Matthew 14:16

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

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  • 2 Kgs 4:42-44 : 42 A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing bread of the firstfruits—twenty loaves of barley bread and fresh grain in his sack. Elisha said, 'Give it to the people to eat.' 43 His servant replied, 'How can I set this before a hundred men?' But Elisha said, 'Give it to the people to eat. For this is what the LORD says: “They will eat and have some left over.”' 44 So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.
  • Job 31:16-17 : 16 If I have withheld the desires of the poor or caused the eyes of the widow to fail, 17 if I have eaten my morsel alone, without sharing with the fatherless—
  • Prov 11:24 : 24 One person gives freely and gains even more; another withholds what is right and comes to poverty.
  • Eccl 11:2 : 2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the earth.
  • Luke 3:11 : 11 He replied to them, "Anyone who has two tunics must share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food must do the same."
  • John 13:29 : 29 Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought Jesus was telling him, 'Buy what we need for the festival,' or that he should give something to the poor.
  • 2 Cor 8:2-3 : 2 In the midst of a severe trial brought by affliction, their overflowing joy and their deep poverty overflowed into abundant generosity. 3 For I testify that they gave according to their ability, and even beyond their ability, entirely on their own.
  • 2 Cor 9:7-8 : 7 Each person should give as they have decided in their heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in every way, at all times, having all that you need, you may abound in every good work.

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  • Luke 9:12-17
    6 verses
    87%

    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.'

    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 6:35-38
    4 verses
    85%

    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.'

  • Matt 14:17-21
    5 verses
    84%

    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.

  • Matt 14:15
    83%

    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 15:32-38
    7 verses
    80%

    32 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint on the way.”

    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 8:1-9
    9 verses
    78%

    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,

    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?'

    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.

  • John 6:9-13
    5 verses
    78%

    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.

  • John 6:5
    78%

    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?'

  • 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.

  • John 21:5
    77%

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

  • Mark 6:31
    77%

    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.

  • John 21:13
    76%

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

  • Matt 16:8-10
    3 verses
    76%

    8 Aware of this, Jesus said, "You of little faith, why are you reasoning among yourselves about not having bread?

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

    10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many large baskets you gathered?

  • 2 Kgs 4:43-44
    2 verses
    74%

    43 His servant replied, 'How can I set this before a hundred men?' But Elisha said, 'Give it to the people to eat. For this is what the LORD says: “They will eat and have some left over.”'

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