    6 And he made the people be seated on the earth: and he took the seven cakes and, having given praise, he gave the broken bread to his disciples to put before them; and they put it before the people.

    7 And they had some small fishes; and blessing them he had them put before the people in the same way.

  • Matt 15:33
    71%

    33 And the disciples say to him, How may we get enough bread in a waste place, to give food to such a number of people?

  • 1 Kgs 13:15
    71%

    15 Then he said to him, Come back to the house with me and have a meal.

  • Gen 18:5
    71%

    5 And let me get a bit of bread to keep up your strength, and after that you may go on your way: for this is why you have come to your servant. And they said, Let it be so.

  • John 6:9
    71%

    9 There is a boy here with five barley cakes and two fishes: but what is that among such a number?

  • John 6:12-13
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    71%

    12 And when they had had enough, Jesus said to his disciples, Take up the broken bits which are over, so that nothing may be wasted.

    13 So they took them up: twelve baskets full of broken bits of the five cakes which were over after the people had had enough.

  • 1 Kgs 17:11-14
    4 verses
    71%

    11 And when she was going to get it, he said to her, And get me with it a small bit of bread.

    12 Then she said, By the life of the Lord your God, I have nothing but a little meal in my store, and a drop of oil in the bottle; and now I am getting two sticks together so that I may go in and make it ready for me and my son, so that we may have a meal before our death.

    13 And Elijah said to her, Have no fear; go and do as you have said, but first make me a little cake of it and come and give it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son.

    14 For this is the word of the Lord, the God of Israel: The store of meal will not come to an end, and the bottle will never be without oil, till the day when the Lord sends rain on the earth.

  • Matt 15:36-37
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    71%

    36 And he took the seven cakes of bread and the fishes; and having given praise, he gave the broken bread to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.

    37 And they all took food, and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits, seven baskets full.

  • 2 Kgs 7:2
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    2 Then the captain whose arm was supporting the king said to the man of God, Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, would such a thing be possible? And he said, Your eyes will see it, but you will not have a taste of the food.

  • 1 Sam 9:23
    70%

    23 And Samuel said to the cook, Give me that part which I gave you orders to keep by you.

  • 2 Kgs 7:13
    70%

    13 And one of his servants said in answer, Send men and let them take five of the horses which we still have in the town; if they keep their lives they will be the same as those of Israel who are still living here; if they come to their death they will be the same as all those of Israel who have gone to destruction: let us send and see.

  • Exod 16:16
    70%

    16 This is what the Lord has said, Let every man take up as much as he has need of; at the rate of one omer for every person, let every man take as much as is needed for his family.

  • 1 Kgs 19:21
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    21 And he went back, and took the oxen and put them to death, and cooking their flesh with the yokes of the oxen, he gave the people a feast. Then he got up and went after Elijah and became his servant.

  • Mark 6:44
    69%

    44 And those who took of the bread were five thousand men.

  • 1 Sam 10:4
    69%

    4 They will say, Peace be with you, and will give you two cakes of bread, which you are to take from them.

  • 1 Kgs 13:20
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    20 But while they were seated at the table, the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had taken him back;

  • 1 Kgs 18:13
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    13 Has my lord not had word of what I did when Jezebel was putting the Lord's prophets to death? how I kept a hundred of them in a secret hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water?

  • Num 11:22
    69%

    22 Are flocks and herds to be put to death for them? or are all the fish in the sea to be got together so that they may be full?

  • 1 Sam 25:11
    69%

    11 Am I to take my bread and my wine and the meat I have got ready for my wool-cutters and give it to men coming from I have no idea where?

  • Luke 9:17
    69%

    17 And they all took the food and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits which were over, twelve baskets full.

  • Gen 24:33
    69%

    33 And meat was put before him, but he said, I will not take food till I have made my business clear to you. And they said, Do so.

  • Exod 16:32
    69%

    32 And Moses said, This is the order which the Lord has given: Let one omer of it be kept for future generations, so that they may see the bread which I gave you for your food in the waste land, when I took you out from the land of Egypt.

  • 1 Sam 2:36
    69%

    36 Then it will be that the rest of your family, anyone who has not been cut off, will go down on his knees to him for a bit of silver or a bit of bread, and say, Be pleased to put me into one of the priest's places so that I may have a little food.

  • Mark 6:42
    69%

    42 And they all took of the food and had enough.

  • Num 11:13
    69%

    13 Where am I to get flesh to give to all this people? For they are weeping to me and saying, Give us flesh for our food.

  • 1 Sam 28:23
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    23 But he would not, saying, I have no desire for food. But his servants, together with the woman, made him take food, and he gave way to them. So he got up from the earth, and took his seat on the bed.

  • John 6:5
    69%

    5 Lifting up his eyes, Jesus saw a great number of people coming to where he was, and he said to Philip, Where may we get bread for all these people?

  • 1 Kgs 13:9
    69%

    9 For so I was ordered by the word of the Lord, who said, You are not to take food or a drink of water, and you are not to go back the way you came.

  • Matt 14:20
    69%

    20 And they all took of the food and had enough: and they took up twelve baskets full of broken bits which were not used.

  • John 6:7
    68%

    7 Philip made answer, Bread to the value of two hundred pence would not be enough even to give everyone a little.