John 6:5

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When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, 'Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?'

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  • Matt 14:14-15 : 14 When He stepped ashore and saw the great crowd, He was moved with compassion for them and healed their sick. 15 When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, 'This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.'
  • Matt 15:33 : 33 His disciples replied, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”
  • Mark 6:34-35 : 34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things. 35 By this time it was late in the day, so His disciples came to Him and said, 'This is a remote place, and it’s already very late.'
  • Mark 8:2-4 : 2 I feel compassion for the crowd because they have already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way, because some of them have come from far away. 4 The disciples answered him, 'Where can anyone get enough bread to satisfy these people here in this deserted place?'
  • Luke 9:12-13 : 12 As the day was coming to an end, the twelve approached him and said, 'Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.' 13 But he said to them, 'You give them something to eat.' They replied, 'We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all these people.'
  • John 1:43 : 43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, He said to him, 'Follow Me.'
  • John 4:35 : 35 Do you not say, 'There are still four months until harvest'? Look, I tell you: Lift up your eyes and see that the fields are white for harvest already.

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  • John 6:6-14
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    6He said this to test him, for he already knew what he was going to do.

    7Philip answered him, 'Two hundred denarii worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for everyone to have even a little.'

    8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him,

    9'There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they for so many people?'

    10Jesus said, 'Have the people sit down.' There was plenty of grass in the place, so the men sat down, about five thousand in number.

    11Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks, he distributed them to those who were reclining, and likewise the fish, as much as they wanted.

    12When they were full, he said to his disciples, 'Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing is wasted.'

    13So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with pieces left over from the five barley loaves, which were more than enough for those who had eaten.

    14When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, 'This truly is the Prophet who is to come into the world.'

  • Mark 6:34-38
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    34When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.

    35By this time it was late in the day, so His disciples came to Him and said, 'This is a remote place, and it’s already very late.'

    36'Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.'

    37But He answered them, 'You give them something to eat.' They said to Him, 'Should we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?'

    38He asked them, 'How many loaves do you have? Go and see.' When they found out, they said, 'Five, and two fish.'

  • Luke 9:12-14
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    12As the day was coming to an end, the twelve approached him and said, 'Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.'

    13But he said to them, 'You give them something to eat.' They replied, 'We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all these people.'

    14For about five thousand men were there. But he said to his disciples, 'Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.'

  • Matt 15:33-34
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    33His disciples replied, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”

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

  • Mark 8:4-6
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    4The disciples answered him, 'Where can anyone get enough bread to satisfy these people here in this deserted place?'

    5Jesus asked them, 'How many loaves do you have?' They said, 'Seven.'

    6He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to distribute, and they distributed them to the crowd.

  • Mark 8:1-2
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    1During those days, a very large crowd gathered, and since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them,

    2I feel compassion for the crowd because they have already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat.

  • John 6:4
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    4Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.

  • Matt 14:15-20
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    15When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, 'This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.'

    16But Jesus replied, 'They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.'

    17They said to Him, 'We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.'

    18Jesus said, 'Bring them here to me.'

    19Then He instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, gave thanks, and broke the loaves. He then gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

    20They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples collected twelve baskets full of leftover pieces.

  • Mark 6:41-44
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    41Taking the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, gave thanks, and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to distribute to the people, and He also divided the two fish among them all.

    42They all ate and were satisfied.

    43And the disciples picked up twelve baskets full of broken pieces of bread and fish.

    44The number of men who had eaten the loaves was about five thousand.

  • John 6:26
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    26Jesus answered them, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, you are seeking me not because you saw the signs, but because you ate the bread and were satisfied.'

  • Luke 9:16-17
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    16Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to distribute to the crowd.

    17They all ate and were satisfied, and the leftovers were gathered—twelve baskets of broken pieces.

  • John 12:21-22
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    21They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, "Sir, we want to see Jesus."

    22Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.

  • Mark 8:19
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    19When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of leftover pieces did you collect?' They said to him, 'Twelve.'

  • Matt 15:36
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    36Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.

  • Matt 16:8-9
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    8Aware of this, Jesus said, "You of little faith, why are you reasoning among yourselves about not having bread?

    9Do you still not understand? Don't you remember the five loaves for the five thousand and how many baskets you gathered?

  • John 6:34
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    34They said to him, 'Sir, always give us this bread.'

  • John 6:23
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    23(Other small boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.)

  • John 4:33
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    33So the disciples said to one another, "Could someone have brought him something to eat?"

  • John 6:52
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    52Then the Jews argued sharply among themselves, 'How can this man give us his flesh to eat?'

  • John 21:13
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    13Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them, and he did the same with the fish.

  • John 21:5
    73%

    5Jesus said to them, 'Children, do you have any fish?' They answered him, 'No.'