Mark 6:40

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So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

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  • Luke 9:14-15 : 14 For about five thousand men were there. But he said to his disciples, 'Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.' 15 So they did as instructed and had them all sit down.

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  • Luke 9:13-17
    5 verses
    87%

    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.'

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

    15 So they did as instructed and had them all sit down.

    16 Taking 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.

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

  • Mark 6:34-39
    6 verses
    84%

    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.'

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

    37 But 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?'

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

    39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the crowd sit down in groups on the green grass.

  • John 6:9-13
    5 verses
    81%

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

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

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

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

    13 So 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.

  • Matt 15:33-38
    6 verses
    78%

    33 His disciples replied, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”

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

    35 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground.

    36 Then 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.

    37 They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

    38 The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children.

  • Mark 6:41-44
    4 verses
    77%

    41 Taking 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.

    42 They all ate and were satisfied.

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

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

  • Matt 14:16-21
    6 verses
    76%

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

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

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

    19 Then 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.

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

    21 The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

  • Mark 8:5-9
    5 verses
    74%

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

    6 He 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.

    7 They also had a few small fish. After giving thanks for them, he said to distribute them as well.

    8 They ate and were satisfied. Then they collected seven baskets of leftover pieces.

    9 About four thousand people were there. He sent them away.

  • Mark 8:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

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

    20 And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of leftover pieces did you collect?' They said, 'Seven.'

  • John 6:5
    70%

    5 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?'

  • John 6:3
    70%

    3 Jesus went up onto the mountain and sat there with his disciples.

  • Mark 6:31
    68%

    31 Then He said to them, 'Come away by yourselves to a solitary place and rest for a while.' For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have a chance to eat.

  • Mark 8:1
    68%

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

  • Matt 5:1
    68%

    1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him.

  • 2 Kgs 4:44
    67%

    44 So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.

  • Num 1:46
    67%

    46 The total number of those counted was 603,550.

  • Luke 22:14
    67%

    14 When the hour came, Jesus reclined at the table, and the apostles were with him.

  • John 21:13
    67%

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

  • Matt 16:9
    66%

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

  • Matt 13:2
    66%

    2 Large crowds gathered around him, so he got into a boat and sat down. Meanwhile, the entire crowd stood on the shore.

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