Mark 6:39
Then he directed them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.
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- 1 Kgs 10:5 : 5 the food in his banquet hall, his servants and attendants, their robes, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he presented in the LORD’s temple, she was amazed.
- Esth 1:5-6 : 5 When those days were completed, the king then provided a seven-day banquet for all the people who were present in Susa the citadel, for those of highest standing to the most lowly. It was held in the court located in the garden of the royal palace. 6 The furnishings included white linen and blue curtains hung by cords of the finest linen and purple wool on silver rings, alabaster columns, gold and silver couches displayed on a floor made of valuable stones of alabaster, mother-of-pearl, and mineral stone.
- Matt 15:35 : 35 After instructing the crowd to sit down on the ground,
- 1 Cor 14:33 : 33 for God is not characterized by disorder but by peace.As in all the churches of the saints,
- 1 Cor 14:40 : 40 And do everything in a decent and orderly manner.
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- Mark 6:40-456 verses84%
40 So they reclined in groups of hundreds and fifties.
41 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to his disciples to serve the people, and he divided the two fish among them all.
42 They all ate and were satisfied,
43 and they picked up the broken pieces and fish that were left over, twelve baskets full.
44 Now there were five thousand men who ate the bread.
45 Walking on Water Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dispersed the crowd.
- Matt 15:33-375 verses83%
33 The disciples said to him,“Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”
34 Jesus said to them,“How many loaves do you have?” They replied,“Seven– and a few small fish.”
35 After instructing the crowd to sit down on the ground,
36 he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples, who then gave them to the crowds.
37 They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.
- Luke 9:12-176 verses82%
12 Now the day began to draw to a close, so the twelve came and said to Jesus,“Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and food, because we are in an isolated place.”
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 (Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples,“Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
15 So they did as Jesus directed, and the people all sat down.
16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke them. He gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.
17 They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up– twelve baskets of broken pieces.
- John 6:9-135 verses82%
9 “Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?”
10 Jesus said,“Have the people sit down.”(Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.
11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed the bread to those who were seated. He then did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted.
12 When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples,“Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted.”
13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten.
- Matt 14:16-216 verses77%
16 But he replied,“They don’t need to go. You give them something to eat.”
17 They said to him,“We have here only five loaves and two fish.”
18 “Bring them here to me,” he replied.
19 Then he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.
20 They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, twelve baskets full.
21 Not counting women and children, there were about five thousand men who ate.
- Mark 6:34-385 verses76%
34 As Jesus came ashore he saw the large crowd and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he taught them many things.
35 When it was already late, his disciples came to him and said,“This is an isolated place and it is already very late.
36 Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”
37 But he answered them,“You give them something to eat.” And they said,“Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coins and give it to them to eat?”
38 He said to them,“How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said,“Five– and two fish.”
- Mark 8:4-96 verses75%
4 His disciples answered him,“Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”
5 He asked them,“How many loaves do you have?” They replied,“Seven.”
6 Then he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. After he took the seven loaves and gave thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples to serve. So they served the crowd.
7 They also had a few small fish. After giving thanks for these, he told them to serve these as well.
8 Everyone ate and was satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.
9 There were about four thousand who ate. Then he dismissed them.
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31 He said to them,“Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while”(for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat).
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3 So Jesus went on up the mountainside and sat down there with his disciples.
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5 Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip,“Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?”
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18 Challenging Professed Followers Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake.
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1 The Feeding of the Four Thousand In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. So Jesus called his disciples and said to them,
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2 And such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat to sit while the whole crowd stood on the shore.
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14 The Lord’s Supper Now when the hour came, Jesus took his place at the table and the apostles joined him.
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1 The Beatitudes When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain. After he sat down his disciples came to him.
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6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.
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2 He takes me to lush pastures, he leads me to refreshing water.
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17 The Sermon on the Plain Then he came down with them and stood on a level place. And a large number of his disciples had gathered along with a vast multitude from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. They came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases,